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Last night, in a fug of weary dejection, I emailed DiMarzio tech support. This came back 10 hours later. "If you wired all 3 pickups identically and the neck and bridge pickups are performing properly, it is possible the middle pickup is defective. I can appreciate the difficulty in returning ...

Keen to see how you get on, Mogwai. I've got heaps of noise in my recording setup - it's not just the Blackstar, but I have a tube DI box adding to it and possibly cheap power-supplies as well. Plus I just installed some high output pickups which has made things worse. Interested to see what helps a...

Down with Teles.

I've been doing some experiments today, and it's amazing the tonal differences materials and fractions of a millimetre make. Were you adjusting the action and intonation back to the same measurements each time? If not those indirect changes are the more likely to be the source of the tonal effects ...

I've been doing some experiments today, and it's amazing the tonal differences materials and fractions of a millimetre make. Slice of business card: wasn't enough angle Ever so slightly thicker slice of card (we are taking fractions here): too much angle and killed bass and sustain. Square of sandpa...

... This is the tip of an ugly iceberg of untruths that fuel the internet. I don't have time to unveil it all, but suffice to say that the difference between bolt-on and set necks is more to do with the difference between the rest of the guitars in question - ie Fenders vs Les Pauls. Apparently Fen...

Ha ha. I've shimmed plenty in the past, it just seems this particular one is a bit temperamental - looses bass and some sustain.

Actually I'd like to know how to shim a neck without considerably altering the tone of the guitar. Probably outside the scope of your usual setup though. If you used threaded inserts in the neck instead of screws you'd get a better connection with the body, might make all the difference, or shave t...

Actually I'd like to know how to shim a neck without considerably altering the tone of the guitar. Probably outside the scope of your usual setup though.

*UNIQUE* wrote:

badmotor wrote:Pair of Dimarzios. Good timing, MP specials!

Which ones do they have on special?

Heaps, but not all - best to look at the site. I got a PAF Pro and a Tonezone.

To quote Lance Armstrong and Tiger Woods: "Just do it!"

Pair of Dimarzios. Good timing, MP specials!

slash-ed wrote:... They're quite a balanced pickup in terms of EQ, which can make them feel a little clinical compared to other pickups with big boosts in the mids or highs or whatever.

Actually, this description reminds me of what I don't like about EMGs. Might re-think what I need.

I'm thinking about getting some of these to chuck into a guitar - the only demos I can find are guys trying to be Dimebag... I'm more a heavy rock guy (not metal). Are they good for that? What's a good model? I don't need tons of output though - I see you can get them from BL himself, or BL USA (his...

Had another blat on this track this morning. Personally, I love the structure and everything as it is. It's not obvious, and is a great little journey. Certainly feels shorter than 10mins!