Sounds like the VV pickup is out of phase with the humbucker. Try switching the leads on the VV pickup to the switch and ground.
Finally, after 3 weeks of waiting I got my Dimarzio VV solo pro, it sounds great! Sometimes you can get a Hendrix like sound, I like that the lows sound big; I put it in the middle of a HSH configuration guitar but it sounds very nice in the middle position, its very fat sounding, lots of mids but still very clear and defined, and one of the best things...no noise!
It sounds a little strange in position 2 and 4 (front coil of bridge humbucker and middle single coil in 2 and front coil of neck pup+middle in 4), I think its not meant to be in parallel with the humbuckers, maybe its because of the wiring. I’m not sure why but the sound is very strange, its weak but audible and its sort of thin but very interesting cause I get a sort of a delay effect, I think maybe its because the middle solo pro and the front coil of the bridge hum work separately so I get sound from one then the other so its kinda like a double effect/short delay, very interesting but it sounds a little weird to be true, anyway this pickup is great for fat "woody"(!?) sound, its best when overdriven, clean its not too great but it has alot of presence, kinda like a neck pickup but without the boomy bass (not all neck pickups have boomy bass though).
If I get a chance I might make a recording for you guys, I don't recommend it if you play clean most of the time though.
Last edited by Cranium; September 12th, 2006 at 07:47 PM.
Sounds like the VV pickup is out of phase with the humbucker. Try switching the leads on the VV pickup to the switch and ground.
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
Amps/Cabinets/Modelers - Model 2558 50 watt Marshall Silver Anniversary Jubilee combo w/ Celestion Vintage 30s, 4x12 Marshall cabinet w/25 watt Greenback Celestions, Fender Blues Junior w/ a couple of Billm mods, Line 6 POD 2.0, Roland Micro Cube
Pedals/Effects - Cry Baby Classic Wah, Boss TU-2, Boss NS-2, Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Ross Compressor, MXR Micro Amp, Danelectro FAB Echo, Danelectro FAB Chorus, Danelectro Chicken Salad, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Echohead, Duhvoodooman's Zonkin' Yellow Screamer, Digitech Digiverb, Digitech Bad Monkey, Dunlop Fuzz Face, Homemade Loop Bypass pedal, Duhvoodooman's Sonic Tonic (Maxon SD-9 clone +), Voodoo Labs Superfuzz
I think its fine; I never use position 2 and 4 anyway, besides the "out of phase" sound between the neck and the VV sounds cool, it fun to mess around sometimes to get different sounds.
When I get an all single coil strat I will put one of these in the neck and one in the bridge and see how they sound and with the alder body, I think they will sound different in a strat, overall its a great pickup but I think the middle position holds it back a little, in the neck it should sound very violin like and in the bridge it should have a little more "bite" to it, at least that’s what I think.
By the way, Tone do you know which pickups might sound very close to the 68-69 era strats? (Besides the Fender CS 69, I am probably going to get those if I don't find something better).
Last edited by Cranium; September 12th, 2006 at 09:59 PM.
Originally Posted by Cranium
Oops...I'm slacking cause I missed this reply.
I personally don't but I know a lot of these other guys probably have some experience with those years in pickup design. My Strat pickups are 50s based.
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
Amps/Cabinets/Modelers - Model 2558 50 watt Marshall Silver Anniversary Jubilee combo w/ Celestion Vintage 30s, 4x12 Marshall cabinet w/25 watt Greenback Celestions, Fender Blues Junior w/ a couple of Billm mods, Line 6 POD 2.0, Roland Micro Cube
Pedals/Effects - Cry Baby Classic Wah, Boss TU-2, Boss NS-2, Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Ross Compressor, MXR Micro Amp, Danelectro FAB Echo, Danelectro FAB Chorus, Danelectro Chicken Salad, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Echohead, Duhvoodooman's Zonkin' Yellow Screamer, Digitech Digiverb, Digitech Bad Monkey, Dunlop Fuzz Face, Homemade Loop Bypass pedal, Duhvoodooman's Sonic Tonic (Maxon SD-9 clone +), Voodoo Labs Superfuzz
Its alright, I’m just trying to get as close to the Hendrix sound as possible, although the solo pro sounds a bit like Hendrix too, although it might sound too woody (I still don't know what "woody" means but I have an idea) its very good for getting some Eric Johnson tones, if you are able to smooth out the highs it should sound very close to his tone. Oh and does alder sound a lot different from basswood?
I'm not sure if I have ever played a basswood guitar to compare. Basswood is supposed to be lighter. Not sure if that would make a difference in sound. Maybe some other members might know. My guitars are alder and ash and mahogany with maple tops. Not helping you I know sorry! hahaha
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
Amps/Cabinets/Modelers - Model 2558 50 watt Marshall Silver Anniversary Jubilee combo w/ Celestion Vintage 30s, 4x12 Marshall cabinet w/25 watt Greenback Celestions, Fender Blues Junior w/ a couple of Billm mods, Line 6 POD 2.0, Roland Micro Cube
Pedals/Effects - Cry Baby Classic Wah, Boss TU-2, Boss NS-2, Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Ross Compressor, MXR Micro Amp, Danelectro FAB Echo, Danelectro FAB Chorus, Danelectro Chicken Salad, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Echohead, Duhvoodooman's Zonkin' Yellow Screamer, Digitech Digiverb, Digitech Bad Monkey, Dunlop Fuzz Face, Homemade Loop Bypass pedal, Duhvoodooman's Sonic Tonic (Maxon SD-9 clone +), Voodoo Labs Superfuzz
Well never mind all the pickup questions, I just found the guitar I been looking for from Fender for a long time, Classic Player ‘60s Stratocaster, its almost like someone read my mind, 12" radius, 69 pickups, vintage style 2-point synchronized tremolo with stamped solid steel saddles and milled solid steel block and even jumbo frets (I thought those weren't use on 60s guitars).
The only bad thing is that it only comes with rosewood fret board (I wanted my next guitar to have maple) but since it has almost all the other features I wanted in a strat it doesn't bother me too much.
Both of my guitars are basswood. I really can't compare it to anything else. The kicker is that my Fender is feather-light but my Charvel weighs a ton. Go figure!Originally Posted by tone2thebone
Axen: Jackson DK2M, Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster, Reverend Warhawk 390, Taylor 914ce, ESP LTD Surveyor-414
Amphen: Jet City JCA22H and JCA12S cab, Carvin X-60 combo, Acoustic B20
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