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I am looking for a bridge humbucking pickup to put in a tele with single coil spacing. but im sure there are plenty of options out there I replaced the TB4 (Seymour Duncan JB for a trem) with a DiMarzio Tone Zone and I have never turned back. The JB coil does something similar for the Distortion, the Invader, the Metal Fatigue and the Stag Mag. The Tone Zone came out in 1991 and immediately was known for its vowel like open wah sound. Higher-output single-coil replacements like The Cruiser® and Fast Track 1™ are also recommended. Enter the password that accompanies your email address. Tone Zone. EQ really helps the tone zone by just cutting some lows and low mids, clears it up really well. However it's difficult to address one pup as the EVH pup. I've had the DiMarzio Chopper and Tone Zone S in the bridge position too, and both had bags more sustain and more versatility than their comparative SD's. Lot's of bass, pretty tight. The DiMarzio Tone Zone DP155 certainly delivers on that! Use our Dealer Locator to find the nearest authorized DiMarzio Dealer. Tight enough IMO. 1388 Richmond Terrace Tone zone is a lot more compressed and metal sounding in comparison. Bass. You couldn't give me a DiMarzio. Tone Zone has lots. Doesn't cut as much. PO Box 100387 The first three pickups we’ve looked at all boast ceramic magnets. Home Forums > Music Gear > The Tone Zone > Seymour Duncan Distortion vs Dimarzio Super Distortion vs Gibson 500T. The AT-1 is supposed to be DiMarzio's JB, but with a slightly rolled-off high end and a fuller low end. Michael Roe, Oct 23, 2019 #4. It’s got tremendous bass and low-mid response to reinforce the bottom end and make the overall sound bigger. The Tone Zone® is hot enough to qualify as a high-output pickup, but it has a wider dynamic range — hard picking will produce a lot of power, and softer picking will be much cleaner and quieter. Patented dual-resonance coils reproduce more overtones than you’d expect from such a fat-sounding pickup. GuitarIV Well-Known Member. If there were one pickup out there that was misunderstood it would be the Screamin' Demon. Does great slabs of wood justice. Nice thick meaty tone! the JB may come across as a little hot in the mids if you arent used to it. I also did a side by side comparison at Sam Ash a few weeks ago when I played a Charvel San Dimas (TB4) and a So-Cal (Tone Zone)....again, for me, the Tone Zone sounded GREAT to my ear. The Tone Zone and the Super Distortion are definitely hot-rodded pickups. Developed for George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob, Souls of the We), many think that the Screamin' Demon is going to be one hell of a high output humbucker. The Tone Zone will give you a much fatter tone, just make sure you have high enough pot values or it will be muddy. JB, moderate bass, not loose, not tight. JB is a basic trad HB w slightly more nasal sound. Mitchell Pearrow and GuitarIV like this. ). Oct 9, 2008 #1. mims2 Member. When I'm on my game, this is the only pickup that can let me put … I use to have a love/hate thing with the Seymour Duncan JB, but I replaced it with a Norton and never looked back. ... By comparison, the DiMarzio site states that the Tone Zone… I had TZs in a Mockingbird, a Heartfield Talon and an RG 570. Probably is a tweaked Tone Zone, but supposedly Andy Timmons based it on a Duncan JB, since he's a big fan of it. There's no place to hide - the same characteristics that reward subtleties of touch and pick attack, also expose sloppy technique. The JB is crap in my opinion, but I've never played a SD pickup that I liked. Home Forums > Music Gear > The Tone Zone > Comparison Clip: Seymour Duncan JB vs Suhr Doug Aldrich. ュタッド 4本価格 冬用 スタッドレスタイヤ ホイールセット 225/50R17 アウディA5カブリオレ,【人気驚きの値段】 【送料無料キャンペーン】！ As well as being in the high-output family, this pickup is extremely dynamic and responds well to subtle picking nuances. The Tone Zone® is hot enough to qualify as a high-output pickup, but it has a wider dynamic range — hard picking will produce a lot of power, and softer picking will be much cleaner and quieter. Many models can be used in the neck position, from the Air Classic™ to the Air Zone™; the PAF Pro® and the FRED® are also good choices. JB has lot's. DiMarzio Tone Zone. DiMarzio, Inc. Time for a subtle change as the Tone Zone’s magnet is an Alnico V, which is known for a warm tone with a nice, fat low end. Messages: 521. Push a little toward the high end. Compared to the Air Zone, probably my favorite Dimarzio, the AT-1 is more present. Perhaps a wider range of mids than the JB. It's not as over-the-top as the Breed, but similar to it. It sounded great in all of them, but I was using a pretty thick tone at the time. The Tone Zone definitely kicks … ... JB, Duncan Distortion... these are all high gain Duncans. }, (You must log in or sign up to reply here. It lacks balls for heavy stuff for sure. HeHasTheJazzHands, Apr 29, 2014 #3. The SD has TONS of low end, while the JB is quite the opposite. LOTS more output and LOTS more bottom end. Really cuts in the mix. The highest single notes have depth, and chords sound huge. Go have a look at some upper end Ibanez or the new Charvels if … It makes a great match with an Air Norton™, PAF Joe™, or PAF Pro®, and split-coil mode produces an excellent single-coil sound as well. I've not played a JB in a while, so you may be right, but HD is very clear sounding in comparison. Joined: But promptly swapped it out for a Duncan. Dimarzio Tone Zone bridge with Dimarzio PAF pro neck. The PAF Master Neck has a great balance of full richness with a throaty tone, with smooth and creamy highs, while the PAF Master Bridge Model is … Discussion in 'The Tone Zone' started by Dave666, Jul 9, 2010. I do realize that, BKP holydiver is sorta like JB but tighter, and what is the guitar at the moment is a stock muddy iteraton of a PAF. DiMarzio’s PAF Master Neck (DP260) and Bridge (DP261) pickups are quiet, bright and very dynamic hum-canceling pickups. Have you ever heard a bridge pickup that made a guitar sound like a giant mosquito attack? Staten Island, NY 10310 USA, Tech Support: (718) 816-8112General: (718) 981-9286Toll Free: (800) 221-6468Fax: (718) 720-5296. All that is true. ... personally put the 78 up next to another VH-themed humbucker with over 30% more DC Resistance and the 78 hit the red zone earlier and more often than the other pickup. I use mostly maple bodied guitars I think the JB is best in Alder (DeMartini) maple is fussy when it comes to pickups. I've not played a JB in a while, so you may be right, but HD is very clear sounding in comparison. but dropping it down a hair or two will really help round it out. As does the Jazz with relation to the Alnico 2 Pro. In his early days of his carreer he used ash or alder bodied strat mutants with rewound PAF pups, some say the Duncan CCC (which is a C or CC with an alnico 5 magnet) comes very close to his early sound. Dimarzio Tone Zone levels out in a strat really well so does the Duncan JB. If you’ve run into this problem, The Tone Zone® is the solution. Tech Support: (718) 816-8112 General: (718) 981-9286 Toll Free: (800) 221-6468 Fax: (718) 720-5296 ... All of my guitars are outfitted with Seymour Duncan or EMGs. the dimarzio axis models are a bit hotter again (still not super-hot) and a good bit more modern-sounding (to my ears). Sounds more like a Dimarzio, which I prefer. = 0) && (displayOnPages.indexOf(pageType) >= 0) && (displayOnUser.indexOf(userType) >= 0)) { The JB leans towards treble and the Tone Zone leans towards mid and bass. Discussion in 'Pickups, Electronics & General Tech' started by capac, Sep 27, 2020. Mids. Anyway I heard the TZ was a smoother JB Has the spongy bass, smoother upper mids and the "awe" vowel sounding mids Dimarzio is known for. Many models can be used in the neck position, from the Air Classic™ to the Air Zone™; the PAF Pro® and the FRED® are also good choices. I use to have a love/hate thing with the Seymour Duncan JB, but I replaced it with a Norton and never looked back. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-sevenstring_rosbtf_728x90'); }); Seymour Duncan JB Jr vs Dimarzio Tone Zone T Discussion in 'Guitars in General' started by mims2, Oct 9, 2008. It's not as over-the-top as the Breed, but similar to it. Discussion in 'The Tone Zone' started by GuitarIV, Oct 23, 2019. personally I find the tone zone to be the better fit for a bright strat. The rumoured Dimarzio pup is not the tone zone, it's the norton bridge pup. The TZ is warm, crunchy and articulate IMO. ... Duncan SH-4 vs Dimarzio Tone Zone. Compared to the Air Zone, probably my favorite Dimarzio, the AT-1 is more present. If you like the scooped sound of a JB, there's no way you would like a Tone Zone. Tone zone is a lot more compressed and metal sounding in comparison. Contact Us; DiMarzio, Inc. 1388 Richmond Terrace PO Box 100387 Staten Island, NY 10310 USA. All three are popular pickups and do what they do well, but they are pretty different. Im am in a small group of guitar players that use the Dimarzio Tone Zone pickup in the neck position of a guitar but it is also good in the bridge position, as it should be because that was where it was designed to go.. It lacks balls for heavy stuff for sure. But as George explains in The Story of George Lynch's Screamin' Demon Humbucker, the opposite is the case. The Tone Zone® is hot enough to qualify as a high-output pickup, but it has a wider dynamic range — hard picking will produce a lot of power, and softer picking will be much cleaner and quieter. 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