So I finally got the Dimebucker pickup, three days ago. Set me back 150eur. But when I tried it out for the first time after getting home, I was a bit disappointed. I'd expected it to just blow me away. I only noticed a somewhat more punch in the tone, but not anything extraordinary -- like you would expect from a pickup with that pricetag. It basically sounded like my old Ibanez humbucker pickup that came with the guitar. I mean, the treble wasn't any different... doing pinched harmonics wasn't any easier, and the harmonics sure didn't sound any different. I was expecting to be able to squeel the paint off my walls with this badboy. It's a Dimebag pickup after all.

 

 

 

But I figured it was probably my amp that was holding the pickup back.

 

 

 

However, I had a talk with a friend of mine earlier, and I told him about my experience with the pickup, and what kind of amp I use (Line 6 Spider II 30W), and he said the amp isn't what's holding the pickup back, but that I probably just have to "figure out the proper tones". At the time, I didn't feel like making him explain how I'd go about doing that, as that would probably had made me even more clueless. So, instead, I'm gonna ask you guys: was I just ripped of 150eur? Or do I have to, as my friend said, "figure out the tones", and if so, how do I do that?

 

 

 

The guitar I play on is an Ibanez SZ320, if that helps anything.

 

 

 

Any help is much appreciated.

Have you wired it correctly and is the pickup it self wired correctly?

I definately would have invested in a new amp before bothering to buy an expensive pickup like that.

I think I just fixed the problem. Just had to turn the "MIC" knob back a bit. It actually sounds very, very good right now. Heck of a lot more treble and "punch", like I wanted. So yeah, I'm definitely not questioning the quality of the pickup any more.

 

 

 

@Verminox: Yes the wiring was undoubtedly correct. I had it wired by a guy that has been doing that kind of stuff since he was 10 years old. He's now a bit over 40.

 

 

 

@Lateralus: Yep. That would probably have been the wisest decision, considering the cost of the pickup. However, I was completely certain I had a good enough amp for it. Also, if I was to get an amp right now, it would probably be a Marshall or an amp of similar quality -- and heck, they cost more than my guitar cost me. I also don't like to wait for things like this. So yeah, stupidity + impatience...

 

 

 

I still don't regret buying it though. I'm loving the sound of it, and hey, now I can focus on saving money for a better amp...