EVH or AXIS owners, can this be confirmed?

[axisboldaslove]

I keep hearing about how close the pups sound in the OLP mm1's to the EBMM dimarzio's in the axis?
has anyone did a A/B with them?
please clear this up
i am looking for a aftermarket set that is as close as possible for a used axis i just bought that someone put EMG's in!

 

[Astrofreq]

They aren't the same. I have an AXIS NECK pickup I could maybe part with. The bridge pickup you'll have to find elsewhere.

 

[beej]

Yeesh. I'd keep an eye on eBay and this forum. One pops up every few months or so. They are really excellent sounding p'ups.

 

[axisboldaslove]

They aren't the same. I have an AXIS NECK pickup I could maybe part with. The bridge pickup you'll have to find elsewhere.

PM sent
if this works out i will then buy a zebra air zone for the time being till i get a axis bridge pup

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

Is that an axis or an OLP?

 

[dfrady]

By the looks of the bridge, i'd say it was an OLP.

 

[axisboldaslove]

Is that an axis or an OLP?

that one in the pic in not mine
mine is the EBMM axis that looks like that with the stupid EMG's in it
i did not have a pic of mine so i posted that one
I cant believe anyone would put emgs in a axis
it not only looks terrible but sounds like poo

 

[Ricman]

Easy!!! The Luke-ites will be after you....with me at the front of the queue!! The EMGs sound fantastic in the LUKE, but you're right....it just wouldn't do in an Axis.

 

[axisboldaslove]

Easy!!! The Luke-ites will be after you....with me at the front of the queue!! The EMGs sound fantastic in the LUKE, but you're right....it just wouldn't do in an Axis.

yeah i meant no reference to the lukes at all'
in that axe they rock and it is a 85 which is a real good emg IMHO but
the 81 in my axis sounds HORRID!

 

[steveh]

I have an OLPmm1 where I swapped out the bridge pickup for a Tone Zone; the OLP is great for the money but the Dimarzio was much better IMHO - got the guitar very close to my EBMMevh. Certainly the best budget guitar I've played.

Steve

 

[axisboldaslove]

I have an OLPmm1 where I swapped out the bridge pickup for a Tone Zone; the OLP is great for the money but the Dimarzio was much better IMHO - got the guitar very close to my EBMMevh. Certainly the best budget guitar I've played.

Steve

steve i tried the tone zone in my axis and not that is was bad but i would not say it sounded like the bridge custom wound dimarzio pup in my other axis
I know dimarzio says the tone zone is the closest but after trying it and then doing a A/B side by side with two axis guitars through the same amp,same actions/strings/same player the tone zone was a lot hotter,thicker,more heavy metal sounding than the stock dimarzio in my first axis
I wish the TZ was thee pup i could stop looking!
anyway i have since heard to try a regular NORTON in the bridge
it was said these sound venomously close to the stock dimarzio

 

[steveh]

yes - that was my impression putting the tone zone into the OLP; it was hotter, thicker and more metal than the stock pu. However, the stock pu on the OLP is pretty cheap compared to the Dimarzio real-deal on the Axis/evh (and so it should be given the price differential!).

Overall though, I was very impressed at how the Dimarzio lifted the OLP into pretty serious tonal territory. It now sounds great for a cheap guitar.

Cheers,
Steve