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

« on: July 12, 2016, 09:28:00 AM »

What's the difference between the Crunch Lab / Liquifire combo & the Illuminators?

I like the DiMarzio sound, I just want a different set from what I previously have used.

I also found the Titan & the Dominion, which seem awesome.

The high gain sound is most important for me though & was thinking Evolution/Evolution 2/Gravity Storm because I want the bridge to be great for leads as well

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The Pickup Place / Evolution in a Les Paul?

« on: July 08, 2016, 01:59:11 AM »

Hi!
I have a brand new Les Paul with 57 classic+/57 classic combo & I'm thinking about replacing them with DiMarzio's instead. I already have a Les Paul with an Air Zone in the bridge & an Air Norton in the neck so I don't want another one just like it.

I really love that fluid lead sound of Steve Vai, Andy Timmons & John Petrucci but I wonder what is the best Steve Vai pickup set? The Evolution, Evolution 2, Breed or Gravity Storm? So many it makes me wonder if he wasn't satisfied with the previous or what??
But I want to bridge to be nice for both lead & rhythm playing. I'm always  looking for that Jon Schaffer from Iced Earth tone for rhythm.

I don't have the money or time to go through all pickups so I start by asking on this forum what you would recommend?