DiMarzio Super Distortion vs. X2N (Series, Split and Parallel modes)
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rsm
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Super Distortions were THE replacement pickup around me back in the day; I remember when the X2N was released, there was nothing close; then EMG 81/85 were out soon after IIRC.
Took a few decades before I got a guitar with a X2N, BC Rich Chuck Schuldiner Stealth (this is one of the originals, MIK, from around 2008, not the new Tribute model), basically does one thing, but it does it well:
Took a few decades before I got a guitar with a X2N, BC Rich Chuck Schuldiner Stealth (this is one of the originals, MIK, from around 2008, not the new Tribute model), basically does one thing, but it does it well:
JohnnyGtar
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Glad to do it! I've been a pickup nerd ever since I got my first DiMarzio catalog in the 70's. LOL
More often than not, I tend to prefer the sound of a humbucker in parallel if it's a high output pickup. Something about parallel sounds "right" to me.
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Rex Rocker
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Cool comparison.
Gotta say, when I first tried the X2N I was so underwhelmed with it. I got mine thinking "Yeah, Death!". I expected bright and aggressive, and it's got to be one of the darkest, bassiest pickups I've tried.
Gotta say, when I first tried the X2N I was so underwhelmed with it. I got mine thinking "Yeah, Death!". I expected bright and aggressive, and it's got to be one of the darkest, bassiest pickups I've tried.
Matt300ZXT
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I have a Warrior with dual X2Ns on it, and I would've replaced them long ago if they didn't have the figured wood glued onto them to complete the aesthetic of the guitar. They're hot, but I hate them really.