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Old 07-02-2007, 04:00 AM
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Recommend a good neck pick up

Hello

I am changing my pick ups on my rg

I have a dimarzio x2n in the bridge for metal and

I want to have something really contrasting to it

I want something like a gary moore parisienne walkways type tone
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Old 07-02-2007, 01:02 PM
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Re: Recommend a good neck pick up

Virtual HOT PAF
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Old 07-02-2007, 04:14 PM
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Re: Recommend a good neck pick up

Tonezone in the neck, just like michael romeo
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Old 07-02-2007, 05:45 PM
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Re: Recommend a good neck pick up

I love the Air Norton in the neck position when theres a hot humbucker in the bridge. Its really creamy and open sounding - contrasts very well!
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Old 07-02-2007, 06:02 PM
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Re: Recommend a good neck pick up

For clean stuff, I like the HFH...really clear.
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Old 07-02-2007, 07:27 PM
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Re: Recommend a good neck pick up

I hate the tonezone in the neck
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Old 07-02-2007, 11:02 PM
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Re: Recommend a good neck pick up

Wouldnt a TZ muddy things up a little too much on the neck?
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Old 07-02-2007, 11:06 PM
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Re: Recommend a good neck pick up

not really, it just sounds like crap IMO
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Old 07-02-2007, 11:11 PM
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Re: Recommend a good neck pick up

I recently put a HFH in the neck of an already bright sounding Jem and the jury is still out. It can be super bright and has it's moments, much clearer than the Air Norton but it seems that to get the best sparkly sound it seems that I really have to attack the strings hard. That's not how I play for better or worse so I don't feel I'm getting the most out of it.
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Old 07-02-2007, 11:13 PM
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Re: Recommend a good neck pick up

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Wouldnt a TZ muddy things up a little too much on the neck?
Michael romeo were using it at one time and it doesn't sounded muddy.
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Old 07-03-2007, 12:31 PM
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Re: Recommend a good neck pick up

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Hello

I am changing my pick ups on my rg

I have a dimarzio x2n in the bridge for metal and

I want to have something really contrasting to it

I want something like a gary moore parisienne walkways type tone
virtual paf or air classic in the neck
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Old 07-03-2007, 02:57 PM
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Re: Recommend a good neck pick up

Well I have a sustainer in the neck of my guitar and it sounds decent plus the cray **** that the sustainer does any way and they can do metal if that is what you are going for. Also I would go with a PAF pro you really can't go wrong with that pickup its really versatile.
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Old 07-03-2007, 03:05 PM
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Re: Recommend a good neck pick up

I have an X2N + Air Norton combo and I like it alot (well, I'm becoming rather tired of the X2N)...
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Old 07-04-2007, 12:26 AM
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Re: Recommend a good neck pick up

I actually just heard some buckethead songs

and his tone is awesome

what neck pick up does he use?
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Old 07-04-2007, 12:28 AM
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Re: Recommend a good neck pick up

Dimarzio PAF pro is a very popular neck pickup. I know Paul Gilbert uses it in the neck. However I don't think you could go wrong with the Air Norton either.
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