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shreder75
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aren't you from the HC forums? =)
no, I have no experience with the air norton...but I have had the pups in my axis swapped out..I wasn't crazy about the dimarzios...don't like them in general actually..with the exception of the Fred...that's ag reat dimarzio
no, I have no experience with the air norton...but I have had the pups in my axis swapped out..I wasn't crazy about the dimarzios...don't like them in general actually..with the exception of the Fred...that's ag reat dimarzio
akozols
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Shred,
Since you have the JB, how does it compare to the Fred? I've heard they are simular.
thanks,
AL
Since you have the JB, how does it compare to the Fred? I've heard they are simular.
thanks,
AL
shreder75
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it's been awhile since I've played a fred loaded guitar...but they're both punchy, without the mid range honkiness...and the harmonics are pretty killer....that's just going from memory....I'd have to A/B them to see how they really compare...but I don't think you can go wrong with a JB....it's really a fantastic pup..and it cleans up really nice when you roll of the guitar volume
pups, although less costly are probably the biggest pain in the arse to get a sense of in all of guitardome...lol...you never really know how it's gonna sound until you slap it in and try it out! oh, you might have an idea by playing a guitar with a pup in there that you're intersted in, but you're always taking a chance...
as far as my esp goes, the JB's the third pup I had in my lynch...first it was the demon..then the duncan distortion then the JB...finally found my pup =)
pups, although less costly are probably the biggest pain in the arse to get a sense of in all of guitardome...lol...you never really know how it's gonna sound until you slap it in and try it out! oh, you might have an idea by playing a guitar with a pup in there that you're intersted in, but you're always taking a chance...
as far as my esp goes, the JB's the third pup I had in my lynch...first it was the demon..then the duncan distortion then the JB...finally found my pup =)
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GHWelles
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The Dimarzio Virtual PAF is a really nice pup.
vexed73
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No experience with the air zone but I have used a tone zone in the bridge and thought it was lifeless. It sounded OK but I was hoping for a pickup that had less mud and more harmonics like the Fred. Out of all the passive pickups I have tried my favorite for the bridge is the breed followed by the Fred. I would like to try the EVO2 though.
Hey Shredder, what was it about the distortion that you didnt like, and what kind of wood is the lynch, I had a JB in a strat and it was way too bright, I put the distortion in there and I got the growl I needed so I was curious of your experience -
