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Hey Everyone,

I have a question about the stock Ibanez v7(neck) and v8(bridge) pickups.

I just purchased an RGA121 that has a maple neck/rosewood fingerboard...
mohagany body with a carved maple top...the maple top is a good 1/2quot; or more thick at the center and about 1/4quot; at the edges...I guess that's thick enough to effect the tone ( I have never owned a capped guitar).

Anyway I'm finding that I like the sound of the stock bridge p/u fairly well, much better that I did when I had one in my basswood RG.

My question is does anyone know the output of that p/u? Is it high or medium? Is it based off a particular Dimarzio?

Do you have a multimeter available?

they use ceramic magnets AFAIK and that means they're fairly high output

According to Ibanez, it is a medium output alnico hum.

Their description: quot;Warm yet articulate lead pickup with enhanced overtones. Good harmonics without excessive brightness.quot;

When I had a V7/V8 set in my mahogany RG, they just didn't fit. The V7 was warm, but muddy in the neck, and the V8 was overly harsh. But when I stuck them in a friends hardtail mahogany RG-321, they sounded great.

Also, they are made by Ibanez, not Dimarzio.

Nope, no multimeter, I know they're made by Ibanez but seeing as though Ibanez has a cozy relationship with Dimarzio, I figured there might be a corellation.

On a side note, has anyone heard the Evo2 yet? Charactoristics?

The V8's output is similar to a Duncan JB, just a tad lower. I'd say medium, leaning towards high but not quite there. The V8 has a very strong mid-freq response, so it feels a bit hotter than what it actually is. And that's why it sounds like crap when clean, but kinda nice when overdriven/distorted... :-)

Thanks Guys!