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[zombi]

Thinking of building a new pickguard. Has anyone tried a tonezone vs a super distortion? If it helps I use that stoner/doom metal tone. Heavy lows and low mids. Reading about it the tone zone sounds like the choice, then again the style is influenced by black sabbath and the super distortion is a classic pup... Ugh, any ideas?

 

[RocketRalf]

Metal fans rate the Super 3 very highly, which is basically a bassier less treble Super Distortion. Sorry for giving you more options instead of less

 

[TNT]

Hey,

Yeah, I'm "real" familiar with those pickups - I can pick em' out of a line up!!

Of the two you mentioned, it would be the Tone Zone (Black Sabbath). The Super Distortion in a nut shell is Boston!! Both powerful pickups - but completely different.

The SD is going to keep you in the cave, and the TZ is going be very aggresive, but with little musical characteristics.

I think the Super 3 may also be worth checkin' out - either way you got the "guitar"!!

 

[zombi]

What do you mean by little musical characteristics? If I went the super 3 route, what neck humbucker should I go with that will have a balanced output to the bridge?

 

[zombi]

It might also be good to mention that my setup gets muddy easily especially withe bottom end, I've set it up really well so far I'm just looking for a little extra. I play in drop d and use some chord work as well, so I'm not necessarily sure less treble is the way to go... Thoughts?

 

[TNT]

The TZ is that not that "colorful" - yeah it's loud and all that, but not real musically inclined.

I agree, you don't want to roll back the treble, that's why I said the TZ over the SD. And, that Silo is going to rock with just about any pickup.

I have a different pickup for the bands I'm in. I have a "Norton" for the Van Halen, Journey, Boston; a "Wolfgang" for the Creed, Audioslave;

As far as the neck pickup goes, quite honestly I have no use for them - ever!! I've tried over the years, but it's just not going to happen.

Instead I put it on bridge pickup and roll back the tone knob to 7 3/4 - now THAT'S a neck pickup!!!!! I told DiMarzio to make me that pickup - he said he'd look into it.

So, when it comes out, you heard it here first!!

 

[Mon_AM_lunatic]

What do you mean by little musical characteristics? If I went the super 3 route, what neck humbucker should I go with that will have a balanced output to the bridge?

The Air Zone Neck pickup would be a good combo with a Super 3 p/u. I've had really good luck with the Air Norton/Tone Zone combo in one of my guitars. The Air's get some cool harmonic overtones and don't get too muddy.

 

[zombi]

Thanks for the input you guys! I'll let you know how it goes.

 

[Slav123]

How about an Evolution?

Slav

 

[V_S]

I had a SD distortion in my Silo when I bought it 2nd hand. Didn't like it at all. Sounds thin and trebly in a guitar with that wood combination. I like the distortion in my Les Paul much better. The Tone Zone I've now in my Silo is much better IMO.

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

I have a Tone Zone in another mahogany guitar that I have. All the forums I read told me that its should sound like mud, but I love it in there!

 

[metal_terrorist]

The DiMarzio Lo-Mid-Hi is about the exact opposite of what I hear out of the ToneZone I have in the Neck of my Silo. I was afraid it'd be too much bass for the neck so I tried it in the bridge and it was all treble. In the neck it's perfect. Not too much bass at all. Mine is a really old Tone Zone so maybe the magnets in it have relic'd or some BS but I love it. The Evolution was my bridge p'up of choice and it was like the ideal bridge p'up to me. Clear, good output, perfectly balanced, great harmonics, great definition, etc. I would think a couple PAF Pros would be more along the lines of stoner rock. Something warmer and rounder, no?