Choose a pickup for Ibanez RGR321EX

[Petrucci]

As written above,what kind of pickup can i use?EMG?which model?I am a hard rock and metal player!

 

[shioks76]

dimarzio d activator.

Personally emg 81/85 are my fav pup set, however i'd hate to install it if theres no available battery compartment built for it. Otherwise try the dimarzio evo set?

 

[Petrucci]

oh ya,another thing i heared is that u cant just cant change any pick up because of the wood and all....that the pick up must suit the guitar material itself...so doest it matter?if i am changing to that pickup...

 

[LadyInTears]

investing in a good amp would do wonders instead of changing pickups..
i think you should read the metal guide, which me myself found very resourceful

 

[teleplayer]

heard from website that D-activator is made to sound like active pickups but without the need of batteries.

 

[VidaK]

Dimarzio X2n. You cannot go wrong.

But of course changing pickups is really the minute changes to your sound... amps, effects come first...

 

[loldude333]

Yes correct. Most pros in fact change their amps and effects first, and unless that doesn't solve the problem, then a pickup change is considered. But alright, i'll give my suggestions too:

DiMarzio X2N - Like bro VidaK said, cannot go wrong.
DiMarzio D-Sonic
EMG 81/85 set

 

[Johnny]

Yes correct. Most pros in fact change their amps and effects first, and unless that doesn't solve the problem, then a pickup change is considered. But alright, i'll give my suggestions too:

DiMarzio X2N - Like bro VidaK said, cannot go wrong.
DiMarzio D-Sonic
EMG 81/85 set

Hello , I was wondering if you could tell me how much the 81/85 cost and where can I get them?

 

[Ized]

Dimarzio X2n. You cannot go wrong.

cannot go wrong? and why is this so?

 

[subversion]

Dimarzio X2n. You cannot go wrong.

yes you can if you don't know what to expect.

 

[EngelFaeuste]

You can't go wrong with the X2N if you want 1337h4xx sensitivity and power. That pickup literally SCREAMS if you slap it into anything Alder or brighter, it's a no-go for Maple bodied guitars unless if you want to sound brighter than Kerry King.

The X2N also happens to be a (surprisingly) pickup that has quite a bit of clarity.

Check out Buckethead's V with the twin X2Ns

 

[faekildare]

I would recommend Dimarzio Evolutions, ToneZone, Super distortion, Paf Pro.

 

[mockingbird]

Stick with the stock pickups and achieve your hard rock / metal sounds by using effects pedals and tweaking your amp a lil' bit. 8)