![]() Just omit the second tone and its wiring. I couldn't find a diagram on their site for HSH with stacked single and only a volume and tone control. I think this is because its magnet has less pull on the strings than typical single Zak Totkoff In fact it seems to have improved the sustain of all positions (even when its not on). The biggest surprise bonus to me is that position 2 (split Injector Neck and split bridge humbucker) has a fantastic tone with high Gain that's a nice lower gain alternative to the bridge humbucker on its own. That's not the case with the Injector Neck, it stays smooth and tight. With heavy overdrive or distortion most singles tend to get a brash and thin, sometimes piercing tone. It also gives a great clean tone and positions 2 & 4 sound cool too. It has a very nice bluesy overdrive tone, and a good neoclassical distortion tone in the middle position! I never used the middle alone until I discovered this pickup. The Injector Neck sounds great on its own. The biggest advantage of the Injector Neck or any of the noiseless DiMarzio stacked singles is no hum. This is important to me because the middle pickup can interfere with my picking if it's too close to the strings. The Injector Neck also has a little more output level than most single coil pickups, so it can be lowered away from the strings and still balance well. When you split the Injector Neck it sounds slightly brighter, so the 2 & 4 positions will have that quacky sound like a Jem or Strat. The Injector Neck model is warmer, and with 500K pots it sounds like a normal (bright but not harsh) single coil pickup. It seems that the Areas were designed to work with 250K pots. I found the Area 61 to have a very exaggerated treble peak with 500K pots. It's also worth noting that the top coil of all DiMarzio noiseless stacked singles is RWRP, which is exactly like stock Ibanez (and Fender) middle single coil pickups, so it hum-cancels when split with the split humbuckers. The wire colors on DiMarzio noiseless stacked singles are different than their side-by-side humbuckers. I used the diagram to determine how to wire the DiMarzio noiseless stacked singles to split for combination with the split humbuckers. My RG has one 500K Ohm volume and one 500K Ohm tone only, as stock. I didn't drill any holes or add the extra pot. # DZJAM On your diagram there are three pots, right? So did you drilled you RG and put an extra Tone pot for it to work?Īlso was there any benefit for you to use the hum canceling Area 61?įrom what I understand you recommend the neck Injector to be used as a middle, right?ĭo you believe the 61 was too bright for Vai type of sound or your personal taste?Īny sound samples with any of the configurations you mentioned? I'm thinking of trying the single DiMarzio Area 67 in particular. so I wonder if these are the ones I should follow? Sorry, this forum doesn't allow newcomers to post links and pictures): "Jem 20th Anniversary Wiring, 2 Humbucker, 1 Area Single, Ibanez 5-Way, 1 Volume, 1 Tone Neck, (Neck & Middle) Split, Middle, (Bridge & Middle) Split, Bridge" "2 Humbucker, 1 Area Single in Split Mode, 5-Way, 1 Volume, 1 Tone Neck, Neck Split & Middle, Middle, Bridge Split & Middle, Bridge" On DiMarzio's web page there are two wiring diagrams which have " Area" in their names : I have DiMarzio's Gravity Storm Neck + Evolution Bridge hums on my Ibanez JEM and now I'm curious about how it will sound with one of the DiMarzio's Area hum canceling single pickups for my middle. I have the same question but more detailed. It also handles distortion exceptionally well for a single coil. It has a nice, even tonal balance with 500K pots, and can be backed away from strings and still sound good. DiMarzio Injector Neck - nice on its own and split with humbuckers. DiMarzio Virtual Vintage Blues - pretty nice, but a little hollow sounding unless I move it close to the strings where it interferes with my picking.Ĥ. DiMarzio Area 61 - better than Ibanez S1, but still too bright/steely sounding (probably due to 500K pots).ģ. Stock Ibanez S1 pickup - sounds too thin/bright on its own and adds a noticeable & annoying treble peak in positions 2 & 4.Ģ. I tried lots of single coils, and ended up liking the Injector Neck model best. I went through the same exercise with my Ibanez RG570 HSH guitar. I don't think the Areas will mesh well with the Breeds. Breeds are hot & fat sounding, even when you split them they are still much hotter than vintage single coils. The Area models are relatively low output and go after bright vintage tones.
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