Pickup TEST: PAF, JB, ToneZone and Evolution comparision

A series of same patter with different pickup. Obviously there are differences in guitar and woods (paf are on a moahgany body short scale set neck, jb and evolution on alder and tonezone ash body all long scale bolt on neck), but it can be useful to understand some difference. PAF is Wilkinson one, it is a good vintage output PAF clone and has a very pleasant tone. JB from Seymour Duncan is one of famous humbucker of all time, and it is suitable for almost any use and is considered medium output. ToneZone and Evolution Bridge from DiMarzio are hi output hukbucker used in lots of guitars, first one with lot of bass and "big" sound second one with plenty of midrange and presence, a very "violent" attack of the note and harmonics. All are alnico magnet except Evolution wich is ceramic. For amp i use my Pod XT live in usb recording. PAF miss 4 wires so i miss the split mode.

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[MemorymanDL]

That is a wicked looking strat man! and tasty playing to match.



[rafport]

@MemorymanDL thank you

[sokas]

Great video. It proofs my theory that 80% of the TONE are in YOUR FINGERS!

[rafport]

@sokas sure your right, i think even more than 80%. anyway it is a complex series of elements, changing just a part is useful to understand (in my vid is less evident than it seem in real, maybe i'll do something clearer in future) but a real tone is a mix of various things, so guitar+pickup+amp+mic and so on and just a change of pickup can not show dramatic difference in recording, maybe in feeling when playing but as you said, you will ear more for sure a different hand than a different pickup

[TiboukMusiChannel]

As you said in the description, pretty hard to see the real difference because they're all different guitars...but anyway thanks for your vid

[rafport]

@TiboukMusiChannel tone is a complex mix of elements, some are evident when playing but not so clear just listening, some are enhanced with a particular mix of amp/pickup/woods/effects and some not. I tried this vid but i understand differences can be listened are very small, "live" differences are greater. I'm thinking about find a way to do a similiar try with a better result

[alecr666x]

First = evolution, second = tone zone, third = jb, last = wilkinson.Just my opinion, we all like different sounds thank god.

[GpGx9955]

in the guitar with the evolution in bridge, ehat pickups do you use in middle and neck position?

[Chaif15Let]

Those Wilkinson pickups just ROCK!!!

[GuillermoSmyser]

Tone is in the "fingers" but it's in the brain too; in the sense that it's just as much how you play.

I used to think "tone in the fingers" meant you had a tone and couldn't do anything about it. But you can change how you play. Guthrie Govan explains this well if you look for the videos.

[anewgift4u]

Hands down the Wilkenson PAF pick-up dominated the field. Much more robust and full, not so many spikes but with a much more balanced roll off and less bite. More frequencies represented equally in my opinion. Very Classic rock sounding in the biggest sense. The tone zone tried to get close, but then again differernt guitars.

[givemeajackson]

wow, that spalt maple strat is a beauty! what model is that?

[mankasban]

thanks for the trouble bro but I got EVO on two guitars yet to install Tone Zone on another guitar... :)