So I got my D-activators into my RG1570 today. I am very impressed with them. They sound very similar to my Schecter Hellraiser with EMGs (81 & 85) with a bit less midrange. They are very similar in output to the EMGs. They do seem a bit more colorful. I like the neck D-Activator much more than the EMG 85. No where near as muddy. They are a drastic improvement over the stock pickups (duh!). I had to dial down the distortion in my presets because I was getting some high pitch feedback at first because of the output difference. The clean tones are okay. You really need to roll back the volume a bit to get a good clean sound. They do sound quite good in the 2 and 4 positions when split, though.
I recorded a couple of quick clips so you can hear these suckers in action. The first clip is the
bridge pickup. I just double-tracked the guitars and panned them left and right. You will hear a slight pause in the clip. This is where I used my Schecter with the EMGs to compare them. Then there is another pause when I go back to the Ibanez.
http://webpages.charter.net/pigwing7...r%20bridge.mp3
The second clip is the
neck pickup.
http://webpages.charter.net/pigwing7...tor%20neck.mp3
I am using a PODxt direct on the Bomber model for both clips.
