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  • #1

    Who has changed the bridge pickup in their DK2???

    After a weekend with the DK2, I have come to the conclusion that the pickups are going to have to go. The DD HB-102 is great for leads, but it is muddy and undefined for chords. It is just not tight, like the ToneZone I have in the bridge of my Predator. I am going to first mess with the height and see if that improves things, but I am leaning toward a pickup swap.

    So, who has changed the bridge P/U on their DK2? If so, what did you go with?

    Thanks,

    Mike
    Sleep. The sound doesn't collapse to riffs of early eyes either.
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  • #2
    Re: Who has changed the bridge pickup in their DK2

    I replaced mine (back when I had it) with a Screamin' Demon. If I could do it all over again, I would have put a Duncan Distortion in there.

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    • #3
      Re: Who has changed the bridge pickup in their DK2

      I did mine with a Duncan Distortion. I also routed out the neck pickup for a humbucker and put a Custom in it, and left the center pickup stock (didn't have anything to put in it [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img])

      I also put an OFR on it, and replaced the neck [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

      But yeah, definitely ditch the Duncan Designeds - they're ok for starters, but if you want to hear the guitar's tone, get a real pickup.
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      • #4
        Re: Who has changed the bridge pickup in their DK2

        Duncan Distortion. Seems like the popular choice for this guitar. Right, Travis? [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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        • #5
          Re: Who has changed the bridge pickup in their DK2

          I was thinking of the DD. Hell, I have a J-90C laying around. I wonder what that would sound like?

          Mike
          Sleep. The sound doesn't collapse to riffs of early eyes either.

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          • #6
            Re: Who has changed the bridge pickup in their DK2

            I put a Dimebucker in the DK-2 I had , it screamed all over the place & great for chords also.
            According To The Prophecy

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            • #7
              Re: Who has changed the bridge pickup in their DK2

              The J-90C should sound pretty close to a DD, it's the highest output pickup Jackson had except for the 95/C.
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              • #8
                Re: Who has changed the bridge pickup in their DK2

                [ QUOTE ]
                The J-90C should sound pretty close to a DD, it's the highest output pickup Jackson had except for the 95/C.

                [/ QUOTE ]

                Well, I own the J90C, so that is a plus! If I was home, and not out of town, I would pop it in and give it a whirl. I love this guitar...but it certainly needs a little upgrading.

                Anyone try a Screaming Demon in a DK2?

                Mike
                Sleep. The sound doesn't collapse to riffs of early eyes either.

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                • #9
                  Re: Who has changed the bridge pickup in their DK2

                  The Screamin Demon is NOT a very good high gain pickup if you're looking for something like a Duncan Distortion, for one thing, it's NOT a high gain pickup, and two, as far as clarity - YUCK!! I had one in a maple neck-thru ESP once. Normally, that should be a bright sounding guitar, but it was a muddy mess with the Screamin Demon. I'm beginning to think that George Lynch is the only person who can make that thing sound good. If I'm looking for Lynch-like tones, for higher gain, the DD is the way to go, and for "mellower" stuff, I like the Full Shred.

                  Interestingly, most the guitars I see GL in ads with these days have DD's or something like that in them based on the magnet configuration. Hmmm...not using you sig model pickup. Interesting...

                  Once I get the time/energy/money/interst to do it, I plan on finding a Full Shred for my DK-2. If I can't find one, I'll go with the DD.

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                  • #10
                    Re: Who has changed the bridge pickup in their DK2

                    Tone Zone....Love it!!
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                    • #11
                      Re: Who has changed the bridge pickup in their DK2

                      I put a Screamin Deamon is my Explorer and it sounded like crap. It now has a JB. DD may be nice.
                      Scott
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                      • #12
                        Re: Who has changed the bridge pickup in their DK2

                        [ QUOTE ]
                        Tone Zone....Love it!!

                        [/ QUOTE ]

                        yeah, I have a Tone Zone in the Predator. It fucking kills. I am sure that it would kill in the DK2 as well. They may sound sonically different due to the differences in body woods (I don't think the Predator is Alder). However, I would like to try something different so that the guitars have different tones. I lowered the bass side of the stock P/U tonight and that actually tightened up the chords a bit. Still, the Predator has tone all over the DK2 with the Tone Zone in it.

                        I am leaning toward the DD. I mailed DiMarzio for a suggestion and they suggested the Norton. Never used one.

                        Who makes the Dimebucker??

                        Mike
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                        • #13
                          Re: Who has changed the bridge pickup in their DK2

                          [ QUOTE ]
                          Who makes the Dimebucker??

                          [/ QUOTE ]

                          Seymour Duncan make it.

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                          • #14
                            Re: Who has changed the bridge pickup in their DK2

                            I discovered last night that the Duncan Designed will clear up quite a bit if you don't use as much gain. It was a totally different animal when I stopped pegging the gain on the V-Amp Pro. Still, needs an upgrade. If I was patient, I might consider a Bare Knuckles offering. However, I am more of a go to the store and buy it kind of guy.

                            So, at the moment these what I am considering:

                            Duncan Distortion
                            DiMarzio Super Distortion
                            Dimebucker

                            Any other options you guys can come up with?

                            Mike
                            Sleep. The sound doesn't collapse to riffs of early eyes either.

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                            • #15
                              Re: Who has changed the bridge pickup in their DK2

                              That happens to me with my DSL100 on the high gain (ultra) setting. A hot pickup + this setting = pure mud.

                              So, I just don't push in the ultra button with hot pickups.

                              I bought a real JB to compare with the DD H102b, and to me, I found no difference big enough with keeping the JB.

                              I have a screamin demon in a maple body / rosewood bolt on neck and it sounds good for doing GL stuff. Wood is a big factor.

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