Dimarzios in a Les Paul?

[BluesJunkie]

In my continuing quest for tone (see this thread: http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=247441), I e-mailed DiMarzio, and they suggested I try a Norton bridge and FRED neck in my Les Paul to get a versatile hard rock/metal sound. I read the pickup descriptions and they seem like what I'm wanting. What do y'all think? Have any of you tried these pickups in a Les Paul or other mahogany guitar?

 

[Aaron Cheney]

P'ups are the single biggest X factor in all of guitardom. Probably the best thing to do is go with the rep's recomendation, but the only way you will ever know if you like them or not is to put them in your guitar. Kinda stinks....

Aaron
http://www.voodoovibe.com

 

[64Firebird]

Before you go and spend the bucks on new p'ups, you could tey getting an EQ pedel. that way you know a little more about the curve you're looking for.

 

[Aaron Cheney]

A very good idea.

Once you have tried a certain DiMarzio pickup in your guitar, you will also be in a better position to decide where you want to go from there, EQ and output-wise.

Aaron
http://www.voodoovibe.com

 

[Dani Pace]

I used to own a les paul with dimers in it, they kind of mellowed the tone a little but still sounded fine to me, I was into monster power amps and playing too loud at the time so it was actually to my advantage . Depends a lot on your playing style and if you want a mellow or crisp sound.

 

[BluesJunkie]

I used to own a les paul with dimers in it...

Which pups were they? I have a PAF Pro in a Strat and love it. It has the cool open vowel-like sound and is very clear with distortion. I don't know if a pup with that much midrange would sound good and have enough bite in a Les Paul though.