TONE ZONE or SUPER DISTORTION??

[keiith]

TONE ZONE or SUPER DISTORTION?? by dimarzios.

guys, im stuck with a choice..

im into heavy stuff like metal,.. likes a reasonable amount of highs(treble)
yup thats about all.. dilemma here.. help! :roll:

thanks softies!

 

[edder]

SUPER DISTORTION FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[crozzfire]

i prefer tonezone though.

 

[ShredCow]

Neither...

Double Whammy.


Its like the tonezone but without the ridiculous flubby low end and not so overwound (its 15k or so only).

Discontinued but if you look you can find...

I found this to easily best the tonezone in terms of versatility and overall eq-ing - chunky and bold but well balanced.


That said... I no longer use Dimarzios.

 

[keiith]

rofl.. thanks guys ima go for superdist!

 

[nickyseow]

bogner ubershall ftw.

oops wrong thread.

 

[losaris]

There's a Double Whammy for sale in Ebenex.

 

[nickyseow]

you know, on a serious note, ive seen this vid of a guy covering lamb of god's 11th hour with a schecter into a line 6 vetta, and i say his metale chugga chugga tone was TIGHT and in the ball park of LOG's sound. consider that route.. instead of swapping out pups.

 

[deathism]

one word..


X2N... :lol:

 

[subversion]

in the DiMarzio realm, i like the Super Distortion the most, i'd describe it as a super PAF: loads of character & definition under high gain/ drive settings, nothing too synthetic sounding.

the Tone Zone is hit & miss, the last time i had it in my Ibanez guitars, they were misses...

 

[edder]

tone zone mids galore!!! fart fart fart....

 

[Marksman]

Hell, you may even try HAS Sound Viper (just ask Shredcow).

But if your sticking to Dmz... you have a wide choice (i think):
-Super Distortion
-D-Sonic
-D-Activator Bridge
-Double Whammy
-or even X2N.

Double Whammy has an output of ~330mV according to Dimarzio's tech when i asked for it... If that is too low for your need, then it's out.

 

[ShredCow]

In today's world of high gain pedals & compressors - forget high gain pups unless you have some... need... for one trick ponies.

Mid-range output is where its at for versatility's sake - you get good sounds, dynamics and still have that bit of oomph where needed.

 

[Marksman]

yup, what Shredcow says.

Just make sure the output between your pups are balanced (if your guitar has a neck pup).