Hey Jemsite,
I am an avid fan of souping up lower end guitars to put out live and in the studio. For a couple of years now I have been playing a typical Ibanez RG 350dx With the Dimarzio SS in the bridge, AN in the neck, Cruiser in the middle. (Typical set up for the progressive music I love) Changed out all the circuitry. Knobs, Selector switch, input jack etc.
In the studio this guitar has put out phenomenally!!
Huge fan of Petrucci and his tones in the early years with DT and Liquid Tension.. Soaring warm leads of the Air Norton, Defined and articulate chords of the SS with a gained out amp. Just a perfect combo with a basswood body guitar, and are which the qualities I need for the music I play. Over these past 2 years of having them installed I noticed some very minor issues that my ear has picked up on.
At times the AN can get a little muddy and notes seemed to mesh together with fast lines. Sometimes a little boomy too. The upper register is GREAT! but when you start getting lower, MUDD!!! I also play finger style classical rep on a compressed clean channel with the AN and notes would just Mud up and have no clear full chord definition. When this would happen I would switch to my SS. Now what I noticed about the SS is that it can get a little shrill in the high end and piercing. OUCH! With cleans especially. Great bite by all means and the definition of huge chords are awesome with gain! But seems way to bright in a combination with a really warm (sometimes boomy) AN.
In terms of a Bridge Pup:
I need a combination that is as define and articulate as a SS but a bit warmer and Tighter in the low end frequencies. I need it to sound huge with full chords on a gained out amp with no fuzzy hiss of what a lot of high output humbuckers put out. It needs to also clean up nice with the volume rolled down and sound full but not piercing bright with cleans for my classical rep.
Sounds like a crunch lab no?
Well I need your opinion and experience!
In terms of a Neck Pup:
Needs to have huge sustain that sings and does not get muddy when I play down in the lower register with full on gain and cleans. I still want it to be warm and midrangy with Tight low end!
Sounds like a Liquifire!?
Once again need your opinions!
In essence will the crossover to the CL and LF fill my picky needs for tone, or is there another combo out there with the same qualities that I'm not aware of..
Talk to me People!!
I am an avid fan of souping up lower end guitars to put out live and in the studio. For a couple of years now I have been playing a typical Ibanez RG 350dx With the Dimarzio SS in the bridge, AN in the neck, Cruiser in the middle. (Typical set up for the progressive music I love) Changed out all the circuitry. Knobs, Selector switch, input jack etc.
In the studio this guitar has put out phenomenally!!
Huge fan of Petrucci and his tones in the early years with DT and Liquid Tension.. Soaring warm leads of the Air Norton, Defined and articulate chords of the SS with a gained out amp. Just a perfect combo with a basswood body guitar, and are which the qualities I need for the music I play. Over these past 2 years of having them installed I noticed some very minor issues that my ear has picked up on.
At times the AN can get a little muddy and notes seemed to mesh together with fast lines. Sometimes a little boomy too. The upper register is GREAT! but when you start getting lower, MUDD!!! I also play finger style classical rep on a compressed clean channel with the AN and notes would just Mud up and have no clear full chord definition. When this would happen I would switch to my SS. Now what I noticed about the SS is that it can get a little shrill in the high end and piercing. OUCH! With cleans especially. Great bite by all means and the definition of huge chords are awesome with gain! But seems way to bright in a combination with a really warm (sometimes boomy) AN.
In terms of a Bridge Pup:
I need a combination that is as define and articulate as a SS but a bit warmer and Tighter in the low end frequencies. I need it to sound huge with full chords on a gained out amp with no fuzzy hiss of what a lot of high output humbuckers put out. It needs to also clean up nice with the volume rolled down and sound full but not piercing bright with cleans for my classical rep.
Sounds like a crunch lab no?
Well I need your opinion and experience!
In terms of a Neck Pup:
Needs to have huge sustain that sings and does not get muddy when I play down in the lower register with full on gain and cleans. I still want it to be warm and midrangy with Tight low end!
Sounds like a Liquifire!?
Once again need your opinions!
In essence will the crossover to the CL and LF fill my picky needs for tone, or is there another combo out there with the same qualities that I'm not aware of..
Talk to me People!!