Dimarzio Area 61 and Area 67 pickup demonstration by Ethan Meixsell

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  • @jeffreywoelfel333
    @jeffreywoelfel333 Год назад +1

    Great Playing!

  • @zdenekklapuch2153
    @zdenekklapuch2153 Год назад +1

    Great and usefull video, Ethan. Many thanks! Excelent guitar player too 🙂Zdeno. Czech republic

  • @palomo9385
    @palomo9385 6 лет назад +1

    So , you are the mind who play this wonderfull music. Beautiful to meet you Ethan

  • @davidmarkmusic637
    @davidmarkmusic637 8 месяцев назад +1

    sharp style bro!!!

  • @marsattacks7071
    @marsattacks7071 9 лет назад +1

    Very pro all across the board ! Thank you for the several answers bellow. Very interesting !

  • @localcrew
    @localcrew 3 года назад +1

    I love the crunch and squeal of a high-gain pickup at the bridge. That being said, wow - that tone @3:00 to 4:00 was just magic. Now I have to watch all of your videos!

  • @Armando1228
    @Armando1228 4 года назад +1

    damn that tone and it's so clear in the neck !!

    • @ejm909
      @ejm909  3 года назад

      It cuts without being harsh. Still love these pickups.

  • @larryc835
    @larryc835 Год назад +1

    Awesome tone and technique.💯

  • @mikemarchese148
    @mikemarchese148 2 месяца назад

    i've been using the 61's and 58's for years but i do have a 67 in another guitar....i really like the 67's too

  • @billhillard
    @billhillard 11 лет назад +1

    Thanks for the great review. Finally someone who mics the amp properly so we can hear every note. THANKS! Oh and very nice riffs man.

  • @applesAndCamelCasing
    @applesAndCamelCasing 9 лет назад +1

    Nasty playing man! These pickups sound seriously good.

  • @endyX286
    @endyX286 8 лет назад +1

    nice guitar playing..i love the pickups..thanks for demo.

  • @MateoBakija
    @MateoBakija 4 года назад +2

    That was great demonstration. Very nice!

  • @Stubz_Perez
    @Stubz_Perez 7 лет назад +1

    Your playing is amazing! I also wanna say that I absolutely love your track “Before the Fall”, so atmospheric and heavy! Thank you and all the best in the future!

    • @ejm909
      @ejm909  7 лет назад

      Thanks, Silvano!

  • @billwarner213
    @billwarner213 9 лет назад +1

    Dude, you SHRED. And MAN, those pick-ups sound amaze!

  • @RhoPGC
    @RhoPGC 4 года назад +1

    wow, ethan, great moves. keep it up! proud of you.

  • @robbiegodinho9377
    @robbiegodinho9377 4 года назад +3

    amazing buddy, killer tone.

  • @rsjb41
    @rsjb41 11 лет назад +1

    Very nice playing Ethan!

  • @ejm909
    @ejm909  12 лет назад +1

    I'm with you on that. I always have returned to Dimarzios over the years. No two guitars respond the same way, and I always seem to be able to find an instrument/pickup combination with dimarzio that satisfies what I want to hear in my head. Thanks for checking out the video.

  • @maskedmillionaire
    @maskedmillionaire 13 лет назад +1

    great review, great playing, thanks!

  • @RiesterMeister
    @RiesterMeister 6 лет назад +1

    Love your stuff, keep up the good work Ethan!

  • @666Deathrunner666
    @666Deathrunner666 10 лет назад +1

    You sound great! Thanks for a great pickup demo.

  • @cocomartinievera
    @cocomartinievera 12 лет назад +1

    very sweet sounds!!!

  • @HaraldEngels
    @HaraldEngels 6 лет назад +2

    Great playing :-) Nice pickups :-)

  • @100amps
    @100amps 11 лет назад +1

    Love your style Ethan. Keep up the great work.

  • @stevenolsen3162
    @stevenolsen3162 6 лет назад +1

    'Lack of compression'.... Thank you! That explains so much!

  • @elpmanticore
    @elpmanticore 11 лет назад +1

    Likewise, thanks for the clean tones. Hard to find a pickup review on here with clean sound. Great playing.

  • @pr0toncat
    @pr0toncat 2 месяца назад

    The 61/67s is my favourite combo 🔥

  • @garystrat999
    @garystrat999 6 лет назад +1

    Gorgeous!

  • @ejm909
    @ejm909  12 лет назад +2

    Thank you! Doug Aldrich has one of the best tones in the business, in my opinion. Being compared to him is very high praise. All the best.

    • @CS_Murphy_R9
      @CS_Murphy_R9 2 года назад

      Your tone on "IN THE SHADOWS" is MASSIVE!!!!

  • @ЗинаШпиль
    @ЗинаШпиль 4 года назад +2

    That is so cool! Thank you man. )

  • @camilloabell2999
    @camilloabell2999 4 года назад +2

    agresiff dynamic brutal sound ..tq mr Ethan

  • @KHGuitarFreak1988
    @KHGuitarFreak1988 2 года назад

    OMG! That Triaxis. Hope you are still rocking out with it :D

  • @Thirdgen83
    @Thirdgen83 10 лет назад

    That's some tasty guitar-playing. I have a few Area series pickups myself and I love 'em...

    • @ejm909
      @ejm909  9 лет назад

      Thirdgen83 Really useful pickups. They've become my "go-to" for strat-like tones.

  • @ejm909
    @ejm909  11 лет назад +2

    Thanks, man! These pickups sound great, for sure.

  • @KevinHunter
    @KevinHunter 7 лет назад +1

    You're a great guitar player, Ethan! Love your stuff!

  • @J1Z06
    @J1Z06 10 лет назад

    Terrific demo! I liked both settings, clean and with gain. I put a set in my USA CUSTOM guitar and in my Charvel. 67 in the neck, 61 middle. I used Humbuckers on both guitars in the bridge.

    • @ejm909
      @ejm909  10 лет назад

      Thanks! I really love how those pickups complimented that guitar. It's very comfortable and I can get a wide range of useable tones out of it. All the best!

  • @leonthompson8988
    @leonthompson8988 5 лет назад +1

    Great job dude!!!

  • @RobChappers
    @RobChappers 9 лет назад +52

    You are a great player man! Loving "By The Sword" ;-)

    • @richardcruh6974
      @richardcruh6974 9 лет назад

      Great tone,Great playing

    • @ejm909
      @ejm909  9 лет назад +3

      Rob Chapman Thanks Rob! Been a big fan of your videos for a long time. All the best!

    • @ejm909
      @ejm909  9 лет назад +3

      Richard c Ruh Thanks, Richard!

    • @SamJWest1985
      @SamJWest1985 9 лет назад

      Amazing sound. Really rich and warm while still being crisp and clean. Nice guitar skills. Thanks for the demo.

    • @dalgwa_byeol1534
      @dalgwa_byeol1534 8 лет назад

      +Ethan Meixsell my brother is a big fan of you please get his favorite song led foot

  • @seanSHRED87
    @seanSHRED87 13 лет назад +1

    You've got a ripping tone and great feel.
    Those Dimarzios are very articulate.
    Cool demo.
    Peace

  • @Tatted-ne7tu
    @Tatted-ne7tu 4 года назад

    Ethan, I try not to judge a guy by his cover but have to admit when I parked I hear I wasn't expecting the great musicianship, or at least shreddy stuff. Very well done, new fan.

  • @9unslin9er
    @9unslin9er 5 лет назад

    "Walled In" is one of the best instrumental tracks I've ever heard.
    It's on constant repeat in my car.

  • @der_der_ich_bin8950
    @der_der_ich_bin8950 3 года назад +2

    This Video is 10 Year old, but it helped me alot to convince myself to purchase a nice set of good sounding pickups ;))

    • @ejm909
      @ejm909  3 года назад +1

      I still use them all the time. My go-to singles.

  • @taokichavez9319
    @taokichavez9319 8 дней назад

    Yes sir! I´m very inspired. thanks for sharing :D

  • @ejm909
    @ejm909  12 лет назад

    Thanks a lot! I've had a few S540's over the years. Believe it or not, I left them stock. They just naturally sounded balanced to me. I've been playing my newer S470's more recently. In one of them I have an AT1 in the bridge, an Area '67 in the middle and a 36 anniversary PAF in the Neck. The other is a maple neck with a Norton in the bridge, Area 67 middle, and a PAF Joe in the neck.

  • @x7stringinJSCx
    @x7stringinJSCx 13 лет назад

    FINALLY a Good Demo of the Area 67 pickups! thanks so much. This video was Epic. Great tone. I've been putting off buying the Area 67 bc All the videos online Suck so bad and people Can't play guitar. Finally There is a Good Demo and NOT some bs Blues playing old guy. This was the Video I've been waiting for. Ps Great playing. you should totally do a bunch more vids in the future. Great Tone. 2 Thumbs up for a Good Player and Great Demo!

  • @Peelick
    @Peelick 12 лет назад +1

    Oh boy you're KILLING me!! I'm a fan you're a hellva player great tone!!!

  • @The8TrackChap
    @The8TrackChap 12 лет назад +1

    I love the chorus sound. Reminds me of an Ibanez BC-9

  • @learnerlearns
    @learnerlearns 9 лет назад +2

    Good demo, good playing too!

  • @mike1967sam
    @mike1967sam 6 лет назад +1

    You play quite well. Congrats.

  • @phantomofoaktown
    @phantomofoaktown 11 лет назад +1

    God damn dude, you rock!

  • @altpath
    @altpath 11 лет назад

    Killer tone! I grew up thinking I needed humbuckers to have a tone like that but I'm convinced I need a strat with those dimarzios now. Subscribed!

  • @vela07
    @vela07 9 лет назад +1

    dude, awesome!

  • @iplayloud2
    @iplayloud2 2 года назад +2

    Clean sound at 3:15 is incredible !

    • @Meddled
      @Meddled 2 года назад

      In 1986 maybe.

    • @neuroscope9052
      @neuroscope9052 2 года назад

      That tone sold the Area 67 Pickup for me. Tasty AF.

  • @JoshuaKulwant
    @JoshuaKulwant 10 лет назад +2

    Thanks for the advice mate.

  • @ejm909
    @ejm909  12 лет назад +1

    For my highest gain settings I use the Fulldrive 2 in vintage mode for some extra drive, but at gig volume this is rarely necessary. I played a gig using only the gain on the Triaxis recently and it was perfectly comfortable. Good luck.

  • @braddietzmusic2429
    @braddietzmusic2429 7 лет назад +8

    Good demo of your playing, which is beyond complaint, but with the heavy distortion and the (at best) heavy chorused clean sound, you can't separate as a listener, how the pickups sound by themselves with no effect versus the other stuff in the signal.

    • @ejm909
      @ejm909  7 лет назад +7

      The intent of my demo is to show how the pickups interact with the full signal chain to create a final, polished sound. Since a pickup is always just one component of a guitar, it's hard to anticipate its impact on your particular instrument. I can say that tonally, they are comparable to the Suhr V60 LP's that they replaced but with less hum, a bit more ping to the pick attack and a bit more output. Many single coil demos dwell on the clean sound and the slightly overdriven response. There are many such demos of these pickups with that approach. I wanted to show that even with lower output than traditional humbuckers, these pickups can still successfully drive an amp, something that is frequently overlooked, and one of the reasons many players are hesitant about single coil pickups. Mic choice and placement, body wood, pot impedence, amp and speaker choice, pre-amp choice, A/D converters, FX chain, volume settings, room tone, and many other factors color our impressions of sound, so my approach is to go for what sounds good to me and is useful for my style of playing. It's highly individual. They are versatile pickups and a lot of fun to play.

  • @GeroLubovnik
    @GeroLubovnik 11 лет назад +1

    It was hard to listen to the pickups... I was too busy listening to your technique. Awesome, man. HOWEVER... I did find an Area Set (58, 67, 61) on sale and put them in my MIM w/maple neck. Very "crystalline" sound, and you're right, they are VERY sensitive to picking technique, something I've got to get used to.
    As my bridge pickup does not have a tone control I took the easy way out and did a 7-way mod with a toggle to employ the neck pickup when needed to compensate for the really bright 61 bridge.
    As an added benefit, I can now use ALL the switch positions. The electricity in my building is very dirty, and positions 1-3-5 were virtually unusable before. Now I have 7 switch combinations. This is a very cool set.
    Thanks for the demo. It really helped make my decision.

    • @ejm909
      @ejm909  10 лет назад

      Sounds like a great way to go! Without a tone control in the signal path, you have very little resistance on the bridge pickup. With a maple neck and the '61, I would imagine it would be pretty bright. Glad to hear you found a cool way to tame it. All the best.

  • @altag1
    @altag1 Год назад

    Just saw this, 11 yrs late to the party... Great phrasing and tone Ethan!!! Love the D- Areas! (wondering JS's reaction when noticed his pickups were replaced by Dimarzio Areas...:)

  • @JohnnyRoggio
    @JohnnyRoggio 10 лет назад +3

    Smokin it Ethan !!!

    • @ejm909
      @ejm909  10 лет назад

      Thanks, Johnny! You're a killer player!

  • @ejm909
    @ejm909  12 лет назад

    Thank you! For the cleans I'm using the Triaxis Clean Green channel, with a little bit of delay (around 500 ms with 2 repeats), the detuner from the Digitech 2101 set to about 30 percent wet with about 5 cents of modulation, and some EQ to bring out the sparkle and tame the low end. Also, the Redeemer from Creation Audio Labs does wonders for my clean tone. Best of luck.

  • @RavenMadd9
    @RavenMadd9 13 лет назад

    brother thanx ...bought them .......awesome

  • @tylerwolfe648
    @tylerwolfe648 10 лет назад +7

    I just cant get over how sweet these pickups do high-gain. I could NEVER do that with my mexi strat, even though it's HSS the 61 has a better reaction to all that gain... I'm jelly man

  • @ejm909
    @ejm909  12 лет назад +2

    Mostly, on recommendation of my rep from Dimarzio. The '67 is the brightest of the series and especially nice to get some extra string definition from the 2 and 4 position. I had a '58 and '61 to try in the Neck position and ultimately went with the '61. Every guitar is different, and I could easily see preferring the '58 in a different guitar. It's definitely worth experimenting.

  • @ejm909
    @ejm909  12 лет назад

    This is a hard one because I didn't do this audio mix. On the lead patches I have the delay set to 624 ms with 2 audible repeats at about 30%. The delay is coming from the Digitech GSP 2101 with the artist upgrade. Had the unit for many years. The studio delays used were most probably stock delays from Digital performer set up at around 350ms with each side slightly different to get some depth. The reverb was probably the UAD Plate 140 plug-in. Sorry I can't be more specific! Thanks.

  • @ejm909
    @ejm909  11 лет назад

    Thanks! The '57 is just a little brighter in my opinion, so the split coil position chimes a little more. I like it where it sits on this particular guitar. The guitar is naturally a little dark.

  • @ejm909
    @ejm909  11 лет назад

    Thanks! All of those clips, outside of where I'm playing to the song "Walled In" were just demo improvs. All the best.

  • @StrokerAce78
    @StrokerAce78 5 лет назад +1

    omg at 2:59 what a beautiful awesome sound! thats killer man!

  • @ejm909
    @ejm909  12 лет назад

    I recorded them, but the video was getting too long, so we cut them out. The neck pickup alone is throaty, articulate and has a bit more ping than your standard neck pickup. It's flexible. I could do a jazz gig on it pretty authentically rolling off the volume a little and the tone to about 5. Full on, it's round with some bluesy bite. Thanks for checking the video out.

  • @andreymazurka7020
    @andreymazurka7020 12 лет назад

    Thank you very much! The choice problem is the hardest problem! One of my favourite guitarists is Doug Aldrich. You have got the same tone!
    Good luck!)))

  • @lousekoya1803
    @lousekoya1803 5 лет назад

    Man !........my Jaw dropped !!....I was about to buy a SD Pearly Gates or Seth Lover but now I don't know anymore.

  • @ejm909
    @ejm909  12 лет назад

    Thanks a lot! The output should be comparable to the Fender noiseless pickups. You shouldn't notice a huge dropoff in volume. You may have to adjust the pickup height a little bit to find the balance that works for you, but I've used the Area 67 in a Hum Single Hum Configuration without any problem. Good luck.

  • @ejm909
    @ejm909  11 лет назад

    The rhythms are a combination of that guitar and in Ibanez S470 with an AT1 in the bridge position.

  • @ejm909
    @ejm909  11 лет назад

    The 250K pots will darken the tone a bit but probably won't produce less output than the 500K. The '67 is probably the brightest of all of them, that's why they work well in the middle position. I think it would be a little bright in the Bridge. If you are looking for less output, you may consider getting a true single coil instead of a stack. If you look on the Dimarzio site, they show the output of all of their pickups. Worth checking out. All the best.

  • @daemon3spade
    @daemon3spade 8 лет назад +1

    Ive been looking for noiseless pickups for a strat.. I think this would do.. and nice playing!

    • @ejm909
      @ejm909  8 лет назад

      I think they are a great choice.

    • @daemon3spade
      @daemon3spade 8 лет назад

      Whats the outro song?

    • @ejm909
      @ejm909  8 лет назад

      That's Walled In. Thanks!

  • @sparkattack1111
    @sparkattack1111 9 лет назад

    WHAT A PLAYER WHAT A SOUND

  • @juanhalen71
    @juanhalen71 12 лет назад

    HI...after watching your video I did an order for these pick ups..so thanks a lot
    you rules!!!

  • @rowidz
    @rowidz 11 лет назад +4

    Killer tones, brother, esepcially on the 61' that's in the bridge position. I just have one question for you- Are you using a 500k or 250k volume pot? Thanks!

  • @ejm909
    @ejm909  12 лет назад

    This guitar has a naturally dark character with a lot of bass response, so the Areas balances that perfectly. Every part of the signal chain is going to impact the character of the guitar. There is no one perfect pickup that is going to balance out every instrument. We all have different ears, and different preferences regarding tone and feel. They are a great match for this instrument, and a good pick if you are looking for more clarity and ping to the note without generating any noise.

  • @ejm909
    @ejm909  11 лет назад

    Thanks, Bill!

  • @Thirdgen83
    @Thirdgen83 4 года назад +1

    Eric Johnson needs to discover these pickups.

  • @LunaGuitars68
    @LunaGuitars68 4 года назад

    Yes you inspired me to not only check them out but to also buy them but why don't I sound like you😬

  • @CRANKYONE100
    @CRANKYONE100 13 лет назад

    do more demos man. your a good presenter.

  • @VictorMariae
    @VictorMariae 6 лет назад

    Cara estou impressionado com você. Tem ótimos riffs! É um dos melhores!

  • @irmaztamal21
    @irmaztamal21 8 лет назад +1

    you Sir... are a very talented composer & great guitar virtuoso..

  • @helixworld
    @helixworld 12 лет назад

    The pickups sound good in this video, but I think it doesn't accurately reflect how bright these pickups sound IRL. The Area 61 in the bridge of my strat was very bright and thin, just like a stock MIM Fender pickup. I replaced it with Seymour Duncan STK-S7 which I really like because of the warmer and thicker tone.

  • @nickf9392
    @nickf9392 3 года назад

    Killer sound & great playing, I have that same combination in my relic strat and they get it done, clean and with distortion. Now, if I could only play like that?

    • @ejm909
      @ejm909  3 года назад

      Still is my favorite combination of singles. Thanks for watching.

  • @TheClinchMagazine
    @TheClinchMagazine 6 лет назад

    Man, you have put the quality in the audio library.

  • @darkinglory
    @darkinglory 12 лет назад

    Your clean sound reminds me of Shawn Lane's sound. Great stuff man! I wish I would've gotten these pups before I purchased my Chopper/ProTrack combo. Keep rockin'!

  • @leonardoc6504
    @leonardoc6504 7 лет назад +2

    more than 50% of video made by users have a Ethan Meixsell song in the background

  • @roberttaylor139
    @roberttaylor139 3 года назад

    Ethan your are an incredible talent,better than anything you ever did in Penn and Teller, moves me to tears.

  • @jfrbcelloguitar
    @jfrbcelloguitar 3 года назад

    Saludos cordiales desde Oaxaca México 🤝 felicidades

  • @MsHendrix93
    @MsHendrix93 12 лет назад

    I love your Suhr...

  • @ejm909
    @ejm909  11 лет назад

    Ultimately, it would depend on the guitar, but I try to get a lot of chime out of my middle pickup, so I would prefer the 57 there. The differences between the three pickups is a little subtle and will react differently to different guitars depending on their body wood, bridge style, and a whole host of other smaller factors. I can't imagine being disappointed using anything in the area series, unless you are starting with a really bright guitar.

  • @Crabfather
    @Crabfather 3 года назад

    Holy crap you can play!!

  • @belt432
    @belt432 13 лет назад

    Nice demo Ethan,great guitar playin.It would be so cool to see you and Rob do some lick trade offs and harmonies together.

  • @ArielsSmartyPants
    @ArielsSmartyPants 9 лет назад

    Nice demonstration and some tasty playing but all I could think was "please send me that beautiful Ibanez behind you" :)

  • @MrJpage1974
    @MrJpage1974 4 года назад

    How do the Area 61's compare to YJM Fury for metal? Specifically the Bridge and Neck

    • @ejm909
      @ejm909  4 года назад

      I have never played the YJM's so I can't really compare them. For one reason or another I've never found a set of Seymour Duncan pickups that worked for me. There are plenty of players that use them and sound great but I've never felt comfortable on them.

  • @clif9379
    @clif9379 7 лет назад +1

    Great video what tone pots are you using 250k or 500k? Thanks

    • @ejm909
      @ejm909  7 лет назад +1

      Thanks! These are 500's.

  • @foadrightnow5725
    @foadrightnow5725 5 лет назад +1

    Why the fuck are you not more famous? Doesn't make sense! You obviously can hold your own with ANY other guitarists in the world! Hope to see you play live and in person someday!