And so... I found an Ibanez from I believe the early 90's; an RT 450, which includes a traditional non-floating tremolo (no locking nut), but the body and layout are shredder-esque like their RG's. Wonderful fit for me! The super-solid Japanese craftsmanship and great ergonomics sold me on this instrument without even plugging it into an amp before I took it home.
I recently dropped a set of DiMarzios into a Godin Session - a basic "fat strat" with a humbucker at the bridge - and I expected some subtle bumps in the sound quality from that guitar with the swap. But what I got was a profound improvement - I even like what I get with the middle pickup solo'ed... that's a first for me.
The new pickups in the Godin are Area 61's and an Air Classic at the bridge - not ultra high output, but rich and yummy in that particular guitar.
If anybody has successfully dabbled with higher output DiMazios or options from other labels in a H/S/H layout, I'm looking forward to any stories you can share. I also have an old Japanese Electra Phoenix that has what are probably a pair of DiMario Super Distrortions for pickups. They sound unbelievably good and I may go that way with this RT 450 (along with a suitable S in the middle). Many of us have our favorites, so I'm looking for input.
TIA
I recently dropped a set of DiMarzios into a Godin Session - a basic "fat strat" with a humbucker at the bridge - and I expected some subtle bumps in the sound quality from that guitar with the swap. But what I got was a profound improvement - I even like what I get with the middle pickup solo'ed... that's a first for me.
The new pickups in the Godin are Area 61's and an Air Classic at the bridge - not ultra high output, but rich and yummy in that particular guitar.
If anybody has successfully dabbled with higher output DiMazios or options from other labels in a H/S/H layout, I'm looking forward to any stories you can share. I also have an old Japanese Electra Phoenix that has what are probably a pair of DiMario Super Distrortions for pickups. They sound unbelievably good and I may go that way with this RT 450 (along with a suitable S in the middle). Many of us have our favorites, so I'm looking for input.
TIA
