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Area 61 vs HS-3 vs Virtual Vintage Heavy Blues 2 in a Strat

Polish John
April 29th, 2010, 04:02 PM
I'm lookin for a new noiseless/hum-cancelling option for the bridge position my American Strat. I have Fender VNs in the neck and middle (which i'm good with for now, may or may not slowly phase those out as well), but the hotrails in the bridge is just too hot for my tastes anymore, especially considering the total inability to get a decent clean sound out of it.

I have heard great things about these Dimarzios, and there are right in my range. After combing their site, i'm stuck between these 3.

I play a wide range of styles (from classic rock to blues to modern folk to punk rock) and so i need something versatile that has a nice balanced and chimey clean tone but dirties up really well.

anybody have experience/preferences in regards to these?

Chrismo
April 29th, 2010, 04:12 PM
Area 61 - very woodsy and ballsy in the right application, but still had a nice clean tone. The HS-3 might be a bit fatter and darker. The Heavy Blues might be a bit more aggressive.