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Ibanez V2

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Product: Ibanez V2
Price Paid: US $
Submitted 11/16/2001 at 07:20pm by Adam Weber
Email: floods81 at yahoo<dot>com

Features :
Pickup features: humbucker, passive
Impedence or other specs: ?!?!?!?

Instrument :
Model of guitar or bass: Ibanez USA Custom
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: stock
Other pickups on guitar: unidenttified humbucker in bridge
Artists using this pickup: hopefully some
You musical style(s): progressive rock, blues, jazz, metal, classic rock
Reason for pickup change: stock


Sound : No Opinion
Perceived output level: pretty good output, definitely better than powersound POS
Tone: Warm, crunchy, bright
Sonic evaluation: could use a little more balance, but good tone, great for shred rhythm, good for lead, jazz, blues, rock

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: good as a general purpose humbucker

Overall Rating : 8
Comments: If it were stolen, I'd wonder what idiot took the pickup and left this fine US made guitar sitting there, if it were lost I'd with to have another one, but can't think where I'd buy it.



Product: Ibanez V2
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted 03/15/2000 at 08:14pm by Sam
Email: wjmyers<at>inetnebr dot com

Features :
Pickup features: Passive humbucker
Impedence or other specs:

Instrument :
Model of guitar or bass: 1978 Ibanez Studio 300
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: I'm not sure if it was stock, but it was in the guitar when I bought it
Other pickups on guitar: Seymour Duncan Jeff Beck model
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): Fusion/Jazz, Heavy Metal, Progressive Rock, Shred
Reason for pickup change: This pickup gave me close to what i needed, the tone was right,I like the way the notes run together while using distortion. But it wasn't quite clear and articulate enough.


Sound : No Opinion
Perceived output level: moderate
Tone: smooth and warm, plenty of mids ,a little cut on the highs
Sonic evaluation: ME-30, ART rackmount preamp, powered cabinets.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Good for neck position, I haven't tried bridge position but heard that it works well

Overall Rating : 7
Comments: I replaced it. I'm extremely critical when it comes to tone, if there's even the smallest thing wrong, I'll fix it right away.This pickup is great for blues and clean jazz styles, but not quite what I was after.



Product: Ibanez V2
Price Paid: used
Submitted 09/30/1999 at 09:31pm by kris lester
Email: butchie<at>azstarnet dot com

Features :
Pickup features: humbucking
Impedence or other specs:

Instrument :
Model of guitar or bass: Series 10
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: ?
Other pickups on guitar: 2 single coils
Artists using this pickup: dont know
You musical style(s): metal
Reason for pickup change:

Sound : No Opinion
Perceived output level: great pickup for metal
Tone: balanced
Sonic evaluation: A Series 10 guitar, Fender Princeton Chorus 50 watt amp, boss Metal Zone, Ibanez chorus, and Ibanez Compressor Sustainer.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I ve only used it in the bridge position but I think its great for the type of music I play

Overall Rating : 9
Comments: If it got stolen or destroyed I would get another one. I love this pickup. I have two other pickups on my guitar but I dont have to use them cause this sounds great!! It picks up harmonics really well too.



Product: Ibanez V2
Price Paid: N/A used
Submitted 07/25/1998 at 01:55pm by Twan
Email: twanm<at>tip dot nl

Features :
Pickup features: Passive Humbucker
Impedence or other specs: ??

Instrument :
Model of guitar or bass: Charvel 375 Deluxe
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Stock (J90C)
Other pickups on guitar: 2 standard Jackson single coils
Artists using this pickup: None I think
You musical style(s): Rock Rock Rock
Reason for pickup change: The Jackson pickup was to bassy and not tight enough on the Charvell (has lots of mids and bass tones fom itself)and it sounded too thin in hi end


Sound : No Opinion
Perceived output level: Quite good, not too high though, just right
Tone: Very tight and a specific mid tone wich I was looking for, not to much treble(hate that)
Sonic evaluation: Marshall 8080 with eq's and quadraverb

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Perfect for roch with a great lead tone, neck position only

Overall Rating : 9
Comments: Never will sell it in my whole life, I love the mid tone in this thing, and it's not thin in hi end wich is inportand for solo's, I think it only sounds great on a basswood guitar and a valvestate amp.
Still searching for something a bit smoother and very tight bass response.


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