Is there a part 3 video?? I want to watch the entire process please 😂
@danielshean631929 күн бұрын
Hey Slamo, I've been. Looking at replacing my pickups in my 1996 Gibson Les Paul Standard with the DiMarzio PAF 59 Bridget n Neck or the DiMarzio PAF Bridge Master and Neck or the 36th Anniversary Bridge n Neck, now After watching your review I'm not 100% sure. 😊 Your set up with the DiMarzio Super Distortion (DP100)? Bridge and 36th Anniversary neck sounds great.. And so does the the 57 PAF. I'm also looking for that old school PAF pick up look no cover relic white or cream... And I like the Joe Bonamassa sound that's what I was looking for.. What would you recommend?
@franklinslamo29 күн бұрын
Haha you just said what I have been thinking. The 36th is probably their best set if you want more of a punchy rock and roll sound. I would like to try the PAF Master bridge myself but I recently swapped the A2 magnet in the bridge 57 with a rough cast A4 and it gave it a little more bark and slightly more output. The stock A2 was great, I just like A4 in the bridge. I am not sure if I like it better but I am going to run it for a while and see. It's definitely a cool hot PAF bridge sound. They are great pickups and they make it hard to choose, which is why I did the videos. ;)
@danielshean631927 күн бұрын
@@franklinslamo If the 36ers have that punchy rock n roll sound, what would you say the 57s sound like? More JB / Led Zeppelin sounding.?
@JaRewАй бұрын
That’s a statement piece of a strap. Goes great with the pink!
@n0nyabznssАй бұрын
This is not how you're supposed to setup that bridge. That clanking noise you're hearing when you move the bar should not be happening.
@franklinslamoАй бұрын
Not sure what you are referring to but the operation of the installed bridge is buttery smooth with no interference.
@mikepanethere7167Ай бұрын
Hey Frankie....Looking at the 57 pafs in a semi hollow. Have a epi DG 335 with burstbucker 2 and 3 in them. Just not doing it for me. thoughts?
@franklinslamoАй бұрын
These will be way better in that guitar I'm sure. Think Seth Lover with a tiny bit more bite. 😉
@michaelnugent97582 ай бұрын
They sound good! Look great too. Those double creams really set those fine guitars off. Might have to get me a set of these! I wonder how well they hold up under higher gain (?) Thanks for the demo!
@SlamoCustomGuitars2 ай бұрын
They sound great with gain. These are some really nice pickups!
@jerry-st7rc2 ай бұрын
I have maxon mij super 58s in my 1982 ibanez mc150 dark stain. They are very good pickups. Like 1959 les paul good type of pickups. It's hard to top, they just do that thing..
@srh3613 ай бұрын
What is that God awful clinking noise throughout the video???????
@wyldeslash20035 күн бұрын
It’s joe banamassa hacking this guy’s webcam. Stealing all his tone secrets.
@OperationEndGame3 ай бұрын
Are they less middy than the 36th anniversary?
@franklinslamo3 ай бұрын
Less midrange and more of that A2 bounce. A very nice pickup!
@markboogie78643 ай бұрын
A comparison one can actually hear the difference. Let’s go 57’ Ordered a bottle of your cleaner as well.
@franklinslamo3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@rsvette1233 ай бұрын
Mann's guitar folks are the nicest people ever - highly recommend them - thanks for video
@franklinslamoАй бұрын
Agreed!
@BrettVaughn3 ай бұрын
Nice demo man. Both guitars sound great with those pickups. Thanks for giving us Dimarzio fans something to check out regarding the new 57's
@Balian382404 ай бұрын
Hi great video. A question. When I need to set up vibrato from zero. I can’t stand it right when I tune strings. It moves up by its back and doesn’t still parallel. I don’t understand the setting before put new stings on. Any help ?
@franklinslamoАй бұрын
You have to balance the string tension against the spring tension at pitch. This takes some tweaking but once you get it you should not have to adjust it unless you change string gauges.
@ruiseartalcorn4 ай бұрын
I have a set of Fusion flats (9-42) on my Tele. I find the "D" string a bit rough (feels more like a round wound) however, overall I think they are great strings.
@MrPatrickJCarbone4 ай бұрын
The 57's capture that tele on steroids vibe
@topfloorstudio26845 ай бұрын
I appreciate you doing this man because I too *love* *Dimarzio* ,I also love Seymour Duncan, EMG, & Fender. But I can totally say that you're carrying the torch for a reallly great company! I might even go as far to say that *if* I was an endorsed musician that I would settle on *DiMarzio* and be completely happy forever!! Look at Paul Gilbert .... They're making pickups to his specs!! Totally awesome...
@SlamoCustomGuitars4 ай бұрын
At this point I feel the same. I could be happy with using DiMarzio pickups exclusively myself, however, my customers like variety and I agree with that as well, which is why we offer and test all of the popular brands. More to come on that....
@iromanovsky5 ай бұрын
Not easy to compare when it played in different guitars and not A/B side by side, like neck clean to neck clean, neck crunch to neck crunch to neck crunch, and so on. Duncan and Fralin sound samples are really good examples, but nothing from dimarzio.
@SlamoCustomGuitars4 ай бұрын
That is why I broke it up into chapters, click on the timelines to jump between them 00:29 DiMarzio 36th Anniversary / PRS SE 594 03:10 DiMarzio PAF 57 / Gibson Les Paul I did the comparison in the original video with the same guitar.
@angusorvid88405 ай бұрын
Great demo! I've been looking for a demo of the new PAF 57. I'm a bit DiMarzio fan too. The Super Distortion and Tone Zone are my two favorite bridge pickups of all time. I've been using Super Distortions since 1985 or so when I popped one into a Kramer Baretta to replace the Duncan JB which just wasn't working for me. The Super D is great for anything from classic rock to metal, and that's sort of the territory where I play, and I play what I'd call instrumental jam band/space rock, like Mahogany Rush meets UFO and a bit of Zep and Rush and Purple. The Super D handles this territory well. As for the 57 PAF, I find in your demo that it definitely does the jangly middle position very well. Page would dig it. Great harmonics too. I would call it a rawer but more vintage version of the 36th Anniversary PAF.
@SlamoCustomGuitars5 ай бұрын
Shout out to Cable Free Guitar for the Zero-Gravity Strap! I bought this myself to try and it is really great with a Les Paul. www.cablefreeguitar.com/products/zero-gravity-strap
@topfloorstudio26845 ай бұрын
Dude are the '57 ones pretty much like their PAF Pro? Thanks
@SlamoCustomGuitars4 ай бұрын
@@topfloorstudio2684 No. See their website for more information.
@SlamoCustomGuitars5 ай бұрын
Shout out to Cable Free Guitar for the Zero-Gravity Strap! I bought this myself to try and it is really great with a Les Paul. www.cablefreeguitar.com/products/zero-gravity-strap
@CableFreeGuitar5 ай бұрын
Thank you for the shoutout Franklin! ♥
@davetherockdoc5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the nice tutorial
@DavidMacVicar8 ай бұрын
doesn't John M. put the allen key under the actual screwheads? I ask because I think I need to reset my PRS bridge and his video showcases it differently than here. Rock on!
@franklinslamoАй бұрын
Yeah I may have done my own thing with that but the same result. I think I mentioned this in the video. Rock on!
@adrianmiles80888 ай бұрын
Promo_SM 🏃
@MrLittleblindshakey9 ай бұрын
Frank, Thank you for an excellent instructional video. I watched the John Mann videos a couple of times in preparation for installing the JM bridge on my 2023 PRS CE 24. Your video added a couple of tips that were incremental to JM's videos. Much appreciated. Would appreciate your opinion of the top benefits you get from the bridge. I am hoping for: Increased sustain, better intonation, smoother whammy bar. Best - Dave
@franklinslamoАй бұрын
More sustain for sure and a fuller sound with more lows and highs. Plus the ball ends don't get stuck in the block like the stock import stuff. ;)
@franklinslamo9 ай бұрын
I have to say, after spending some time with them these are some really impressive sounding pickups. It sounded great before with the Thornbuckers but the Wolfetones take it to a different place. The Thornbuckers are more modern sounding while the Wolfetones are more "vintage PAF" sounding and a little sweeter. The MkII bridge pickup is really special and plenty hot for rock-n-roll. :)
@johnm31529 ай бұрын
Nice "slop" rock - an art form in itself. thx
@franklinslamo9 ай бұрын
You know it. Jimmy Page was my teacher :)
@jaydonohue310 ай бұрын
So….where’s the setup part of the video?
@johnm315210 ай бұрын
I don't dig Andertons (but love 'em more when you tell us all is not lost) - thanks for the fun, informative content
@johnm315210 ай бұрын
Friedman just released a bunch of 'affordable', hibreds - cheap, powerful and a tube preamps
@johnm315210 ай бұрын
Let us know if you're playing anywhere - you're a great player. Lastly SE Paul or a 594 (or something from your trusted shop)✌️ *Barney Fife recommend
@johnm315210 ай бұрын
Bigsby is at my compression level. I can wreck a good guitar set up post haste. My Red Cabronita sez howdy. That thing is bulletproof
@AnthonyDiFiglioOfficial10 ай бұрын
Happy to hear you guys are on here. Just subscribed!! 😊
@SlamoCustomGuitars10 ай бұрын
Thanks Anthony!
@gregstephenson414 Жыл бұрын
Great review. Very informative. I own 6 HB's as well. Only clunker I ever got was the DG tribute black strat. Thinking about a Fusion with the roasted neck. Thanks for posting a detailed review.
@jntdhome Жыл бұрын
Harley Benton's Fusion line have become a gold standard not just in price but in overall quality. I have the Fusion HSH and a Fusion T and love them!
@innerstrengtha.d.3611 Жыл бұрын
😈🤘
@ryanburr8419 Жыл бұрын
I'm looking into this guitar at the moment. For me it's a toss up between this guitar in Bengal Burst or the Harley Benton SC-550 II Les Paul style guitar. Just be aware that the Fusion T comes with two different types of pickups. The pink and solid blue variants have Roswell HAF pickups which are more modern (more treble, less mids) with higher output. All the other variants come with Roswell LAF pickups which are meant to be a little more vintage sounding: more mids, less treble and lower output. Also because I had to look it up, an action of 4/64'" to 5/64" is 1.6 to 2 mm for my fellow metric system admirers.
@tigerbalm6662 жыл бұрын
I just got mine in Daphnie Blue! Took 6 days, not bad. Will be tuning it soon. Roasted neck + SS frets is NOT just "decent"...you has to spend $800+ to get these specs!
@ToneD51502 жыл бұрын
I own a Fusion II HH FR and find it hard to put it down...!!! Harley Benton guitars Rule...!!! SUBSCRIBE
@robertclarkguitar2 жыл бұрын
I play the hell out of mine. It's the first fusion T. Mine was set up great. No issues. A little ding in back but hey. Germany to the first owner and then me ....payed 400 as well total ...dude had it strung up clock wise on the tuners Lmao. Complaint of tuning issues. I resting it and it's perfect. I use the hell out of the trem too. Hahah. Anyway. Don't hesitate. Never played a Suhr. But I wound not think it's that great by any stretch or EVERYONE would have these. However many are liking them. It's the entry for me into many higher specs I never tried and now I love locking tuners. Flamed roasted maple and SS frets. The trem is not bad at all. I do need to pull a spring. Mine has 3. Anyway great review. Very fair.
@joerocket19772 жыл бұрын
Great playing, I purchased the Fusion III. I believe these are made by Core tech in Indonesia
@BenjaminKanarek2 жыл бұрын
Great playing! I now own 6 Harley Benton Guitars. They are amazing at any price.
@thehound21612 жыл бұрын
I thought it was going to be a Gibson.
@thehound21612 жыл бұрын
I have only purchased 2 guitars in my lifetime that i have not had to do anything to. Ovation 1978 Preacher Deluxe, and 85-86 MIJ Fender Strat with System One Trem. The other 10 i have have been purchased more recently... and all have needed replacement parts, fretwork, truss rod adj, and bridge manipulation.
@geneadamjacobswell9162 жыл бұрын
Brother, you can make any guitar sound great! Love you dude!
@shartne3 жыл бұрын
I think the half bridges will sound better with out all that metal sound. I was thinking I would like to buy one that dont have all the metal just the minimum. I dont want all the metal around the pick up on my tele.
@johnm31524 жыл бұрын
Stanley Clarke will make you wanna play some bass. Saw these cats in their original line up. Some ferocious playing
@johnm31524 жыл бұрын
Damn that's a beauty. A real LP killer. The brass kicks ass!
@johnm31524 жыл бұрын
I'll bet Steve Howe never had this problem. That poor 175 hurt my ear holes. Atleast he took it to the right guy
@johnm31525 жыл бұрын
Beautiful axe, cool color and pick guard. the tone shines even through the solid state. Like it ! Great playing
@SlamoCustomGuitars4 жыл бұрын
Thanks John!
@SlamoCustomGuitars5 жыл бұрын
King of the guitar face :)
@SlamoCustomGuitars5 жыл бұрын
Here I am playing through a Tony Bruno Cowtipper 22 with a tube screamer.
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Is there a part 3 video?? I want to watch the entire process please 😂
Hey Slamo, I've been. Looking at replacing my pickups in my 1996 Gibson Les Paul Standard with the DiMarzio PAF 59 Bridget n Neck or the DiMarzio PAF Bridge Master and Neck or the 36th Anniversary Bridge n Neck, now After watching your review I'm not 100% sure. 😊 Your set up with the DiMarzio Super Distortion (DP100)? Bridge and 36th Anniversary neck sounds great.. And so does the the 57 PAF. I'm also looking for that old school PAF pick up look no cover relic white or cream... And I like the Joe Bonamassa sound that's what I was looking for.. What would you recommend?
Haha you just said what I have been thinking. The 36th is probably their best set if you want more of a punchy rock and roll sound. I would like to try the PAF Master bridge myself but I recently swapped the A2 magnet in the bridge 57 with a rough cast A4 and it gave it a little more bark and slightly more output. The stock A2 was great, I just like A4 in the bridge. I am not sure if I like it better but I am going to run it for a while and see. It's definitely a cool hot PAF bridge sound. They are great pickups and they make it hard to choose, which is why I did the videos. ;)
@@franklinslamo If the 36ers have that punchy rock n roll sound, what would you say the 57s sound like? More JB / Led Zeppelin sounding.?
That’s a statement piece of a strap. Goes great with the pink!
This is not how you're supposed to setup that bridge. That clanking noise you're hearing when you move the bar should not be happening.
Not sure what you are referring to but the operation of the installed bridge is buttery smooth with no interference.
Hey Frankie....Looking at the 57 pafs in a semi hollow. Have a epi DG 335 with burstbucker 2 and 3 in them. Just not doing it for me. thoughts?
These will be way better in that guitar I'm sure. Think Seth Lover with a tiny bit more bite. 😉
They sound good! Look great too. Those double creams really set those fine guitars off. Might have to get me a set of these! I wonder how well they hold up under higher gain (?) Thanks for the demo!
They sound great with gain. These are some really nice pickups!
I have maxon mij super 58s in my 1982 ibanez mc150 dark stain. They are very good pickups. Like 1959 les paul good type of pickups. It's hard to top, they just do that thing..
What is that God awful clinking noise throughout the video???????
It’s joe banamassa hacking this guy’s webcam. Stealing all his tone secrets.
Are they less middy than the 36th anniversary?
Less midrange and more of that A2 bounce. A very nice pickup!
A comparison one can actually hear the difference. Let’s go 57’ Ordered a bottle of your cleaner as well.
Thank you!
Mann's guitar folks are the nicest people ever - highly recommend them - thanks for video
Agreed!
Nice demo man. Both guitars sound great with those pickups. Thanks for giving us Dimarzio fans something to check out regarding the new 57's
Hi great video. A question. When I need to set up vibrato from zero. I can’t stand it right when I tune strings. It moves up by its back and doesn’t still parallel. I don’t understand the setting before put new stings on. Any help ?
You have to balance the string tension against the spring tension at pitch. This takes some tweaking but once you get it you should not have to adjust it unless you change string gauges.
I have a set of Fusion flats (9-42) on my Tele. I find the "D" string a bit rough (feels more like a round wound) however, overall I think they are great strings.
The 57's capture that tele on steroids vibe
I appreciate you doing this man because I too *love* *Dimarzio* ,I also love Seymour Duncan, EMG, & Fender. But I can totally say that you're carrying the torch for a reallly great company! I might even go as far to say that *if* I was an endorsed musician that I would settle on *DiMarzio* and be completely happy forever!! Look at Paul Gilbert .... They're making pickups to his specs!! Totally awesome...
At this point I feel the same. I could be happy with using DiMarzio pickups exclusively myself, however, my customers like variety and I agree with that as well, which is why we offer and test all of the popular brands. More to come on that....
Not easy to compare when it played in different guitars and not A/B side by side, like neck clean to neck clean, neck crunch to neck crunch to neck crunch, and so on. Duncan and Fralin sound samples are really good examples, but nothing from dimarzio.
That is why I broke it up into chapters, click on the timelines to jump between them 00:29 DiMarzio 36th Anniversary / PRS SE 594 03:10 DiMarzio PAF 57 / Gibson Les Paul I did the comparison in the original video with the same guitar.
Great demo! I've been looking for a demo of the new PAF 57. I'm a bit DiMarzio fan too. The Super Distortion and Tone Zone are my two favorite bridge pickups of all time. I've been using Super Distortions since 1985 or so when I popped one into a Kramer Baretta to replace the Duncan JB which just wasn't working for me. The Super D is great for anything from classic rock to metal, and that's sort of the territory where I play, and I play what I'd call instrumental jam band/space rock, like Mahogany Rush meets UFO and a bit of Zep and Rush and Purple. The Super D handles this territory well. As for the 57 PAF, I find in your demo that it definitely does the jangly middle position very well. Page would dig it. Great harmonics too. I would call it a rawer but more vintage version of the 36th Anniversary PAF.
Shout out to Cable Free Guitar for the Zero-Gravity Strap! I bought this myself to try and it is really great with a Les Paul. www.cablefreeguitar.com/products/zero-gravity-strap
Dude are the '57 ones pretty much like their PAF Pro? Thanks
@@topfloorstudio2684 No. See their website for more information.
Shout out to Cable Free Guitar for the Zero-Gravity Strap! I bought this myself to try and it is really great with a Les Paul. www.cablefreeguitar.com/products/zero-gravity-strap
Thank you for the shoutout Franklin! ♥
Thanks for the nice tutorial
doesn't John M. put the allen key under the actual screwheads? I ask because I think I need to reset my PRS bridge and his video showcases it differently than here. Rock on!
Yeah I may have done my own thing with that but the same result. I think I mentioned this in the video. Rock on!
Promo_SM 🏃
Frank, Thank you for an excellent instructional video. I watched the John Mann videos a couple of times in preparation for installing the JM bridge on my 2023 PRS CE 24. Your video added a couple of tips that were incremental to JM's videos. Much appreciated. Would appreciate your opinion of the top benefits you get from the bridge. I am hoping for: Increased sustain, better intonation, smoother whammy bar. Best - Dave
More sustain for sure and a fuller sound with more lows and highs. Plus the ball ends don't get stuck in the block like the stock import stuff. ;)
I have to say, after spending some time with them these are some really impressive sounding pickups. It sounded great before with the Thornbuckers but the Wolfetones take it to a different place. The Thornbuckers are more modern sounding while the Wolfetones are more "vintage PAF" sounding and a little sweeter. The MkII bridge pickup is really special and plenty hot for rock-n-roll. :)
Nice "slop" rock - an art form in itself. thx
You know it. Jimmy Page was my teacher :)
So….where’s the setup part of the video?
I don't dig Andertons (but love 'em more when you tell us all is not lost) - thanks for the fun, informative content
Friedman just released a bunch of 'affordable', hibreds - cheap, powerful and a tube preamps
Let us know if you're playing anywhere - you're a great player. Lastly SE Paul or a 594 (or something from your trusted shop)✌️ *Barney Fife recommend
Bigsby is at my compression level. I can wreck a good guitar set up post haste. My Red Cabronita sez howdy. That thing is bulletproof
Happy to hear you guys are on here. Just subscribed!! 😊
Thanks Anthony!
Great review. Very informative. I own 6 HB's as well. Only clunker I ever got was the DG tribute black strat. Thinking about a Fusion with the roasted neck. Thanks for posting a detailed review.
Harley Benton's Fusion line have become a gold standard not just in price but in overall quality. I have the Fusion HSH and a Fusion T and love them!
😈🤘
I'm looking into this guitar at the moment. For me it's a toss up between this guitar in Bengal Burst or the Harley Benton SC-550 II Les Paul style guitar. Just be aware that the Fusion T comes with two different types of pickups. The pink and solid blue variants have Roswell HAF pickups which are more modern (more treble, less mids) with higher output. All the other variants come with Roswell LAF pickups which are meant to be a little more vintage sounding: more mids, less treble and lower output. Also because I had to look it up, an action of 4/64'" to 5/64" is 1.6 to 2 mm for my fellow metric system admirers.
I just got mine in Daphnie Blue! Took 6 days, not bad. Will be tuning it soon. Roasted neck + SS frets is NOT just "decent"...you has to spend $800+ to get these specs!
I own a Fusion II HH FR and find it hard to put it down...!!! Harley Benton guitars Rule...!!! SUBSCRIBE
I play the hell out of mine. It's the first fusion T. Mine was set up great. No issues. A little ding in back but hey. Germany to the first owner and then me ....payed 400 as well total ...dude had it strung up clock wise on the tuners Lmao. Complaint of tuning issues. I resting it and it's perfect. I use the hell out of the trem too. Hahah. Anyway. Don't hesitate. Never played a Suhr. But I wound not think it's that great by any stretch or EVERYONE would have these. However many are liking them. It's the entry for me into many higher specs I never tried and now I love locking tuners. Flamed roasted maple and SS frets. The trem is not bad at all. I do need to pull a spring. Mine has 3. Anyway great review. Very fair.
Great playing, I purchased the Fusion III. I believe these are made by Core tech in Indonesia
Great playing! I now own 6 Harley Benton Guitars. They are amazing at any price.
I thought it was going to be a Gibson.
I have only purchased 2 guitars in my lifetime that i have not had to do anything to. Ovation 1978 Preacher Deluxe, and 85-86 MIJ Fender Strat with System One Trem. The other 10 i have have been purchased more recently... and all have needed replacement parts, fretwork, truss rod adj, and bridge manipulation.
Brother, you can make any guitar sound great! Love you dude!
I think the half bridges will sound better with out all that metal sound. I was thinking I would like to buy one that dont have all the metal just the minimum. I dont want all the metal around the pick up on my tele.
Stanley Clarke will make you wanna play some bass. Saw these cats in their original line up. Some ferocious playing
Damn that's a beauty. A real LP killer. The brass kicks ass!
I'll bet Steve Howe never had this problem. That poor 175 hurt my ear holes. Atleast he took it to the right guy
Beautiful axe, cool color and pick guard. the tone shines even through the solid state. Like it ! Great playing
Thanks John!
King of the guitar face :)
Here I am playing through a Tony Bruno Cowtipper 22 with a tube screamer.