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I wqas messin around with height settings and found that the DD sounds very sweet when set far from the strings
It still has aggression but takes on a more P.A.F type tone,this was a very pleasent suprise!
reminds me of EVH's old tone

One of Duncan's best pickups.

I still don't get why some people think the pickup will sound more aggressive closer to the strings. It doesn't, it makes it sound more like poop.


Originally Posted by XeromusOne of Duncan's best pickups.

I still don't get why some people think the pickup will sound more aggressive closer to the strings. It doesn't, it makes it sound more like poop.

I agree!
what made me start to think is that the DD has a very strong magnet and i said to myself hey this may be affecting the sustain so i backed it quite a bit away and it sounded great!
it got more expressive and gained a certain sweetness it did not have closer to the strings, i really am impressed with it.


Originally Posted by WICKED LESTERI agree!
what made me start to think is that the DD has a very strong magnet and i said to myself hey this may be affecting the sustain so i backed it quite a bit away and it sounded great!
it got more expressive and gained a certain sweetness it did not have closer to the strings, i really am impressed with it.

Yeah once you get it close enough to the strings where it really starts pulling on them it sounds like terd. I love that pickup.

Pickup height is one very important adjustment to tone.

It can make a harsh pickup softer, and a weak pickup more powerful.

We tend to think that closer to the strings will give us the full extent of the pickup. Not always something you want.