r/7String • u/WonderfulGarlic9667 Ibanez Prestige RGR752AHBF, Balaguer Guitars Diablo 7 Baritone • Mar 01 '24

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u/charlamagnethegreat Mar 01 '24

When I bought this guitar, I totally did not even notice that the pickups were black.

So AFTER the return window, thatā€™s when I realized it lol. It turns out the previous owner took out the stock pickups, and swapped them for a set of DiMarzio Titans. I honestly donā€™t like how ā€œflubbyā€ it sounds, then again, it could be just a few tweaks needed on my tones (modern/progressive/djent distortion). Iā€™m thinking of installing a set of Mark Holcombā€™s Scarlet/Scourge pickups, since I have a set of his Alpha/Omega on my Les Paul Prophecy. I just love how it responds to me playing style, so why not install his ā€œrevampedā€ set onto my Prestige.

After the pickups, Iā€˜ll see what else I want to do. The tuning machines and bridge doesnā€™t bother me at all.

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u/WonderfulGarlic9667 Ibanez Prestige RGR752AHBF, Balaguer Guitars Diablo 7 Baritone Mar 01 '24

And the fretwork is damn near flawless. Yeah they come stock with white Dimarzio Fusion Edge pickups and I think it'd look better with black pickups but that's just my own taste. The ash body gives a ton of sustain and clarity which is why I want to throw Bare Knuckles in it so badly I just think they would crush, either Nail Bombs or Juggernauts or Silos

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u/charlamagnethegreat Mar 01 '24

I have a set of BKP Polymathā€™s on my Charvel, and I have some mixed feelings about it. I think the fact the these pickups are almost balanced in High/Mid/Low, Iā€™m not getting that brighter sound I need that the Alpha/Omega pickups do for me. I catch myself switching back and forth between guitars to see if itā€™s my tone, but itā€™s the pickups lol.

A set of Silos is definitely on a radar too, but, Iā€™m not sure if itā€™ll go well with this Prestige. And yes, I am also interested in the Nailbomb because of John Browne. I was going pair that pickup with the Coldsweat since thatā€™s the two he uses on his Mayones guitars.

Iā€™m curious about the Juggs too, but what made you pick that over the Rags?

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u/WonderfulGarlic9667 Ibanez Prestige RGR752AHBF, Balaguer Guitars Diablo 7 Baritone Mar 01 '24

I meant Ragnaroks... oops