what dimarzio pups are similar to blaze II for my jem

[tzoranski]

I have a jem777sk with an original set of PAF Pro in it.
I also have a 92 UV7BK with the BLAZE II pups. I really
like the Blaze pups, they have more balls and make my
boogie sound more saturated. I play really heavy high
gain metal and hard rock stuff.

I would like to buy some replacement pups for my jem
that are similar. I know the blaze are ceramic
and the paf's are alcino so i'm probably thinking ceramic.
does anybody have any suggestions?
dimarzio have so many different types of pups.

[AleTheNervo]

steve special is the 6 string version of the blaze (but it's only a neck pup), it makes a very good couple with the air norton (like in the older Petrucci's model)

[rvai]

steves special is not a neck pup, it is actually a bridge pup but you can put any pup anywhere you want, and yes, it does pair well with an air norton in the neck

[Tubyboulin]

I thought the Breed was the 6 string version of the blaze? Hmm, must have been thinking of something else then...

But yes, Steves Special + Air Norton = Awesome combo.

[rvai]

from what I understand the breed is like a round and fat pup and the steves special has scooped mids just like the blaze, I may be wrong though

[AleTheNervo]

Originally Posted by rvai

steves special is not a neck pup, it is actually a bridge pup but you can put any pup anywhere you want, and yes, it does pair well with an air norton in the neck

yes...only a typing mistake , and of course you can put it everywhere you want but it's a matter of output: bridge pickups have more output than neck pups, so you may have some troubles trying to balance the volume of the pickups if you put a bridge pup in the neck position

[tzoranski]

Well, I think I'm sold on the Steve Special. But i'm still a little
torn on the neck pup. I've played the JP6 and I wasn't a big fan
of either of the pups. I know the neck pup isn't the air norton but
is a modified version of one. I guess I would like something I can
do some warm leads with and sounds good clean.

[_FR0D0]

Some Dimarzios for the neck I like with SS in the bridge:
Air Norton (Warm yet articulated, alnico)
Paf Pro (Modern bright PAF sound, alnico)
Evolution Neck (Very modern balanced sound, ceramic)

[Angelo Guitars]

According to DimarzioTech, Evo neck model is very close to the Blaze neck.

[tzoranski]

I really appreciate all the advice on the pups. So far Im thinking
about going with the Steve Special in the Bridge and the Evo Neck.
I'm just curious though. if I wanted to go with a different Bridge pup,
maybe something a little heavier. Knowing that I like the Steve Special,
what would be a good choice. Because I'm playing the Blaze 2 in my
UV7BK, I think I'm going to like the SS but sometimes I think the Blaze
2 is a little muddy or bassy. What would be a good heavy pup with a
little less bass?

[_FR0D0]

Evo2 !!!

[alecmm61]

ive always like the pafs the have a nice attack nice gain and not to muddy