Which pickups do you recommend a n00b?

Methilde · 04-24-2008, 04:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rindgecore

If your guitar is totally stock, then it does NOT have Blazes in them.

This is a common misconception about 7420/7620s.

The previous owner has changed the pickups

TomAwesome · 04-24-2008, 06:30 AM

As has been stated, the Blaze really shouldn't leave you wanting for output. The Evo 7 is definitely the shriekiest, but it's far from warm and as actually fairly sterile. I'd try either a D-Sonic or a Blaze Custom. The D-Sonic is pretty popular around here. It sounds thick and big with a huge low end. If you're familiar with Dream Theater, their guitarist uses a D-Sonic in a basswood guitar. The Blaze Custom is pretty versatile. It's also got a big low end (not quite as much as the D-Sonic, but it's definitely there), but it's got more mids than the Blaze or D-Sonic. It's warm, it cuts well, it cleans up nicely, and you can definitely make it shriek. It's what I have in my main guitar (7421), and I love it, but a lot of other people here don't like it so much.

Drew · 04-24-2008, 10:31 AM

Hmm. How close, in millimeters, is the pickup from your strings when you fret at the 24th fret? The Blaze isn't the hottest pickup in the world, but it's certainly quite a bit hotter than your average humbucker.

TomAwesome, Petrucci uses a D-Sonic now, but he's more known for the tones he recorded with a Blaze (Awake) or a Steve's Special (basically he asked Dimarzio to make him a 6-string version of the Blaze, and this is what they came up with - everything after "Awake" up until he switched to EBMM, and even then he was basically using a slightly tweaked version of this pickup). The D-Sonic has only started appearing on his signature model and in live shots within the last year or two.

TomAwesome · 04-24-2008, 11:07 AM

Oh really? My bad. I knew that he used to use the Blaze and Steve's Special, but I thought he had been using the D-Sonic a bit longer than that.

Drew · 04-24-2008, 11:47 AM

I'd say two years tops, dude - it didn't even exist much longer than that.

TomAwesome · 04-24-2008, 07:06 PM

Hah, I really need to pay more attention.

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04-24-2008, 06:30 AM	#22 (permalink)
TomAwesome GeneticallyDifferent Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,966 Real Name: Tom Main Seven: Ibanez RG 7421 Rig: POD X3L & poweramp Thanked: 13	As has been stated, the Blaze really shouldn't leave you wanting for output. The Evo 7 is definitely the shriekiest, but it's far from warm and as actually fairly sterile. I'd try either a D-Sonic or a Blaze Custom. The D-Sonic is pretty popular around here. It sounds thick and big with a huge low end. If you're familiar with Dream Theater, their guitarist uses a D-Sonic in a basswood guitar. The Blaze Custom is pretty versatile. It's also got a big low end (not quite as much as the D-Sonic, but it's definitely there), but it's got more mids than the Blaze or D-Sonic. It's warm, it cuts well, it cleans up nicely, and you can definitely make it shriek. It's what I have in my main guitar (7421), and I love it, but a lot of other people here don't like it so much. "Tom, you're like 1 part a serious dork, and 2 parts the most awesome fucking guy ever." - guitargeek.com style rig diagram Pics of my gear Virtual studio tech testing ground Last.FM

04-24-2008, 10:31 AM	#23 (permalink)
Drew Fear the Polo! • Super Moderator • Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Somerville, MA Posts: 29,162 Real Name: Call me Ahab... Main Seven: 1991 Ibanez UV7PWH Main ERG: Sherman 5-string bass Rig: Mesa Recto-verb 50 Thanked: 140	Hmm. How close, in millimeters, is the pickup from your strings when you fret at the 24th fret? The Blaze isn't the hottest pickup in the world, but it's certainly quite a bit hotter than your average humbucker. TomAwesome, Petrucci uses a D-Sonic now, but he's more known for the tones he recorded with a Blaze (Awake) or a Steve's Special (basically he asked Dimarzio to make him a 6-string version of the Blaze, and this is what they came up with - everything after "Awake" up until he switched to EBMM, and even then he was basically using a slightly tweaked version of this pickup). The D-Sonic has only started appearing on his signature model and in live shots within the last year or two. "...and everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon."

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04-24-2008, 11:07 AM	#24 (permalink)
TomAwesome GeneticallyDifferent Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,966 Real Name: Tom Main Seven: Ibanez RG 7421 Rig: POD X3L & poweramp Thanked: 13	Oh really? My bad. I knew that he used to use the Blaze and Steve's Special, but I thought he had been using the D-Sonic a bit longer than that.

04-24-2008, 11:47 AM	#25 (permalink)
Drew Fear the Polo! • Super Moderator • Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Somerville, MA Posts: 29,162 Real Name: Call me Ahab... Main Seven: 1991 Ibanez UV7PWH Main ERG: Sherman 5-string bass Rig: Mesa Recto-verb 50 Thanked: 140	I'd say two years tops, dude - it didn't even exist much longer than that.

04-24-2008, 07:06 PM	#26 (permalink)
TomAwesome GeneticallyDifferent Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,966 Real Name: Tom Main Seven: Ibanez RG 7421 Rig: POD X3L & poweramp Thanked: 13	Hah, I really need to pay more attention.


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