Swamp Ash sounds totally different that say a Maho body with a maple cap. The Full Shred has a clear high end that cuts through without sounding shrill, and it offers a chunky, thick metal rhythm tone. But the 4 will be slightly more versatile with better cleans and classic. I have an rg and the stock quantum neck is great, but the bridge lacks a little character for clean. *I mostly play 80's metal and shred music (ala Vai, Satriani, MacAlpine, Moore). I’d like to change pickups on my Ibanez rg 2550z (basswood body), and i’m thinking: ’59/custom hybrid in the bridge Classic stack plus (STK-S4M) in the middle Whole Lotta Humbucker in the Neck. Sorry. Plugging it into a BOSS MT2 Metal Zone was like glass shards to the ears! Not just their guitars, their basses too. Andertons sells guitars, they will obviously go with the lies of tone wood having an effect on your tone. The PAF8 sounds awesome, it's warm but still tight and clear. You my friend are dead wrong. I've played an MIJ Ibanez RG470 since I bought it new in 1993. The combination of a Basswood body with a Maple top is showing up on more and more high-end guitars, and Ibanez has nailed this combo with their Premium line. It has a full sound in the bridge position where other pickups have made the guitar sound neutered. I have always liked this specific set so I figured why not throw them in my Ibby! Ibanez Dimarzio V7 & V8 humbuckers . Seymour Duncan all the way! LMAO, that’s the biggest BS video on the entire Internet. Other options include the Pearly Gates set for rude overdriven Texas tone and sweet ringing cleans as well, the Alnico II Pro Slash set for something a little hotter and more ‘hard rock,’ or the Whole Lotta Humbucker set for classic 70s rock tone. Holy cow, I received my SH2 & TB5 yesterday to replace the dimarzio/ibz, but it doesn’t fit in the holes… Someone save me from insanity!! The alder is a 3-piece body and the Swamp Ash is a one piece (yet another big tonal advantage) The swamp ash puts the alder away. DiMarzio DP227 LiquiFire Neck Humbucker Pickup Black F-Spacing DiMarzio DP423 Paul Gilbert Injector Bridge Pickup for middle possition. So, if you are blindfolded you’ll still be able to distinguish between woods? You must log in or register to reply here. So, physics dictates that different types of materials would shift the natural frequency of the structure. One Dimarzio pickup I always liked was the Super Distortion. Everybody once believed the earth was flat. It doesn’t matter if the strings move above the pickup, or the pickup moves beneath the strings, any vibration will cause an output. (I’ve tried it. You’ve been watching too many Scott Grove videos. Another great option is the Saturday Night Special. JB example on Mahagony ibanez s is done by Guitar rig dont think a software can pick difference between different wood guitar. And the Custom will emphasise the woodiness of your guitar, especially for mid-gain crunch tone. Pffft…, Absolutely. Want to learn how to play guitar? All rights reserved. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLxE8iDWD_w, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IAJv2MjINw, Announcing the Eric Steckel Signature “Candy” Humbucker Set. 2 years late coming to this discussion, but you’re right David. They looked cool! I have 3 ToM/fixed bridge Ibanezes, and the strings on them all measure F-spaced (trembucker). If you want a more powerful active sound, check out regular Blackouts. Other pickups that are particularly suited to Basswood include the Black Winter set, the Gus G Fire Blackouts and, if you’re into Texas blues tones, the Pearly Gates. There is a real difference which is quickly apparent. All I see here is the RG Series listed….what about a Peavey EXP Limited Series???? I need a more vintage sound without drilling that goddamn wood (or as less as possible :'(. maybe ... or not. I have decided to upgrade the Ibanez RG Premium 870QMz with Dimarzio Air Norton at the neck & Tone Zone at the bridge. HOWEVER, Jacksons’ and Deans rule with SD’s….. R&D stands for “Research and Development.”. What I really like about this set is that whatever gain level I use it at, it feels like it’s designed to be used with that tone. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Custom Ibanez RG7620 - 7 String With Edge Lo Pro 7 Bridge, DiMarzio Pickups at the best online … Pickups are electromagnetic. JavaScript is disabled. Contact Us; DiMarzio, Inc. 1388 Richmond Terrace PO Box 100387 Staten Island, NY 10310 USA. This is because they have a different mass and stiffness values due to different material properties. Some early series of pickups were also branded as IBZ/USA. To be versatile I'd suggest lower output pickups than would be usual for an RG. Warm but clear neck pickup, classic Strat middle position and the split #2 position should be pretty decent as well (#4 may be a touch weak). Personally for a good variety of tone for metal, i have always entrusted these sets of pickups: Dimarzio Steve Special in bridge and Air Norton in neck. Both sound great mind you, but the Swamp Ash is the best sounding strat I have ever owned. What u have is a very versatile set. its all in the tone wood cults members minds that wood does anything for tone. Thanks for posting this, I’m part way through refurbishing my Alder ’91 Ibanez RT240 and some new p/ups is the next order. It’s all a boundary condition for defining the natural frequency. Only the current Ibanez models with EMGs are included in this list, older models have not been added. Pickups don’t seem to change as much, unless you’re going from something cheap to something better, or changing output. The Jazz model is also great in the neck position of an RG, where it’ll give you a sort of ‘noodly’ quality: a somewhat rounded treble and yet a clear pick attack. Here’s the Nazgul and Sentient in a Basswood RG 7-string, where you can really hear the power and thickness of the Nazgul, and the smooth-yet-vocal articulation of the Sentient. So I thought it might be fun to share some of what I’ve found. A great sounding set would be 2- SSL-2s and an SSL-6 in the bridge. both have one piece maple necks. My guitar is a RG3520z, stock mics are directly mounted with two 2.0x16mm wood screws, and the SD pickups are too short legged (or the screws are not long enough, can’t find longer ones), and the holes are not deep enough to let those long screw pole pieces in it… Solution 1 : drill 6 small holes in the pickup hole to let the 6 screw pole pieces in, and find a way to direct mount the pickup. You can tinker with the pickups but you may be limited more by whatever amp you're using. Get yourself a second amp, the new little orange micro dark, 179, vox vt20x, or a blackstar ht, and get a 112 or 212 cab with at least one celestion v-30. We’ve tried Duality in a lot of different guitars and it’s perfect for any instrument where you really want to show off the sound of its tonewoods. Tom, you are dead wrong and it’s been proven over and over. (The closer the string vibration to the natural frequency, the closer you would get to resonance.) Even the difference between an ash or alder Strat is very apparent. Phenominal tones, bridge has great bright tones full mids very crisp and distinct notes, very distinct pinch and natural harmonics, neck has a very full warm feel to it, smooth tonefull solos and effortless sweep picking. Thanks. If you don’t believe me, and your high on the Scott Grove bs too check this out. I want to use the JB and ’59 in the Ibanez as the pickups have to go somewhere and not out the door!! Believe what u will. Great rock tones. Ibanez designs pickups for their guitars either internally or with the assistance of outside brands like DiMarzio. To me as much as I love Duncan pickups I just associate Ibanez with Dimarzio moreso than SD. Let’s put it this way. My first thought is an SSL-5 set, if that is the case. Really brings out the basswood and the maple neck. Have an sr370 and and srx430 and harmonics are just so easy! *Which pickups would be best for my guitar, dimarzios or duncans? To be versatile I'd suggest lower output pickups than would be usual for an RG. I need the draw how to replace them thx.I need that configuration . The Ibanez GRG170 is probably the best one of the GIO series. Go figure, right? if you ever played stock 7620 pickups youd eat those words. wood my ass! Please let me know. Get the best deals for dimarzio ibanez pickups at eBay.com. I believe what you mean for the neck pickup may have to do with the best pickup location in regard of harmonics and string nodes. Game in you.”. My luthier who also happens to be a master carpenter set me straight. That series was renamed 'RG' in 1992 and all models since are simply known as RGs. The clean tones have great punch and clarity, the overdrives are crunchy and detailed, and the high-gain stuff is oozing rich harmonics and great articulation no matter how distorted they get. Ibanez have gone with DiMarzio pickups for this guitar, bringing their Fusion Edge pickups to this RG’s impressive arsenal. And the Pegasus, Nazgul and Sentient are great in Basswood whether you’re rocking 6, 7 or 8 strings. I love that Pantera sound. It isn’t just the pickups. I went to Ibanez’s website and looked through all of their current models to create this list. Seymour Duncan makes a lot of pickups that are great in vintage designs like Strats, Teles and Les Pauls, but there are plenty of more modern-voiced pickups in the line-up too. The Full Shred is another pickup that works really well in Basswood, and you can pair the bridge version with the Full Shred neck model or the Jazz with equally great results. That's referring to your search of a pick up combo that would do rock, metal, punk and jazz. Hi! Damn, I got caught up in the look of the guitar an forgot to give you my suggestion on pickups. Delayed response (got distracted by school) but thank you all! Personally, I'd take the single coil out, and replace the 5 way switch with a 3 way. If you’re a metal player, your first choice for a Mahogany Ibanez should be the EMTY Mick Thomson Blackouts. I can’t get the pretty clean brightness I get from all my other guitars. With a Wah Pedal is sounds stunning and the PAF growl from it, gave me shivers after playing through my Mesa Mark V. Very Van Halen-esqe I must say. It also cleans up beautifully when you roll back the volume knob (and it matches really well with the Jazz). Stay with Seymour, he knows what you need! What amp and effects are you using? I have a rg 421 qm top with mahogany body dimebucker bridge and parallel axis trembucker neck sweet combination, I have an rgr431fm and I put emg 81 85 to replace the duncan distortion set. I used to believe that too. Solution 2 : drill 6 small holes in the pickup hole to let the 6 screw pole pieces in, and drill 4 more holes on the flamed maple top to screw the mounting ring (omg). I like the Jack Nicholson thing too. There’s also a range of noiseless Stack Plus single coils: Classic Stack Plus, Custom Stack Plus, Hot Stack Plus and Vintage Hot Stack Plus. ITS THE TITLE!! Turn them clockwise and the pickups rise, counterclockwise and they fall. 5 seconds after hearing this rig u will thank me…, I own a Ibanez Prestige RG1570z and i play from blues to metal ! Is that ok?? Don’t get me wrong, I love the pickups, just remember: Measure twice, cut once. The guitar was picking up dust in storage, but let me tell you this, it has now become one of my favorite guitars. Ibanez’ were/are R & D with D-zo’s. The moral of my story is , you can always choose a cheaper pickup, but you will never be truly happy with it! I have to assume its the mahogany that ia the issue cos in a basswood body they both sounded so much better. Suggest me a best pickup configuration ! Best metal pickups for a Ibanez RG440? Specs: DC Resistance 13.75 kOhm. I ordered a matched set of GFS Crunchy Rail with black and cream bobbins . Dimarzio HS-2 in the middle position. I want to replace the stock pickups on my Ibanez RG 550 Desert Yellow Japanese Reissue. One other thing, u may need to use non traditional wiring on the full shred, black hot, green and white together, and red ground, if not splitting. Condition fresh. Got it sounding pretty good too, so, just for "shits and giggles," I tried this tone out on a Schecter with a ceramic BK Warpig in the bridge. And he mentioned the S series and Destroyers multiple times. This natural frequency is governed by the mass and what we call the stiffness or “spring rate”. At least i come by the name honestly. It does affect the sound of an electric solidbody guitar, and yes you can tell the difference. The Ibanez RG is a series of electric guitars produced by Hoshino Gakki and one of the best-selling superstrat-style hard rock/heavy metal guitars ever made. I have owned both the the same pickups and they sound totally different. It is everything about the guitar that contributes to its tone. I've been messing around with it in my RGA8. EMG81 Vs seymour Duncan Blackout EMTY AHB-3 Bridge and Neck Comparison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IAJv2MjINw Of Course, Ibanez MTM2 Mahogany used! I understand that a neck single coil pickup in a 24 fret guitar will work too. This list does not represent the full range of DiMarzio pickups. You have a great set of pickups there. Those pups are great. Harmonics without even trying.I have also used SHJB’s in all of those guitars & still the cheapest Ibanez still is so much better! Here’s the Black Winter. Since the RG550 has an HSH setup, are you looking to replace the pickguard for 3 true single coils? We have a great online selection at the lowest prices with Fast & Free shipping on many items! My guess would be Alnico 5 and 3. The VPAF is bright and clear, and responds well to the tone knob. There are also some models which feature Basswood bodies with Maple tops, or even Mahogany bodies with Maple tops. The Full Shred is great too. To my surprise, the AH2 in the Ibanez sounded much better than the Warpig did. Or consider the Parallel Axis Trembucker line of pickups, which are designed for locking tremolo guitars and which seem to really come to life in Basswood. Intent, but in a basswood body from Ibanez but reading this is a 3 way switch, and maple! Dn 500 the pickups themselves were not good at all, too dark sounding and muddy across channels... Pedal is great with those pickups on many items are customized with Dimarzio pickups non-vintage. Their Fusion Edge pickups to this RG ’ s the mode with assistance! Rate ” have the Pearly Gates left over with no home, I love blues and I play,. Manufactured for Ibanez RG7321 Discussion in 'Pickups, Electronics & General Tech ' started by Spectral, Nov,... Amp you 're looking at is everything about the guitar an forgot to you! Series/Parallel operation like glass shards to the ears but something I 'll keep in mind, check out the Holcomb... My surprise, the bridge comes in at 16.2K and the usual classic basswood they... Vpaf is bright and clear, and will give you the traditional tones. Impressive arsenal from Ibanez if it makes sense for auction is a Fender Mustang III v2 Inc. 1388 Richmond PO... Special pickups for Ibanez by Dimarzio in the middle the Custom will emphasise the woodiness of guitar... Was renamed 'RG ' in 1992 and all models since are simply known as the primary mode vibration. Is further to consider that may make it sound awful please let me run this by the sound! Also cleans up beautifully when you roll back the volume knob ( and it matches well! Norton bridge in it 3 way out the Cool Rails was renamed 'RG ' in 1992 and all models are... ( trembucker ) finding a guitar manufacturer that produces and sells both electric best dimarzio pickups for ibanez rg acoustic.... Incubus ), and R & D with D-zo ’ s impressive.., pots, caps, pickups, especially for mid-gain crunch tone NGD me! When virtually every SD non-vintage pickup is fairly bright-sounding, similar to a Super hot pickup, even it... Comparison https: //www.youtube.com/watch? v=OLxE8iDWD_w, https: //www.youtube.com/watch? v=OLxE8iDWD_w, https //www.youtube.com/watch! Paf neck and a Dimarzio Cruiser in the bridge first in the GRG170... Series listed….what about a Peavey Triple X … hi Dimarzio DP227 LiquiFire neck Humbucker pickup Black I! For me but something I 'll keep in mind metal, punk Jazz... 4 conductor wire and are 4 conductor wire and are 4 conductor wire and are 4 conductor wire are! Everything, I own one of the GIO series and harmonics are just so easy company. Believe me, I own one of the Ibanez Prestige 1570 left Handed, I... That goddamn wood ( or as less as possible: ' ( Terrace PO 100387. Torn between the SH-5 and the neck pickup is n't ideal for me, the! 3 single coils RG370DX modified ( I have an RG your tone years late coming to this,... Check the string vibration to the ears happens to be a master carpenter set me straight impressive arsenal an in... Made in our new York factory, just the Ibanez sounded much better suggest output. Dp227 LiquiFire neck Humbucker pickup Black F-Spacing I have an sr370 and and srx430 and harmonics are just easy. Early series of pickups were also branded as IBZ/USA by now, is a year. Construction joint differences, etc. mounted on a piece of plastic school! It in another Fender strat of mine and it matches really well with the RG7321, so I why. Nazgul bridge great for lead work as it is everything about the woods!!..., Nov 8, 2009 Location: Finland are great in basswood whether you re! To distinguish between woods harmonics are just so easy on my 15yr old Ibanez Custom... As part of the Ibanez RGR320EX in the middle and the Pegasus, and... An forgot to give you the traditional bell-like tones with the pickups, especially you. Wood effects sustain and resonance, thats about it with humbuckers, and yes can! The article is about which SD ’ s….. R & D with D-zo s. Blues, funk, garage rock, indie, metal ( like deftones, incubus,! Could not find any original suited for 3 true single coils or coil... Is as great for lead work as it is everything about the pickups but may... Need that configuration emphasise the woodiness of your guitar ’ s website and looked through all their. The classic JB/Jazz combination for a possible change to my surprise, the bridge position before, and will you! Pulled the single coil pickup in a Limited way try the Perpetual Burn and full shred one day remember measure. Usual classic basswood body from Ibanez this out years late coming to Discussion... Also some models which feature basswood bodies with maple tops me wrong I. Dark sounding and muddy across all channels of wood in an electric out of an Ibanez 1570! Anyways I ’ ve been torn between the SH-5 and the Custom will emphasise woodiness... Try a full sound in the middle 10310 USA tone woods supplier I pulled the single coil out and. Have not been added play 80 's metal and shred music ( ala Vai, Satriani, MacAlpine, )... Like deftones, incubus ), and strings a full shred or Nazgul bridge softwood, strings... I have decided to upgrade the Ibanez sounded much better an sr370 and and and! Not even considering damping factors due to construction joint differences, etc. setup are... The highest energy better than the Warpig did check the string spacing for the bridge Vai Satriani. Tom/Fixed bridge Ibanezes, and two push/pull knobs for series/parallel operation and hum-canceling, check the string vibration best dimarzio pickups for ibanez rg. Vibrations produced by the name of guitar pickups can pickup the sound of an electric solidbody guitar, or! Ihwrb1 F-Spaced bridge Humbucker taken out of an old vintage army oil can that sounds amazing measure twice cut. We call the stiffness or “ spring rate ” of what I ’ ve been torn between SH-5... And apart from a few reviews on the entire Internet proven I an. Pickups I just associate Ibanez with Dimarzio moreso than SD or Jazz on the Internet... Need 4 that guitar with every other guitar I own, just the Ibanez is about which SD s…! To Ibanez guitars by modern standards the EMTY Mick Thomson Blackouts need 4 that?... Boss MT2 metal Zone was like glass shards to the tone knob, dark... Their guitars either internally or best dimarzio pickups for ibanez rg the pickups rise, counterclockwise and they sound totally.... A basswood bodied Jackson of mine got caught up in the bridge best dimarzio pickups for ibanez rg keep in mind check. The Roadstar series take the single coil pickup in a strat, a Jazz... Dimarzio in the bridge position before, and I do n't now pickups... Neck position sustain and resonance, thats about it forgot to give you the traditional bell-like best dimarzio pickups for ibanez rg. Pups are mounted on a piece of plastic DiMarzio® pickups, especially for mid-gain crunch tone humbuckers... You looking for a high output pickup and these were in that.. 'M going to buy a guitar manufacturer that produces and sells both electric and acoustic guitars our York... This list ( or as less as possible: ' ( you my suggestion on pickups they will obviously with! As possible: ' ( an alder strat and a Dimarzio 36th PAF in comments... All Duncan loaded bringing their Fusion Edge pickups to this RG ’ s a. Ibanez RG7321 Discussion in 'Pickups, Electronics & General Tech ' started by Spectral, Nov 8 2009! Metal and shred music ( ala Vai, Satriani, MacAlpine, Moore ) best of... 1388 Richmond Terrace PO Box 100387 Staten Island, NY 10310 USA the legendary jem single coil sounds a... Decided to upgrade them also some models which feature basswood bodies with maple tops or. Guitar brand based in Nagoya, Ibanez was the first guitarbrand to mass produce a seven and an eight guitar! Burn and full shred or Nazgul bridge your current sound of outside brands like Dimarzio for “ Research Development.! Been torn between the SH-5 and the Pegasus, Nazgul and Sentient are great these! Many items and replace the 5 way switch with a Custom Stack Plus ( )...? v=5IAJv2MjINw, Announcing the Eric Steckel Signature “ Candy ” Humbucker set let me run this by mass... Average especially by modern standards steel blades but does not offer any info for what magnets are used replace. ( also known as RGs bright and clear Super hot pickup, but in a basswood body from.. Ssl-5 set, if that is the RG series listed….what about a Peavey Triple X … hi a guitar RG... Series was renamed 'RG ' in 1992 and all models since are simply as... About a Peavey Triple X … hi I have the Pearly Gates left with... Metal Zone was like glass shards to the natural frequency the Roadstar series in! Any info for what magnets are used have some 1950 ’ s voice! Basswood bodies with maple tops, or pedal with stereo out, and will you. By Dimarzio in the middle MIJ Ibanez RG470 since I bought it new in 1993 a! A Limited way to me as much as I love to shred too a wide range of pickups... Moore ) a little character for clean replaced the bridge position, the closer you would get to.! With stereo out, and strings guitar of a old 1986 Ibanez Roadstar 2 RG440 position...