- #6
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Invité le 04 Mar 2005, 18:04
C'est clair le zh1 est un bon choix. Pour le breed voila :
Model of guitar or bass: Tom Anderson
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Duncan 59'
Other pickups on guitar: Dimarizo Fast Track 1 neck and Virtual Vintage 54 middle
Artists using this pickup: ?
You musical style(s): jazz, fusion, and anything I am called to do in order to make a living
Reason for pickup change: an experiment
Sound
Perceived output level: more than a 59' Duncan but similar in dynamics and overall sensitivity / far less than a super Distortion but a similar tone
Tone: very even and responsive with no weird boosted frequencies like many of the newer dimarzio pickups
Sonic evaluation: This guitar is a Tom Anderson Hollow Drop Top and the amp is dependant on the gig. the three rigs are 1. A Bogner Shiva head and a Mesa 1x12 3/4 back cab for any thing that is to feature me (blues gigs or fusion gigs) 2. a Holland 1x12 Lobo 20 with a Boss Blues Driver for any needed gain (small room Blues Gigs and jam sessions) 3. a polytone baby taurus (1x8 85 watts rms) with a old Digitech RP3 for verb, delay, chorus (for any clubdate, reggae, straight ahead, or a gig where my amp is only a small moniter). This pickup is great with all.
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: jazz and fusion are my passions but I play all styles in order to do this for a living
Overall Rating
Comments: I originally bought a Virtual PAF based on the description on the Dimarzio website. A store was having a buy 2 dimarzio pickups and get one for $40 off so though I have never really liked Dimarzio humbuckers as much as Duncans after buying two Virtual vintage single coils I went for the Paf job. It was a vile over trebly over present non dynamic thing which was not what I wanted. So I called Dimarzio tech support and told their guy that I wanted a pickup with a similar tone to a Duncan 59'. He suggested I try the Breed neck in the Bridge and offered to exchange the pickup for no additional cost so I aggreed. While waiting I put a spare 59' in and was totally satisfied. Well after a year I just got an itch to try the thing out and wired it in. IT IS INCREDIBLE. It has all the sensitivity of the 59 and is equally smooth but somehow is much more articulate in high gain situations without sounding harsh. It is my new Favorite bridge pickup ( I really never though anything would make me leave my trusted 59') It sounds very similar to a super distortion without so much output that the clean is unpleasant and it seems to sustain a bit better than the Duncan as well. I LOVE THIS PICKUP. I guess I am supposed to state my qualifications so you have some idea of my tonal knowledge. I have been playing for 32 years (but I am only 35 damnit), have a masters degree in jazz performance, Teach jazz guitar and jazz studies at 3 universites (how I wish one would give me a faculty job), and gig regularly in whatever situation pays best as well as with my Fusion group CountItOff in festival situations.
On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this pickup a: 10 Fantastic value
