I liked the Tone Zone and Air Norton more, incredible combination, it sounds very full all the chords and notes, very good and detailed, fantastic

The Evos are sound so sick. I'm putting a set in my new JP60.

The Air Norton is just Awesome

@xiyx9748

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was quite disappointing, the Evo is also a bad neck pickup

I'm glad the hot pink Ibanezes are coming back. Not everything was great about the 80s, but the guitar finishes definitely were.

I would rock any of them! the ibz were really impressive. I think the evolutions are a better all around pickup. with these settings I thought the TZ was lacking but still good.

This pink Ibanez sounds awesome!!!

All sound pretty good. I personally like the Evos. Cool vid

After 10 years JEM, I swapped to DiMarzio MoJo and PAF Joe, just wanted somthing slightly more traditional. Works a charme. Evo's are boombastic and can do everything, but again, they have this Full-on feel all the time. I guess the AirNorton/ToneZone Combo is awesome in any RG prestige / JEM. Just my 3cents

All sound great including the stock Dimarzio/IBZ set. My first choice is the Evo/JEM set. You can't deny that extra classy aggression and unmistakable scream! Second choice is the TZ/Air Norton set. The TZ has a warm full bottom end to it which works well for E and Eb tunings. For lower tunings I think the bottom would "bottom out" and I'd prefer something tighter. Evo does well in low tunings too. Air Norton is quite good in the neck with distortion. It sounds liquid. Petrucci based most of his signature neck pickups of this pickup. Evo neck offers more cut and highs which I prefer :) You played well man and you have great guitars!

EVO for sure, they all sound "good" but the clarity and punch for me was from the EVO...just saying:)

@saufisteven4757

3 жыл бұрын

Agree

Yes. Totally agree with more than one here. Evo is the best . That clear and body crunch don't have much of a fight here. If u want to go further try some perpetual burn pickups

FUARK !! Sounds absolutely Killer brah !! What are you using for your tone ??

really good demo, thank you!

@MartinMoyan0

8 жыл бұрын

+Zack Brannon you're welcome Zack! I'm glad you like it!

I'm hoping the air Norton and tone zone that come in the prestige RG I ordered, have as clear of a sound . I had an EVO 2 that I threw in an epiphone les paul a while back and that sound great with a shit load of clarity it picked up everything every little thing was amazing

Whats a good middle PU to go with the Duncan disortion bridge?

Muchas gracias!!

A really cool comparison video would be comparing the PAF Pro, the FRED, the Evolution, the Tone Zone, the Norton, and the Mo Joe. The FRED and Evolution both came from modifications to the PAF Pro, as Satriani and Vai both used PAF Pros first. The others all came from the PAF Pro being the modern humbucker starting point. The PAF Pro back to back with the FRED would show us how Dimarzio tweaked the mids, for example. Also, hearing a FRED, Evolution, AND Norton compared to each other would be great.

@lenduckworth99

5 жыл бұрын

Not much out there on the Norton but it seems awesome.

I think for the bridge the tone zone has more clarity but is less "dirty" thing that I like.... but for the necl clearly the winner is the Air Norton

the EVO screams!!!!! insane!!

tone zone and air norton sound best!

Killer playing dude!

@MartinMoyan0

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude!

I'm surprised how well the stock IBZ holds up

@franciscoaguilar6644

4 жыл бұрын

These DiMarzio/IBZ are really DiMarzio Super Distortion pickups!

@David.S.

4 жыл бұрын

the bridge is based on the Super Distortion, the neck is based on the Super 2.

evo for neck for sure... but really depends if you like that gritty bluesy sound of the tz for bridge or that clean articulated well balanced evo for the bridge... depends on what you are going for... i actually have a tele with the tz in the bridge because it goes well with the p90 neck pickup in that guitar. on my shredder jem i'm looking at evo in bridge or gravity storm in the bridge

What amp are you using?

The EVO's sounded a bit sterile to me. DiM/IBZ sounded pretty damn good but I have to go with the TZ/AN. The last sound bit was sweet with the Air Norton. Excellent video and thanks for posting

@leonardgould6657

Жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT OBSERVATION!

Nice... Great playing guitars.. 👍👍👏👏 salam from musision indonesia...

Stock pickups sound great! Air Norton sounded magical on leads, and Evo bridge dominated.

las Dimarzio/Ibz me han sorprendido gratamente. Pero el rico tono de las Tone Zone me he enamorado!

@davidbuzzin426

7 жыл бұрын

NYINHO SPEAKA & WRITA THE ENGLISH, PLEASE & THANX BRO 😎

@nyinho7316

7 жыл бұрын

My comment was easy to understand. Dimarzio/Ibz liked me a lot. Tone Zone pups sounded more organic to my ears. I hope people don't have an issue with languages here. Martin speaks spanish.

genial video!! tengo una preguntilla a ver si me puedes hechar un cable, que me recomiendas en mi rg2550z, me mola vai, satriani, no para metal trash etc. Me gustan mucho las evo pero no se como combinarlas...tone zone, gravity storm, pro track? true velvet para el single habia pensado. muchisimas gracias y gracias por el video!!!!

@efrainmeza9872

7 жыл бұрын

Yo toque una vez una guitarra de un amigo que tiene la misma guitarra que tu, y el tiene la FRED en el neck, pro track middle y evolution bridge con pots ernie ball o Fender(no recuerdo) de 500k, la verdad era un sonido muy potente, los armónicos con pua salían muy fácil y tenia demasiado sustain y mucho cuerpo... la guitarra se tocaba sola jeje:) saludos.

i think the ibz pick up on the pink guitar sounds best.

I love my Air Nortons. The tone zones help in heavier sounds but completely suck when played clean. I liked Evo bridge more as it Has the right balance.

@scottmarshall5163

3 жыл бұрын

I love my tone zone clean especially split even get chime

I have IBZ bridge, super distortion and evolution. IBZ is realy good pickup!

I got a D Activator bridge. My guitar guy is thinking about getting some in his guitars that he orders/sells...

Good job! Tone Zone was my favorite here. Btw what model is the guitar with the Tone Zones? Thank you!

@MartinMoyan0

8 жыл бұрын

+ESPLover™ it´s a 1994 Ibanez RG550 Ltd in Purple Neon.

@divyanshpal5519

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@joewouldknow

8 жыл бұрын

doesn't matter, the tone zone will make a popsicle stick sound awesome and give perfect tone

@muicaliviucalin7686

6 жыл бұрын

ESPLover, i have a Ibanez RG655 CBM Prestige - Cobalt Blue Metallic with Tone Zone www.promusictools.com/ibanez-rg655-cbm-prestige-cobalt-blue-metallic.html

I would say stock IBz edge it over tone zone air norton. However tone zone and air tone are tighter sounding with a tad more clarity. The evos are on par clean but distorted they sound very high output (clipping)

perfect demo

Great comparison! Dimarzio/ibz held its own. Review would have been even better with the V8 and v7 picks ups added to the line up 👍

Que tal una comparativa entre los 3 puentes ?

thw best video about this

Dos cosas me sorprenden: 1- lo bien que se la bancan los Ibz 2- lo clásico que pueden sonar los Evolution, como un PAF modernoso

The IBZ set are made by Dimarzio and are voiced similar to the super distortion (bridge) and paf Pro (neck). They are built like the early production (plastic case) super 2, the poles are set screws so shaped more like a threaded slug than the cap head screws of the Evolution. I think they're really well voiced pickups and the balance between them is pretty good. The neck is quite bright and neck leads cut through a mix really well. Not as "in your face" as the evo set. I didn't get on with the Tone Zone in a recent mahogany Iron Label S (SIR70FD), finding it very muddy so I replaced the Tone Zone and Air Norton with an IBZ set id found for a different project and really like the sound. I have the evo set in my S540, they're surprisingly stratty in the neck parallel and inner coils switch positions that emulate positions 2 and 4 of a single coil strat. Very tight and leads really sing, but I find myself using the IBZ equipped S most of the time. I'm actually using the Air Norton as the bridge in a bright HSS guitar and it works really well. The Tone Zone is sat waiting for a bright guitar.

@chansmusic2969

6 жыл бұрын

StraylightGuitars How's the neck like when it's on distortion? I kinda want like a les paul sound on the neck (the kinda sound you find in Gary Moore or like sweet child o mine intro)

As their tone graph saids, Tone Zone's mid is scooped and just a bit too scooped for my liking, very modern sounding though. I have the evolution and PAF Pros and they sound nice, with that mid range.

air norton neck is SUPERB OMG!

I also have that same fluorescent pink Ibanez RG1XXV. I replaced the stock DiMarzio/IBZ pickups with a full set of Evolutions and it's my favorite of my 6 Ibanez guitars. I also have the fluorescent yellow RG1XXV and I'm keeping the DiMarzio/IBZs in that one (although might replace the single coil with a DiMarzio Fast Track 2). I have the Tone Zone & Air Norton in a fluorescent green Ibanez S1XXV. For me.... Bridge: 1) Evo 2) Tone Zone 3) IBZ Neck: 1) Evo 2) Air Norton 3) IBZ

@z1xy273

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Martina! I do have an RG1 xxv as well (and a prestige 2550 too), both with stock Ibz pu's. I am wondering if it is worth swapping them for evo's. Can you advise please? Thanks!

@martinafan64

4 жыл бұрын

@@z1xy273 That's awesome, I've always loved how the sharktooth inlays on the 2550 are outlines instead of solid. IMO, the Evos are definitely better than the stock DiMarzio/IBZs, especially if you play on high gain settings. I suggest swapping them out for Evos in one of your guitars first to see how you like them. Then you can decide if you want the same set of Evos in the other guitar. But maybe for a slightly different sound, instead of the original Evo bridge in the 2nd guitar, install an Evo 2 bridge instead. www.dimarzio.com/pickups/high-power/evo-2-bridge If you don't like the middle single-coil pus and don't play them much, I suggest installing the single-coil "S" version of a humbucker like the Tone Zone-S, Super Distortion-S, or any of the other "rails" style single-coil pus. www.dimarzio.com/pickups/strat/hum-canceling-strat?sort=output&order=1 Then it's like having 2 bridge pus in the same gtr. Well 3 actually, since when the pu selector switch is in position 2, it'll split the bridge & mini-humbucker middle pus for a "hybrid" bridge tone that you might like better than the bridge & middle pus by themselves. In my case that's what I experienced with a Super Distortion in the bridge and mini-humbucker Tone Zone-S in the middle of one of my Ibanez gtrs.

@z1xy273

4 жыл бұрын

@@martinafan64 Grazie! 👍🏻

For me the evo has more depth than the other two and just generally a more appealing tone

Excellent

@MartinMoyan0

9 жыл бұрын

Simone Girotto Thanks Simone!

tengo una ibanez rg 721 premium puente fijo necesitaría f spaced para la pastilla del puente? ??

@yesusyesusjd

2 ай бұрын

F spaced es para guitarras con puente trémolo tipo Fender, o más bien con la separación de cuerdas al estilo de Fender. En tu caso estaría muy bien si le colocas la F Spaced

Tone zone for bridge and Air Norton for neck

@LFC-Star

4 жыл бұрын

excellent aren't they?

@coelho4798

3 жыл бұрын

I use tone zone and humbucker from hell set

dirias que el neck de la rg1 es igual al de la jem70v?

@MartinMoyan0

7 жыл бұрын

+pablo perez si, son muy parecidos, ambos wizard

Tone Zone + Air Norton. Although Evo sounded the best on the clean to my ears- very bright and sparkly. IBZ are kind of fizzy and weak (I have this same pink guitar! Haha)

2:43 do you mean neck?

is that part of the lick from dread and the fugitive mind? :D

@MartinMoyan0

8 жыл бұрын

+Siddharth Kumar jaja I don´t know, maybe, I listen to a lot of Megadeth and Metallica! :-)

@siddharthkumarnanda3327

8 жыл бұрын

aah cool ..nyways all the best to u man, loved ur playing..keep it up :)

To my ears, DiMarzio/IBZ sounds the best, it that's helping anyone making decision...

@Larryco1

6 жыл бұрын

Vanja Jakovljevic I agree ...

@swordio777

6 жыл бұрын

Glad i’m not the only one who thought this. Very surprising. Ibz sounds best on all gain levels & all positions.

@andreil1234

6 жыл бұрын

I'd say each pickup has its moments. I do have a DiM/IBZ in my RG and I find the set awesome. Fantastic all the way from clean to heavy crunch and even some lighter metal. Most of all, they clean up nicely if you're using Bourns audio taper pots or their more commercial and expensive siblings, the Seymour Duncan Bourns-made pots. No need for treble bleed, the taper is amazing and you can really go from metal to fragile clean tones in a snap. Air Norton/TZ do sound unbelievably good most of the time, although I don't really dislike the chime-y EVOs at all. All good pickups IMHO, depends on what guitar they're in and which genres you favor. Ultimately, the player's hand does much more work than any pickup set :P

@dafxtone

6 жыл бұрын

IBZ is just a slighty custom version of the first DM pickup...

@andreil1234

6 жыл бұрын

Dunno, is "just a custom version of" a bad thing? Anyway, they are quite different. If you place the bridge IBZ in the neck and vice versa you'll hear the difference, so they're based on different pups realy, but do come a bit closer than other sets - they balance quite well I'd say. In a basswood+maple neck/fretboard RG, I'd say they sound awesome but may be too bright for some tastes (nothing you can't fix via eq/amp/preamp though); in mahogany or something that's more dense and a bit darker sounding, I think they'd be even better.

hola!..tengo la xxv pero la amarilla..y andaba con ganas de ponerles otros mics....cual me recomendarias ya que estoy con un serio problema de sonidos jajaja

@MartinMoyan0

9 жыл бұрын

ramiro queyfer Que tipo de sonido buscas? o que sentis que le falta a los DIMarzio/Ibz que tiene tu guitarra para estar conforme?

@ramiroqueyfer8970

9 жыл бұрын

MartinMoyan0 ..hola!..gracias por contestar!...primero que nada soy un enfermo de la estetica...y quiero ponerle unos negros para que quede como RG 550 que salio jajaj...y ya que esta y que voy a gastar me gustaria ponerle los evolution...ahora...se nota la diferencia?..o solo va a ser estetica?

@davidbuzzin426

7 жыл бұрын

ramiro queyfer WRITE IN ENGLISH THIS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA YA KNOW !!! PLEASE & THANX

@rakusin

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidbuzzin426 now this is sepposplaining! Martin speaks Spanish so why should we all comment this video in English? This is Internet, not America. You can find some free courses.

@davidbuzzin426

3 жыл бұрын

@@rakusin 👍🇺🇸❤ENGLISH ONLY....DICK WAD. !!!!

Tone Zone bridge Air Norton neck. 🤘🏼that’s what I have in my dream guitar. SL2H USA SOLOIST. JACKSON 🤘🏼🤘🏼🔥🔥

IBZ The Best! Better Definition and Natural Tone Clean & Dirt

DiMarzio IBZ pickups in my Ibanez RG921 are fucking monsters. They have the most beautiful clean tone. But then on the other hand. If you put some gain on them. Oh boy

IBZ for me

Tone zone and Air Norton .

You are playing 3 different guitars how can i actually tell which pickup sounds better?

Is it bad that I actually like the sound of the IBZ better?

@MartinMoyan0

4 жыл бұрын

Not at all, those pickups are good and versatile.

evolution wins in all tests

Tone Zone/Air Norton >

Air Norton on neck, evo on bridge.. This is my opinion

@junito1957

3 жыл бұрын

THAT WHAT I WAS THINKING GOT THE EVO ON MY GUITAR BRIDGE NOW NEED TO GET THE AIR NORTON FOR MY NECK

The best way to compare those pickups is to use the same body and neck.

@ericdenton3005

3 жыл бұрын

Fuck yes, why waste time otherwise... each Ibby will sound different. I've owned all of those pickups plus many more. They worked or didn't depending on the guitar.

@Ottophil

3 жыл бұрын

@@ericdenton3005 its also youtube man. You can only tell so much from phone speakers

I use tone zone with a humbucker from hell in my Dean MLX, sounds amazing

@ibzmav

2 жыл бұрын

does the HFH feel a bit lacking in output when played clean?

Just today I ordered an IC520 BK Iceman with a Tone Zone/Air Norton combo. I've been an EMG/Duncan with alder bodied Jackson player forever. My first experience with TZ/AN pups, but not with Ibanez. I had an RGA420 BK once with the lowest, buzz free action I've encountered off the shelf...and it hung, unsold, on the wall for 3 years before I purchased it. Only guitar I owned at the time that didn't require constant truss adjustments. Hated the muddy stock pups, though.

Dimarzio Ibz ....👍👍

tone zone is the best pickup i've ever played on FUCKIN AMAZING!!!

@tb90hm

5 жыл бұрын

try the Evo ;)

@scottmarshall5163

3 жыл бұрын

I sold evo 2 and have a tone zone now I like much more

Once again, never heard a Tone Zone demo that I liked. Too bassy, smooth and lacking definition. Definitely can't do AC/DC or metal quite right with that kind of pickup. It's not raw enough I suppose for my liking.

dimarzio ibz best sound

I would like Dimarzio Evos but with more body.

LOL The Dimarzio IBZ was made by Dimarzio and is based on the Tone Zone. It is very much the same pickup.

All three sets were good, but I'll stick to the AN and TZ set.

I never got why people hated on hte IBZ pickups or the V7-V8s. Brand name pickups dont come with a new set of fingers and hears...

I use Dimazio IBZ

evolution Good!!

Don't like the ToneZone. Good clarity on the Evolution, but more classic tone on the DiMarzio/Ibz (less Output?).

@MartinMoyan0

8 жыл бұрын

Yep, I believe the DiMarzio/Ibz are more Paf Pro like pickups.

For the bridge, Tone Zone sounds much more smooth and beautiful. For the neck, Evolution has more body and is fatter sounding.

@vanguard4065

5 жыл бұрын

tone zone bridge is flat and no body no depth

@mikeanaro

2 жыл бұрын

@@vanguard4065 Nothing flat about the Tone Zone, maybe you had it on the wrong guitar.

I'm like evo

Ibz/di marzio bridge 00:02 clean;. 00:48: lead Evo bridge: 00:18 clean;. 01:01 lead TZ bridge: 00:32 clean; 01:16 lead

Evolution more agressive, distorted bassy, but for me too disturbing...i preffer tone zone with air norton or even air zone which is even more warm in combination with air norton

For versatility. In general for me: - Bridge: 1st Evo (more balanced) 2nd ibz (more bright) 3rd Tone zone (more gain, but best for metal) - Neck: 1st Tone Zone 2nd Evo 3rd Ibz

Test you use basswood only or Alder. body. in one guitar

different guitars/wood

1. Evolution 2. Ibz 3. Tone zone/Air N.

Evo all the way

there’s more color and juice in the evos.

Evolutions easily

a like the tone zone better, but not by much

1:44 1:59 2:35 2:50 🤘

1:02 🤟 1:15

Ibz and evolution sounded more aggressive than the tone zone

really nice tones and strange guitars, lol

@MartinMoyan0

9 жыл бұрын

marino4691 Thanks!!!

Evolution sounds better 4 me

IBZ WİNS

IBZ is the best by for.

Norton

Tone zone

one guitar