Hi. I paused about 2 minutes in to write this comment. I took a journey similar to yours 3 years ago, when I got a Jackson JS22 DKA Dinky in Natural Oil. I got that color for the body wood (nyatoh), which I hadn't had before, plus it looked cool. I hope your Jackson got the same cheap ceramic humbuckers that came in mine, because they were so good that I almost kept them. I did replace them with a generic humbucker set chosen because its DC resistance spec nearly matched those of the Jackson pickups AND they were based on Alnico 2(!) magnets. Modern meets vintage in one pickup set. I have yet to regret it. I look forward to seeing the rest of your video, and whatever conclusion you reach.👍

Kevin, believe it or not, you just cleared something up for me. You may have heard that the late, great Eddie Van Halen favored single pickup guitars for decades because he didn't like having to re-adjust his amp settings when changing pickups. I never got that until now, because your experience might mirror his, thereby telling me what Eddie found so problematical. I'm getting it even more because I'm realizing now that many of my old favorite setting don't work well with my latest guitars; I have a hard time getting good clean tones because my rather metal-oriented pickups are so hot. Time to head back towards PAFs? There's a happy medium somewhere. Of course, I COULD just replace some of my settings for new ones created with these newer guitars in mind ... which would be cheaper!😎

@KWM1972

2 ай бұрын

Hey you might want to check out those dimarzios i heard them in jazz boxes and in metal settings i am actually thinking about putting the single coil versions in my tele to get get a quieter sound and there very versatile lollar makes a nice set of imperials with different windings too, so you can get the best of both worlds. thanks for commenting i am glad this helped, have a wonderful day 🎸

@edwinstovall3334

2 ай бұрын

@@KWM1972 Alas, those DiMarzios just aren't for me. I'm 65 years old, I'm not playing out, I have 10 guitars and many of them will stand in place of my hotter guitars if I need them to. I'm just saying that I can't justify the expense of the DiMarzios; they're an indulgence, not an investment. A shorter way of say the same thing is: MATURITY SUCKS!😆

dimarzio never fails, I have a d-activator X in my mockingbird and it serves me well

@KWM1972

24 күн бұрын

I have been into lollar the last few years but I am really impressed with the Dimarzio I have to say back in the day I would of thought it was mainly shredder gear but really they are great I am going to try more soon for sure

Thanks for the details and explanations 👍 Do you have a Gain tone test video, too ?

@KWM1972

Ай бұрын

Awsome glad it was helpful

Really nice comparison video! I've been watching Scar My Guitar and he frequently uses Fleor pickups for modding really cheap guitars so it's great to see them matched up with other HBs.

@KWM1972

2 ай бұрын

Ohh very cool they are very good for the price for sure 🎸

Do you try to move the knobs on your amp to find the sweet spot of every humbucker?

@KWM1972

9 күн бұрын

Yes when i decide on the pickup i want to use, but for the test i left it the same to hear the differences in each humbucker

If you want great sounding pickups you need to get GFS pickups. They are under 35 bucks and the VEH sounds just as good as any JB or Super distortion at a fraction of the price.

@KWM1972

2 ай бұрын

I will have to try them too I mostly use high end pickups like lollar but I am really enjoying trying out the cheaper ones thanks for the info have a great weekend 🎸

@GCKelloch

2 ай бұрын

I love the bridge VEH in my XV-585. At 11.2k of 43awg wire, I'd put it at ~5H. Those other two ae a bit higher inductance.

@sweezyjackson4935

2 ай бұрын

@@GCKelloch they have hotter pickups for sure like the SBS stuff. The VEH sounds just as good as the JB I used to have and the super distortion I used to have. GFS makes good stuff

@GCKelloch

2 ай бұрын

@@sweezyjackson4935 A Dream 90 might be closer to a Super Distortion, although I think it has thicker wire. I prefer the VEH. I use a low capacitance cable to smooth and extend the high-end. It might sound a bit brittle with a higher C cable in a bright sounding guitar.

do you have to replace the pods and stuff for these pickups?

@KWM1972

2 ай бұрын

Yes you can use same pots that were in the guitar

Blues can be played using any guitar. For 27$ those pickups are OK.

@KWM1972

2 ай бұрын

Music can be played using any guitar it just depends on how good your ear s for the detail to listen for 🎸