[sebastien]

hello guys,

my new schecter elite 007 has dimarzio blaze pickups on the bridge. it's quite good but has not enough gain for me and not enough sharp tone.

the size of the picks are "normal humbucker" not soap bar as can be the EMG 817 or the Blackouts phase 2 from Seymour duncan.

here is my question : for a killer sound neo métal, hard core riff witch picksup ( between EMG 817, duncan, X2N7) whitch one do you advise me ??? ( my gear : engl powerball with engl 2x12 v30)

i have to say that the only that goes immediatly is the X2N7 ( because of its size) or the blackouts phase 1 and i would have to enlarge my picks'hole for the normal EMG 817.

what 's your opinion in my case ?
is the EMG 817 much better than the others duncan (also active) ?

[eleven59]

Go with the normal sized Blackouts from Seymour Duncan They have the EMG size, and they also have a passive size that will fit without routing.

[Apophis]

Blackouts

[7 Strings of Hate]

my reccomendations would be, if your not sure you want emg's, try a dimarzio d-sonic, that pup was the most similar sound to a emg 81-7 that i have encountered. Or get some blackouts for normal size. I wouldnt router my guitar unless you KNEW you were sure you wanted emg's. I'm a have been a emg user for over a decade, but i keep hearing from many musicians in the know, that the blackouts are a little better in sound. I'm thinking about tryin a pair even, and that speaks volumes!

[sebastien]

thanks to all of you !!! i'm looking toward to get more information about de seymour duncan in normal size !!!

hi there !!! i 'm decided to get the duncan BLACKOUTS AHB1-7 PHASE 1 ( the normal size, not the emg size)

here's the problem : i can manage to find a dealer for the 7 string version in europe !!!! i can find the 6 string but not the BLACKOUTS AHB1-7 PHASE 1.

does anyone know a serious shop that could ship to france ??

Thanks for the link
sebastien