i need new bridgepickup.

[trianglebiscuit]

well ive pretty much reserved/relegated my schecter for drop and lower tunings e.g. drop C/D.

im currently using a overwound has-sound @ 16k for the bridge. i think its abit too fat and warm for fast palm muted riffs and the like. any suggestions for a tight, cutting bridge pup which can complement the schecter's warm mahogony body and drop tunings?

my amp's treble response isnt really responsive so yea..

 

[Cavett]

My RG2020 is equipped with DiMarzio Steve's Special. Cuts through very well and can chugga chugga to death... Perfect for soaring leads as well.. Btw I play in standard D tuning...

 

[subversion]

IMO you need a pickup which does well when you boost the midrange/ treble frequencies, especially for lower than std tunings. Duncan/ Dimarzio's Distortion model do well for this kinda setting.

having a dedicated EQ unit for this kinda tone also helps.

 

[loldude333]

DiMarzio D-Sonic. Conceived for frequent drop-tuners who want a pickup that remains clear even at drop-B tunings. Highly recommended for its good treble response. A Danelectro Fish & Chips EQ pedal as a supplement for like $40 to help boost ur EQ will set u back abt $180. D-Sonic sold at SL, EQ pedal at Yamaha Music Plaza.

 

[ShredCow]

Send the overwound viper back to Stan, and get it wound to regular specs.

That would sort you out.

Remember Stan does custom windings.


Or check if you could rewind to a DropZone kind of specification. I had a Dropzone7, the seven string version, and on an RG7621, it was extremely tight and well defined.

 

[trianglebiscuit]

i dont know man, ive a feeling the viper would kill in my squier

the dsonics and dropzones looks interesting.

 

[ShredCow]

Hehehe... in a squire? You wanna kill little animals with that?!

Hehehe.... get another HAS Sound lah. You're a returning customer... so... perhaps... *hint hint*

 

[Rossie]

+1 for the D-sonic.

You would want to try to wire it bar facing the neck if you're only dropping to D, just to see whether you like that sound or not. The wiring for the hum-cancelling will be different from the original though, contact DiMarzio for the diagram.

 

[ShredCow]

why would the wiring change?

 

[Rossie]

Shredcow: When the D-sonic is installed bar facing the neck (the normal way if bar facing the bridge). the wiring needs to be different in order to maintain the hum-cancellation in the middle position. The changes are:

The red pickup wire is soldered to the white solder pad on the PC board.

The black pickup wire is soldered to green on the PC.

The green pickup wire is soldered to black on the PC.

The white pickup wire is soldered to red on the PC.

Just terbalik lah...

 

[ShredCow]

Is hum-cancellation due to

1) Position of pickups?

or

2) Wiring?


I have taken my pups out and just flipped them over before, didn't notice any more hum...

 

[Rossie]

Shredcow: Wiring...
The hum-cancelling is used when using the two inner coils of the humbucker.
You need to reverse wound with reverse polarity, you rewire after flipping your pickup.
I think it's like that.

Techs! Help!

 

[ShredCow]

If you reverse wire the humbucker, you'll just get it electronically out of phase the moment its linked to another pickup.

The hum-cancelling is wiring as you say, so when you flip the humbucker over, the (former-ly) positioned inside coils, are now outside. Sonic difference but the now-outer coil is still doing its hum-cancelling job.

 

[Rossie]

Not sure why's that, but my friend just flipped his D-sonic, there was hum in the middle position, after an email to D'Marzio, they explained that it needs to be rewired. I'll go look for that email.

 

[Rossie]

I've read the email again, this wiring scheme is using the pole as the inner coil, therefore, changes are necessary to switch inner coils (as the previous inner coil is now facing towards the bridge).

The need for the change of wiring is to change the coils, while maintaining hum-cancellation. Because previously, we changed only 2 of the 4 wires, and there was no hum cancellation.

 

[ShredCow]

I've read the email again, this wiring scheme is using the pole as the inner coil, therefore, changes are necessary to switch inner coils (as the previous inner coil is now facing towards the bridge).

The need for the change of wiring is to change the coils, while maintaining hum-cancellation. Because previously, we changed only 2 of the 4 wires, and there was no hum cancellation.

Sounds like Dimarzio just asked your friend to change to wiring to accomondate the new inner coil position, not to maintain hum-cancelling.

I have no idea why it is necessary to change wiring when flipping the physical humbucker/pickup. I never had extra hum or noise when I did so.

And I don't get your last paragraph, why change only 2 of the 4 wires???