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[lambofgod]

hey iv been viewing the forum lately and decied id join in, iv got a rg1527 witch i bought new in 2005, and a crate blue voodoo 120 watt head and qaud box, wat do you all think im my set up

[Eddie_UV777]

i used to have a 1527 myself they rock and the crate is kick ass, I miss my 1527 but am getting a universe soon

[lambofgod]

yeah i am thinking of changing to emgs tho but i dnt like the idea of routing my guitar, its sux tho i have to get the channel selector switch changed in my head, for now im useing a sucking metal zone distorion pedal

[Eddie_UV777]

nothing wrong with the metal zone pedal, I use the distortion on my amp which isnt the best in the world!

[lambofgod]

yeah i geuss i just like that all tube sound when its wound right out, can you sugest some replacement pickups 4 me, i play fairly heavy like lamb of god katakalysium arch enamy, threat siganl devildriver

[megadeth]

Originally Posted by lambofgod

yeah i am thinking of changing to emgs tho but i dnt like the idea of routing my guitar, its sux tho i have to get the channel selector switch changed in my head, for now im useing a sucking metal zone distorion pedal

EMGs suck. (IMO)

Get TZ7 and AN7..chugging heaven.

[lambofgod]

can you explaine a bit more please, will i have to rout my guitar

[megadeth]

ofcourrse not. problem with EMGs are that they are uni-tone pickups. when you roll down the volume knob, you lose all the character in the sound. But in Passive pickups you can roll down the volume and get cleaner sound and also the pickups actually use body wood properties to churn out a tone.
For a basswood guitar body, TZ7 and AN7 are the holy combos. I have them in my RG7620. TZ7 can handle low end REALLY well...keeps the sound TIGHT ang chugging. even at the tuning like Ab or G !!

[lambofgod]

yes but who makes them??????

[megadeth]

Dimarzio.
Air Norton7 and ToneZone 7 are the pickup names.

[NeglectedField]

The nearest passive pickup I can think of that will get you an EMG level of power would be a DiMarzio X2N (available in 7 string version). But that's just going by what I've read and the songs I've heard. No routing needed. You shouldn't need to route for most pickups which are in this sort of housing.



Talking of replacement humbuckers, my Evo 7 still hasn't arrived, in fact the woman working at the store is in LA at the moment and doesn't get back till next Tuesday, then will send it. She says it's like, the only Evo 7 in the country Thing is I probably won't have time to install it before I leave for uni

[tTz]

I didn't even know Evo 7s existed...

[megadeth]

X2N slay in mahogany bodies, but I am not too sure about basswood.

[technomancer]

Originally Posted by tTz

I didn't even know Evo 7s existed...

Hehe hit http://www.dimarzio.com and check their 7 string pickup listing

Also, I'd take a DiMarzio D Sonic 7 in the bridge over a Tone Zone 7. The DS7 has the thunder of the TZ without the accompanying mud

[technomancer]

Originally Posted by megadeth

ofcourrse not. problem with EMGs are that they are uni-tone pickups. when you roll down the volume knob, you lose all the character in the sound.

This is, quite frankly, crap. I used to think this too until Drew over on sevenstring.org posted a clip from a Schecter Hellraiser doing a floyd-esque solo section that sounded like a strat. It was really surreal...

Honestly the problem with EMGs is that there's no going back if you don't like them, so be sure it's what you want before you install them

Personally I'd go with a DiMarzio Air Norton in the neck and a D Sonic 7 in the bridge. It's an amazing combo in basswood, I've got it in a 7321 here and it sounds amazing.