I have that exact same guitar and it’s by far my all time favorite guitar and I’ve owned many different makes and models over the years. I think the stock pups are awesome and I didn’t have the same issue with the nut either. I actually bought a set of those Dimarzio’s for a 6 string that I found on Reverb. It’s nice to see people out there giving this guitar some recognition because I think it’s very underrated!!!
I have same but with Floyd Rose... Love these pickups.. so articulated and defined for fast solos.. no other pickups I have tried gives you that tone also for power chords... And it is so fast it's made for speed... Electronics are great (by pass tone and coil split)... only a few things that are not perfect for me : it's a bit too heavy and the lack of inlays though makes it look very cool might be a problem for some players (you can always use those beautiful stickers but ..)... overall it's a great and very special, and exclusive guitar!
DiMarzios sound better in my opinion, I've never liked Seymour Duncans because the sound is a bit goofy to my taste. I have a Jackson Dave Davidson wr7 with the Dm Imperiums and they're just so clear and punchy.
I really hate guitars with rounded off routes and not the square routes. Like just cut it so any pickup will fit. You cant get actives in that route either. At least make the feet route side square.
Yeah I'm with you there. It would be nice to have a standard routing design that accommodates multiple pickup brands, even if they're just open coil design.
You could probably swap the base plates on the pickups? You might have to drill if the holes didn’t line up with the bobbins, but that would be another option to make different pickups work swap the factory pickups base plates with the replacement pickups, if you’re installing new pickups and have to solder anyway you would just have to unsolder and re solder the ground to the base plates if you even have to do that, I’m not sure but just fyi for anyone who doesn’t want to be cutting and grinding after all pickups have magnets and metal shavings will screw up a coil quicker than you can blink.
I believe the Dimarzio, specifically the Broderick, can't be taken apart like that. I don't recall seeing screws on the underside of it. Same deal with EMGs and most actives, you basically have to destroy them to get to the insides of them. At the end of the day this is Chris Broderick's design and he designed it to be perfect for his needs right out of the box. Definitely not a one size fits all in most cases though.
@@EricMorettin yeah definitely not actives and honestly I don’t know if I’ve seen the back of Dimarzios besides the ones built for Ibanez, I’ve had apart a few Duncan’s and other various cheap import pickups and they all have 4 screws in the general same area. I’d never thought about direct mount limiting your pickup options sans modification
I’m planning on going out and buying a new 7 string and this guitar is at the top of my list. The specs are very similar to my current guitar and it just looks amazing. My only concern is the fact that the neck doesn’t have any inlays or dots. Did that mess with you when you first picked it up? Or is it something that’s easy to adjust to?
@@EricMorettin that’s encouraging to hear. I can’t recall playing a guitar without inlays, so I wasn’t sure of big of an issue it would be. Here’s to hoping I’m fretting over something pretty minor. Thanks!
Not sure what you mean since I didn't say one was better than the other. I like them both for different reasons 🤔 also using impairments in a joke isn't cool.
Definitely underrated Jackson model.
I got this guitar 3 months ago and love it! Plays real easy. I just ordered the white CB7 with fold roses 🤘 thx for the review
I have that exact same guitar and it’s by far my all time favorite guitar and I’ve owned many different makes and models over the years. I think the stock pups are awesome and I didn’t have the same issue with the nut either. I actually bought a set of those Dimarzio’s for a 6 string that I found on Reverb. It’s nice to see people out there giving this guitar some recognition because I think it’s very underrated!!!
I have same but with Floyd Rose... Love these pickups.. so articulated and defined for fast solos.. no other pickups I have tried gives you that tone also for power chords... And it is so fast it's made for speed... Electronics are great (by pass tone and coil split)... only a few things that are not perfect for me : it's a bit too heavy and the lack of inlays though makes it look very cool might be a problem for some players (you can always use those beautiful stickers but ..)... overall it's a great and very special, and exclusive guitar!
DiMarzios sound better in my opinion, I've never liked Seymour Duncans because the sound is a bit goofy to my taste. I have a Jackson Dave Davidson wr7 with the Dm Imperiums and they're just so clear and punchy.
I really hate guitars with rounded off routes and not the square routes. Like just cut it so any pickup will fit. You cant get actives in that route either. At least make the feet route side square.
Yeah I'm with you there. It would be nice to have a standard routing design that accommodates multiple pickup brands, even if they're just open coil design.
I have a jackson x series SLAT-7 from indonesia and I love it.
You could probably swap the base plates on the pickups? You might have to drill if the holes didn’t line up with the bobbins, but that would be another option to make different pickups work swap the factory pickups base plates with the replacement pickups, if you’re installing new pickups and have to solder anyway you would just have to unsolder and re solder the ground to the base plates if you even have to do that, I’m not sure but just fyi for anyone who doesn’t want to be cutting and grinding after all pickups have magnets and metal shavings will screw up a coil quicker than you can blink.
I believe the Dimarzio, specifically the Broderick, can't be taken apart like that. I don't recall seeing screws on the underside of it. Same deal with EMGs and most actives, you basically have to destroy them to get to the insides of them. At the end of the day this is Chris Broderick's design and he designed it to be perfect for his needs right out of the box. Definitely not a one size fits all in most cases though.
@@EricMorettin yeah definitely not actives and honestly I don’t know if I’ve seen the back of Dimarzios besides the ones built for Ibanez, I’ve had apart a few Duncan’s and other various cheap import pickups and they all have 4 screws in the general same area. I’d never thought about direct mount limiting your pickup options sans modification
Gorgeous guitar! Chris is an amazing player but the stock pickups were crap the sd really brought out the tone of the guitar
Hi Eric
I’m planning on going out and buying a new 7 string and this guitar is at the top of my list. The specs are very similar to my current guitar and it just looks amazing. My only concern is the fact that the neck doesn’t have any inlays or dots. Did that mess with you when you first picked it up? Or is it something that’s easy to adjust to?
I've been playing for a while, and I've played various guitars without inlays. So, it's easy to adjust to in my opinion.
@@EricMorettin that’s encouraging to hear. I can’t recall playing a guitar without inlays, so I wasn’t sure of big of an issue it would be. Here’s to hoping I’m fretting over something pretty minor. Thanks!
In the dI the Seymour Duncan was quieter than the DiMarzio.
Just recorded them as is with no extra processing or level matching
Dimarzio all the way dude.. are you blind ? :D
Not sure what you mean since I didn't say one was better than the other. I like them both for different reasons 🤔 also using impairments in a joke isn't cool.
@@EricMorettin Nahh.. Dimarzio Activator / CB7 is way more cool. it is REAL not a JOKE !!
@@kangandres good to know you like that one more!
You shouldn't have changed the pickup ......that was a .mistake
That's what the owner wanted 🤷♂️