@tohmy, and ztevie: thank you. Yes, Duncan....I keep mixing them up, but you can't change thread titles here..... I do really like the low mids in the sound shown. The guy did the same clip with the Dimebucker, and while still as articulate, it lacked the meat of the Full Shred.
What do either of you, or anyone else, think of the Di Marzio Super Distortion in comparison?
Am I alone in hearing "X" pickup played in this genre of music and thinking they all just sound the same....Juggs/bareknuckle stuff.
I used a Super Distortion years ago in a knockoff of a Les Paul. Really breathed new life into it. Nice midrange but not overly-so, and smooth highs. The thing I liked about the high end was it was clear but didn't have the "ice pick in the ear" effect! It tended to be bassy for my taste but nothing that the amp eq couldn't handle.
Am I alone in hearing "X" pickup played in this genre of music and thinking they all just sound the same....Juggs/bareknuckle stuff.
it think it sounds like a tube, shattering glass, smeared with peanut butter but with the resonance of a friendly ent. slicing yet gentle, not drawing too much blood but enough that you feel the wound.
Keith Merrow (the guy demoing the pickup in the video) has a rather unique playing style and choice of tone. The primary components here are Keith and his choice of amp/amp settings/mic/mic placement much more than the pickup.
He has several "shootout" videos in which he plays the same thing on several different pickups (same guitar). These videos are great for showing the subtle differences between the pickups. The overall tone remains similar but you do hear slight differences in EQ and compression.
I have a Full Shred in my Schecter Blackjack SLS. Love it in that guitar. As mentioned before, it's got a very tight low end and is very articulate. Plenty of highs without being ice-picky. Balanced mids. Every mistake you make will be clearly audible. Sounds best down-tuned IMO. I've tried it in an Ibanez RG (basswood, I forget the model #) and a PRS SE 245 (mahogany les paul copy) and didn't like it in either one of those guitars- it was just too tight in the lows for those guitars. So, it may be one of those pickups that's picky about what guitar you put it in.
Really, you never know how a pickup's going to sound and feel until you put it in YOUR guitar. However, "shootout" videos are great for showing the slight differences between pickups, but only if they're in the same guitar, same amp settings, etc.
Funny, you are reminding me of another member that use to use a lot of metaphors for tone. You should right a song with that title.
that person was the op, lol....hence my sarcastic ass post....Funny, you are reminding me of another member that use to use a lot of metaphors for tone. You should right a song with that title.
that person was the op, lol....hence my sarcastic ass post....
@Der JD: thanks. That UBER-tight low end might be what I'm looking for, then. I liked the Super Distortion, but the Full Shred might be more what I'm looking for. Time to order.....
The Duncan Full Shred and Dimarzio Super Distortion are completely different animals. I have both and like both. I've tried both in guitars that had extremely similar specs.
The SD has a much more loose low end. I wouldn't call it boomy or muddy at all but it's just not tight like the full shred. I actually love the SD for standard tuning. Does thrash and 80s metal really well. I especially like it for lead. I don't like it for low tunings (just too loose). It's more forgiving than the FS (your little mistakes aren't as evident). A bit less in the high mids than the FS, but contrary to a lot of opinions on the internet about the SD, I'd never call it a "dark" pickup.