Ibanez 540PHH help (pickup experts!)

[Scholomance]

Hey guys. Does anyone know what humbuckers came stock in neck and bridge in an Ibanez 540PHH? I know Ibz had their model names, but what precisely did they correspond to? I'm in planning stages for a custom shop Jackson Demon to replicate and improve a 540P! Thanks.

Scott

[dinkyjacksonman]

Re: Ibanez 540PHH help (pickup experts!)

I believe they came with F3 in the bridge and F2 in the neck position.
At least Alex Skolnick's own guitars had them.

[jgcable]

Re: Ibanez 540PHH help (pickup experts!)

F's or V's.

[Scholomance]

Re: Ibanez 540PHH help (pickup experts!)

What I meant to say is, if its an F3 or F4 for example, what pickup currently on the market would that be most like? Dimarzio Super Distortion, Duncan Invader, etc? I remember in the back of one of the old Ibz catalogs it basically told what the pup models were like.

Scott

[jgcable]

Re: Ibanez 540PHH help (pickup experts!)

Dimarzio for sure. I would think Tone Zone, Evolution, PAF Pro, Steves Special, Norton, Air Norton.

[dinkyjacksonman]

Re: Ibanez 540PHH help (pickup experts!)

I'd say Tone Zone for the bridge and PAF Pro for the neck position.

[JACKSONFREAK]

Re: Ibanez 540PHH help (pickup experts!)

I concure with the Tone Zone and Paf Pro. The IBZ pups were dimarzio built for Ibanez. Hoshino designed the pups and Dimarzio built them.
Gil

[Scholomance]

Re: Ibanez 540PHH help (pickup experts!)

Cool. Thanks for the info. That wouldn't be a bad pair of pups to have in a Demon.

Scott