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@LFC-Star

4 жыл бұрын

I've read that / seen videos that PAF or Super 2 would be better as the neck pickup to compliment the Super Distortion.

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

I think that’s exactly correct. I just wanted the Ace Frehley setup in a cheap LP. But yeah if I had it to do all over again I’d go PAF pro in the neck. Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks Tyrol! 🎸🤘🏻

@mrpj8286

4 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms Excuse me bro. I have the super D DP100 F-spaced on my Ibanez. Now I got the new SG, Can I installed the super D F-spaced on SG. Is it possible?

Changing my pickups after seeing your work!!! Thank you for your time space Ace forever!!!

@GearGasms

2 жыл бұрын

Awesomeness! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks and let us know how the pup swap goes!

Very good shootout, I very much Appreciate the way you did the video, I am looking to upgrade my Custom pro pickups and Your video definitely helped me make the decision on which pick ups I want. Excellent work

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

That’s so awesome to hear! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks Mark!

Great video. I didn't come here to see Steve Vai playing, I came to hear a comparison video so I could decide which replacement pickups to get. Forget the haters who don't like how you play, you nailed it.

@GearGasms

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! Thanks

Just happened to being checking on swapping out some pickups in my Epiphone LP and came across this .. Great Video and i will have to say The Motley Crue Dis Was Fricken Hilarious and who would know here we are 4 years later that this video was posted and Still Motley Crue are Still Catching Hell..🤣🤣🤣...

@GearGasms

3 ай бұрын

lol- I have another video coming up where I swap Seymour Duncans into the pink Epiphone used in this video. My playing on this is terrible! Thanks for enjoying it!

@dinkeredwards5187

3 ай бұрын

@@GearGasms Look Forward to it ! Maybe that will help me make my decision on the pup's i change out an d ain't nothing like playing Classic Riff's Brother..Alway's good to hear those old tune's.

Thanks for doing the clean tones. I have been wondering how well the pickups cleaned up.

@GearGasms

3 жыл бұрын

Your welcome! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks Barry! 🤘🏻🎸

Thanks for the demo. Maybe I need to put these pickups in my epi Les Paul..... Thanks.

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome Peter!

Thank you for this this is the first video I’ve seen that uses SD for both pickups

@GearGasms

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

Al, your playing is just fine for the purpose. I just stuck 2 of these in an Epi ES-335, and (not to my surprize), it's now a GIBSON KILLER! Don't get discouraged Bud, I'll continue to watch your vids. THANKS!

@GearGasms

5 ай бұрын

lol it’s gotten a lot better!

Great review and channel! I subbed!

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeffrey! Glad to see you made it over here! Hopefully if you like some of my other videos you join our family as a subscriber! 🎸🤘🏻

Made the same in my Epiphone Les Paul Standard with a Superdistortion in the bridge and a PAF in the neck which I got second hand from a guy that swapped the pickups from a budokan. Sounds great. I have a Budokan too 😁.

This was good, i loved the funny parts about the Crue. I found this video because i'm thinking of swapping out the pickups in my Epi LP Special II for the DiMarzio Super D at the bridge, and not sure yet for the neck, maybe Duncan '59 (which may be a little quiet?) or the Fishman Fluence with the multiple voices. In your video what i would have liked better is to start with the original pickups, then compare the two as you went along with each setting. By the time you got to the original pickups i forgot how the DiMArzios sounded! Otherwise great job; thanks!

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I should have cut them back and forth more. SD 59 is my favorite neck humbucker. I have one in a Jackson and another in a Charvel. Would pair well with an SD in the bridge. Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks Tom!

Dimarzio Super Distortions are versatile! I’ve played Seymour Duncan JB, Dimebuckers, Full Shred, Distortion, & Screamin Demon. The Super D is perfect for me. I did like the Screamin Demon a lot more than the other Duncans though.

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

I have a Tone Zone in a Gunslinger and they sound great too! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks Michael! 🎸🤘🏻

@jondavis3582

2 жыл бұрын

screamin demon and the sh5 duncan are my fav duncans...i just got a super distortion yesterday im putting it in a guitar today.

@GearGasms

2 жыл бұрын

Nice!

LOL Love the assessment of Motley Crew. Best assessment EVER!

Very good demo, helped me figur sum shid out... The pickiups sound like sizzln sh!t but thats to be expected from Dimarzio. I guess that's the point? good playing btw, sounds like me most days🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠🤔

@GearGasms

Жыл бұрын

Lol - glad to be of service!

Thank you Alan. I am actually planning on swapping the pickups on a epi lp special ( yes i know it sounds silly) but I really like the epi lp special. I was gonna go with some p rails but the demarzio might be another way to go. Thanks for the demo. By the way do you think its a good idea to put good pickups in a $60 epi?

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

It is if it makes you like it better. You can get them used too and save money on the swap

@LFC-Star

4 жыл бұрын

Consider Super Distortion in the bridge and a Super 2 or PAF in the neck. Like you I'm considering changing pickups.. I've a Tokai Love Rock LP copy with a set neck. I changed my machine heads (tuners) to Grover tuners in chrome.

I'm getting a Blue Super Distortion for my Blue Burst Ibanez Gio I think it will make all the difference has a very deep tone in the high end excellent pickups I hear!!

@GearGasms

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah that sounds awesome! Let me once it’s done!

@weedyguitarstudio1715

3 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms Ok I will Rock On😎✌❤

@weedyguitarstudio1715

3 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms I got my Super Distortion pickup in will be doing a video later sounds amazing all the sounds and pinch harmonics you can get out of them and the edge on the tone is excellent I got a creme colored one though

@weedyguitarstudio1715

3 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms I got my Super Distortion pickup in will be doing a video later sounds amazing all the sounds and pinch harmonics you can get out of them and the edge on the tone is excellent I got a creme colored one though

@GearGasms

3 жыл бұрын

Cool!

Great video Alan I bought it Ibanez RG 120 at a pawn shop for 40 bucks I went on eBay bought a pair of nineties evolution humbuckers for $70 I put them in they sounded good the problem with ceramic pickups is when you're turned up every single mistake you make is amplified I guess that's why Steve Vai doesn't make any mistakes lol I've had a lot better luck with Seymour Duncan but that's just me

Finally just an honest no bullshit show. Sounds great too. Got a Chibson I want to do upgrades to. Really not much different from a real one. I had a 88' custom and the Chib was $2,000-$3,000 cheaper. Love Gibson, but the prices are just crazy. Toatally unwarranted.

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Spike! I try to keep my bullshit level as low as possible!

@Ottophil

2 жыл бұрын

Not much different hahahaha man. The delusions people tell them selves to save a few bucks

@88kwthomas

2 жыл бұрын

at least buy an epiphone

@GearGasms

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah they are great for the money!

The very first hot rod pickup and the one that launched Dimarzio's pickup business! So many artists used this pup on their recordings they became the sound of 80's rock! I luv'em!

Everyone who knows guitars and pickups knows the Dimarzio Super Distortion is the absolute king of Les Paul 80's rock pickups! Nothing can touch it!

Don't let the haters in the comments get you down, everyone on youtube has haters. you are doing everyone on here a service by making these videos and showing us the tonal differences between stock and dimarzio pickups. 11,000 Subscribers don't come out of nowhere! your doing something right so keep doing it!

@GearGasms

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@thylacine1962

Жыл бұрын

bloody good coment.

Good stuff buddy. Thanks for providing this comparison which will help me decide how to rewire my guitars. One tip about your playing I want to give: make your vibrato wiggle with the rhythm of the song. Don't just shake it at any old speed. Lots and lots of beginner players learn vibrato and they don't realize it has to be expressed rhythmically. You can bend up on the 8th notes for a warm vibrato, or bend up on the 16th notes for a more urgent feel. Once you get this, you will sound much more purposeful. Kudos for you for admitting you're not proud of your playing, and putting yourself out there despite that. Try my tip. Yer' gonna stand out from the crowd.

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Great tip! Someone called my vibrato epileptic- which was not only true but hilarious! I’ve been woodshedding it a bit more lately. Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks AA

Sold your "old lady into slavery" 😂😂 I love it. Keep up the solid work my friend. 👍👍 CHEERS TK

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom! Merry Christmas mate!

Great clarity on the pup's.

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vince! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! 🤘🏻🎸

@vince_vatican777

4 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms I am

Your playing is quite good my friend.. muy bien,

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Gracias!

My friend suggested these for my Epi Standard but I lean more towards a ToneZone or even a PAF 36th Ani since I want to be able to play metal but also a bit of classic rock. The distortions sound a bit fuzzy to me, do you have any experience with the tone zone or the 36th ani?

@GearGasms

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I have a Tone Zone in my Gunslinger and I love it but I feel like it’s as least as hot. I’m interested in the 35th PAF for another Epiphone I have and it may be the right fit for you? Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks

Another great video thank you but I can assure you I won’t be going to see Motley lol around here for humor we play the Motley Crue show from the first festival in 1982 particularly LiveWire those guys were so bad and 80 sales I don’t want to say I’m now those are 92

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

As always you are welcome! Love ya and Merry Christmas! 🎅🏻🤘🏻

I just put a Dimarzio Super 3 in my Chibson Les Paul custom and have it set up for D standard and drop C tuning. My beast now sounds like a BEAST! Lovin the Super 3 👍

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah they don’t get the love that the Duncans get - and I love them too - but in the right guitar they sound amazing! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks Mike!

@spacemandaniel4775

3 жыл бұрын

It's Gibson not chibson

@ekimelkram

3 жыл бұрын

Can I call it a Gibson if it's not made in the US? I love the guitar, it's my baby but it's not as expensive as an American made one.

This is about the difference I expected. I changed out the bridge pickup in an Epiphone Flying V years ago and it was like taking a blanket off of whatever amp it was being played through. It was the Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro. The stock pickups were pretty much garbage, muffled with little to no note definition. The pickup swap made a huge difference to say the least. I also had a Sparkle top Epiphone Les Paul from the '90's, it was a green one. I wished I still had it. I like the neck shape on those Epiphones but the stock pickups are awful to my ears.

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

I had the green one too! And a gold one that I sold this year. Down to a red one and the purple.

I put a super distortion in the bridge of my Ibanez jem Jr and a super 2 in the neck. The difference was amazing! Worth the money in my opinion. It also depends what you're playing through as well.

@GearGasms

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I’ve thought about getting the Jem Jr and doing a pickup swap. Thanks for the insight!

That is EXACTLY what I did with my Epiphone Les Paul Standard Goldtop! It sounds KILLER!

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

I bet it looks killer too - just like Tom Scholz’s!

@Axess-sv8nq

4 жыл бұрын

I've done several videos with it - with some Boston as well as some KISS.

@Axess-sv8nq

4 жыл бұрын

Here's one for ya, man! kzread.info/dash/bejne/mnyLl8aQpaazgco.html

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Axess2084 I’m on it! Thanks

@Axess-sv8nq

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! You're welcome!

I got the Epiphone Les Paul classic for my late Christmas gift. The quality was great there was no bleeding in the binding and the finish was spotless and no scratches. The only thing that wasn't hot were the pickups. They sounded fine an a Marshall crunch channel but any sort of overdrive or distortion it doesn't sound very hot and breaks up very easily. I tried it on a vox 20 watt and a prs archon 50 watt combo and they didn't sound very hot.

@GearGasms

Жыл бұрын

Try some Dimarzios!

Debating on getting one of these for the bridge position of my Agile Les Paul copy with a Humbucker From Hell in the neck and using that pickup combo for stuff like 70’s speed metal and 80’s Thrash, but not sure if a Tone Zone bridge or an Air Norton neck would be any better.

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

I have a Tone Zone in my BC Rich Gunslinger- it’s a great pickup too and maybe a better match for what you want to play

@mikebike5410

Жыл бұрын

Tone zone is for a guitar with a floating bridge. It’ll sound muddy in a LP.

@GearGasms

Жыл бұрын

It definitely shines in my BC Rich Gunslinger for sure! Good call Mike!

I finally put a Super D in my 2010 Epi LP standard. Im in heaven with this guitar. Im the only owner of this guitar. 14 years now. The stock bridge humbucker wasnt bad. It was just getting microphonic.

@GearGasms

7 ай бұрын

I have the same issue in another EPI LP from 96. Shopping new pups for that one but going to do something different with that one

She! Love that song! I'm a huge Kiss fan as well seen them 4 times , once with Motley Crüe & Def Leppard! Best nights of my life! So I'm thinking of getting these same Dimarzio pickups for my Epiphone just wanted to knw if you out adapters for the connection or just sod ironed it on??

@GearGasms

3 жыл бұрын

I just soldered these in as I recall. I’ve seen Kiss 7 times! 🤘🏻

@jameshughes6049

3 жыл бұрын

I'm a huge KISS fan, seen them 12 times!!

The super distortion is never a mistake. The king.

@GearGasms

9 ай бұрын

🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🎸

I have a super distortion in my jackson rrv. Sounds great

I like the Super Distortion in the bridge but I don't like it in the neck. I'd rather have a lower output pickup in the neck that wasn't so booming in the bass. I think the original neck pickup sounded better. What would be even better in the neck would be a PAF type pickup like a Dimarzio 36th Anniversary or a PAF Pro. Also, it would be smart to balance the pickups so they have the same volume or have the bridge be just a bit hotter.

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

I 100% agree. I kept thinking, especially on cleans that the original neck sounds better! I may lower the neck to even them out a bit

I decided on d activators but these are amazing that i Keep them in mind

Got the jcm 800 studio classic 20 head with a uk 🇬🇧 built 2x12 cabinet with v30s getting these pick ups for sure

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that’ll sound amazing! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks Jesse!

What space bridge did you use? Standard or F spaced?

@GearGasms

Жыл бұрын

Standard

I have a superdistortion in a partscaster strat. It's pretty damned amazing

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

I bet! I almost put one in my Gunslinger but I went with the Tone Zone just for something different! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks Chris! 🤘🏻🎸

@ZetsuboNoShima

4 жыл бұрын

Rivers cuomo

Its all sounds like rock and roll to me

I love a tube channel that drop kicks the BS out the front door & tells us just how it really is & what we need to know. Also has the balls to demo product along with average guitar skills, which by the way s**t all over my monkey music. You got another subscriber. Rock on your doing good Bro.

Big time difference between the stock and the Dimarzio's. I have been thinking of upgrading the pickups in my stock Epiphone Special II for awhile now. I may just do it.

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Let me know how it turns out if you do! Would love to have you subscribe if not already and please spread the word! Thanks Ken!🎸🤘🏻

@kensimmons3356

4 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms Been thinking of doing the bridge pickups on my Epiphone and my Ibanez S470DXQM. I will try and remember to let you know. Like the channel and subscribed.

I just did this to my newly acquired 80's Korean Epiphone SG and it totally took it to another level 👍, I'm thinking of swapping out the Gibson pick ups in my 04 Korean Epiphone Les Paul Standard for a set of Super Distortions because my SG sounds so good 👍.

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I bet that’s a great combo! What kind of Gibson pickups are in the LP? Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks! 🤘🏻🎸

That's one of my favorite Hatchet tunes man.... sweetness.

@GearGasms

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jerry! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! 🤘🏻🎸

Perfect balance of power, smoothness and tone.

@GearGasms

3 ай бұрын

They are nice pickups for sure!

@idontgivea1769

3 ай бұрын

@@GearGasms Epiphone needs the F-spaced for the bridge, right? Thinking about putting one in my Les Paul Custom!

@GearGasms

3 ай бұрын

@idontgivea1769 I don’t think so? I’m pretty sure I got the regular ones

The old epiphones made at factory in korean back in day he mentioned really woke up when adding the SD.

@GearGasms

3 жыл бұрын

For sure it’s a classic combination! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks!

@zipchtkdn7804

3 жыл бұрын

I wish I keep my old epi..but dude made me a great offer ...

My favorite pup for 40 yrs.

@GearGasms

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah they’re great!

I put a Super distortion in my Epiphone les Paul standard. Perfect fit!

@GearGasms

2 жыл бұрын

Isn’t it though!!?

Super distortions are extremely reasonably priced compared to well basically everyone else and can be had for next to nothing used so its worth it to try just based on that when I decide to swap pickups in gibsons I usually go with duncans which I still think are as good as any boutique winder especially the higher end Duncan pickups but when it comes to pickup swaps for an epiphone I actually like to go the gibson route more . I have always been very impressed with sound of gibson pups in epiphone les Paul's even when I had been not so impressed with the same gibson set in an gibson les paul and swapped for dincnas. There is just something about the sound of gibson pups in epiphone that have a very appealing quality to me especially burstbuckers despite usually preferring duncans in my gibsons. The epi 59 both the new and the old one with burstbuckers 2 and 3 the 50th anniversary 1960 les Paul with burstbuckers 1 and 2 and the epi 60s tribute les paul with 57 classic and 57 classic puls are all amazing sounding guitars that stand up to Gibson les Paul's in a serious way . I have the new epi 59 and I am currently looking for a used epi 60s tribute . Had a chance to buy one on mint condition a few weeks back for 500 dallara canadian but had to pass becuase I had gotten the shipping notice for my epi 59 which was $1263 canadian after tax and rent was due and had to take on 4 overtime shifts just to cover the 59 and rent so sadly I had to pass on the tribute . I was hoping it would perhaps still be available a week latter when I got paid but it sold the same day I passed on it . I am also considering the Bonamassa 3 pickup custom and dropping a bursrbixker 1 2 and 3 in it in place of the probuckers . I am now completely in love with epiphones with upgraded pickups and will probably be the only guitar purchases I make from now on .I am set for Gibsons and cannot justify buying anymore especially when pickup upgrades can not only get you in the ballpark they can actually get you in the game..

@GearGasms

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

With the Super Distortion's you need to do a little bit of tweaking and EQ'ing to get a tone you like. Once you get it dialed in, you are good to go !!!!

@fuchsia5899

2 жыл бұрын

That’s the same with any other pickup lol

Hey ki....Ery bodys Edits later 🤣 Vince wanted a fatter tone too but he should have just got pickups instead of all that cake

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

It’s a hard habit to break! Lol

@PooNinja

4 жыл бұрын

Eating cake or the opener you’ve used forever 😂

3:42 that also sounds like "Time For Me To Fly" by REO Speedwagon?

@GearGasms

Жыл бұрын

Possibly! Even the copyright algorithm gets confused by my playing! It’s my birthday and I’d love for you to subscribe if not already! Thanks!

It's a shame you have to tell people not to bash you in the comments when your providing content for them.I forgot how awesome those super distortions sound and you did a good job demoing them.

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks sir, but YT commenters can be pretty rough! Lol. Would love to have you subscribe if not already! 🤘🏻🎸

"I've met me" Classic. Kudos to put yourself out there as a musician man.

@GearGasms

Жыл бұрын

This is awful is what your saying playing wise and I agree lol

@Nadinetherescuehound

Жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms I hate testing out gear in stores because I'm so overly conscious of my playing and ppl judging me. I came from the old school where you went into stores and played your gear before buying it. Awesome musicians have problems being heard if their not the most technical gifted. That's all I'm saying. "I met me" wish I had the same mentality. I'm literally having these installed on my 2013 LP studio with upgraded electronics. Your video actually helped to reaffirm my purchase. Thanks.

@GearGasms

Жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear! Yeah it’s tough and these old videos I’m so tight that my playing is not!

I got epi les Paul studio deluxe. Would it be about the same as yours. And how easy to install these?

@GearGasms

2 жыл бұрын

If you can solder, pretty easy! Let me know if you do it and how you like it! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks

@joshuablume807

2 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms just subscribed

@GearGasms

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the family! Thanks!!!

Ace Frehley is the main reason I put these in my Epi les paul. Sweetest sounding pickup in the world Imo.

@GearGasms

3 жыл бұрын

And you have the best name! 🤓 would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks 🤘🏻🎸

@spacemandaniel4775

3 жыл бұрын

Same

This all from a pedal/high gain amp, granted the pickup has influence, but with the high gain its all coming from a pedal/high gain amp. High output pickups were designed to push a clean amp to overdrive(years ago).

There is nothing wrong with Epiphone's build quality. I'm not crazy about their electronics or hardwear. These are the easiest things to change. Changing pickups has the potential to really improve any electric guitar's tone. I have a 2016 Gibson Explorer T, and I still swapped out the stock pickups for Seymour Duncan APH-2s (Slash). This improved the tone.

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve been thinking about putting that set in another Epiphone that I love!

@real_fjcalabrese

4 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms It really improved the tone.

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

I was considering gettting the Stew Mac wiring kit to go with it. I hate swapping electronics anymore so I might just take it somewhere and let someone else drop it in

@real_fjcalabrese

4 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms It may be worth it. I'm lucky to live in a city with several good luithers and techs.

@MrClassicmetal

4 жыл бұрын

@@real_fjcalabrese I can believe that. I switched the pickup in my P style bass for a SD, and it made a _huge_ difference. My first thought after playing the first few notes with the new pickup was, "WTF, this can't be right??? This is fantastic!!!!"

Hey this is great man! You're talking about a subject that I wanted to talk with someone about for a long time. I bought a Epi Les Paul Standard, for about $300 at Guitar Center. I tried it at the store, it seemed ok, but when I tried it at home, I felt that the stock pickups were really muddy when I I rolled the volume up. 85% I am on the bridge pickup. So a week later I decided to upgrade both pickups to the Seymour Duncan Hot Rod set, Alnico V pickups, a Jazz Pickup on the neck the the famous JB Pickup on the bridge (16.6 Ohms DC). The tech at guitar center did it. And you know what I got no improvement at all, maybe a very tiny clearer sound when I played clean. Needless to say I was annoyed. Should I have done anything else to it, like change the electronics, i.e., Pots, Capacitors, different wiring? In disgust, I sold the guitar. Years ago, I bought a Schecter A-6 50th Anniversary guitar with the same pickup set, 24 frets, modeled after their Avenger series. The pickups in that guitar are stock, the Hot Rod set. This guitar is a Beast! Great Sound! Still have it, you and I have the same taste in music. I hear 38 Special, Led Zeppelin, Beatles (Greatest Rock group that ever lived, in my opinion of course), Stones, AC/DC, Sabbath, Judas Priest, that kind of stuff. I want to get your honest opinion on whether I should have sold the Epi guitar. Thank you again very much for posting this. This is my Schecter see link below: Sorry if I wrote a mouthful. www.schecterguitars.com/vault/a-6-guitar-center-50th-anniversary-detail

@GearGasms

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes a guitar just sucks and new pickups don’t help. I’m going through the same thing with my Explorer and a Jackson. Should I get new pickups or just move them on

@AngelMartinez-qs3cf

3 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms Yes I agree, but what kills me sometimes is when I see these people on KZread saying "Oh, I bought a $150 - $200 but, I had to buy new tuners, new wiring, new nut, new saddle, new pickups" and so forth. They spend about $400 in upgrades. Well, my take on that is you spend $200 on the guitar and about $400 or so for mods and upgrades just get a $600 guitar. Better sounding, better quality. and if I can't afford it, I'll just finance it. Just my two cents. Thanks you. Stay safe. Oh, by the way, I should be getting my Spark today. I am so looking forward to it.

@GearGasms

3 жыл бұрын

Let me know how you like it!

@AngelMartinez-qs3cf

3 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms Hey, your reviews are always great to watch. I just got the Spark yesterday, and I having a blast with it. Really cool. There is a little bit of a learning curve to learn it, me coming from a Helix and all. I have a question for you, I downloaded about 30 presets from the Cloud. They got stored somewhere, but I how access them. I know I can only store 4 presets on it, but supposed I want to recall a preset to play with it. How can I do this? Thank you.

@GearGasms

3 жыл бұрын

They should be in one or more of your 4 preset categories at the bottom of the lists. I think I cover that in my basic user guide. Welcome to the family!

I'm amazed that Mick Mars is still alive; he has major health issues.

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed I’m always a little afraid for him when I’m watching him play! 😛

@darrellmcdonald7883

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder when the Alien pops out and attacks everybody.

@jessetate9701

4 жыл бұрын

GearGasms I feel like Jason Becker and Mick are just testimony’s that’s regardless physical disabilities. Or young adults like myself with autism that can’t stop from us from progressing in guitar or w.e it is

@sketchyold

3 жыл бұрын

70 yrs. today!

@GearGasms

3 жыл бұрын

Happy birthday Mick!

What was the frampton song you were playing?

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

It was probably Do You Feel Like We Do. Would love to have you subscribe if not already and please spread the word! Thanks! 🤘🏻🎸

how’s are they in the neck? i love my bridge one

@GearGasms

2 жыл бұрын

Great in the neck!

Not sure what neck pickup you have but it sounds like a Super 2 which have a built-in compressor and that would make it punch more and be a bit hotter than the Super Distortion or DP100. At least that's what I have been told in the past by my guy who worked for Gibson in Nashville.

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

It’s actually the Super Distortion. I bought them knew as a set.

@mrbiggs9526

4 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms Welp that makes sense then. I plan on putting a Super 2 and Super Distortion in my RG520 build. I've been doing a lot of research but I am as indecisive as a woman picking where to eat...

DiMarzios sounded really good. Your playing isn’t that bad. You should work on finger exercises 20 to 30 minutes a day if possible. I guarantee that you will make tremendous gains fast. Good video.

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Sadly about the only time I get to play is when the cameras are rolling and it shows but I’m trying to fix that!

@mrjasondylan

4 жыл бұрын

He's good enough for doing what he does and at least he's honest about it and hasn't got illusions like some we see on here.

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

lol- thanks. I think? 😜

People don't fully understand this pickup. Doing all full on distortion really sells this pickup short. You should see the looks I get when I say it's a pickup fro all occasions. You really can do anything with it just by using the volume knob and sound really good doing it. Clean, crunch or overdrive. My favorite thing it does is just on the verge of overdrive - smooth, fat and juicy, and reacts well with OD pedals.

@GearGasms

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think because of the name so much of this pickup gets overlooked. Same thing with the SD Full Shred. They’re not nearly as hot as people think they are, especially by today’s standards. Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks 🤘🏻🎸

@deanallen927

3 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms True. But if it's 1974 and you're going to market the first hot pickup, what else are you going to call it? And I agree with the full shred. My friend's LP has in; really nice.

Is the neck a super 2? :)

@GearGasms

Жыл бұрын

No both super distortion 1s

Are they both the same pickup ? On the neck and bridge ?

@GearGasms

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@alpacino2107

2 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms the sound going to be the same for both pickup?

@GearGasms

2 жыл бұрын

No because of position on the guitar

@alpacino2107

2 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms okay thankyou so much !

@GearGasms

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! Would love to have you subscribe if not already!

Probably would have been great to listen to the pickups before. Would have made the after pickups sound better I guess?

@GearGasms

2 жыл бұрын

Except that I changed the pickups at least 10 years before the video was made and Doc Brown won’t lend me his DeLorean. That is why the before pickups are from another guitar made the exact same year with the exact same pickups. Thanks for the note though

Is that a super 2 in the neck or regular super distortion?

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Ron Chaffin they are both regular SD’s. Did you like or dislike the neck pickup? It’s quite possible that I don’t have the height set well. Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks Ron!

@pioneervalleywoodworks

4 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms l liked it but there are better options for the neck. I love the SD for the bridge though.

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I did this years ago and wasn’t super bold on my choices but kind of just wanted to drop the Ace Frehley package into an inexpensive LP. If I had it to do again I’d probably gone PAF pro for the neck

@pioneervalleywoodworks

4 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms I considered that option too because Jeff Carlisi played two super distortions. I ended up going with that PAF pro and a a SD. No regrets there. Its a good combo.

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

You should check out my Explorer video! I’m a Carlisi fan as well! He’s in one of my Top 10 Underrated videos too!

Great demo. I love the Super Distortion. The best aftermarket pickup of all time, makes any guitar sound great. And I agree with you on Crue. They are just a bunch of hosers. I didn't go to the reunion tour years back because I KNEW it was all a $ham. Now they just want to milk it for all they can. I'd be too embarrassed to see them live. It's painful to watch. I saw them in their prime when they could really put on a show. Not the same band. And I agree, Vince looks like a donut factory.

@GearGasms

2 жыл бұрын

Lol- glad you enjoyed! The channel has gotten so much better since then! Welcome to the family!

@angusorvid8840

4 ай бұрын

You've got a terrific channel. It works well for me being a GenXer tired of all the nonsensical djent reviews with nothing but crazy down tuning and way too much gain and effects. I'm a classic rock guy and you do solid demos. @@GearGasms

Thinking of a Harley Benton les Paul custom vintage with these pick ups in it. I got a mini dsl5c and boss sd-1

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

That sounds killer. Can you order it from HB with those pickups in it?

@jessetate9701

4 жыл бұрын

GearGasms probably could it problem be extra money. The HB vintage is 135+ shipping is like 17 bucks all together isn’t bad

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

I’d say not! Let me know if you get it!

@jessetate9701

4 жыл бұрын

GearGasms definitely will. Check out Wolf guitars as well.

This epiphone is so pretty

@GearGasms

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! 🤘🏻

BLACK DIAMOND!!!

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Lol - I did that in my 6 great Kiss riffs vid! Check it out if you get a chance!

@paulvontyrant3120

4 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms Going to check it out right now.

Anyone tried one on an SG? I have an Orville SG that I planned on putting an SD on.

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Yes - on an all mahogany guitar they would be great. A lot of cut. Consider the Gibson 490/498 combo too if you can find a deal. Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks SP! 🤘🏻🎸

@grabekaau

4 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms my friend told me not to bother with the Gibson pickups and either go with Seymour Duncan or DiMarzio or even Bareknuckle. Personally, do you find the 490/498 enough or should I go with the super distortions or other Seymour Duncan pickups?

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Still Punk they are overpriced to be sure and in general I’m like your friend in that I like aftermarket better - especially SD

@grabekaau

4 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms probably try an SD when a sweet deal comes. Thanks for your feedback and reply!

100 extra points for Black Diamond! Fuck yeah! Rock on

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eddie! Would love to have you subscribe if not already!

On the clean I prefer the originals pu of the pink lp. On hi gain I prefer the distortions but not by a large margin... not enough to justify the upgrade , for me at least.

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Yes this shootout even surprised me. At the time I swapped the pickups it was the only Epiphone LP that I had and so many were saying the pickups were crap and you have to change them so I did. I’m still kind of glad I did but it’s certainly not necessary, especially nowadays. Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks Martin! 🎸🤘🏻

@martincloutier666

4 жыл бұрын

GearGasms You already got my subscription with your very good and very honest review of the so talked about Spark. As a very amateur home player I can’t justify to spend the $$$ for a real LesPaul but for now I am very satisfied with my 2005 Epi...

The DiMarzios sound much better!

@GearGasms

2 жыл бұрын

I agree! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks

Sound difference is very noticeable. Stock pickups sound dull and almost muffled. The DiMarzios sound clear and bright.

Nice total feeling ace frehley vibes from your playing as well

@GearGasms

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jordan! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! 🤘🏻🎸

I don't know what the heck you're on about bad playing. The kiss riffs were a great way to demo the guitar and pickups.

@GearGasms

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks that’s so nice to hear! ❤️

"Salute"

@GearGasms

Жыл бұрын

Back at ya!

Just messin’ with ya bro...I’m a bored troll 😐Didn’t mean it ✌🏻

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

That’s a helluva hobby but who am I to judge! I just turn on a camera and act stupid. Or maybe I’m not acting! 🤓 all good

The king is still king. super distortion is was and will always be.the alpha and the Omega.

@GearGasms

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it’s legendary at this point!

Это то, что я искал, мужик! Спасибо!

@GearGasms

11 ай бұрын

Ok

Four years later, your Motley Crue comments still stand true. Worse yet, repeat offenders. As for the DiMarzio SD’s, what a difference! Night and day.

@GearGasms

6 ай бұрын

Omg my playing was so awful in this. I can’t talk too much about the Crue as I just wrapped my third Last Trip to Disney World. This one will stick though. I’ll send my avatar next time lol

@user-vs3ev9tw9l

6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 As for the playing, hold my beer… Have you heard my playing?! I’ve put worse playing than that on “tape” and played on the radio! No shame!

Man. Came for the super D review but someone got triggered by Crue!! Lol harsh!

@GearGasms

3 жыл бұрын

And then it didn’t even happen! Lol

Vince could never sing for his supper. Good thing he had money.

@GearGasms

Жыл бұрын

Lol. He’s getting supper some kind of way and then some dessert too!

Epiphone pickups don't exactly suck, but compared to a Super Distortion, Duncan '59 or Bill Lawrence they're pretty much out of their league.

@GearGasms

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the SD and the 59 are my two all time favorite humbuckers. Although the Burstbucker Pros are growing on me too!

@deanallen927

3 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms I like the Pro, one of the few examples where Gibson ditches the AlNiCo II. That's why I've replaced 57s and 490s. don't dig the II.

@GearGasms

3 жыл бұрын

I had a Tribute with the 490/498 combo and it wasn’t for me

@deanallen927

3 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms Was always curious about the 498.

@GearGasms

3 жыл бұрын

I like it in an SG for some reason though

Better watch saying "Roseywood" and then mentioning kids in the same show.😏 what is this world coming to. Btw, Super D's are great. One of the first ive ever dropped into a guitar. Bought, or rather my parents got my first in 83.

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

What did you put it in?

@jaygiordano9489

4 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms I believe a 70s pancake goldtop LP

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Very cool.

Hi

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Helllooooo there!

@undercoveruser2058

4 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms u should do overated bands

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

That’s not a bad idea at all! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks vhjyi!

@undercoveruser2058

4 жыл бұрын

@@GearGasms just subscribe keep making the awesome videos

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

I will do my best not to let you down- thanks!🤘🏻🎸

Also i have no interest in the motley crue tour whatsoever

I don’t have the Googles!!!!!

@GearGasms

4 жыл бұрын

Ok

Gasomite's easy peasy

😀🎶🤟🏾

@GearGasms

2 жыл бұрын

Happy Friday!

Where's the tone 🤔

@GearGasms

2 жыл бұрын

My mom packed it my other lunch bag by mistake! 🤓🤘🏻

9:00 summer of 69