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EleosFever
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hello, which of those pickups you think will sound better on a basswood ibanez rg for a heavy metal sound something like megadeth's endgame or bfmv's fever?
ranjam
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It would be up to your amplifier, and if you have any pedals. If it's just straight guitar into say a JCM2000, either will be great, but the Duncan will be a little brighter. They're both super high output, but the Duncan somehow squeezes out more top end, which goes against all I have been brought up to believe in. If you want dark 'chunk', I'd go DiMarzio, but then I still use X2N's. Ya' know, basswood Ibanez guitars tend not to be super bright sounding, so maybe the Duncan is the way to go. Again, what sound do you have now? If it's bright, and your pedals tend to be thin and buzzy, go DiMarzio. Dark and muddy? Go Duncan. But really, you shouldn't be that disappointed with either. A few twists of the tone controls on your amplifier should level the playing field.
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EleosFever
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Guitar (Dimarzio D-Sonic) -> Ibanez TS -> JCM-800 -> Marshall 4x12 T75 -> SM57
Right now It's TOO bright and harsh sounding whatever I do with the amp.
I'm recording an EP with my band and that's the exact tone I want to get...
I'm closer to the Tone Zone but what do you suggest?
Right now It's TOO bright and harsh sounding whatever I do with the amp.
I'm recording an EP with my band and that's the exact tone I want to get...
I'm closer to the Tone Zone but what do you suggest?
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EleosFever
New member
Guitar (Dimarzio D-Sonic) -> Ibanez TS -> JCM-800 -> Marshall 4x12 T75 -> SM57
Right now It's TOO bright and harsh sounding whatever I do with the amp.
I'm recording an EP with my band and that's the exact tone I want to get...
I'm closer to the Tone Zone but what do you suggest?
Right now It's TOO bright and harsh sounding whatever I do with the amp.
I'm recording an EP with my band and that's the exact tone I want to get...
I'm closer to the Tone Zone but what do you suggest?
ocnor
Lord Of The Thighs
That's because the JCM 800 is a bright harsh sounding amp. An EQ would help much more than changing the pickup but I doubt that you will get the tone that you want from that amp.
ranjam
New member
Snip the 'Brite' capacitor from the volume control, and it just might improve 1000%.
Capacitor labeled #2 is the Brite cap. Just snip it out. No soldering iron required. If you have the skills, or know a friend that does, replace the peaking circuit labeled #1 with a 68K resistor. You'll get more gain and more mids and bottom end. This just might save you the cost of a Tone Zone.