jlf599
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You ditched the DiMarzios? What did you replace them with?
I've found the EVH/Axis/25th/AL humbuckers are my favorite humbuckers pretty much ever.
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I've found the EVH/Axis/25th/AL humbuckers are my favorite humbuckers pretty much ever.
beej
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I swapped them for the Transition set which I really like.
I just find the EVH Dimarzios too bass heavy. The Transitions are a little more balanced and seem to work better for me.
I just find the EVH Dimarzios too bass heavy. The Transitions are a little more balanced and seem to work better for me.
GoKart Mozart
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Interesting you mention that, because here lately I've been thinking that those pickups sound pretty dark in my AL HH.
A guy on the Albert Lee Guitar Owners & Fans FB group posted a vid this week where he replaced the ones in his AL HH with a DiMarzio AT-1 and Air Nortion with good results (he also modified the switching to include some parallel sounds, so there's that as well); what's interesting is that those 2 pickups are supposed to be the closest production equivalents to the EVH Dimarzios that he took out of the guitar initially. Maybe the metal cover darkens the tone some?
beej
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Well ... I've found the AT-1 to be pretty close to the EVH bridge pickup, so I don't know about that. The covers can reduce highs a little (the ones Dimarzio uses aren't too bad), but that wouldn't change the overall sound of them.
tbonesullivan
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I will say that the Transitions are great pickups, especially the bridge pickup. I've been thinking about putting a set on my Stingray RS.
beej
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Yeah they are fantastic. I have them in a few guitars, including my Morse. The bridge smokes. The neck is great too, though I find it doesn't work in every guitar.
