A New Practice Regimen (A Season Of Al DiMeola)

[TSJMajesty]

Indeed! You now have a blue guitar? How do you even sleep at night??

Oh, I forgot...

That killer deal on the blue Majesty also included Dunlop DiMarzio cammo strap/strap locks (the clip-on type), and a set of EB Slinkys. So I don't need to put the blue strap on the blue guitar!

 

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One of my dumb hangups (I seem to collect them! ) is having a strap that somewhat
melds aesthetically with the guitar it is attached to.





Camo on Cerulean Blue is something I need to see. I'll treat it like a dose of Exposure Therapy.

 

[TSJMajesty]

Camo on Cerulean Blue is something I need to see. I'll treat it like a dose of Exposure Therapy.

Sorry, Dimarzio strap. Doesn't bother me, since it plays like a dream. (Now if I gigged, that's be a different story. Maybe. )

 

[la szum]

Holy Honkin' Mids Batman! Played with the SDs a bit last night and how. Hello, 1970s!

Kind of instantly identifiable and a bit shocking. These would not be my first choice for a
"I want to sound like me" PU. They have a lot of personality.

Going to spend some more time with them and see if they grow on me some more. Fun
experiment/experience.

 

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Sorry, Dimarzio strap. Doesn't bother me, since it plays like a dream. (Now if I gigged, that's be a different story. Maybe. )

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Very Ted Nugenty. No one will even know you have a strap on it.





Camo must have been a thing in guitar accessories at some point in time. Why I don't know?
I have a Camo'd Pedalboard I use to haul my FM3 back and forth to practice and also have a
Camo Guitar Case. Got them both on clearance.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Holy Honkin' Mids Batman! Played with the SDs a bit last night and how. Hello, 1970s!

Kind of instantly identifiable and a bit shocking. These would not be my first choice for a
"I want to sound like me" PU. They have a lot of personality.

Going to spend some more time with them and see if they grow on me some more. Fun
experiment/experience.

Dimarzio for the win.


(still waiting on my checks Larry)


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[metropolis_4]

SDs are in the LP. It's certainly not AL's LPC.

The unaged and very white binding on mine is not exactly
allowing the Creme SDs to melt into the aesthetic flow of
the whole guitar. Not sure what I think. Probably going to
be a grower and will come to enjoy it in good time. Now to
play it and vibe out a bit with the new to me tone and feel
of the iconic Super Distortions.

We’re gonna need some pics

 

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It's a face only a Mother could love, Met.

 

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[metropolis_4]

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It’s got potential! I’d go with matching pickup rings and gold/amber speed knobs

Are you doing the SD in series or parallel?

 

[TSJMajesty]

Very Ted Nugenty. No one will even know you have a strap on it.

I had to think about that for a minute.

 

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It’s got potential! I’d go with matching pickup rings and gold/amber speed knobs

Are you doing the SD in series or parallel?

Yup. I have some work to do, but it is a start.

Didn't Al have some kind of coil-split on his 1971 LPC, too? That is something
I will definitely check out and try to implement in the future. It's an ongoing
project of unrepentant imitation and self-discovery.

 

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It’s got potential! I’d go with matching pickup rings and gold/amber speed knobs

Are you doing the SD in series or parallel?

I haven't concluded what I want to do about that just yet. I am not putting no holes
in my guitar to accomodate a toggle switch, I know that much.



I may do the coil-tap thing and series/parallel with push/pull pots. That seems like a
lot of extra work at the moment, though. Just going to delve into playing the guitar
with the SDs in it, and work on the switching and cosmetics in good time.

I did already order all the necessary parts, in the meantime.

 

[la szum]

Really digging the SDs. Man, even the Neck Pickup sounds great. An SD in the Neck? Crazy!

The volume roll off and cleanup is surprisingly great, too.

A bi taken aback by how much cooler they are than I assumed they would be. I was nervous
about the swap. Now I realize that there is less squoosh (it's word!) in the attack with the
ceramic magnets versus the alnico.

Big success so far!

 

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Check out the big ass Blanket draped over Al's 4 x 12.





I guess combating Stage Volume has a looooooooooooooong, looooooooooooong history!

 

[metropolis_4]

Really digging the SDs. Man, even the Neck Pickup sounds great. An SD in the Neck? Crazy!

The volume roll off and cleanup is surprisingly great, too.

A bi taken aback by how much cooler they are than I assumed they would be. I was nervous
about the swap. Now I realize that there is less squoosh (it's word!) in the attack with the
ceramic magnets versus the alnico.

Big success so far!

Interesting. I’ve been SD curious for a long time. You’re pushing me further that direction. I like strong attack but I also like cleanup with volume roll-off. Nice to hear these have both.

I figured they would have to clean up fairly well listening to Al’s playing with them

 

[la szum]

I bet it helps when you also use an amp with a very sensitive input like a Plexi.

But yeah, I kind of wish I had tried SDs earlier in an LP. It's iconic for a reason.
I just always assumed I was more of an Alnico guy than a Ceramic one.

Glad to have my assumptions dispelled!

 

[TSJMajesty]

I bet it helps when you also use an amp with a very sensitive input like a Plexi.

But yeah, I kind of wish I had tried SDs earlier in an LP. It's iconic for a reason.

I used to LOVE playing my buddy's LP w/ SD's thru his Super Lead!