New DiMarzio "Gravity Storm" pickups for Steve Vai

[Blankplank]

Originally Posted by Toshiro

Hmmm, bridge pickup looks too dark for me.

Get white bobbins

[Randy]

Based on the specs and what I can decipher from the clips, it's just a slightly lower output Tone Zone.

[Toshiro]

Originally Posted by Blankplank

Get white bobbins

These seem like they're taking the Breed in the opposite direction the Dominion did, not really my thing.

Originally Posted by Randy

Based on the specs and what I can decipher from the clips, it's just a slightly lower output Tone Zone.

Well, no asymmetrical coils like a TZ, but that's a plus IMO.

[iheartguitar]

Hey, thanks to those of you who checked out my little Soundcloud demo. I'm working on a full song to show what they sound like in context. Fun pickups! I wouldn't say it's like a lower-output Tone Zone so much as what I like about the Breed and Evo mixed together minus what I don't. The bridge Gravity Storm seems to sound like a thicker, not-shrill version of Vai's Alien Love Secrets tone, great for straight-into-the-amp rockin'.

[ohio_eric]

REVIEW: DiMarzio Gravity Storm Steve Vai humbuckers | I Heart Guitar

[Chris]

Originally Posted by iheartguitar

Hey, thanks to those of you who checked out my little Soundcloud demo. I'm working on a full song to show what they sound like in context. Fun pickups! I wouldn't say it's like a lower-output Tone Zone so much as what I like about the Breed and Evo mixed together minus what I don't. The bridge Gravity Storm seems to sound like a thicker, not-shrill version of Vai's Alien Love Secrets tone, great for straight-into-the-amp rockin'.

Love your site man. I think I have a good 1,000 posts of copy/paste/link to stuff you've written. Thanks for all the legwork!

[Rev Drucifer]

I'd like to check these out. The Evolutions in my JEM are just a bit....much. I'm not digging the high-output sound as much as I used to.

Damnit, why did Keith's pick-up demo use Duncan's instead of Dimarzio's?

[iheartguitar]

Originally Posted by Chris

Love your site man. I think I have a good 1,000 posts of copy/paste/link to stuff you've written. Thanks for all the legwork!

Hey thanks so much! I'm now at a point where I can cut out some of my lower-paying freelance jobs and focus more completely on a few particular writing gigs and I Heart Guitar - the site should be kicking up a notch in terms of video reviews etc pretty soon as a result.

[jacksonplayer]

Dimarzios all sound the same, anyway.

[Spectre]

Originally Posted by Chris

He's kind of dickish about people "Stealing his pictures and audio" in his YT comments too.

A) It's a picture of fucking pickups, who cares.
B) I can't possibly fathom anyone wanting to steal the audio that he made.

If you knew the whole story behind it--you wouldn't think it was "dickish."

And to all of the others bashing the video--again, if you knew the whole story--you'd have different opinions.
You're all entitled to them.
Larry didn't ask for a video, either.

I had to grab what I could at 2:00 am while recovering from several back and leg surgeries and heavily medicated--just to get those pickups "known to the world."