Ive never been a fan of DiMarzio's, as Ive always been biased towards Duncans and EMG. My latest guitar has a set of Evo's and I love them. I guess the generic look of the X2N is what made me avoid a high output DiMarzio.
although people like to lump a certain sound with each pick-up manufacturer, the truth is that there will most likely be pickups you like and pickups you hate from each manufacturer. in fact, there are several pickups that sound the same between duncan and dimarzio as they kind of have to develop pickups that fill a certain niche. i don't really see one being better than the other. i do like certain pick-ups from each.
although people like to lump a certain sound with each pick-up manufacturer, the truth is that there will most likely be pickups you like and pickups you hate from each manufacturer. in fact, there are several pickups that sound the same between duncan and dimarzio as they kind of have to develop pickups that fill a certain niche. i don't really see one being better than the other. i do like certain pick-ups from each.
It's much more than a "DiMarzio tone" or "Duncan sound" thing when you get right down to it. Every well-established pickup company out there makes high, low and medium-output pickups in a variety of styles, winds and magnet, pole and coil configurations. I would guess that just about every company out there has at least one pickup in their range that would meet a given individual's needs, whether they know it or not. Some DiMarzios rock as hard as some Bare Knuckles and some Bare Knuckles suck as bad as some Seymour Duncans and some Seymour Duncans lay waste to some DiMarzios, etc.
Again, I'm glad your mind has been opened! Enjoy your new pickup!
I see people posting on forums all the time that they prefer "the tone of Duncans" or hate "that DiMarzio sound". There's no such thing out here in the real world! So many posts like "I need help finding a pickup, but I will only consider Seymour Duncans"...makes me sigh everytime.
well i dont know about no set tone for some brands. after all, every EMG sounds relatively the same and an 81 in an rg570 sounds the same as an 81 in a 59 les paul.
however, i do agree that duncans dont sound like duncans and dimarzios dont sound like dimarzios. they all sound like pickups
After some experience recently, I found the different between Duncan and DiMarzio pu just like the different between Strat n Tele. or Apple n Orange...
I know that my quest for a certain sound has always been super heavy, bone crushing etc. I cant think of any Dimarzio artist that fits that description, which is a major reason Ive avoided them. These Evo's are not only heavy, but articulate and versatile. I only wish pickups were easier to swap and cheaper, to facilitate trying a bunch vs a few..
I'm maniac for hi output pickups ( but no active plss).
I love the looks of the X2N also, and love the sounds too.
But my fav still Duncan PATB...
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