Anyone put a Dimarzio Super Distortion in a Les Paul?

[Megadebt]

Anyone? Did you like it?

 

[Joe Bfstplk]

Anyone? Did you like it?

I have their P90-sized SD in an SG Special. Great sound in the bridge spot, beefy with good high end, and pairs well with their Virtual P90 at the neck. Sounds great in parallel wiring, too.

HTH....

 

[R.D.]

This probably doesn't help ..., but Ace Frehley used that combination ....

 

[tealtonerick]

I did put 'em in my '73 for a while. But they just didn't have the individual string articulation in rhythm mode that I wanted. I much prefer the Duncans that I replaced them with.

 

[VegaBaby]

This probably doesn't help ..., but Ace Frehley used that combination ....

haha! I was just about to post the exact same answer when I saw the thread come up

 

[TSJMajesty]

A buddy of mine has them in his mid/late 70's Gold Top (came with soapbars I believe), and it sounds great to me. I used to use his LP as a backup to my 81 Silverburst, and I honestly preferred using his guitar because of that P/U! (Even though mine looked better! lol) I put a SD JB in it though, and never wanted to play his LP again. YMMV

 

[mr_fender]

Phil Collen is a long time Super Distortion user. The awesome solo on Photograph is a Super Distortion in a Les Paul Custom Ibanez Destroyer.

 

[R.D.]

Phil Collen is a long time Super Distortion user. The awesome solo on Photograph is a Super Distortion in a Les Paul Custom.

I'm not so sure about that .... There's a big dive bomb at the beginning of the solo .... I think that was his Ibanez Destroyer ....

https://www.philcollenpc1.com/index.php?page=guitars&listing_id=22

 

[mr_fender]

He said he overdubbed with the Destroyer in the video, so yeah the dive bomb is most likely the Khaler.

 

[ak301]

I'm not so sure about that .... There's a big dive bomb at the beginning of the solo .... I think that was his Ibanez Destroyer ....

https://www.philcollenpc1.com/index.php?page=guitars&listing_id=22

He says the feedback at the beginning of the solo is the LP, he's always said the Ibanez did the solos on Pyromania

 

[mr_fender]

Corrected above.

 

[Tonedeaf]

I put one in an Explorer. I really liked it in that guitar.

 

[maxdown]

Phil Collen is a long time Super Distortion user.

and if you look to his right you'll see Viv Campbell playing his signature LP with a Super Distortion (bridge pickup) and Super 3 (neck)

 

[Budda]

I think a lot of people have done it. Try it out

 

[peteri]

I had one on my 72 Les Paul Custom, it wasn’t subtle - but for foot on the monitors rawk, pretty unbeatable!

 

[Anthony76]

and if you look to his right you'll see Viv Campbell playing his signature LP with a Super Distortion (bridge pickup) and Super 3 (neck)

Isn't it the other way around.

 

[maxdown]

Isn't it the other way around.

No ... he always stands on Phil's right

Well there's some conflicting reports ..... the Signature Gibson sell to the public advertises the Super Distortion in the bridge .... and an interview with Viv had him saying it was in the neck ....... it's 'somewhere'!

 

[Piing]

I would never put a Gibson Les Paul on any pickup

 

[Andy Eagle]

Very 70s, The super distortion should largely be obsolete these day as the scenario it was designed for no longer is the case. It was all about hitting the front end a lot harder because amps had very little gain. Now we can get any amount of any flavour of gain we want having a numb mid heavy pickup with no subtlety and a terrible clean sound isn't needed.

 

[Megadebt]

Yeah well, I like em so hot I can hear my heartbeat through the speaker.