Dimarzo's Dual Sound Pickup Qns

[Alchemist]

Hi . i jus got a dimarzio dual sound pickup. it's actually a Super Distortion with a push-pull toggle for a series/parallel option.so those with the SD can help me with this also.

I bought it cos i wanna get the 70s metal (iron maiden) and X japan's tone.

However i also play thrash metal (metallica). while i noe i cant get metallica without EMGs, i'm wonderin is this pickup flexible enuff to play heavy scooped mid metal(chugga chugga stuff), cos the heaviest tone i heard from this pickup is from paul gilbert and hide which isnt tharsh metal heavy.
gonna install on a ibanez SZ320, if it helps.

hence i hoping to seek your experinces with this pickup b4 i install it.thnks!

 

[ShredCow]

Thrash metal? Nope. The Dual Sound (which is a Super Distortion thru & thru) has a more.... well... its meant for high gain vintage-y tone.
It doesn't have a scooped mids eq too.

Consider the Steve's Special or X2N for thrash.

 

[suckasucks]

IMO emgs dont sound good on low end amps. judging by clips ive heard, they sound best on mesas.

 

[ShredCow]

What.... sounds bad on a Mesa?

 

[markedymark]

same sentiment as shred, what sounds bad on a mesa? ignoring the guitarist of course.

 

[juzam6]

um.. he said they sound BEST on mesas, not bad.

 

[pujangga]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but what I think shredcow and markedymark meant is (and if I'm reading between the lines correctly) 'nothing sounds bad on a Mesa'...meaning that what suckasucks said was obvious since everything sounds best on a Mesa.

 

[gsonique]

if using dirt pedals please avoid X2N ...

...any decent 16k pup will get you there !!

 

[Alchemist]

i'm going with EMGs. got a pair of 2nd 81-85 for a gd price. abt time i try out actives!haha X2N is 1 of the pickups i love to try some dae though.

this is my set up :

guitar->ts-7->MXR doubleshot->Boss Harmonizer->MXR Mircoamp->Randall RX30D(30 watt,SS).

think it will b a gd fit for EMG??i don play much clean and i like the "evil" clean from emgs as well haha, great for metal IMO.not warm at all.i'll have other guitars for clean/warm in the future hahah

 

[penguin]

goose...ya x2n best for direct amp distortion ..
but still ok la...for dirt pedal...i think same situation with Invader..

pls correct me if im wrong ...im a newbie ..