Dimarzio "PAF pro" Vs. IronGear "Steam Hammer" neck pickup

Comparison between
Dimarzio PAF pro and IronGear Steam Hammer (price cheaper than half)

Well, it may doesn't good to compare it,
thus it's a medium output and hot output.
I think "Steam Hammer" output is about Dimarzio Super distortion, very hot pickup.

Any comment?
You can looking for IronGear pickup on
www.IronGear.co.uk

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Music

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• Dimarzio
• PAF
• pro
• IronGear
• Steam
• Hammer
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[GATvsGAT]

whats the song after Manhattan by EJ? I heard John Petrucci perform this with Steve Howe of Yes fame on a Dream Theater video

[Xj86]

@GATvsGAT It's "Starship trooper" from Yes. This song consist of 3 parts and this part is called "Würm".

[dimaensionx]

I wonder of IronGear and GFS buy their pickups from the same factory in China?

[Xj86]

@dimaensionx Maybe, one thing I'm sure about is GFS foot pedals are from China, same factory same enclosure with Biyang. 

[Vordrab]

I have a question, is it a good choice to choose a Steam Hammer for Hard-rock/Heavy-metal type tones [I have Ibanez S320]? I look for nice warm clean and warm distortion (but not muddy). I thought about buying Dimarzio Paf or Breed, but when I heard this video, I changed my mind :P

[Xj86]

@Vordrab It's a good choice if you don't care about its appearance, the plastic cover of Irongear looks bad, It's low quality grade. But Irongear sound great, I love it especially dynamic and pick attack when played with distortion. It's not muddy of cause.

[MarkyMunkey]

Steam Hammer sounds nicer. IronGear pickups are awesome!

[najtrows]

yeah i also thought it sounded great!

i wonder how you could choose.. Irongear, GFS or Tonerider :O

[danswon]

thanks for the demo. i can hear slight differences but they sound very similar. the Irongear certainly sounds about as good as the Dimarzio

[PooPoo2U]

Song at 2:06?

[rmxrider20032000]

Nice playing. I like how your rhythms flow out. These would be better if there was an outlet for them in the US.

[OddTimeMan]

@dimaensionx I think they come from the Artec factory in Korea. Artec is one of the biggest suppliers, they make pickups for many brands.

[Symbton]

What's the song at 1:20 called?

[jroberto1994]

what about the steam hammer on the bridge position of an sg for some heavy 70's blues/rock, some doom, some stoner kind of sounds ?

[amihol]

@Xj86 I prefer paf pro - more open sound, but steam is not bad too.