Are Evo's Over-rated ?

Jaden · #1 05-02-2006, 05:03 PM

OK, every man and his dog seem to have a set of EVO's on a guitar kickin about somewhere !!!
for myself I have two RG's
one with Evo's
one with Tone Zone and PAF pro

I know which I prefer - by miles, like to see the vote call it !!!

andy7jem · #2 05-02-2006, 05:20 PM

Woo-hoo!! 100% so far

Jaden · #3 05-02-2006, 05:26 PM

not any more matey !!!!

try playing two similar guitars with different pups back to back....
Evo's
then tone zone !!!

Have to admit though that the evo guitar is ash with hard mounted pups and the TZ guitar is basswood and pups are suspended from a pickguard !!

Mind you, I had to change ALL my amp settings to accomodate the new pups

andy7jem · #4 05-02-2006, 05:37 PM

AAAAARRRRGGGGHHH!!!!

The "other" pups boys are striking back

Ant1981 · #5 05-02-2006, 05:41 PM

I have an Air Norton and Tone Zone combination and the EVO combination and I gotta say, I like them both. The Evos are really nice and very very quiet compared to other hum cancelling pickups.

Jaden · #6 05-02-2006, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by andy7jem

AAAAARRRRGGGGHHH!!!!

The "other" pups boys are striking back

seriously mate... you like evo's ?
I did until I got the tone zone.... then - no competition !!! - for me!
where in London are ya ?
not near denmark street ? that would be like torture !!!!

**jono** · #7 05-02-2006, 06:09 PM

The Evo Bridge is probably my favourite ever pickup, but then I think Vai's ALS and S&R tones are some of the best ever recorded so that stands to reason.

It's so powerful and full and tight and crisp and GRRRRRRR and ooooooo and Eeeeeeee and...

lyconxero · #8 05-02-2006, 06:10 PM

I'm not a big fan of Evo's, personally. When I first picked up the JEM7V, I thought to myself "my God, this guitar plays better than any other guitar I've ever played...yet my RG370DX SOUNDS BETTER!!!" I definitely think that Evo's are good pickups for some people but they aren't really my cup of tea. And now after hearing Jimmy J's guitar with a PAF Pro (bridge) and Tone Zone (neck), I might just have to try something like that in my next guitar.

Gurj · #9 05-02-2006, 06:36 PM

I love Evos. They are my favourite pups, well actually on a par with the TZ/BV/AN combination.

JoeJoe · #10 05-02-2006, 06:39 PM

Big EVO fan here!

jaken777 · #11 05-03-2006, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by jono

The Evo Bridge is probably my favourite ever pickup, but then I think Vai's ALS and S&R tones are some of the best ever recorded so that stands to reason.

It's so powerful and full and tight and crisp and GRRRRRRR and ooooooo and Eeeeeeee and...

I agree there big bro! Well said - lol!

Angelo Guitars · #12 05-03-2006, 10:44 AM

+2 on Jono's comment above.

dex · #13 05-03-2006, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by whatisshredding

Mind you, I had to change ALL my amp settings to accomodate the new pups

This right here is the reason why I hate Evo's........and my amp was tweaked to "sing" with EMGs yet I had to spend 2 months of additional tweakage to find a passable Evo sound.
The worst pickups ever.
Ever.

ilia

nuno · #14 05-03-2006, 10:59 AM

i absolutely hate the Evolution Bridge pickup. it's so stiff and harsh to my ears. i'm a ToneZone kind of guy.

ET Guitars · #15 05-03-2006, 11:06 AM

I finally installed some Evo's in a new project just the other day. The jury is still out though, I was initially gobsmacked with the unpredictability and pure venom in these things. Don't know if my chops are good enough to get the real sound out of these babies. I'll just have to get used to them I guess, and then I'll vote later...