Ibanez RG1527 Prestige 7-string with DiMarzio Drop Sonic ?

Gordan · 04-01-2008, 03:23 PM

I have problem with installing the Drop Sonic 7 pickup in Ibanez RG1527
Prestige 7-string guitar. It sounds like a noisy single coil not as a humless
humbucker when i installed it (red-contact,green&bare -ground, and black&white
soldered together on split. The factory bridge Ibanez pickup V-77 has only three wires
(red, bare and white (?)

. Could you please help me with the right schematics for
that guitar ?

ibznorange · 04-01-2008, 03:58 PM

you did it correctly. Id just check for cold joints etc.
FWIW, the Dsonic isnt quite balanced as a humbucker, and is noisier than other models

Gordan · 04-02-2008, 04:45 AM

Thanx for the answer. It sounds like quasi-humbucker to me. Something like crossing between singlecoil and humbucker. And it buzzes almost like a singlecoil. Am i right or is something wrong with this pickup ?

ohio_eric · 04-02-2008, 08:30 AM

Lots of people on here have complained about the noise of the D-Sonic. If you like the way it sounds you may get a good noise gate.

Gordan · 04-02-2008, 08:39 AM

Mine has almost that single coil buzz kind of noise.

Stitch · 04-02-2008, 09:00 AM

It shouldn't be as bad as a sincgle coil, but it will have that inherent noise. Each pole isn't isn't identical (bars vs. individual polepieces) so the hum cancelling isn't going to be as neat and tidy and exact. It shouldn't be as bad as a single, but it wont be as silent as a real humbucker.

NiCkMiLnE · 04-03-2008, 06:48 PM

The answer to all your problems

EdgeCrusher · 04-04-2008, 04:01 PM

The DS7 picks up alot of electromagnetic interference and will make weird noises if your holding it facing a computer, lightsource, or directly in front of your amp(just like any other pickup really), etc. Its mostly noticeable while wearing headphones, which can be a bit of a hassle when recording because you have to move away from the computer.

Its never been a problem for me because it doesnt make any more noise than any other high gain pickup when your playing with the band or just jamming through your amp, just as long as its not right in front of anything electrical. I don't use a noisegate because I'm not getting any excess squealing through my rig. Try turning down the gain a bit, and if that doesnt help, pickup a noisegate.

As for the sound, I also noticed a bit of "single coil like snap" when I first installed it, so that is a characteristic of the pickup. It bothered me at first, but I quickly got used to it and fell in love with the clarity and overall sound of the D Sonic.

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04-01-2008, 03:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
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04-02-2008, 04:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
Gordan Grazyn Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: EUROPE Posts: 3 Main Seven: Ibanez 7 Prestige Main ERG: Ibanez Rig: Peavey, Marshall Thanked: 0	Thanx for the answer. It sounds like quasi-humbucker to me. Something like crossing between singlecoil and humbucker. And it buzzes almost like a singlecoil. Am i right or is something wrong with this pickup ?

04-02-2008, 08:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
Gordan Grazyn Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: EUROPE Posts: 3 Main Seven: Ibanez 7 Prestige Main ERG: Ibanez Rig: Peavey, Marshall Thanked: 0	Mine has almost that single coil buzz kind of noise.

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Stitch Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 6,768 Real Name: Simon Main Seven: Ibanez RG7420 & S7420FMTW Main ERG: Orion OG8 Rig: Peavey 6505 Thanked: 107	It shouldn't be as bad as a sincgle coil, but it will have that inherent noise. Each pole isn't isn't identical (bars vs. individual polepieces) so the hum cancelling isn't going to be as neat and tidy and exact. It shouldn't be as bad as a single, but it wont be as silent as a real humbucker.

04-04-2008, 04:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
EdgeCrusher I do cocaine! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alpharetta, Ga Posts: 347 Real Name: Kyle Main Seven: Ibanez RGA7 w/ DS7 Rig: TS808>Mark III>EVM12 Thanked: 5	The DS7 picks up alot of electromagnetic interference and will make weird noises if your holding it facing a computer, lightsource, or directly in front of your amp(just like any other pickup really), etc. Its mostly noticeable while wearing headphones, which can be a bit of a hassle when recording because you have to move away from the computer. Its never been a problem for me because it doesnt make any more noise than any other high gain pickup when your playing with the band or just jamming through your amp, just as long as its not right in front of anything electrical. I don't use a noisegate because I'm not getting any excess squealing through my rig. Try turning down the gain a bit, and if that doesnt help, pickup a noisegate. As for the sound, I also noticed a bit of "single coil like snap" when I first installed it, so that is a characteristic of the pickup. It bothered me at first, but I quickly got used to it and fell in love with the clarity and overall sound of the D Sonic.

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