In the market for a bridge pickup for my SG. Narrowed it down to these two and then this demo shows up. Perfect timing and nice demo, thanks! Going Crunch btw.
@@richcharvel7162 Thank so much for your appreciation and watching, they are both great solutions...the Tone Zone is more versatile also for rock and hard rock, more dynamic than the Crunch Lab
Almost the same. Seems like CL sounds a little bit "juicer" (probably, because to my ears, CL deliver more harmonics). TZ sounds a little bit sterile and sort of "dryed out"
Nice playing! And also you have the best tones! Hahahah :D. I am curious, are the tones rigs/profiles? Or just Amps through the TH-U with some pedals? Or Is there IR involved? They sound very identical to the artists. If I had TH-U PRemium, would I get these tones by playing with amp settings, or are these tones as I mentioned something like IR's? Thanks
Thanks for your appreciation! I've used TH-U 100% for stomps, Amps and cabinets...I've used TH-U Amp simulation and stomps indicated in the video, I've not the Premium TH-U version
Many thanks for your appreciation and for the suggestion. I use always the TS 808 as a booster, it means with drive=0 and max volume=10...for my next video I will try to use different booster stomps checking the results
@@GuitarSoundLabI appreciate your graciousness. For me, dist doesn't always need a booster, and not in this context, demoing. Just my opinion though. I prefer a flatter , more aggressive tone . That being said, a flatter clean boost can work really well. I've always relied on my compressor to clean boost. That mesa sounds fantastic on its own IMHO. But your videos are very nicely done, I'm being picky.
Great comparison-- thanks for doing this. I am surprised I prefer the crunchlab sound better. I have a stingray rs similar music man guitar and this was probably a decent comparison for my guitar.
Many thanks for your appreciation! They have both a great sound, Crunch Lab has more fast attack, ideal for defined riffs and metal solos, this is typical of the ceramic humbucker. The Tone Zone in comparison has more dynamic, less attack and it can be used for rock, hard rock and metal riffs and solos, it is more versatile.
Great demo. Crunch Lab has more mids and sounds tighter, slightly preferred it to Tone Zone in cleans too. As for the Tone Zone, i used to have it in a guitar and it's a killer pickup, it has more bass than Crunch Lab. I'm more of a blues/rock type of player and occasionally play metal as well and it's impossible to find a demo of Crunch Lab played in that style. However what you played here gave me a good idea, it's a great pickup.
Many thanks for your appreciation! The main difference between the two pickups is the attack: the Crunch Lab is a ceramic magnet and its attack is higher than the Tone Zone. So probably it's the right choice for the high gain tone, while the Tone Zone can be easily managed also in the low and mid gain range.
@@GuitarSoundLab thanks, i've seen Crunch Lab with low gain and it sounded really good (it was a 7 string but still gives a good idea) the reason i want to go with Crunch Lab is because my guitar is too bright and Crunch Lab is low in treble and has a good bass response so i think it's gonna compensate for that. Also, i've possibly played with half of Dimarzio's catalog so i need something different 😀
are you talking about noise? I don't hear any noise at high gain, it is the same of the other humbucker models. The combination with Ibanez RG is perfect
I legit can't tell the difference between the two pickups here (Crunch Lab sounds maybe slightly more high range?). Definitely going with Tone Zone for my Explorer though.
@@GuitarSoundLab Yeah, I can barely tell the difference except for those high notes. I think either set would be a huge step up from the pieces of junk I have currently.
@@GuitarSoundLab Thank you man! n' what about comparing to Evolution and Super distortion? Between these 3, what in your oppinio would be better? (I play classics of hard rock and classics of OLD metal).
@@alexandrefigueiredo7541 I've never tested them. In any case the old metal of '80' 90 is done by using the Tone Zone, if you like that tone you need the Tone Zone for that crunch and lead tones
@@alexandrefigueiredo7541 It's probably to late for this comment but I have a tone zone in my 80's MIJ fender strat with Floyd Rose and I love it! I play classic rock and I play a lot of Pink Floyd, this hummbucker has a crazy good David Gilmore sound yet also a great heavy distortion for metal or punk. I have a dp187 double rail pickup for the neck and it's to quiet, I am now looking for a high outpute single coil for middle and neck. I'm getting ready to rewire this whole strat and I'm going to coil split the tone zone, I wanna see what kind of sound that will give me 👍
Tone Zone is better on a guitar with either a Maple or Alder body. It has bumped mids and bass. Tends to sound more muddy on a Mahogany body guitar. My opinion. The Van Halen played there sounded better with the Crunch Lab. That’s because when Van Halen recorded the early two records, he was using a Super Distortion pickup (or a Mighty Mite), which has more treble sparkle than a Tone Zone. On Van Halen’s later records he used a pickup more similar to the Tone Zone- especially by the mid 90s. 1984 era, it was an Alnico 2 Seymour Duncan (Custom Custom or the 78 Custom Shop).
Hi, for sure the Tone Zone sounds darker than the Crunch Lab, I heared the difference well. My Sterling Mahogany body is itself a little bit dark, but the Tone Zone doesn't increase the bass so much, the result is rounded tone on the bridge great for solo and riffs! I think that the Tone Zone is not the right choice on Les Paul mahogany body and neck, because in that case the tone will be unbalanced towards bass frequencies. Take in consideration that the Tone Zone sounds really well also on the Ibanez S series (mahogany body) and basswood body, probably in these cases it compensate the lack of thickness of the sound due to the slim neck.
@@GuitarSoundLab I love the TZ but I have found it to be a much darker pickup in my J Custom, Mah/Maple vs the Alder and Basswood Prestige models. Trying to decide between these for my 570 Genesis... think I'm going to get another TZ. Great video BTW, thank you!
@@MarbsMusic for sure TZ works amazing on guitars having a thin neck like Ibanez Prestige. On my Mahogany Sterling JP it works good, but on mahogany Les Paul I think that it is too much dark.
Good points. Regarding the Tone Zone, I think it blends easier into more styles than the Crunch Lab. As for using the Crunch Lab in basswood, I've had good experiences with this, but not with mahogany. It depends on the overall brightness of the guitar, and besides factors like a maple fretboard, a bright bridge can also benefit from a Tone Zone. Besides having a full low end they cut through mixes very well. For versatility with coil splitting and parallel I think the Crunch Lab stands out more. On a personal note I prefer the Steve's Special to the Crunch Lab or Tone Zone as it has the right balance of warmth, clarity and harmonics with great sustain. It's very sweet sounding. I also love the Air Zone, which has more mids than the Special but about the same level of clarity and amazing sustain. For extreme mids in your face I love the X2N and Super 3. I have those in some axes but I don't play them as often as the ones with the Steve's Special and Air Zone. I use the Air Norton in the neck of all my axes except for the two that have the X2N and Super 3, in which case I use the Super 2 neck.
"Jesus priest"????????
Tone zone has fuller sound that’s the winner
The Tone Zone is more dynamic and rounded, while the Crunch Lab has more attack and compression
In the market for a bridge pickup for my SG. Narrowed it down to these two and then this demo shows up. Perfect timing and nice demo, thanks! Going Crunch btw.
Thanks so much! Crunch Lab is the perfect choice for the punch rhythms with fast attack, it sounds amazing 👍
Now this is how you do a comparison video. Thanks!
Thanks to you for the watching and for the comment 👍!
Damn. I'm torn between both of these pickups. LOL Great vid.
@@roaddogrob9102 Thank you for the appreciation my friend!!!
Love both pickups.👍👍
They are both a valid choice
Thank you for stopping the backing track!
p.s. I like the crunchlab more.
Many thanks to you for watching and appreciation! Crunch Lab is a great pickup!
Both pickups sounded great, but I'm going with the Tone Zone. A bit more brightness and bite than the Crunch Lab. Good video!
@@richcharvel7162 Thank so much for your appreciation and watching, they are both great solutions...the Tone Zone is more versatile also for rock and hard rock, more dynamic than the Crunch Lab
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Almost the same. Seems like CL sounds a little bit "juicer" (probably, because to my ears, CL deliver more harmonics). TZ sounds a little bit sterile and sort of "dryed out"
CL is more compressed and more defined harmonics, less dynamic in comparison with TZ
Nice playing! And also you have the best tones! Hahahah :D. I am curious, are the tones rigs/profiles? Or just Amps through the TH-U with some pedals? Or Is there IR involved? They sound very identical to the artists. If I had TH-U PRemium, would I get these tones by playing with amp settings, or are these tones as I mentioned something like IR's? Thanks
Thanks for your appreciation! I've used TH-U 100% for stomps, Amps and cabinets...I've used TH-U Amp simulation and stomps indicated in the video, I've not the Premium TH-U version
Excellent video, but I wish you had left the TS out. It just makes every hi gain tone mushy and generic.
Many thanks for your appreciation and for the suggestion.
I use always the TS 808 as a booster, it means with drive=0 and max volume=10...for my next video I will try to use different booster stomps checking the results
@@GuitarSoundLabI appreciate your graciousness. For me, dist doesn't always need a booster, and not in this context, demoing. Just my opinion though. I prefer a flatter , more aggressive tone . That being said, a flatter clean boost can work really well. I've always relied on my compressor to clean boost. That mesa sounds fantastic on its own IMHO. But your videos are very nicely done, I'm being picky.
Great comparison-- thanks for doing this. I am surprised I prefer the crunchlab sound better. I have a stingray rs similar music man guitar and this was probably a decent comparison for my guitar.
Many thanks for your appreciation! They have both a great sound, Crunch Lab has more fast attack, ideal for defined riffs and metal solos, this is typical of the ceramic humbucker. The Tone Zone in comparison has more dynamic, less attack and it can be used for rock, hard rock and metal riffs and solos, it is more versatile.
Great demo. Crunch Lab has more mids and sounds tighter, slightly preferred it to Tone Zone in cleans too. As for the Tone Zone, i used to have it in a guitar and it's a killer pickup, it has more bass than Crunch Lab. I'm more of a blues/rock type of player and occasionally play metal as well and it's impossible to find a demo of Crunch Lab played in that style. However what you played here gave me a good idea, it's a great pickup.
Many thanks for your appreciation! The main difference between the two pickups is the attack: the Crunch Lab is a ceramic magnet and its attack is higher than the Tone Zone. So probably it's the right choice for the high gain tone, while the Tone Zone can be easily managed also in the low and mid gain range.
@@GuitarSoundLab thanks, i've seen Crunch Lab with low gain and it sounded really good (it was a 7 string but still gives a good idea) the reason i want to go with Crunch Lab is because my guitar is too bright and Crunch Lab is low in treble and has a good bass response so i think it's gonna compensate for that. Also, i've possibly played with half of Dimarzio's catalog so i need something different 😀
@@Mr.D34 for sure you will like it 👍🏻
@@GuitarSoundLab btw is the crunch lab too high output/hard to tame?
@@Mr.D34 yes, the ceramic pickup attack is faster than the Alnico pickup, it is difficult to be managed by volume knob.
Crunch lab👍
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Bravissimo.è il mio sogno imparare a suonare la chitarra
Grazie!
chunch🤘
Very good choice!
do the DiMarzio Tone Zone have a buzzing sound when volume is high? im looking to buy Ibanez RG421HPFM...
are you talking about noise? I don't hear any noise at high gain, it is the same of the other humbucker models. The combination with Ibanez RG is perfect
yes but in second position pickup from bridge
Congrats!!! Basswood body right?
Many thanks for your appreciation, body is mahogany wood
Loved all your playing and great tones 👍🏻 Have a great weekend!
Thanks so much my friend, have a great weekend you too 👍
the crunch lab have more mid,maybe
The Crunch Lab has more high attack and it is brighter than the Tone Zone
I legit can't tell the difference between the two pickups here (Crunch Lab sounds maybe slightly more high range?). Definitely going with Tone Zone for my Explorer though.
Many thanks for watching! The Tone Zone is darker and with lower high attack than the Crunch Lab...
@@GuitarSoundLab Might have to reconsider this now that I'm struggling to actually find a store that has the Tone Zone pickups in stock lol.
@@Molotov_Milkshake they are both great pickups, Tone Zone is the most versatile and it was used always in 80' 90' hard rock and heavy metal songs
@@GuitarSoundLab Yeah, I can barely tell the difference except for those high notes. I think either set would be a huge step up from the pieces of junk I have currently.
Jesus Priest is my favorite band
They do excellent riffs 👍🏻
@las puertas de la percepción yes there is a mistake in the text
What pickup would you recommend for middle in a guitar with Crunch Lab bridge and Liquifire neck?
I don't use so much the middle pickup, in any case any DiMarzio single coil model with middle - high output is a good solution
noiseless pickup for HS2 or Area 67, true single coil for True Velvet middle.
they sound the same
Crunch Lab has more high attack and it's clearer than the Tone Zone
I can't hear difference between them... Wich of them would be better for an Ibanez RG basswood body?
The Tone Zone is the best for Ibanez basswood body, more dinamic and more sound thickness than the Crunch Lab
@@GuitarSoundLab Thank you man! n' what about comparing to Evolution and Super distortion? Between these 3, what in your oppinio would be better? (I play classics of hard rock and classics of OLD metal).
@@alexandrefigueiredo7541 I've never tested them. In any case the old metal of '80' 90 is done by using the Tone Zone, if you like that tone you need the Tone Zone for that crunch and lead tones
@@alexandrefigueiredo7541
It's probably to late for this comment but I have a tone zone in my 80's MIJ fender strat with Floyd Rose and I love it!
I play classic rock and I play a lot of Pink Floyd, this hummbucker has a crazy good David Gilmore sound yet also a great heavy distortion for metal or punk.
I have a dp187 double rail pickup for the neck and it's to quiet, I am now looking for a high outpute single coil for middle and neck.
I'm getting ready to rewire this whole strat and I'm going to coil split the tone zone, I wanna see what kind of sound that will give me 👍
@@ImaginaryMachines Thank you for commenting!
Tone Zone is better on a guitar with either a Maple or Alder body. It has bumped mids and bass. Tends to sound more muddy on a Mahogany body guitar. My opinion.
The Van Halen played there sounded better with the Crunch Lab. That’s because when Van Halen recorded the early two records, he was using a Super Distortion pickup (or a Mighty Mite), which has more treble sparkle than a Tone Zone.
On Van Halen’s later records he used a pickup more similar to the Tone Zone- especially by the mid 90s. 1984 era, it was an Alnico 2 Seymour Duncan (Custom Custom or the 78 Custom Shop).
Hi, for sure the Tone Zone sounds darker than the Crunch Lab, I heared the difference well. My Sterling Mahogany body is itself a little bit dark, but the Tone Zone doesn't increase the bass so much, the result is rounded tone on the bridge great for solo and riffs! I think that the Tone Zone is not the right choice on Les Paul mahogany body and neck, because in that case the tone will be unbalanced towards bass frequencies.
Take in consideration that the Tone Zone sounds really well also on the Ibanez S series (mahogany body) and basswood body, probably in these cases it compensate the lack of thickness of the sound due to the slim neck.
@@GuitarSoundLab Good points.
@@GuitarSoundLab I love the TZ but I have found it to be a much darker pickup in my J Custom, Mah/Maple vs the Alder and Basswood Prestige models. Trying to decide between these for my 570 Genesis... think I'm going to get another TZ. Great video BTW, thank you!
@@MarbsMusic for sure TZ works amazing on guitars having a thin neck like Ibanez Prestige. On my Mahogany Sterling JP it works good, but on mahogany Les Paul I think that it is too much dark.
Good points. Regarding the Tone Zone, I think it blends easier into more styles than the Crunch Lab. As for using the Crunch Lab in basswood, I've had good experiences with this, but not with mahogany. It depends on the overall brightness of the guitar, and besides factors like a maple fretboard, a bright bridge can also benefit from a Tone Zone. Besides having a full low end they cut through mixes very well. For versatility with coil splitting and parallel I think the Crunch Lab stands out more. On a personal note I prefer the Steve's Special to the Crunch Lab or Tone Zone as it has the right balance of warmth, clarity and harmonics with great sustain. It's very sweet sounding. I also love the Air Zone, which has more mids than the Special but about the same level of clarity and amazing sustain. For extreme mids in your face I love the X2N and Super 3. I have those in some axes but I don't play them as often as the ones with the Steve's Special and Air Zone. I use the Air Norton in the neck of all my axes except for the two that have the X2N and Super 3, in which case I use the Super 2 neck.
NO DIFFERENCE