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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickup used on Ibanez JEM middle position?

« on: February 03, 2019, 07:10:50 PM »

I'm thinking Satchur8 because I'd like to keep a Satriani kind of tone and the Satchur8 have (at least on paper) everything I feel the Fred lacks: more output 375 is fine for me, more bass, more mids and less highs. And after trying that pickup see if I need to change the other pickups.

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The Pickup Place / Re: True Velvet Middle issue with hi E string

« on: February 03, 2019, 06:56:59 PM »

Thanks, the thing is that I never liked the sound of the old pickup, so for now I will have to live with it and then when I have the money try another one.

I don't know if I understand your question about the string moving exactly over de pole piece, do you mean if it is perfectly aligned? Then yes it is.

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The Pickup Place / True Velvet Middle issue with hi E string

« on: February 02, 2019, 07:00:17 PM »

Hi! I installed a True Velvet Middle pickup on an Ibanez RG570 and while I love the sound of it, I have an issue with it: the first string (hi E) has a lot less volume and presence than the other 5 strings, I almost can not hear the string in the mix while playing with my band, with the old stock pickup S1 all the strings had the same volume and the hi E was really clear and presente, now I can't hear it as clearly as before, so my question Is: Can I move the polepieces up or down to try to solve this? Or not? I love the pickup so I don't want to change it for another, so I hope that there's a solution for this.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickup used on Ibanez JEM middle position?

« on: February 02, 2019, 06:07:37 PM »

Thanks, I think I'll keep the True Velvet, after a gig I had yesterday I'm really loving it, the Fred is the one that makes me more unhappy, I need more output and lows and mids, so it's the one I need to change first, my thoughts are: Satchur8, Tone Zone or Gravity Storm Bridge, and after that evaluate if I need to change the Paf Pro

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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickup used on Ibanez JEM middle position?

« on: February 01, 2019, 08:14:10 PM »

Thanks to all for the help. At the end I went: Fred (Bridge), True Velvet (Middle), Paf Pro (Neck) and the result wasn't what I expected... Every pickup by itself has a sound that I love, but I feel they don't complement each other well, the Paf Pro sounds a lot louder than the Fred, I had to pull up the Fred too close to the strings, and lower the Paf Pro too low to try to get them at an even volume, but the sound is too different as well, the Paf Pro sounds really fat and bassy, but not a clear bass, the bass is too boomy and undefined, and the pickup sounds too loud, the Fred sounds weak, anemic, thin, skinny, without bass, no body, and less louder, with less gain, and the True Velvet sounds really nice on it's own, sounds beautiful, but maybe a little too bright. So I feel like any of the pickups complements each other in a good way, so now that I tried this set up I think I can make some changes to get a better balance. I was thinking: Paf Joe (Neck) a little less output, and a clearer more defined bass, Satchur8 (Bridge) more output, more bass and mids, more body, less highs, to see if they complement each other better, because now I have to much differences in tone and volume. And I don't know if it's a good idea to try another middle single coil with more output and less bright. I'm tired of thinking. Any suggestions?

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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickup used on Ibanez JEM middle position?

« on: January 09, 2019, 03:43:39 PM »

I sended an email to Dimarzio asking for some advice, and they told me this about the hum cancelling single coils:

"Are you aware that positions 2 and 4 will not cancel hum with standard RG wiring unless the middle pickup is split along with the humbuckers, and that the standard Ibanez 5-way does not have the ability to do this?"
"If the middle pickup has to cancel hum, the 5-way wiring will need to be altered for all 5 positions to cancel hum, and the neck and bridge pickups will no longer split in positions 2 and 4"

So, Let me see if I get this right: if I put a hum cancelling middle pickup, only when that pickup is selected alone with the 5 way switch un the middle position (3 position) the sound will be noise free, but in 2 and 4 positions I will still have hum? Or in every position I will have hum? People from Dimarzio say I will be better with a True Velvet or Red Velvet. Anyone has some advice?

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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickup used on Ibanez JEM middle position?

« on: January 07, 2019, 03:37:53 PM »

Thanks greenlion for the help, but my main concern is the single coil in the middle, so the Área 61 works great for you?

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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickup used on Ibanez JEM middle position?

« on: January 03, 2019, 10:17:18 AM »

Thanks for the help, I'm thinking: Fred bridge, PAF Pro neck, and Area 61 middle. Could that be a good set?

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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickup used on Ibanez JEM middle position?

« on: January 01, 2019, 08:15:33 PM »

Marcwormjim your comment does help me, at the end I just want a single coil pickup that matches well sonically and in levels, with the PAF Pro, obviosly I don't want a single coil that can sound less louder when I switch to it, I just don't know what specific models would be good

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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickup used on Ibanez JEM middle position?

« on: January 01, 2019, 01:46:46 AM »

Thanks for the answear, so the old classic JEM's had that problem of the PAF Pro neck overpowering the PAF Pro bridge? I've never noticed that. But still I'm open to try another bridge pickup, maybe a Satur8?

But just out of curiosity, does someone knows if the single coil in the middle position on JEM's was a specific DiMarzio model? Or it was made by Ibanez?

That's why I want to know what DiMarzio single coil would be the closest to the JEM's?

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The Pickup Place / Re: Ibanez PGM301 bridge pickup

« on: January 01, 2019, 01:36:50 AM »

When you say that Satur8 sound is too big and broad, you mean it in a good way? Just overpowered the SSL1? I'm looking for a bridge pickup that marches well with a Paf Pro on the neck, for some reason I don't like the Fred, and don't want to put another Paf Pro on the bridge, so I was thinking Norton, At-1 or Satur8. Your post helped me a bit, and since I'm going to buy a complete ser H-S-H I have the oportunity to choose a single coil for the middle position that matches well with the humbuckers

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The Pickup Place / Pickup used on Ibanez JEM middle position?

« on: December 31, 2018, 04:43:09 PM »

Hi, I want to change the pickups of my Ibanez RG570, I want the classic sound of older Jem's that had Paf Pro's on bridge and neck, but I had never known what model of pickup is the single coil on the middle position? So, if I buy two Paf Pro's (or maybe a Fred for bridge position) what model of single coil pickup should I buy to pair well with the Paf's?

I also like the Paul Gilbert's sound with the Paf Pro's, but I also don't know what sigle coil he uses in the middle?

Another option I would like to try is: Norton for bridge, and Air Norton for neck. If I decide to go this road, what would be a good single coil match for this pickups in the middle postion?

Thanks in advance!