Hi all,
I'm new here. I've been a long time Dimarzio user and am having a little difficulty settling on a combination on a current guitar of mine. I have a Warmoth Strat with a mahogany body and maple '57 Fender reissue strat neck. I have pickups in there that I like individually but not necessarily on combination with each other:
Neck: Injector Neck
Middle: Heavy Blues 2
Bridge: Air Zone
I love the Injector and I love the Air Zone, but am not sure about them together. The Injector is great by itself and with the Heavy Blues. But it seems like I have to boost the treble on my amp (Fender Blues Deluxe) for the Injector.... and then it makes the Air Zone in the bridge too bite-y and harsh. But if I dial back the treble on my amp I lose the definition on the Injector in the neck.
With the Air Zone I like it, it does get me really close to the EVH/Satriani/Gary Moore brown sound. I also tried a FRED because I used to have one a long time ago and always really like it. I've always heard the Tone Zone was really hot and I didn't want that. It sounded like the Air Zone was a slightly more vintage-y and open air sounding pickup so I went with it.
But it sure seems like it's a balancing act to get it to sound right in my rig. Like I said, my amp is a Fender Blues Deluxe with EH tubes, and the crunch boxes I use (not at the same time LOL), are a Barber Direct Drive custom mod, and a Barber Dirty Bomb. Can someone give me some tips, or maybe if the Air Zone *isn't* a good choice for what I want, then maybe an other Dimarzio humbucker?
