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TheEnemy
09-22-2007, 03:12 AM
I got a jackson soloist sl3 and want to swap the bridge jb for something more powerfull,fuller,warmer and high gain crunch but not too compressed.I want warm cuting lead(clear but not shrill but not muddy) and heavy rythm....this guitar is alder body and maple neck.
I dont want active...ill be playing all kind of metal especialy earlier cob and norther kind.

dimarzio x2n? duncan trembucker? maybe a tone zone?
TheDevilHimself
09-22-2007, 07:13 AM
I would say definitely a ToneZone. Sounds pretty much exactly like that what you are looking for.
ZephMan13
09-23-2007, 10:21 PM
I'd say X2N, Tone Zone, or a Dimebucker( or bill lawrence L500XL, which I perfer over the dimebucker)
ZephMan13
09-23-2007, 10:22 PM
A D-sonic is very good aswell
Metalmilitia306
09-23-2007, 11:35 PM
i would get a tone zone or a PAF pro they both sound awesome
TheEnemy
09-24-2007, 06:19 PM
Cool I'll probably try to find cheap ones on ebay and try them all to see wich i prefer.
D-EJ915
09-24-2007, 06:30 PM
the SD PA-TBs might be kinda cool, either 1 or 3, 2 is probably more compressed than you want. X2N would totally be out of the question, it's like the 81 but with everything boosted.
TheEnemy
09-24-2007, 06:53 PM
"X2N would totally be out of the question, it's like the 81 but with everything boosted"
Ill eliminate it from my list then.
collapse
09-25-2007, 07:52 AM
get an Ironman, these things are monsters
http://www.wcrguitar.com/ironman.html
sandman29
09-25-2007, 07:57 AM
I prefer the Dimarzio Super Distortion myself, very good pickup.
punkrockpoet
09-25-2007, 08:53 AM
dimebucker.
ZephMan13
09-26-2007, 08:43 PM
X2N would totally be out of the question, it's like the 81 but with everything boosted.


Are you retarded? its like a 85
D-EJ915
09-26-2007, 08:55 PM
Are you retarded? its like a 85
are you retarded? I replaced my 81 with an X2N, I would know. It sounds nothing at all like an 85, it's not smooth at all, it is somewhat mid-scooped and it doesn't really emphasize anything in particular.
rockinhockey
09-26-2007, 09:05 PM
How are duncan invaders? are they a big no no?
D-EJ915
09-26-2007, 09:48 PM
I've never used them, he said you didn't want it to sound compressed though. The guys in Nile use them (or at least the singer does) and their tone kicks ass soo...

They should be cool.
shakeESP
09-27-2007, 03:39 AM
BKP Cold Sweat, ftw! :p

-Chris
nightofthelivingshred
09-28-2007, 06:33 AM
ToneZone. I have one in the bridge matched with PAF Pro in neck. Sounds sick. (might just be cus theyre hot pink though)
KH Guitar Freak
09-28-2007, 07:00 AM
Tone Zone, Evo 2, or Breed...

The Super 3 is also a good choice...
TheEnemy
09-28-2007, 07:33 AM
Hey thx you all for your help i think ill definitely go with a tonezone,it seems its what i need.
RandomHero
09-29-2007, 11:23 PM
You might want to try out some DiMarzio D Activators. Guitar World just had a write up about them. I believe they also posted a video review of them. They sound pretty awesome to me. Just a suggestion
Rex Rocker
09-30-2007, 01:16 AM
How are duncan invaders? are they a big no no?
I love 'em... they sound fat, big, dry and smooth... I like 'em under not-too-high-gain, tho... I mean, yeah, high-gain, but not like... ahh, whatever, you got me right? otherwise, they do get kinda muddy...

treble lovers might hate 'em, tho...

and sorry to hijack the thread, but who's got an opinion about the DiMarzio Super Three? I'd very much like to know it!