DiMarzio DP155 The Tone Zone - Audiofanzine FR's review
I've been using the Tone Zone for about ten years on a Lag Rockline Metal Master with Floyd Rose tremolo. I won't repeat the qualities of this pickup in bridge position: it already has a very good re…
DiMarzio DP155 The Tone Zone - "Very good metal pickup, nothing more."
This is a Dimarzio humbucking pickup. It is a seriously particular sounding pickup. It is fantastic for people who like heavy amounts of distortion, primarily metal soloists. I would only use it in a…
BG Pups HellaBucker Bridge - "Classic sounds, but uninspired"
This is a humbucking bridge pickup, made by a small company in California. They are custom-made pickups, according to their website, using only the finest materials and parts. I must say that these p…
Gibson Burstbucker 2 - "The classic Les Paul pickup"
These are certainly a great pickup, for many reasons. The most obvious reason, which I'll discuss first, is the Gibson Les Paul. These are the first humbuckers that came with the Les Pauls in the lat…
DiMarzio Custom Steve VAi - "Lifeless, 80s throwbacks"
These are Steve Vai's custom made pickups, made by DiMarzio. I have mixed feelings about their pickups in general, some of their stuff sounds awesome to me but a lot of it is really lifeless. These p…
Kent Armstrong Distortion - mooseherman's review
This is a humbucking electric guitar pickup made by Kent Armstrong. It is called the Distortion, which implies that it is to be used with a distortion pedal/amp distortion. The sound is definitely fa…
Ibanez Super 70 - snogwire's review
I was searching info for an Ibanez AX7221 when I stumbled on fanzine, one thing lead to another, and I landed on the Super 70 pickup page! I bought an Ibanez Les Paul clone in 1980. Impulsively, I gu…
DiMarzio DP193 Air Norton - Audiofanzine FR's review
(Originally written by mojito753/translated from Audiofanzine FR) I bought it two months ago and installed it in the neck position of my Ibanez S470 SOL (with its Norton brother on the brid…
DiMarzio DP223 PAF 36th Anniversary Bridge - Audiofanzine FR's review
(Originally written by Dima__67/translated from Audiofanzine FR) I installed the PAF DP223 36th Anniversary on a Les Paul type guitar two weeks ago. I love its sound balance, vintage chara…
DiMarzio DP103 PAF 36th Anniversary Neck - Audiofanzine FR's review
(Originally written by Dima__67/translated from Audiofanzine FR) I installed the PAF DP103 36th Anniversary two weeks ago on a Les Paul type guitar. From the first test, I found it sounded…
Suhr Doug Aldrich Bridge - Rockmonster's review
Been using this pickup for a few months... but it was love at first listen. I threw this in the bridge position along with an Eric Johnson Custom in the neck of my Gibson Les Paul Classic. This combi…
Bill Lawrence USA L-500 XL - Audiofanzine FR's review
(Originally written by ozzy ozburne/translated from Audiofanzine FR) 12.15.2008 update: I mounted it on a '87 Hamer Steve Stevens and I can reassure you that it sounds amazing. After lots …
Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB Model - Audiofanzine FR's review
(Originally written by lemondedejef/translated from Audiofanzine FR) Originally mounted on a Fernandes Monterey Elite (Les Paul-like) with mahogany body, set mahogany neck, maple top. I ad…
Crel Serial Killer - Audiofanzine FR's review
(Originally written by Nordin/translated from Audiofanzine FR) How long have you been using it? I mounted this pickup on a CUSTOM 77 Explorer guitar (bridge position). I wanted a sound fo…
Seymour Duncan SH-6B Duncan Distortion Bridge - Audiofanzine FR's review
(Originally written by astronomicon/translated from Audiofanzine FR) Perfect for the music I play: extreme heavy metal, hard rock and blues... The sound character is very close to an SH-8 b…
Seymour Duncan SH-6B Duncan Distortion Bridge - Audiofanzine FR's review
(Originally written by Revan#/translated from Audiofanzine FR) I installed it on an Ibanez RG321 (a mid-range instrument). I wanted to upgrade the original pickups because they didn't matc…
Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB Model - Rockmonster's review
Using this on and off for like... 15 years? I have always had one of these in one guitar or another.. lol. I like this pickup overall. It is pretty balanced.. pretty hot.... but backs off nicely. No…
EMG 81 - Rockmonster's review
Used this pickup in an Ibanez RG550 for over a year... Basswood has a very balanced smooth tone, so.. I think it was a forgiving canvas for a pickup to make an impression. I have had extensive experi…
EMG 85 - myriam63660_en's review
- Had three of them since 2000 - as for the other EMG pickups, this one brings définition, high output, and improved sustain. You can do almost everything with the 85 (much more than with the 81): ba…
EMG 81 - myriam63660_en's review
- I had two of them in 2000 and in 2007. I didn't keep the first in 2000 because i find the sound thin and trebly. In 2007 i decided to give it a second chance in case i got a faulty one the first ti…
Seymour Duncan SH-8B Invader Bridge - rarson's review
I've been using this pickup for a few weeks now. I installed it into a Switch Wild One guitar, which is a solid body guitar made out of "Vibracell" material (plastic) with a single humbuck…
DiMarzio DP207 DropSonic - myriam63660_en's review
Mounted on a ebmm JP6 The d-sonic is one step higher than the tone zone: précision, modern sound. Great pickup for distorted rythms and solos. You have two ways of installation: if you have heavy gau…
DiMarzio DP155 The Tone Zone - " From Heavy"
translatedI used this mic on an art that I paid 120 passive.Le microphone has a presence and a very strong personality, he is clearly a big fat smooth but a little fuzz there is more rhythm oriented very serio…
DiMarzio DP192 Air Zone - Sprinkler's review
translatedI put it in bridge and neck on art 120, then a Jet King 2 and well he is super hot this microphone is made powerful personal in it is very acute équilibré.Les are not at all strident it reaches a pla…
DiMarzio DP220 D Activator Bridge - " Super"
translatedI did install it on a guitar mahogany Ibanez ART120 in easel. Ben slams it ensures that the micro incredible dynamics, a modern grain balanced and not overly compressed typed (certain neutrality whi…