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@abrahamyanes2405

3 жыл бұрын

Duncan for clean. Dimarzio for dirt.

Seymour seems to have more body, less scoop, maybe more bass to my ear, and the DiMarzio less body, more scoop, maybe less bass to my ear in all samples. Both sound real nice. Neither is better than the other. They are just different. Great work. Thanks.

The tone with JB is simply perfect. Great playing!

@AydinZahedi

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, that is so kind of you :)

Thank you for the excellent comparison. Awesome playing, too.

@AydinZahedi

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and your kind words :)

"I can't deny though, the Dimarzios completely beat SDs on the solo, and those pinch harmonics really shine through!"

I love seeing comments where people say one is definitively better than the other when the reality of it is both Seymour Duncan and DiMarzio make great stuff. I have a mixture of both as well as other companies in my axes, although the majority are Duncan's in all honesty lol nice review though.

Amazing video, thanks for do it! Seymour Duncan seems to have more dynamic tones at my personal judgment. Great job!

@AydinZahedi

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching mate :) they both are really great it's hard to decide, It is more of a personal preferences I believe. Seymour Duncan is absolutely great. I am gonna do a EMG VS Dimarzio soon.

This is the best video of a pup demo I've ever seen so far. Straight to the point and straight up comparison. Very nice job you did on this. Imo the SD has less top end bass more treble than the Dimarzio but are a bit louder. The Dimarzio in the gain and lead setting kicked SD's ass. Thanks for the demo. Now I'm off to buy a set of Dimarzio's.

@AydinZahedi

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind word bro :) made my day.

great video, clear and consistent, thank you

Tuff choice, they both sound great. Thanks for the vid.

@AydinZahedi

8 жыл бұрын

+soldanovht noneofya Cheers mate, yeah they both sound great, it's a matter of personal preferences I believe.

Dimarzio for sure. I have battled with which brand I like better for awhile now, but after trying a Dimarzio Gravity Storm and an Ionizer I'm a Dimarzio man looking forward.

For clean's SD's have my heart. But I ALWAYS loved the definition of DiMarzio's in high gain.

Excelente comparativa!! Gracias!

Very nice product demo - that's the way to do-it! thx

IMO, seymours are great for rhythm section, and Dimarzios are great for lead section.

@beefnacos6258

4 жыл бұрын

I think you might be right.

@soulshadow96

4 жыл бұрын

Agree

@igroovesstudio

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agreed on this

I love both companies, but I find myself in more of the DiMarzio camp. I have my strat with a JB Jr. which I absolutely love. But I’m personally obsessed with the Steve’s Special and Air Norton bridge/neck combo. It’s a beautiful mix of clean and distortion, the legatos on the Steve’s Special in the bridge are amazing. The pronunciation on the Air Norton even distorted are phenomenal. I just think everyone has their own personal preferences

Dimarzio always has this "artificial compression" like the coils are wound with thinner wire and the magnets are undercharged to add glassy tones versus Seymour's pickups which sound fat and full. I have played tons of both...ALL is subject to how it feels in your hands and sounds in your head. One guitarist opinion is another argument waiting to happen....

@lovetogolf4184

5 жыл бұрын

Duncans seem to have the perfect sound combo, George Lynch sound is the best, the dimarzio seem's muffled and kindy mahogony sounding..Muddy

@aiden_macleod

5 жыл бұрын

Well, opinions ARE like assholes...

@7James77

4 жыл бұрын

For cleans the Duncans absolutely destroyed the Evo's but that quickly fades when you enter into the distortion realm. You don't want that fat bass coming out of your pickups. Sure it sounds great when playing through your little amp, but in a band setting and recording setting, you want to avoid that at all cost because you will always end up having to remove it causing an alteration of the tone usually negatively.

@alvarg

3 жыл бұрын

i wouldn't say compressed, I'd say they have more crunch to them, which is sometimes nice, sometimes its too much, i also prefer Seymour Duncan pickup tones over dimarzios

The Dimarzio is warmer and the JB had more bite. They both sound great. Personally I have a Jackson with the JB in the bridge and that guitar sounds incredible on both my Marshall DSL and EVH Stealth. Very versatile pickup from metal to clean sounds.

The Duncan's definately have a bit more upper midrange bite and clarity. And also seem a bit colored by its own character of that bite. But the low note palm muting for rhythm is off the hook. The DiMarzio's seem to be more neutral, a bit darker, and definately smoother sounding. Especially with leads. Velvety. I say: Duncan's for rhythm DiMarzio's for solos

dude those intro cleans were awesome

@AydinZahedi

6 жыл бұрын

Pappy O Daniel Thank you very much :)

At least for me, I would pick Dimarzios if I only played alone in my home, but Seymour Duncans sound sooo good in a mix

@davolthe1261

4 жыл бұрын

It's actually other wise around, dimarzio's cuts through mix very well but some of them can sound bit thin alone.

In my own experience both pickups (super distortion and JB) are GREAT for cleans and high gain, as well as for soloing. They have the right amount of power and clarity and give you a good deal of versatility. I would absolutely recommend either one (paired with the right guitar)

Wow! Amazing playing!

@AydinZahedi

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you ;)

Great video... Both great makes of pickups

@AydinZahedi

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

They both sound very good. Well done demo too giving an unbiased performance. I would try both in any studio situation or be perfectly happy to use either one if it's what I had to use.

@AydinZahedi

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and your kind words Adam :)

Fantastic comparison 👍

Is it just me? but, I like the effect the Seymour's give with the selector on center. On the distorted rhythm portion.

Tasty stuff, good work.

@AydinZahedi

6 жыл бұрын

P Hanley thank you very much :)

Killer riffs man!

@AydinZahedi

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much mate :)

glad to see another person playing ESP guitars.they kick balls!!!!

@AydinZahedi

8 жыл бұрын

ESP guitars are awesome.

Finally someone who knows how to dial in good high gain tones, great sounds :) and playing.

@AydinZahedi

5 жыл бұрын

RabidGerry thank you so much for the kind words 🙏

@RabidGerry

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. You leave mids in and I hear no fizz at all, haha sounds so much better than a lot of crap demo videos on youtube. I wasn't even interested in the pickups you demo, but when I stumbled on this video heard good sounds so I listened to the whole thing and I enjoyed it very much, sound, playing, mix, all good.

@JaimeNoro

3 жыл бұрын

I'd actually prefer Duncans for lead work. They sound more vocal to me. DiMarzios tend to be more crispy and that's a good thing for a more snappy rhythm work.

@RabidGerry

3 жыл бұрын

@@JaimeNoro all depends on your guitar and your gear.

Both sound amazing but i go for the dimarzio because its brighter sounding. What would you prefer more?

I have the the TB 4 on bridge and it's beautiful. I use Ddadario strings. Love it.

DiMarzio has a warmer sound that's for sure. love it more in the clean setting. but for the crunch imo the Seymour has more of that high gain crunch I love. but for clean the DiMarzio has the better acoustic like sound

@aiden_macleod

5 жыл бұрын

That's funny. Other people have said just the opposite.

Wow! Nice playing!! Started SD. Second part into Di then had to really listen, (I was eating sorry) to your great sounds on the Di's. Cleaner, crisper notes on solo. Well done. Thanks.

@AydinZahedi

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and thank you for the kind words :)

SD for me, sounds brighter in each test which my ear prefers...but it's weird, the DiMarzio guy are saying the same thing lol.

@AydinZahedi

7 жыл бұрын

To me DiMarzio sounds fatter, darker and rounder compare to SD, DiMarzio has more Mid, while SD has bright highs.

@jackclements2163

7 жыл бұрын

Aydin Zahedi Yup, sounds about right to me too.

@Melonos

7 жыл бұрын

Aydin Zahedi Totally agree.

@Monsterdrumma

7 жыл бұрын

Jack Clements I am with you!

@TheFireblade1000RR

7 жыл бұрын

Its teh other way around. The DiMarzio have a more tonal, almost creamy sound where as the Seymours are brighter.

Nice video man.

@AydinZahedi

7 жыл бұрын

Mark Bayfield thanks for the kind words :)

I use Dimarzio DActivatorX and FS1 and Seymour Duncan JB and Jazz. Both are great. You just can't pick the best among them they both sounds great and has there purpose....

Duncan all day everyday

@adamghost1458

6 жыл бұрын

I'm getting Seymour Duncan Black Winters soon.

@user-xd5jg5iz6p

5 жыл бұрын

Dan Stumpf Q

@anthonydavella8350

5 жыл бұрын

@@adamghost1458 hated mine

@aiden_macleod

5 жыл бұрын

DiMarzio all day everyday.

great! nice video

I have both in my Les Paul.. SD distortion on the bridge and DiMarzio 36 Paf on the neck ... Both good..

To my ears the Duncans sound more middy and in-your-face, the Dimarzios are a little more scooped/hi-fi sounding. Evolution has a nasty treble bite that I enjoy but JB has that classic singing nasal upper-mid that cuts through. I think the Duncans would be great for 70s/80s rock and the DImarzios might handle fast high-gain thrashy-prog stuff better where they wouldn't get muddy. If I had to choose a bridge and neck out of these I would probably go for JB bridge and Gravity Storm neck, but they all sound good and in the same ballpark. Thanks for the demo

I like the SD bridge for rythme but DiM is greater (IMHO) for everything else. More overtones, sustain. In central position much more interesting tone. Finally, when you double track, Dim adds well. For one track, SD is better. Strange but it's how I hear it. You're a great player by the way ! Real pleasure to hear you !

@AydinZahedi

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment and kind words, cheers :)

Killer demo dude, dig the ESP as well....

@AydinZahedi

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊 🙏

Semore Duncan wins i just bought some custom Shop pickups for my Epiphone silver burst Les Paul it has a ebony fret borad i put new tone pros on it and custom 50s wiring harness and key stone locking tuners it sounds sick it was a great investment thanks for the video your a great player.

when it comes to this whole dimarzio vs duncan thing, I've always been a dimarzio fan and have never once played a guitar (knowingly) with duncans and said "yes! that's my sound!"...I think it comes down to note definition...I like the mid range bark and the low end tightness dimos tend to have but that isn't really what I value in a pickup...you can dial that into any decent amp...what you CANT dial in is "can I easily distinguish each note in this wacky, tight interval chord?"...Ive always heard that in my favorite dimarzio models and (in my goofy opinion, at least) it's what separates the good sounding pickups from the professional sounding pickups

@colbs237

7 жыл бұрын

Great call! Note definition. I totally agree! I have DiMarzio's in my Jem. However, I have Duncan's in my JPM! Trippy, right? DiMarzio PAF Pro in the Jem Blue Floral, but super cool Duncan Parallel Axis Trembucker in the Ibanez JPM P4. I have better note definition with the DiMarzio PAF Pro. But, I do have a little more power sizzle with the Duncan Trembucker.

@ALEXUNBEATEN999

7 жыл бұрын

sizzle? i just bought a trembucker bridge im waiting for cash to get it fitted,can i do ultra thrash type stuff with it? im hoping so for the money i spent

@manifestgtr

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah man, you'll like that pickup for thrashy sounds. I applaud you for going with something a little different than the typical emg 81 thrash sound

@ALEXUNBEATEN999

7 жыл бұрын

yeah i was always like that,i use regentone pickups right now and looking forward to this i hear great things about it so figured id do something new with my fender ;) kudos,an uh thanks.oh cool vid btw

Both sound great in my opinion. I can clearly hear that the Duncan's have a more balanced output. They sound louder and more resolved than the Dimarzios.

For me the Duncans sounding clean much better. Brighter and clearer. Distorted on the other Hand... i would tend to the DiMarzios.

@capsuleboy

6 жыл бұрын

The first thing I thought, anyway you cant tell much from a video. It would be interesting to listen to the owner of this vid, what do you think? is it that way?

@bringerovlight8412

5 жыл бұрын

Why the gain is weaker

So Seymour Duncan JB for Big Epic metal chords and DiMarzio for lead stuff? I have Les Paul copy what you think is better for metal rhythm guitar and good cleans? And little bit solo guitar also. Metal and ambient music.

I always mess up these names! They both make some super awesome pick ups.

ah, duncan in the neck, dimarzio in the bridge fight me XDD

@jodysanders1111

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely !! just what I was thinking. The combination would be killer.

@beefnacos6258

5 жыл бұрын

@@jodysanders1111 I feel these are rare opinions... I hear all over not to mix and match... 15 years ago I swapped out the bridge pick up in my stratocaster for an EMG-HZ , left the middle coil and the neck pick up i threw a Duncan in there... I love that guitar. So it makes me feel good to hear others think about it or do it.

@7James77

4 жыл бұрын

Only purist would say not to mix. Why not if the neck sounds better with a different brand?

@johnp.smithasimpleman7281

4 жыл бұрын

James O can something bad happen if you mix them??

@7James77

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnp.smithasimpleman7281 Nope, only a Bad A** sound if you stumble across the perfect combination

Oh wow, clear winner, Seymour Duncan for everything, clean and distortion.

ordered a jb sight unseen, and after watching and hearing this, I won't be disappointed. however the Dimarzio does have just a tad more clarity while clusters of strings are played ..you can pick out the individual notes just a tad more..( assuming due to EQ/voicing of these 2 different Pups)

great video for comparison .... someone is selling an Ibanez with the Seymours so this is perfect to listen too to make a decision.

Forgot to mention, great playing

@AydinZahedi

8 жыл бұрын

+soldanovht noneofya Thank you for the kind words mate :)

good job! you're awsome ImI

@AydinZahedi

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words and watching my video Tony :)

Seymour Duncans for life

as was posted previously word for word by someone else, who i 100% agree with: "I preferred the SDs for most of the video, in the first segment, the Dimarzios just got lost in all that reverb. I can't deny though, the Dimarzios completely beat SDs on the solo, and those pinch harmonics really shine through!"

Blisters shred money both pickups sound great actually! Great review and great frickin play cheers!

@AydinZahedi

7 жыл бұрын

keith ellis Thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words :)

@colbs237

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome video Aydin. Informative, cool, and killer tempo in your playing :) NICE!

@AydinZahedi

7 жыл бұрын

colby phelps thank you very much for the kind words :)

All a matter of taste, I like the SD. That said, this is a TERRIFIC comparison. Great job!!!

@AydinZahedi

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Jared :)

dimarzios for life

hi can you help me about some technical issue. i have epiphone pro with the stock pickups. can iluminator be installed to this guitar or do you recommend any other pick ups like crunch lab or liquifire etc.

@AydinZahedi

7 жыл бұрын

Hi, Ues you can certainly install iluminator on your epiphone pro, I am not sure if you need f Spacing for brridge pickup or not, but simply messure both pickups and see check tehri size with the charts available on Dimarzio's website, also, if you check the pickup profile on Dimarzio's website you can see how much output they have and you can decide hat type of sound you prefer (for instance more highs, or more mids and basses etc...) those charts are very accurate and reliable.

It seems to me Lead or more single note players go for DiMarzio they seem more articulate when you play them. This demo is great by the way, I have both types in my guitars, Im not a big fan of the JB but God I love the 59' Been loving DiMarzio Air Zones for a while too!

They both sound great, like the DiMarzio Evolution and Tone Zone. Sounds about the same. Just down to a personal choice.

Seymour Duncan any day! pure clarity, listen to that bell like crystal clear sound you get compared to compress (I'm in another room) Dimarzio's, you don't even have to watch the screen to tell which ones being played because it stands out a mile!

duncans sounds great in the clean department but on the other two, id prefer the raw in ur face punch and expressive character of the dimarzio's. great comparison review! :)

Nice comparison.Larry DiMarzio and the guys got it right.SD is great for rhythm,the DiMarzio is good for everything to me,Bass,mids and highs.Thx.Bro.

great review .a question? when you record the both guitar in stereo do you copy the track right in a left track ? do you apply a light decay in the left tarck? thanx a lot

@AydinZahedi

7 жыл бұрын

bob morane Thanks for the kind words :) no I play each time, copy paste doesn't work, even if you apply a small decay it is too similar to the original track, it's not just the difference in time that makes double tracking sound so full it is also dynamic differences.

hi does anyone here knows if this SD TB4 is the same as the Jeff beck or there are another TB4? i appreciate if someone could tell me !

@AydinZahedi

7 жыл бұрын

Nirond I personally don't know, hopefully someone here will answer your question :) otherwise try Seymour Duncan's forum.

I guess I will always come back to this video when I search for new pickups. This time my Charvel Pro Mod from 2011 needs a new bridge humbucker, right now it's an SH-4 but it is way too dark. The guitar itself has lots of mids and bass, maybe due to its full maple neck and the Floyd. Any ideas which pickup could fix that? Versatile sound with focus on 80s Hardrock would be great!

what was the "smaller version" of the "Invader"? w/smaller "hex" poles?

Hi, i like a lot the sound on distortion you've got. Please, what's the signal chain ?

@AydinZahedi

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you mate :) for the Rhythm it is very simple, Tape Distortion Drive at 12:00 O'clock, Tone at 13:00 > Diezel (Das Metall)>4x12 German V30>Medium room Reverb. for guitar solo Part: Gate/Expander>T808 Mod Drive at 9:00 Tone at 13:00>USA Lead Brt+ Bass at 12:00 Mid at 14:00 Treble at 13:00> Recto SM57 4x12>Delay Stereo Tape> Reverb Medium Room.

solo 4:22 vs 4:50 DiMarzio win

I suck at differentiating. DiMarzio is a bit thinner sounding?

@vandit788

7 жыл бұрын

no its because after you get into higher models that are made for diff types of metal.. they sound about the same.. unless you get a model made for a different type thats alot diff. like i have a s duncan distortion, a dimazio d-activator, emg -hz3, esp lh-150 [ i got to say those bridge 150, are good for a stock.] they sound as good as a jb, or the d activator maybe better, better than a duncan designed hb. I,ve had other though out, stock jacksons ,yahmahas , cheap ibanez, and and the better inv3's,guitar heads, dime buckers etc.. now the dimes have more mid punch that stands out, and invaders too, and passive emg,s have a slightly diff sound,but all the other arent far apart, its about the amp, distortion pedals and settings, get a chep humbucker and play it on a good amp then a higher up model and you,ll see. hope you could read this rant, didnt put much in2 it grammer wise

The best clean SD 👍

I like them both. The Duncans seem to have a bit more presence on lead and more crunch on rhythm. But that comes with too much muddiness. I've noticed the same traits in my guitar with SD Hot Rodded Humbucker set. I may go with Dimarzio in my current build.

Great video. Both sets sound good. I know that you weren't doing an apples to apples comparison but... the Dimarzio Air Classic neck DP191 and something like a AT-1 DP224, Norton DP160 or Tone Zone DP155 in the bridge would have been a closer comparison. My absolute favorite all round pup is a Norton DP160. Because it isn't too overwound (12k) and still has strong magnets it more open sounding than all these overwound pups. It is very dynamic, punchy and clear. I was a SD fan for the longest and still love their pups. I have one serious hang up that erks me on SD pups and it's that their logo is on the coil. That ticks me off because they sure don't pay me to advertise and they aren't any cheaper. I started buying Dimarzio pups after I heard a set of Area Vintage noiseless pups. Got some Injector neck/67/injector bridge in a strat. I get more compliments and questions on that combo then ever. got an Air classic and Norton in an Ibanez and Area Hot T bridge in an esquire tele. In this video I will have to say the SDs got lost in the mix a bit and when compared sounded a little muddy. The Dimarzio pups were more defined and cut better. Not considering the billboard SD name on the coils, I'll take the Dimarzio pups.

@MeatisMagic256

6 жыл бұрын

SD does allow logo removal to be specified if ordered online

Really hard to say there's a decisive winner between these two. Both are excellent. I guess the real winner is you, having both and a badass ESP!

@AydinZahedi

4 жыл бұрын

RPGOverload cheers mate 😊🙏

Que tal son los amplificadores Seymor ?

I like better the Seymour Duncan than Dimarzio in this round I think the DP 100 super distortion sound better in Dimarzio for bridge

Ooooh, loving that DiMarzio Center clean tone. What's your signal path on that? It's so buttery smooth!

I liked SD for rhythm guitar (bridge pickups) but t the same time I liked DiMarzio for solos... :(

@marsattacks7071

7 жыл бұрын

Same here

@RoaldKoger

7 жыл бұрын

José Manuel Rojas Me too.

@gabriellesta7568

7 жыл бұрын

José Manuel Rojas SD on bridge and DM on neck

@swill1266

7 жыл бұрын

I'm a S.D guy but I agree with you 100% The DiMarzio solo brighter/ better tone.

@traslasilla

7 жыл бұрын

1) so, SD TB4 for the bridge and DiM DP 252 for the neck. Right? 2) is that combination possible? I mean... I've never seen a guitar that has two different pickup brands on it

Well after scrolling through almost every comment to see if mentioned, I gotta ask. During the solo part at the end, what is that on your guitar at 1st fret? Bc if def doesn't look like a capo or anything

@AydinZahedi

3 жыл бұрын

That's a fret wrap.

The Duncan's sound good to my ears. Have them in a Jackson SL2 pro. Awesome sound.

what body wood is guitar made of. which model?

@AydinZahedi

8 жыл бұрын

Hi man, this is an ESP Horizon 2010 with Swamp Ash body. they are usually mahogany or Alder though.

Those Dimarzio pickups are just fuckin rad. wow.

The Seymour Duncan's sound brighter and the Dimarzios sound richer. Both great sounding, but my ears have always been fond of the Seymour Duncan tone.

500 or 250k pots? im very surprised with the sound of evo on ash (bright tone wood), im considering this on alder guitar.

@AydinZahedi

8 жыл бұрын

500K. I have found Dimarzio's charts on their website very accurate and helpful. I kept the Dimarzio set on this guitar.

both sound good

These two pickups are tough to compare because each they each have their own uniqueness. But... Personally, I like the more mid and treble punch you get from the EVO. I like my palm mutes very dry and the EVO nails it.

Digging up an old one, but what wood is that ESP made out of? Is it mahogany? I have a Schecter that I'm about to dump the actives and go passive, so I've been reading up on different pups. Read a few times that the JBs can make a mahogany rig sound muddy.

@AydinZahedi

6 жыл бұрын

Kraig Hawkins the body is Alder with Ebony fingerboard. But in my opinion, wood either doesn’t affect the tone or it’s too insignificant, I am aware that tone wood is a controversial topic, but since you raised your concern, I thought I share my personal opinion.

For the DiMarzio demo you should have used the Air Norton, for the neck position. I'm a Duncan fan, but the Air Norton is a great choice for the neck position!! Otherwise, a great demo!! Thanks!!

@AydinZahedi

3 жыл бұрын

Totally! I have ordered a custom shop Jackson, I ordered Air Norton for the neck. I have one in my RG652, the sound is incredible!

damn that solo at the end was awesome! your solo or is it a part of a song? great job by the way!

@AydinZahedi

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jeremy, no it's not part of a song I just played something for comparison.

Seymour Duncan for ever!!

I've got a Dimarzio DP100 in the bridge position of my Gibson Les Paul Studio. I'm thinking of putting a Seymour Duncan APH II pro Slash in the neck position. What are your thoughts?

@AydinZahedi

4 жыл бұрын

Harald Geersen I have never used APH II, depends on what you want, if you go yo DiMarzio and SD website they the output charts and characteristics of the pickups you can compare them, they are very accurate. Changing a pickup is no biggy, I’d say if you want something different change it, worse case scenario you don’t like it so you take it out and sell it.

I agree with many people here . not much difference . the DiMarzio does seem to do distortion slightly better . seems to just be 2 different sounds . and both are pretty good .

Seymour sounds better to me on the start of picked guitar but the DiM sound a bit more spunky on the lead, rhythm guitar I think the DiM had a little more grind to them. it’s damn close, it’s really hard to call, I think they are both brilliant. Guitarist is pretty damn good, what efx box of tricks is he’s using? Anyone know ...

thanx ok i must to play exactly the same i'm gonna work lol!

sounds like there's a lot of good guitar players on here that know what they're talking about I don't have Seymour Dukan guitar pickups because the guitar I'm playing right now has its own pickups in it it's called a switch personally when I played Seymour Dukan I like the low tone it seemed to resonate better it carried the town a lot longer I found that Seymour Dukan have a lot of punch and drive but don't carry the tongue long they do sound good in a Solo and are good for Rock maybe some blues but I like that Low Smash and grind I like Seymour Duke I like emg I like humbucker and sometimes it's just the guitar and it surprises me always like it when there's a really good match playing guitar and different guitars sometimes it's like experiencing a car you haven't driven before didn't know if you would like it and then think I'll get one one day 😉😀. Good playing

Is it me or does the dimarzio sound a bit thinner th the SD ...?

@MYdjANDkaraoke

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah but some people call that being too muddy or dark, and the thinner they say is tone lol. I heard the same, in my guitars that are not Gibson or Fender PUPs, I only have after market duncans in so I'm a bit biased. I own a few Ibanez though which have Dimarzio PUPs so when he started playing the heavier sounds I was like... oh, sounds like my Ibanez. Honestly all major brand PUPs are excellent, you just need to find the one that you like. But who has 270 bucks to keep replacing them to find out? My general rule, fender sound just get Fender PUPs, same with Gibson. Dimarzio for harder rock and metal and Duncans for a fatter mellower in between a Gibson and a Dimarzio sound. EMG is a whole other beast, buckers clean clear distortion but lacking some bass. My EMG David Gilmour SSS setup is bright and sounds like what a fender should, minus a bit of twang.

@charlieluna7237

7 жыл бұрын

MYdjANDkaraoke thin doesn't mean muddy. Muddy means it sounds like its being muffled slightly.

@lovetogolf4184

5 жыл бұрын

yaa..Lacking push!!

@angusorvid8840

3 жыл бұрын

I've been playing guitar for almost forty years and I saw Duncan eclipse DiMarzio way back in the 80s. L.A. was the guitar capital of the world. The metal shred scene was in full force and I was a part of it for a good six years. You could say Duncan had a home court advantage as they started in L.A., but that doesn't explain the whole of it. What happened is more and more players started requesting Duncans over DiMarzios. Both companies had some big endorsers, but when it came down to it, Duncans were a lot more versatile and usable. The most popular Duncan was the JB, of course. But then the Custom and Distortion were also very popular. DiMarzio had their old standby from the early 70s, the Super Distortion. While the Super D is a good pup, DiMarzio's approach of designing ridiculously high output pups like the X2N did not keep up with the times, for amps were being designed with more and more gain on tap as the market demanded. What sounds better with a high gain amp, a Super Distortion, which is basically pissing in the wind and making mud, or a JB, which not only also has substantial output but a much more even EQ and greater clarity for harmonics? The JB won this battle, hands down. Yes, Duncan also has made some very high output pups, but they are not as well known for the Invader as the JB or Custom. The Duncan Distortion is a very worthy opponent to DiMarzio's Super Distortion, Super 2 and Super 3. It positively crushes them. No competition. While it's too high output for my taste, it's still a great pup for metal. My favorite Duncans these days are the Custom Custom; Custom 5; standard ceramic Custom; 59/Custom Hybrid; Full Shred; and Screamin' Demon. I have them in many of my guitars and they make them all sound a lot better.