Evolution Neck Humbucker Pickup - Black Review

Nice Pickup

Sweet, smooth pickup. Sounds great on its own or blended. Redefines neck pickup use.

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Great Tone

The guitar that this pup went into is a new guitar!! This is a great Neck pup! Chords ring out nicely for rhythm and playing lead has a great, mellow edge to it too. Amazing choice.

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Meets my needs

I have a 1986 Explorer that I have not played in a long time. It has a Duncan Distortion in the bridge position and another Duncan in the neck. I wasn't sure what Duncan it was in the neck because I had put them in so long ago. When I removed the Duncan in the neck and checked the designation on it, I discovered it is a Duncan Distortion for the neck position and was commonly known… read more as "the Seymorizer." When I activated both pickups on the Explorer, there was an overwhelming amount of bass with very little mids and highs, and the neck Duncan totally overpowered the Duncan Distortion in the bridge such that all I got was a muddy sound that was mostly pure bass. It's been that way for more than 20 years, but since I started playing again recently, I felt the time was right to make a change. After much hair-pulling research, I decided on the DiMarzio Evolution due to the fact that it gives an increase in mids and highs as well as bass. The installation was a breeze, and this pickup increased the mids and highs to the point where they could be heard equal to the bass tones, which is what I was looking for. It's a great pickup with a wide tonal spectrum for playing rhythms where that kind of thing is needed.

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Top of the line

I have yet to be completely blown away by a neck pickup. However, this one is, by far, the best of several that I've tried as far as clarity and substance go. No mud here in an Ibanez Iceman (paired with an Evo 2 bridge, this thing is really well-balanced -so much so that the dual concentric vol/tone controls I'd previously installed are largely unnecessary now. That was a surprise).… read more I've tried to set my Iceman up to be a jack of all trades, from bluesy riffs to clear and sharp metal leads, and this pup (with its mate) allows me to convincingly play most of what I want. Cleans are good, too, and I'm real picky about my cleans. I would definitely recommend the Evolution neck for most types of rock and metal. (By the way, I would also recommend Ryan Wiltermood as being one of the best. Just don't tell him I said so - would want his head to swell, or anything.)

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Very important too call your ingeniring so you can be sure of the size of the pickup and what you want they are very helpfull .the pickup came with instruction its really easy too install many combination and a lot of setups even the magnets can be adjustables sound great very power full great gain tested vs a fender American and another fender with emg and a squier with Duncan… read more and they didnt come close exept the one with the emg that are active its a great product dimarzio have doneit I wounder when they will come with a acoustic sistem for electric guitars

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