Pickup comparison: Dimarzio PAF7 vs. Ibanez stock pickups

[@jeremyc7194]

Hello ! Great vidéo, do you recommand to upgrade to a paf7?

[@CT79chroma]

Thanks Jeremy! That's always very personal preference what works for you and to what kind of tones you are aiming to. In my case PAF7 has been "the perfect" pickup. I have PAF7's in all 3 of my 7 string Ibanez guitars and they deliver all the different kind of tones I need. From cleans to lo-gain and hi-gain tones. For RG7321 PAF7's were definitely an upgrade and they brought a lot of tonal variety and dynamics how the guitar responds to my playing.

[@benwatts1333]

Listening with closed eyes with a quite good installation, I could not find the difference for bridge PU. Slight better in clean tone for the PAF. to my humble hears.

[@jeremyc7194]

@@benwatts1333 i have the two pickups. In reality they sound VERY differents. The ibanez sound harsh. The PAF is good, but old technology.. the SH6 - 7 is the best pickup i've ever heard. Go for it he is better than the PAF

[@benwatts1333]

@@jeremyc7194 Thank you for your video, your time to explain. I just ordered the Dreamcatcher & Rainmaker yesterday. Time will tell.

[@eddiekimura]

Thanks for doing this man sounds sick. Just put a paf7 in my Ibanez rgd7 in low A he’ll sick, Got the exact same guitar and was gonna put a Dimarzio super distortion 7 in but wondering if you have tried it and should I bother or just get another paf7 it’s seems unbeatable for low shit?

[@CT79chroma]

Thanks Eddie! I thought that this video might be helpful to fellow guitarists that try to decide which pickup to go to. :) I also have RGD7UC and it has BKP Aftermaths - they are good but all the time wondering if PAF7 would suit my needs better. I have that guitar tuned to F# and Aftermaths are nice but I would need a way to split them by times so maybe I ask someone to install push/pull pot to it! With PAF7 you cant go wrong! 😁 I haven't tried super distortion unfortunately so can't comment it. 😟

[@eddiekimura]

@@CT79chroma thanks man!

[@CT79chroma]

@@eddiekimura you're welcome!

[@Hexspa]

DiMarzio makes some good pickups

[@CT79chroma]

Yes they do! PAF7 is certainly my favorite pickup! Now I also have 7 string RGD7 uppercut - it has Bareknuckle Aftermaths. To me they don't work as nicely as PAF7's.

[@charlescull9283]

Ummm what amp were you using? A line 6 spider?

[@CT79chroma]

Kemper Profiling Amplifier.

[@toemasmeems]

Modeling a Spider with a Kemper

[@CT79chroma]

This profile is Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier with Mesa OS cab. No Spider 😅

[@CT79chroma]

Here’s how this Mesa profile sounds in the mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGnQiICpormsjs0

[@obicross]

@@toemasmeems has anyone tried that yet? that'd be funnily interesting lol

[@_pant0m]

ah2 b has more low end than paf7

[@CT79chroma]

Yes it does, but it is also more muddy and not as ”controlled” sounding. AH is also much more saturated which is not necessarily a bad thing but PAF7 works better to my use cases.

[@_pant0m]

@@CT79chroma EQ is the way

[@CT79chroma]

@@_pant0m EQ is way to modify the outcome sound but I prefer that the pickup itself is as close as possible to what I am after without needing to use EQ to get there. Pickup is also essential on how the guitar feels and reacts to your playing - that of course can’t be demo’d on video and is personal experience for each guitar player.

[@chocolatecookie8571]

PAFs sounds much better.

[@CT79chroma]

@@chocolatecookie8571 I agree! What’s your favorite pickup?

[@chocolatecookie8571]

@@CT79chroma In this video I liked the PAF7 more than the stock pickups. In my past guitar life I had all kinds of guitars with different pickups. If I would choose a pickup for a 7 string then probably the Dimarzio PAF or maybe the Seymour Duncan 59 which is PAF design also according to SD. But I would stick to passive pickups and not too hot.

[@CT79chroma]

@@chocolatecookie8571 I also have had a lot of different pickups and I am definitely a passive pickups guy. PAF7 is easily my favorite pickup for 7 string as it is super versatile. At the moment I have 3 guitars (Ibanez RG's) with PAF7's and one Ibanez RGD that has BKP Aftermath. Aftermath is also a good pickup but I prefer PAF7 more. Maybe Aftermath works better on super low stuff than PAF7. Haven't tested though - my PAF7 guitars are tuned to A standard. That RGD is tuned to F# so basically it has 8 string guitar tuning even though it is a 7 string.