New Pups RG7CT (pic inside)

sepsis311 · #1 06-19-2005, 09:03 PM

Hey everybody, I recently ordered a set up pickups from Eric (ecalcagnino) for my RG7CT. I got an Evolution 7 and Air Norton 7 in black/creme. Here is the end result...

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/sepsis311/rg7ct.jpg

The pups sound amazing. I would compare the AN7 to a less bassy Seymour Duncan '59. But don't let me sell it short. It's definately got tone, and a unique sound.

The evolution was a huge suprise. I love this pup in this mahogony guitar. It reminds me of an EMG707 (clarity and output). However, it has a more natural sounding tone. Hope you guy's enjoy.

I suggest if you guy's need Dimarzio pups, talk to Eric before blowing your cash elsewhere. He will hook you up with a nice deal. Thanks Eric!

Oh, in case you guys are interested, i also hooked up another baby of mine...
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/sepsis311/milf.jpg
It's a dean. Came with cheap pups. Its a 79mlf. I threw in a SD '59, and Bill Lawrence L500XL. I also replaced the ****ty trem with a Schaller. Enjoy!

moro · #2 06-19-2005, 09:23 PM

Nice! I love the look of zebras on a transparent finish. The guitar has a nice mix of a vintage and modern vibe. Very cool.

JTM45 · #3 06-19-2005, 09:37 PM

It looks great!
It would be good if you could record some sound samples and post them here as i'm going to change the pickups in my RG2027 soon and i've heard so many different opinions as to the best pickups for a mahogany bodied 7.

I was also thinking of going for Black/Creme on mine too as i think they look great with a VV finish.
It gives a kinda' Les Paul vibe to the look.Classic!

Very nice guitars man!

sniperfrommars1 · #4 06-19-2005, 10:16 PM

I like the rg but good god Im in love with that ml. Hows she play and sound after the upgrades? Should have used a dimebucker maybe? Still great tone I bet

ibanezrocker61 · #5 06-19-2005, 10:17 PM

You lucky bastard! lol

those two are a couple of my all time fav guitars!!

sepsis311 · #6 06-19-2005, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by sniperfrommars1

I like the rg but good god Im in love with that ml. Hows she play and sound after the upgrades? Should have used a dimebucker maybe? Still great tone I bet

I learned when it comes to import deans, it's a hit or miss. This is the second of two i owned. The first one i had, the entire guitar was half the weight of my gibson explorer, so obviously that one was made of crappy mahogony. Also the bridge routing was off, so the schaller wouldnt fit. I had it send back to dean for a replacement. The one i got now, the guitar is the same weight as the gibson explorer, and the schaller fit in.

The mlf is really a toy until the upgrades. But once you get it all done, it's really a true player.

As far as the Bill Lawrence v.s. Dimebucker, i see it this way...
I centered around dimebag, it's not to hard to see that. I figured, he originally used a Bill Lawrence. The only reason he switched, was for an endorsement. Not to mention, I like his tone on vulgar display of power, better than on New Found Power and Reinventing the Steel. The dimebucker also costs 90 bucks, while the BL costs 50. The BL kicks ass! The dimebucker was made for money, nothing else.

EDIT: Just wanna add, its the Bill and Becky L500XL. www.billlawrence.com. NOT the Bill Lawrence USA www.billlawrenceusa.com.
I have the USA pup in another guitar, it can't compete by a long shot. I think the thickness of the rails is the difference (a big one i might add).

ecalcagnino · #7 06-19-2005, 11:31 PM

Thanks bro, glad they turned out! Nice top on that one, by the way.

Eric

sepsis311 · #8 06-19-2005, 11:37 PM

Sound clip...

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/sepsis311/an7evo7.mp3

The setup is RG7CT into the Line 6 Guitar port. The guitar port is set up as a basic high gain amp, with a 4 x 12 amp housing Celestion V-30's mic'd with an SM57 on the cone.

First part of the mp3 is the AN7 in the neck, full hum.
Then an artificial harmonic with crazy tremolo, thats starts the EVO7 test.

There isn't any rythm recording, but the EVO7 kicks ass. Trust me.

Hope you enjoy!

the.godfather · #9 06-20-2005, 04:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sniperfrommars1

I like the rg but good god Im in love with that ml. Hows she play and sound after the upgrades? Should have used a dimebucker maybe? Still great tone I bet

I have tried both, the Bill Lawrence is way better. Plus its the "original". I am a massive fan of the Bill Lawrence pickups, I just love the high-gain of them, so cool. Not to mention they are about half the price of the Duncan version. But as sepsis said, it kinda depends on what Dimebag tone you prefer.

That Dean ML is my kinda guitar, very sweet. I hear what your saying about the quality too, I have heard that they can be hit or miss. Your one looks like its awesome though!

lyconxero · #10 06-20-2005, 11:35 AM

I listened to the sound sample, but it didn't sound like you ever switched from the neck AN7 to the EVO7. Maybe you could make another little sound sample with just the bridge EVO playing something with some chunk to it so that we can really hear what it can do.

That's some very nice tone, though. Gotta love Line 6 and Dimarzio.

sepsis311 · #11 06-20-2005, 11:36 AM

I'll do it tonight or tomorrow... The guitar port is a little saturated with gain, so i'll try micing my Peavey 5150.

zEr0 · #12 06-20-2005, 11:58 AM

Congratulations on the axe!

Definetly the most desirable 7-string in this world, IMHO.

About the pups, I wouldn't have gone for cream/black colours. Not that it looks bad, but I think this axe (2027 included) is made for black pups as all the hardware and the headstock are black as well. There really isn't any hint of cream to match the pick-ups.

She still looks awesome though...!!!

sepsis311 · #13 06-20-2005, 12:11 PM

I had black, SD '59 and JB. The guitar looked dumb. I think the flametop hinted the need for zebra coils. I'm gunna go for a creme switch knob, or maybe volume/tone knob. What you guys think?