Two XR7 pups in an archtop?

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

Guilders,

Did Guild ever put two XR7 pups in an archtop?

Hatted Frau

 

[matsickma]

I have seen them in at least two Starfire 4's. The models were from the 1980's and neither came with a pickguard.

M

 

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

Thanks Mat.
Which is more radical, the XR7 or the Dimarzio super distortion?

 

[matsickma]

XR7. It is quick to distortion. The bridge PUP is pretty intense. This pickup is great for rock.

I like beige Dimarzio's and Guilds for blues/rock.

M

 

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

I haven't heard XR7s or Dimarzio super distortions, but I've heard Dimarzio PAFs, and I really like those. Somebody had put them into a Duaner 400 I had, and that was really a fine sound.

Assuming a bridge XR7 differs from a neck XR7, how can I tell which is which?

 

[danerectal]

My pick for dimarzio pickups is the Super II. I have two of them in one of my S-100s and they are amazing. Really nice definition.

 

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

Is a super II a super distortion?

 

[danerectal]

Super Distortion II

 

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

Mat,

Are the Dimarzio super distortion and Dimarzio PAF both beige?

Do you prefer a super distortion in the bridge and a PAF in the neck?

 

[matsickma]

Yes and Yes.

The neck PAF and bridge SD is the standard configuration.

I have a semisolid M75 like the one GoG picked up over the Holidays with the HB-1 swapped out for a set of Guild Dimarzio's PAF/SD.

I find this is good for blues without having to crank the amp as hard as with the HB-1's.

M

 

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

Anybody know how to tell a neck XR7 from a bridge XR7?

 

[hansmoust]

Anybody know how to tell a neck XR7 from a bridge XR7?

Hey Darryl,

To the best of my knowledge there's no such thing as a neck XR7 or a bridge XR7.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

Thanks Hans.

 

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

When did Guild quit using the yellow bobbin Dimarzio PAFs and yellow bobbin Dimarzio super distortions?