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I put the Evo. in my strat yesterday, and I must say that I'm not impressed at all. It is very bright and it sounds harsh to me. I tried it with a 250 pot to see if that would help, and it did a bit, but I still can't get a good sound out of it.

Anyway, I only gave $ 20 for it and a friend of mine is interested in it, so no harm.

Well it's a bright pickup.....it belongs in a darker guitar IMO. Don't know how Vai uses it but it would just work well in a dark guitar.

Try to formulate where you want to go with that sound StringMachine. Things you liked about the EVO, what you didn't.


Originally Posted by ranalliWell it's a bright pickup.....it belongs in a darker guitar IMO. Don't know how Vai uses it but it would just work well in a dark guitar.

100% agreed Ranalli. It just overcomes some darkness and mush in his equipment somewhere. Likely on a certain setup.


Originally Posted by StringmachineI put the Evo. in my strat yesterday, and I must say that I'm not impressed at all. It is very bright and it sounds harsh to me. I tried it with a 250 pot to see if that would help, and it did a bit, but I still can't get a good sound out of it.

Anyway, I only gave $ 20 for it and a friend of mine is interested in it, so no harm.

the EVO is supposed to be very bright and tight
it is so tight that if you are not a real good player it will give you away
I stay away from signature pups simply because they guy it is made for usally has a certain tone in mind that i dont!
I will stick to the EMG 81/85 and the duncan DD/59


Originally Posted by wixedmordsTry to formulate where you want to go with that sound StringMachine. Things you liked about the EVO, what you didn't.

I really bought the Evo just to see what it was like. I want my strat to have a fat sound that could handle a lot of gain. I already have a Jb jr. that I've used for about a year, and I like it better than the Evo, but it is still a little thin sounding.

I also have a set of EMG 81/85 on the way for one of my LP's, and I'll probably try the Custom that is currently in it, in the strat. It should be better.

the Evo didnt work for me as well. even in my RG with mahogany body and maple top. i stuck with the stock Tone Zone in that one.

yo lester, didn't you have a custom in that LP before? i see that you swapped it with a DD... how do u differentiate the two? i cant decide between the DD and the Custom. i am also a big fan of les pauls, EMG's and metal, so i might as well ask someone in the same vein...

Thank you stringmachine for saving me. I will now be getting the CC and alnico pro II.


Originally Posted by taphappyThank you stringmachine for saving me. I will now be getting the CC and alnico pro II.

Glad to help!


Originally Posted by StringmachineI really bought the Evo just to see what it was like. I want my strat to have a fat sound that could handle a lot of gain. I already have a Jb jr. that I've used for about a year, and I like it better than the Evo, but it is still a little thin sounding.

I also have a set of EMG 81/85 on the way for one of my LP's, and I'll probably try the Custom that is currently in it, in the strat. It should be better.

The Evolutions were desidn with the JEM7VWH in mind which is Alder. I have one (the pup, not the guitar) and had it in 6 different guitars and the only ones it sounds right in are alder bodied ones. Basswood is too bright and Mahogany/maple is too muddy and clouds the pickup. I have mine in a Jackson Ps-2 right now and it screams there. It also sounded great in my Jake E. Lee Signature when I had it...

I have a Dirty Fingers in my Strat which sounds amazing.

I just wanted tp point out that the pots on the Ibanez Jems have capacitors to smooth out the tone a bit. Check out this wiring diagram of the JEM7V.

Originally Posted by pinto79The Evolutions were desidn with the JEM7VWH in mind which is Alder. I have one (the pup, not the guitar) and had it in 6 different guitars and the only ones it sounds right in are alder bodied ones. Basswood is too bright and Mahogany/maple is too muddy and clouds the pickup. I have mine in a Jackson Ps-2 right now and it screams there. It also sounded great in my Jake E. Lee Signature when I had it...

I have a Dirty Fingers in my Strat which sounds amazing.isn't basswood supposed to be in between mahogany and alder in terms of brightness? and that stringmachine was putting his evo on a strat which is alder?

i was thinking of putting an evo at the bridge and paf joe on the neck on my RG (basswood)

I loved my Evo in my strat. I'm playing around with different pickups in it at the moment, though. Right now, a C5 is in there. The Evo, Custom, and Custom 5 all sound really great in my strat. I can't decide on which one to use.

im a serious musician, experienced, and must say that the Evolution bridge on my fender strat sounds fantastic, it definitely doesnt sound like a Vai sound, which i think is great, it's really tight a lot of punch, on clean however it's too bright, but i rarely use a bright sound on the bridge.

Hi guys!
The perfect person to email on this is Terry Lauderdale! He has a sound from that pickup that is so so so amazing!!
His site is: Http://Terrylauderdale.com
Make sure to check him out!


Originally Posted by Amy SchugarHi guys!
The perfect person to email on this is Terry Lauderdale! He has a sound from that pickup that is so so so amazing!!
His site is: Http://Terrylauderdale.com
Make sure to check him out!

Thanks for the link. Great sound and playing.

You can't base every thing completely on the wood in the guitar.

An Evo may be spikey in one Alder guitar but smoother in another.

But, you can let the wood of the guitar give you a sense of what the pickup will sound like.


Originally Posted by tonejamI just wanted tp point out that the pots on the Ibanez Jems have capacitors to smooth out the tone a bit. Check out this wiring diagram of the JEM7V.
Ok, the left cap is the normal tone control. But the right cap isn´t there to smooth out the highs, but to reduce the attenuation of said frequencies when turning down the volume, a so called quot;treble Bleed modquot;...

Dimarzio has also modified the Evo a little with the Evo II. Hopefully, it will be a little less brutal, albeit at little less powerful.

Powerful is not a word I'd use for the Evo. It's not very overwound, it's merely present in the very frequencies that your average listener finds annoying.

Unless you've got it in a warm-wooded hardtail guitar, or vintage trem.

If they've found a way to warm it up without losing it's Ceramic quot;tightnessquot;, I'd say it's a Duncan Custom, in which case....just buy a Duncan Custom. Put a Duncan Custom with the same modified pole pieces in it, and tell me any different.......