DAMN! those custom wound EVH dimarzio's are great!

[randyvanmalmsteen]

I got a set last night from a tech for $250 and the bridge unit is killer! i put them in my wolfgang standard, it has VH's old tone with more heat! the neck one is real fat but clear and articulate! great work dimarzio! these sound very different from the stock wolf pups?
anyone know why [img]graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]

[ September 20, 2003, 10:03 AM: Message edited by: randyvanmalmsteen ]

[Jimi D]

Re: DAMN! those custom wound EVH dimarzio\'s are great!

They probably sound like (or are) the Dimarzio pickups put in the Music Man Axis, which are the Dimarzio's originally designed with Eddie back when EB/MM was building the EVH. I have a few Axi (Axises? Axem?), and I've owned a Wolfie, and the Peavey wasn't as warm, articulate or harmonically rich sounding as the Axi... Basically, I think the Wolfie pups - though developed later - are a step DOWN from the pickups he designed for his Music Man signature guitar...

[80sguitars]

Re: DAMN! those custom wound EVH dimarzio\'s are great!

You are right toejam What a rip off for 250.00....The pups you mentioned are the EVH pups

[toejam]

Re: DAMN! those custom wound EVH dimarzio\'s are great!

$250 for a set?!? [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] For a lot less money, you could have just picked up a DiMarzio Norton for the neck and a Tone Zone for the bridge... as that's what the EVH pups basically are.

Also, Wolfgang pups have a more scooped mid range.

[ September 21, 2003, 12:30 PM: Message edited by: toejam ]

[Firebird V]

Re: DAMN! those custom wound EVH dimarzio\'s are great!

Well.... There close but not exact. These EBMM pickups are in fact made by Dimarzio and they do fetch High bucks. I have never ever seen a pair go for less (and it is only about once a year that they do turn up on ebay) than $200.

They are a bit hotter than the Tone Zone and Norton.

I have a pair in my Wolfgang and They sound a bit more crunchy and certainly hotter than the wolfgang originals.. Harmonmics ring off nicer in my opinion.


Glad you like them too RVM.

[ September 22, 2003, 12:28 PM: Message edited by: Firebird V ]

[jgcable]

Re: DAMN! those custom wound EVH dimarzio\'s are great!

I have had all the above mentioned pickups. The EVH customs from the early 90's EBMM's are the best Dimarzio has ever made. I can't agree that they are just renamed stock Norton and Tone Zone Dimarzio pickups. I have owned many guitars with Nortons and Tone Zones and the EVH Customs smoked them. I have seen 2 sets sell in the last year. 1 set went for $250.00 on a Buy Now and the other went for $285.00 with around 20 bids. They rock for sure. Congratz.. [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[Firebird V]

Re: DAMN! those custom wound EVH dimarzio\'s are great!

So he got a good deal then. Nice!

[jgcable]

Re: DAMN! those custom wound EVH dimarzio\'s are great!

Chris, finding a set alone is a great deal. I would guess that most if not all early EBMM owners keep their stock pickups so when they do come up for sale as a set without a guitar attached to them is pretty rare for sure.

[Doc Dryer]

Re: DAMN! those custom wound EVH dimarzio\'s are great!

...a FAIR PRICE...

...is what they are WORTH to YOU...

...or what YOU or WHOEVER is willing to PAY !!!! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

...THINK ABOUT IT... WHO - in their RIGHT MIND ...is gonna PULL THEM out of an EBMM EVH to TRASH the RESALE VALUE of the EVH ???...and HOW MANY EBMM EVH's do you think either get PARTED OUT or hit the SCRAP PILE ???

I have bought a few Wolfgangs that some ROCKET SCIENTIST has decided to put EMG's or WHATEVER in...and the Wolfy pickups were M.I.A. - and the Ernie Ball EVH pickups BLOW AWAY the Peavey ones that come in the Wolfs !!!!


...NOT MANY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Doc Dryer]

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[ September 26, 2003, 03:48 AM: Message edited by: Doc Dryer ]

[Doc Dryer]

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[ September 26, 2003, 03:47 AM: Message edited by: Doc Dryer ]

[Doc Dryer]

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[randyvanmalmsteen]

Re: DAMN! those custom wound EVH dimarzio\'s are great!

Originally posted by toejam:
$250 for a set?!? [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] For a lot less money, you could have just picked up a DiMarzio Norton for the neck and a Tone Zone for the bridge... as that's what the EVH pups basically are.

Also, Wolfgang pups have a more scooped mid range.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">the tone zone is really a different beast altogether though? the EVH dimarzio does not have as much low end and is much cleaner/crisper than the TZ.
the TZ is the closest to it,but still NOT THE SAME [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]
trust me if a TZ had the same sound i would have
just used it,and as far as the neck pup,the air norton is very close,and would have done the job,but try finding someone selling these EVH dimarzio's seperate [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[randyvanmalmsteen]

Re: DAMN! those custom wound EVH dimarzio\'s are great!

Originally posted by Doc Dryer:
...a FAIR PRICE...

...is what they are WORTH to YOU...

...or what YOU or WHOEVER is willing to PAY !!!! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

...THINK ABOUT IT... WHO - in their RIGHT MIND ...is gonna PULL THEM out of an EBMM EVH to TRASH the RESALE VALUE of the EVH ???...and HOW MANY EBMM EVH's do you think either get PARTED OUT or hit the SCRAP PILE ???

I have bought a few Wolfgangs that some ROCKET SCIENTIST has decided to put EMG's or WHATEVER in...and the Wolfy pickups were M.I.A. - and the Ernie Ball EVH pickups BLOW AWAY the Peavey ones that come in the Wolfs !!!!


...NOT MANY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">yo doc what up [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] I know a lot of guys who ditch the peavey wolf pups and go with others,but not too many with any sanity [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] get rid of the custom wound dimarzio EVH pups.
I got lucky,a tech i know pulled a set from a newer axis(same pups!)for a customer for a set of virtual paf's. his loss! LOL!!!!
$250 is considered a bargin with these pups [img]graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

[toejam]

Re: DAMN! those custom wound EVH dimarzio\'s are great!

Wow, I didn't realize that price was a bargain for those pups. I got my chrome EMG anniversary set for less than that, but as long as you're happy, that's cool. I'd personally go with the TZ/Norton combo and be happy getting close enough.