Seeing as it's 26.5" scale, maybe those new Dave Davidson Occult Classic DiMarzios? He apparently designed them to better suit his 26.5" scale Jackson, and I can only assume he's using them with Revocation which is mega Tech Death
I've sung the praises of the 81/85 set for ages, and I'll do it again! For 2000s Metalcore, nothing beats them IMO. Mostly because those are the pickups everyone used in that time period, but they also do the "EMG thing" the best - None of the competition (Blackouts/Fishman) really capture it to...
I was restringing my 7620 in 2017 or 2018 when I accidentally ripped the trem claw screws out and needed a repair. I put it in the case with the strings I had put on and let it sit there for 3+ years, got it repaired and the strings sound nearly new, so I would say aside from playing that dust...
Glorious. I've actually been meaning to document more details about the neck thickness and shape, just trying to find a plastic contour gauge that doesn't suck to get an objective idea of the neck shapes.
I think they're also trying to focus on specifically "Legacy" metal/rock guys for endorsements, like people who have been around in popular bands for 25+ years. Legacy artists for a legacy brand carries a gravitas to it, and also hits the right age demographic for people who have more disposable...
Over the past few years (probably out of boredom...) I've started cataloging all my gear. Guitars, amps, pedals, strings I have "in stock", etc. It's mostly for tech/setup specs so I always know the current state of things. For example, I'll do something like this for my guitars:
Basically...
The only guitar I swapped pickups in a ton on was my RG752FX. In 4 years I went from the stock PAF 7s, which I initially hated, to a Crunchlab in the bridge (because Djent/Periphery used it), then I tried a Titan 7 because the CL was noisy as shit and I never really dug how it sounded. After...
I'd honestly just go EMG 81/85. Those pickups are Metalcore/Drop C 2000s riffing, and can definitely do djent (Marc Okubo from Veil of Maya used an 81 forever).
Probably 655M unless you want a neon color like I did :lol:
The AANJ is superior to the tilt joint in all regards, and the TZ/AN combo is probably better than the V7/V8, although they aren't terrible they do seem a bit low output compared to my other guitars.