I was once sold on the Full Shred (thanks to being 17 and Vivian Campbell playing in Whitesnake, ahh the memories...). But reality came and found me. I still have a couple of guitars with Full Shreds in them (one being my primary fave guitar) but I've since seen the error of my ways and "adapted."
I just--thru evolving and playing different styles of music--came to realize...THERE ARE DIFFERENT TONES in music. That's where I discovered single tones of strats, the in-btween of Tele's, and everything else--e.g.., superstrats. There's just different tones to be found. Are you the tone finder???
@@MarkSmith-vy3tq Oh absolutely :) My main guitars have a variety of tones onboard already (HSH) but I am, and always will be a humbucker player. I love my single coils (very specific types/models) in the middle but especially in the neck position in HS or HSS config. Just with humbuckers alone there is a massive amount of tonal variety from two of my favs, DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan, I haven't even tried all the pickups from them that I want yet I've tried many :) Then there's Fishman as well as Bare Knuckle which I haven't ventured into fully, yet... The Full Shred is a heavy rock/metal lead players pickup. It does that very well albeit without as much chug as higher output pickups. Discerning rhythm players will love it too when they want articulation and if they play a lot of arpeggios or open chords with high gain. The Breed fits this description as well but has a way different tone thanks to it's totally different EQ (more modern sounding). I love both.
The breed is a bit more agressive but the duncan has a warmer and cleaner high end tone i like the duncans but really depends on what guitar your using them and what tone you want.
Thanks Paige. That's quite true. U can't go wrong with either pickup if you're any kind of high gain, metal rhythm or lead player. Articulation is what both offer in generous amounts 😊👏
@@RolanTHUNDER agreed dimarzio makes great pickups. But i love my duncans i only use emgs for dropped tunings. But i have a seymour duncan rtm warren demartini in my charvel and the george lynch screamin demon in my peavey vandenburg both are great in their own ways i also have a jazz sh-2 paired with the screamin demon its a perfect combo since the demon has less high end than a jb and the jazz is a bit darker
@@paigesalas8142 Great combo! Screamin' Demon is a pickup I still want and need to get one soon to do a shootout with other pickups like in some of my recent videos. SH2 is really good in the neck position. The SH/TB12 is also usable in the neck. I thought about pairing it with my Full Shred. I could swap the TB12 between neck and bridge whenever I want which offers a lot of versatility. SH2 Jazz is way more articulate than the more classic PAF sounding '59. RTM Demartini! I'd like that! EMG is great for high output and retains tight tone so it works great in dropped tunings. Have u tried Seymour Duncan LiveWire Mustaine pickups? I love those and they work just as great if not better than EMG 81's.
@@RolanTHUNDER the demon has the best pinch harmonics ive ever heard from a pickup there nasty. na never played the mustaine pickup. But love megadeth yeah the jazz also pairs with the tb-4 or sh4 but preferably the tb-4. Agreed the 59” is more old school and not as bright and not as much mid range as the jazz. But with the tb-4 and jazz ya cant go wrong
The demon is my favorite pickup of all time it just has a unique growl on power chords that i love. George lynch has a such a wicked ton on dokkens tooth and nail album. Probaly my favorite metal guitar tone of all time
Wow. I thought the Full Shred would be brighter than the Breed but DiMarzio sounds a little crisper here. Love my Full Shreds though. Very balanced pickup if a bit light on the low end.
@@AAAA-lt9hq you're welcome! 7 string Breed? Nice! I want to try it. There's also the Evo 7 string version. My favorite 7 string pickups are the DiMarzio Blaze in my '90 Universe UV7 PWH
@@RolanTHUNDER I might have meant I thought the Blaze is only offered in 7 string. I don't have a lot of experience with DiMarzio so these videos are interesting to me.
@@AAAA-lt9hq no problem :) The Blaze were specifically made for the 7 string Universe Steve Vai designed. They're great! And yes they're only offered in 7 string version.
@@ebandzekan Ah bro wish I could tell you but I don't have an all maple body guitar :( I had the Breed in my red Charvel San Dimas which is an alder body and it sounded damn good there too! You can hear it in my RATT Round and Round cover video ;)
@@RolanTHUNDER Thank you. Now I use DiMarzio Norton in the bridge along with a Virtual Vintage 54 Pro in the middle and a Virtual Vintage Heavy Blues 2 in the neck. I really like this pickup set. But I'd like to try The Breed (neck) at the bridge position. 🙂
@@Siam_Thai. You are very welcome! Sorry about the late reply. That's an interesting combo. I never played the Virtual Vintage before. Which guitar? Breed neck is lower output than the bridge so you will probably get a warmer, rounder sound.
@@RolanTHUNDER I use a Squier Deluxe Strat guitar. The body is basswood. And I mod it to HSS. I was interested in the Breed neck because I wanted the output to be balanced with Virtual Vintage pickups. And most importantly, The Breed Neck has similar EQ to Norton.
@@Siam_Thai. Ok so it's a Strat. In basswood the Breed works well but it also really works well in mahogany or alder woods. The neck will balance well with that lower output Vintage you have. There is a video on my channel I did showing the Illuminator neck in a Charvel San Dimas' bridge position. If you'd like to check that out feel free :)
Full Shred has more low mids, Breed has more bass. They're very close though holy shit. Hard to choose. Edit: Definitely gonna have to go with the Full Shred. Breed is a bit clunky.
Hard to choose indeed! I think you chose very wisely 👌👍 the FS is a lead players dream passive pickup. It works great for rhythm too thanks to being articulate with low or high gain. Can't go wrong with either the Breed or FS though 😉🙌
@@RolanTHUNDER Awesome that makes a lot of sense, and it lines up with what I’m hearing. I’m sure you’re right. I’m more of a rhythm player than leads so I wouldn’t want a pickup that gets in the way of that. And I play a Mark IV so it’s not like I need to worry about a pickup that hits the front end hard. Thanks for the reply!
Thanks for watching and yes, that's a good way to describe DiMarzio - precision. Seymour has more grit which I love as well. It has that distinct vibe to it. Can't go wrong with either especially if you choose the right pickups for your guitar, playing style and aspirations :)
@@Coinmancer I think you got tangled up bro :D what would natural actually be? in this context of pickups or transformation of movement of strings into electrical signal? aggressive and natural would actually be opposites when wer are describing the tone of a guitar. I think it's better to talk in very precise terms: more or less bass, mid, treble, or articulate/ muddy, dynamic/compressed, less/more harmonics etc. That way you describethe tone that you hear very precisely.
@@thelovacluka yeah if that’s what you prefer then you describe it that way. Clearly the uploader who tested them out understood what I am saying. :) Personally I like aggressive tones that are not artificial sounding. You can hit the mark on every bullet point you stated and still sound either artificial or natural. For example tube amps with heavy distortion and overdrive are very aggressive and also still natural sounding.
I was once sold on the Full Shred (thanks to being 17 and Vivian Campbell playing in Whitesnake, ahh the memories...). But reality came and found me. I still have a couple of guitars with Full Shreds in them (one being my primary fave guitar) but I've since seen the error of my ways and "adapted."
Interesting - how did you "adapt"?
I just--thru evolving and playing different styles of music--came to realize...THERE ARE DIFFERENT TONES in music. That's where I discovered single tones of strats, the in-btween of Tele's, and everything else--e.g.., superstrats. There's just different tones to be found. Are you the tone finder???
@@MarkSmith-vy3tq Oh absolutely :) My main guitars have a variety of tones onboard already (HSH) but I am, and always will be a humbucker player. I love my single coils (very specific types/models) in the middle but especially in the neck position in HS or HSS config. Just with humbuckers alone there is a massive amount of tonal variety from two of my favs, DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan, I haven't even tried all the pickups from them that I want yet I've tried many :) Then there's Fishman as well as Bare Knuckle which I haven't ventured into fully, yet...
The Full Shred is a heavy rock/metal lead players pickup. It does that very well albeit without as much chug as higher output pickups. Discerning rhythm players will love it too when they want articulation and if they play a lot of arpeggios or open chords with high gain. The Breed fits this description as well but has a way different tone thanks to it's totally different EQ (more modern sounding). I love both.
Very insightful demonstration 👌
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Good stuff man I'm personally a DiMarZio guy but Duncan's rock 2
Thanks! I'm a DiMarzio guy first then Duncan a close second :)
The breed is a bit more agressive but the duncan has a warmer and cleaner high end tone i like the duncans but really depends on what guitar your using them and what tone you want.
Thanks Paige. That's quite true. U can't go wrong with either pickup if you're any kind of high gain, metal rhythm or lead player. Articulation is what both offer in generous amounts 😊👏
@@RolanTHUNDER agreed dimarzio makes great pickups. But i love my duncans i only use emgs for dropped tunings. But i have a seymour duncan rtm warren demartini in my charvel and the george lynch screamin demon in my peavey vandenburg both are great in their own ways i also have a jazz sh-2 paired with the screamin demon its a perfect combo since the demon has less high end than a jb and the jazz is a bit darker
@@paigesalas8142 Great combo! Screamin' Demon is a pickup I still want and need to get one soon to do a shootout with other pickups like in some of my recent videos. SH2 is really good in the neck position. The SH/TB12 is also usable in the neck. I thought about pairing it with my Full Shred. I could swap the TB12 between neck and bridge whenever I want which offers a lot of versatility. SH2 Jazz is way more articulate than the more classic PAF sounding '59. RTM Demartini! I'd like that! EMG is great for high output and retains tight tone so it works great in dropped tunings. Have u tried Seymour Duncan LiveWire Mustaine pickups? I love those and they work just as great if not better than EMG 81's.
@@RolanTHUNDER the demon has the best pinch harmonics ive ever heard from a pickup there nasty. na never played the mustaine pickup. But love megadeth yeah the jazz also pairs with the tb-4 or sh4 but preferably the tb-4. Agreed the 59” is more old school and not as bright and not as much mid range as the jazz. But with the tb-4 and jazz ya cant go wrong
The demon is my favorite pickup of all time it just has a unique growl on power chords that i love. George lynch has a such a wicked ton on dokkens tooth and nail album. Probaly my favorite metal guitar tone of all time
Wow. I thought the Full Shred would be brighter than the Breed but DiMarzio sounds a little crisper here.
Love my Full Shreds though. Very balanced pickup if a bit light on the low end.
Yeah! Well described. It's one of my favourite Seymour Duncan pickups.
RolanThunder, thanks for posting this also because I always thought the Breed came in 7 string only.
@@AAAA-lt9hq you're welcome! 7 string Breed? Nice! I want to try it. There's also the Evo 7 string version. My favorite 7 string pickups are the DiMarzio Blaze in my '90 Universe UV7 PWH
@@RolanTHUNDER I might have meant I thought the Blaze is only offered in 7 string. I don't have a lot of experience with DiMarzio so these videos are interesting to me.
@@AAAA-lt9hq no problem :) The Blaze were specifically made for the 7 string Universe Steve Vai designed. They're great! And yes they're only offered in 7 string version.
So awesome absolutely love your work my man! You still need to do a cover for Seek & Destroy haha! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤞🏻✌🏻🐺😊
Thank you very much bro! Now you're talking - love Metallica and Seek is an all time classic! You're right, I must do a cover 😁👌
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Breed sounded better but it also depends what kind of wood structure your guitar is build from.
Absolutely. My guitar is made from mahogany so it works well but also works well with basswood.
@@RolanTHUNDER How is Breed doing with maple body. On guitar like Kramer Baretta Vintage.
@@ebandzekan Ah bro wish I could tell you but I don't have an all maple body guitar :( I had the Breed in my red Charvel San Dimas which is an alder body and it sounded damn good there too! You can hear it in my RATT Round and Round cover video ;)
Which is better bridge pickup for les paul mahogany body?
@@Ace-bx6nrIf you like a heavy rock to w with a Suhr Doug Aldrich. You won’t regret it.
Someday I can learn!
Go for it!
Perfectly tuned Nice!
Thanks very much bro 😊👍
Hi, This is the DiMarzio DP-166 or DP-165 pickup?
Hey. It's the DP166 bridge model :)
@@RolanTHUNDER Thank you. Now I use DiMarzio Norton in the bridge along with a Virtual Vintage 54 Pro in the middle and a Virtual Vintage Heavy Blues 2 in the neck. I really like this pickup set. But I'd like to try The Breed (neck) at the bridge position. 🙂
@@Siam_Thai. You are very welcome! Sorry about the late reply. That's an interesting combo. I never played the Virtual Vintage before. Which guitar? Breed neck is lower output than the bridge so you will probably get a warmer, rounder sound.
@@RolanTHUNDER I use a Squier Deluxe Strat guitar. The body is basswood. And I mod it to HSS. I was interested in the Breed neck because I wanted the output to be balanced with Virtual Vintage pickups. And most importantly, The Breed Neck has similar EQ to Norton.
@@Siam_Thai. Ok so it's a Strat. In basswood the Breed works well but it also really works well in mahogany or alder woods. The neck will balance well with that lower output Vintage you have. There is a video on my channel I did showing the Illuminator neck in a Charvel San Dimas' bridge position. If you'd like to check that out feel free :)
The Full Shreds have this “honky” sound to them that irritates me. The Breeds don’t have that sound, so I like them more.
Thanks for watching and that's a good choice! Can u explain that "honky" sound u hear?
Is full shred a equally to DiMarzio super
Full Shred has more low mids, Breed has more bass. They're very close though holy shit. Hard to choose.
Edit: Definitely gonna have to go with the Full Shred. Breed is a bit clunky.
Hard to choose indeed! I think you chose very wisely 👌👍 the FS is a lead players dream passive pickup. It works great for rhythm too thanks to being articulate with low or high gain. Can't go wrong with either the Breed or FS though 😉🙌
@@RolanTHUNDER Awesome that makes a lot of sense, and it lines up with what I’m hearing. I’m sure you’re right. I’m more of a rhythm player than leads so I wouldn’t want a pickup that gets in the way of that. And I play a Mark IV so it’s not like I need to worry about a pickup that hits the front end hard. Thanks for the reply!
@@jsullivan2112 Oooh you got a great amp! I'd like one of those but I'd probably still prefer the classic Dual Rectifier ;)
@@RolanTHUNDER Old 2 channel rectos are something special as well!
@@jsullivan2112 Indeed :) I see Mesa dropped the new MKVII now and that amp is loaded with tones.
Dimarzio has more precision Seymour has an 2db eq on 1500hz
Thanks for watching and yes, that's a good way to describe DiMarzio - precision. Seymour has more grit which I love as well. It has that distinct vibe to it. Can't go wrong with either especially if you choose the right pickups for your guitar, playing style and aspirations :)
The Breed constantly outperformed imo. Heavier, aggressive and more natural
Yeah it performed exactly as you said :)
how can something be more natural and more aggressive at the same time?
@@thelovacluka aggression is a natural emotion.
For example a robot can be unnaturally aggressive… or a gorilla can be naturally aggressive :)
@@Coinmancer I think you got tangled up bro :D what would natural actually be? in this context of pickups or transformation of movement of strings into electrical signal? aggressive and natural would actually be opposites when wer are describing the tone of a guitar. I think it's better to talk in very precise terms: more or less bass, mid, treble, or articulate/ muddy, dynamic/compressed, less/more harmonics etc. That way you describethe tone that you hear very precisely.
@@thelovacluka yeah if that’s what you prefer then you describe it that way. Clearly the uploader who tested them out understood what I am saying. :)
Personally I like aggressive tones that are not artificial sounding. You can hit the mark on every bullet point you stated and still sound either artificial or natural.
For example tube amps with heavy distortion and overdrive are very aggressive and also still natural sounding.
Breed.
Can't go wrong with it