Pickups?

[soadspecialk]

Hey I am thinking about changing the pickups I my ibanez iceman...and i am set on getting emgs. I just wanted to know what set I should get...I am debating between these three.

81/85
81/81
81/60
Any suggestions or reccomendations? Thanx

[PonyOne]

DiMarzio ToneZone bridge/Super Distortion neck. :)

[Lordathestrings]

DiMarzio Tone Zone bridge; DiMarzio Super II neck. :D

[PonyOne]

lord....

them's fightin' words.

[Lordathestrings]

Mwahahahaaa... :D

[sambob]

Tell you the truth..

I prefer Tone Zone/S3

:)

[Lordathestrings]

In my own axes, I pair a Dual Sound (4-wire Super Distortion) with a SCHB, and a Tone Zone with a PAF Pro, but I don't play metal. It looks to me like we agree that the DiMarzio Tone Zone is one very kickin' mofo bridge pickup! :D

[sambob]

I don't even like the Super Distortion for metal, I like single coils for metal.

Hell, I use it for mostly jazz kinda stuff.

[chucklivesoninmyheart]

Single coils for metal???
Never heard that before...

[sambob]

Yes you have. You may not realize it, but you have.

[u10ajf]

That depends on what you call metal; Yngwie certainly uses single coils on his strats.

[u10ajf]

I got some EMGs on my Ibanez; I got the 89s, they're like 85s only they're splittable. I also got a kill switch fitted so that when the bridge pickup (my 89) is selected I can cut it on and off with this stammering effect. When the bridge and middle pick up are selected the effect is less extreme and more useable - a cut between a trebly hard (optionally humbucker and active or single coil and passive) setting and a softer single coil tone. I'm very happy with my set up and would have no reluctance about recommending 89s to anyone.

[PonyOne]

My Telecaster, which is kind of hard to find, i.e. 1996 Jap 50th anniv '52 Reissue, has a bridge pickup that is GREAT for metal... it can really howl.

[Pinguinz]

I think that 85 at bridge and 81 at neck (custom set)sound good. it that i use ...