This pickup is designed and used by John Petrucci, guitarist of Dream Theater. I had the EMG 81/85 set on my ibanez and wanted to change to passive pickups and decided to go for this Liquifire pickup neck position....well, I made the best decision ans it gave me what I really wanted.....warmth, nice tone, and clarity....especially when playing full chords, you can clearly hear every note ringing.....and for lead melodies....awesome!!
When setting up this pickup, pickup height is crucial...setting this pickup close to the strings may cause string buzz and even dirtier notes and when setting it away from the strings, power is lost so you have to find your own sweet spot to get the best results.
Am planning to buy a sterling guitar....will definitely upgrade its pickups to the liquifire in the neck position!!