DiMarzio EJ Custom humbuckers
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DiMarzio EJ Custom humbuckers
Not sure why YouTube popped up this video for me, it was a comparison between Gibson Burstbuckers (not sure which ones) and EJ Customs. Blimey... those EJ ones are bright! They're bordering on single coil sounds.
Has anyone here tried those? Folks around here seem to have high opinion on EJ Strats. I have never associated him with humbucker guitars much.
Has anyone here tried those? Folks around here seem to have high opinion on EJ Strats. I have never associated him with humbucker guitars much.
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Re: DiMarzio EJ Custom humbuckers
Try alnico 2 HBs and see how you go.
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Re: DiMarzio EJ Custom humbuckers
Alnico 2 hbs match the description. Haven’t tried the ej ones.
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Re: DiMarzio EJ Custom humbuckers
In this particular case "Huh?!" translates to "I was asking for opinions on this particular product, not recommendation on alternate products"
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Re: DiMarzio EJ Custom humbuckers
Proceed sir
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Re: DiMarzio EJ Custom humbuckers
I toyed with the idea of getting EJ pups at one stage, but never played them. Burstbuckers have a nice thick sound, so will be a very different pickup to the EJ, for context
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Re: DiMarzio EJ Custom humbuckers
The clean sounds of those EJs sounded really good. Not so keen on the crunch but that would change depending on the amp used anyway. I'd be keen to hear them through a plexi.
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Re: DiMarzio EJ Custom humbuckers
The cleans through that Vox made the BB's sound like a ball of mud. It really chimed beautifully.
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Re: DiMarzio EJ Custom humbuckers
Cliffs of Dover was actually mostly recorded on a 335!codedog wrote: I have never associated him with humbucker guitars much.
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Re: DiMarzio EJ Custom humbuckers
Yes, they absolutely did. I'd like to try a set.codedog wrote:The cleans through that Vox made the BB's sound like a ball of mud. It really chimed beautifully.
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Re: DiMarzio EJ Custom humbuckers
Interesting... I have to see what other gear he has. I have just listened to a bit of that tune again for the second time ever. Wow, it still did absolutely nothing for me. To my uncouth ears it even rendered the tone somewhat bland. I actually liked the demos I have heard of the pickups, perhaps it was just the tune that affected how my ears heard that tone?slash-ed wrote:Cliffs of Dover was actually mostly recorded on a 335!codedog wrote: I have never associated him with humbucker guitars much.
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Re: DiMarzio EJ Custom humbuckers
Not sure if that comparison is fair tbh. The burstbuckers do sound much worse (muddy), but if my guitar started out sounding like that, i'd be reaching for the eq. Then the EJ might have sounded shrill.codedog wrote:The cleans through that Vox made the BB's sound like a ball of mud. It really chimed beautifully.
But the EJs do sound very clear.
They keep telling me tone is in the fingers, but I have yet to see a "look at my fingers" thread.
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