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The Pickup Place / Re: pickups for my esp E2 s2

« on: November 22, 2020, 07:51:41 PM »

It's a re named ESP standard

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The Pickup Place / Re: pickups for my esp E2 s2

« on: November 21, 2020, 04:13:39 AM »

Well I put some foam under the pickups to raise them up closer to the strings( direct mount) they got louder but strange overtones and all mids, I was sitting here contemplating which pickups to try, so I decided to lower the pickups like they are on my axis and that turns out to be the sweet spot.
I guess the axis pickups like to be set low now the guitar sounds amazing, sounds better than my axis does............problem solved.

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The Pickup Place / Re: pickups for my esp E2 s2

« on: November 21, 2020, 02:29:29 AM »

I don't know if I need another guitar I have 53 at the moment..........I put the axis pickups in and actually raised them up but its missing some lows, its bright but smooth highs not fat enough, maybe I'll try the tone zone in the bridge I guess I'll let my ears adjust first.

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The Pickup Place / Re: pickups for my esp E2 s2

« on: November 20, 2020, 07:52:12 PM »

I've never tried the gravity storms but I hear the neck GS is very single coilish which I like, I may have to try one, I'm going to wire in the Axis pups and do a comparison with my Axis guitar and maybe go from there. I like the sound of my Axis a lot but they are so far away from the strings (I guess by design) they lack a bit of ooooomph I am used to with other pickups.

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The Pickup Place / pickups for my esp E2 s2

« on: November 20, 2020, 02:56:20 PM »

I picked up an ESP e-2 s2 a couple days ago, they had custom DMZ pickups but 1st owner put in a JB/Jazz which sound crappy in this guitar, Its a basswood body, maple top,maple neck and OFR. I have a bunch DiMarzios in my parts bin, I do have a set of EBMM axis pickups which I think would be perfect fit considering the similar woods and floyd, also have a tone zone,36th set, VHpaf I can rob out of one of my other guitars, Vpaf's, super 3 and At-1 and EJ neck. I'm told the gravity storm is the closest to the custom Dimarzio's in the bridge but the originals had screws/slugs vs hex poles. What do you all think? Axis pups?

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The Pickup Place / Re: Transition Bridge not working for me. Seeking recommendations

« on: June 30, 2017, 12:04:36 AM »

I had the same problem with the transition set, sound pretty good split though. One thing you might want to try that I havent is trying them in parallel, I had them in a LP custom and then a HH ash strat but same kinda darkness but until tonight  I never thought of trying them in parallel, some of my DMZ's sound better in parallel than split, I will bet it will sound good, otherwise I would look at the 36th set or find a vhpaf if you can find them another is the AT-1, one bridge pickup I have found I really like is the duncan pearly gates plus, they are hard to find too but so clear yet ballsy. Most of my HB strat type guitars I have are equipped with a series/split/parallel mini switch and a treble bleed a mallory .001 pf cap, it just works for me.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Transitions in a Les Paul?

« on: June 05, 2017, 09:44:50 PM »

Unless they are crappy brass covers it should not make much difference, I have a set of 36th's with covers and they sound great, I have a set of 36th's uncovered which I haven't compared them to. As I remember Luke played EMG's until this set evolved, frankly I hate EMG's to me a one trick pony, I had a set in a prs torero and I swapped them with duncan P-Rails and triple shots, with the EMG's the neck was unusable, now it can sound stratty and I get all the gain I had before but with much more clarity and warmth. My particular Les paul was really hard to find pups that sounded good, I would say DMZ offerings go with the 36th set or if you can find some..........(I bought most of whats left) the virtual hot PAF and virtual paf.  The Duncan "whole lotta humbucker" set is awesome, it really took me a while to buy them because I am not a Zep freak but they sound killer and neck and bridge together match perfectly in mid pos. I can do anything from blues to metal. I would say the 36th set would be very similar. Also in a dark Les Paul the pearly gates plus (made for strats) actually sounds really good in the bridge paired with a 59 reverse polarity in the neck, it can make your Les Paul sound stratty in the middle pos.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Transitions in a Les Paul?

« on: June 02, 2017, 02:29:03 PM »

I tried a set in a 76 custom with maple neck/fretboard and hated them, could not get them to sound good no matter what I did, I replaced pots 500k and caps, neck was mud just very dark, bridge sounded better in split mode vs HB, mine have gold covers though maybe that made a difference, I replaced them with duncan WLH set and perfection.

I swapped them into an ash HH strat and much better but still kinda dark even with a treble bleed, they sound better set real low and screw poles raised on the higher strings, they sound great when Luke plays them, not my fav dmz pickups even a super 3 sounds more lively. I will be selling them.

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The Pickup Place / VPAFS on ebay right now

« on: June 09, 2016, 11:23:53 PM »

There is quite a few VPAFS new in the box on EBAY at the moment, I thought I would pass it along.......http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.A0.H0.Xvirtual+paf.TRS1&_nkw=virtual+paf&_sacat=0

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The Pickup Place / Re: Advice for pairing with a Virtual Hot PAF (DP214) in a HH Superstrat

« on: May 25, 2016, 12:09:40 AM »

EJ custom works great in the neck pup, if you add a treble bleed 0.001mf cap it makes a world of difference, if you flip the mag in your neck pup it will give you massive quack in the middle and 2-4 pos, especially split.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickups for Les Paul

« on: April 20, 2016, 10:28:36 PM »

or if you can find Virtual Hot PAF, that also great bridge pickup. unfortunately, it's discontinue.

Indeed a great pickup. Sometimes they appear on the bay.

Cheers Stephan

I have not seen one since I bought them all............

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The Pickup Place / Re: VHPAF and VPAF in Epiphone dot?

« on: March 19, 2016, 11:46:48 PM »

This thing is crazy insane, I have 38 guitars I have strats,teles, Les Pauls, PRS, Epiphones, Hofner. It sounds better than my prized 76 Gibby LP with maple fretboard which I installed Duncan WLH's in, its a 3k guitar and this thing sounds better. It is the  fattest,ballsiest crunchy and clear with massive sustain and harmonics. Now I see why Dave Grohl plays a semi hollow body. The duncan triple shot rings give me the series /parallel and choice of either coil split.........best 300.00 I have ever spent on a guitar. I am going to find another and put a Floyd rose on it. I'll have to post some clips when I get a chance.

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The Pickup Place / Re: EJ custom bridge in neck position(?)

« on: March 14, 2016, 01:45:03 AM »

yeah back in the old days neck and bridge HB's had the same specs and strat pups were all the same output. A note to the OP, I also installed a series/paralell/split mini switch on the AT-1 also a TBX tone control and treble bleed circuit, it really adds versatility to the combo.
Mine is a mahogany body strat, maple neck HSH.

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The Pickup Place / Re: EJ custom bridge in neck position(?)

« on: March 13, 2016, 04:55:48 PM »

I have that exact combo in an HSH strat, it sounds great in the neck frankly one of the best sounding neck HB's I have ever tried and balances great with the AT-1

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The Pickup Place / Re: VHPAF and VPAF in Epiphone dot?

« on: March 08, 2016, 11:21:11 PM »

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/439x586q90/r/924/Spxs49.jpg

Done deal, VHPAF and VPAF added gold covers ad SD triple shot rings, sounds killer now.