petrucci model

[naos]

i want to ask the petrucci model users if you think the power of the pickups is enough.To the one's hat have tryed dimarzio evolution pickups can you compare?is the sound of the guitar dark or bright?
thanks!!

 

[Jimi D]

I think you'd get a better feel from the poll if you worded it one of two ways - either: "How do you like the Petrucci's tone?" scale 1(not at all) to 4(it's the best) or "How well do you think the Petrucci's pups are voiced?" Scale 1-5, with 1 as too weak, 5 as too hot, and 3 just right... but that's how you think if you've been married to someone with a Doctorate in Psychometrics

Anyway, I owned an Ibanez Petrucci and a Jem 7VWH, and I much prefered the tone of the Petrucci - the Evo's were way too strident and harsh for my tastes. I can see how they work well pushing through boat-loads of gain and processing, but I didn't like the tone, and I play through a rack. Now, I find the Axis pickups nearly as hot as Evos, but I much prefer their tone...

As for the EB/MM Petrucci, I'm still deciding if I can live with the neck, but I might actually have to own one to find out

 

[koogie2k]

Currently, I have two Petrucci's and this is what I did. I kept one with the original pickups. I keep it tuned down 1/2 step and tend to like it right there. I find that I like the neck pickup more so than the bridge. However, I still like the way they sound. My other one I had the pickups replaced with Seymour Duncan SH-58 on the neck and the Dimebucker on the bridge. Of course this one is in dropped D and it is monsterous! I played the dimebucker on my friends Tom Anderson and loved it and so I had it put on one of my Petruccis. I tend to favor the one with the Dimebucker, yet always go to my other one for the different tuning. I like the fact I have two guitars with different tones and tunings.

 

[JDouglee]

I like the sound of my 2 JP models...one's a 6, one's a 7.
I find the 7 (even if used like a six), sounds better, is more
dynamic & the clarity is amazing. Thicker neck wood? Or
slightly different pups than the 6? Who knows...it kicks
butt thru my CAE 3+ SE preamp, not too much gain...
slightly less than the 6. Great tone.

Just my 2 cents. Carry on.

 

[Jimi D]

I find the 7 (even if used like a six), sounds better, is more
dynamic & the clarity is amazing. Thicker neck wood? Or
slightly different pups than the 6? Who knows...

You know, I found exactly the same thing when I was in the Ibanez camp; my Universes sounded a lot more... well, a lot MORE! than my Jems. In fact, it was partly the search for a more "Universe-like" tone in a six string that eventually lead me to the Axis...