Thank you James LoMenzo. You were great in Megadeth.

james is a fantastic bass player and was a great backup vocal also when he was in the band!

The first song is Washington is Next, not Head Crusher! :)

And finally he is in the band

These guys are some of the most humble musicians out there. They are also extremely talented musicians.

is just me or James LOmenzo's voice sounds similar to Dave Mustaine?

Welcome james to Megadeth again

Love the obvious respect from James as Chris breaks down the theory

James Lomenzo. I will always follow your work!

This guitar is an Ibanez RG custom just made for The amazing Chris Broderick!! I wish i had that guitar, its so beautiful!!!

Chris makes it so easy!!! james will be missed

I don't know about you guys but i was awed by chris broderick's guitar!!!, that thing is one of the most beautiful guitars i have ever seen and it is also a shredding machine. I MUST HAVE ONE!!!!!!!!!

Cool video. This makes me miss James big time. Washington is Next has a sick ass bassline. At least it was David who came to Megadeth. Good to have him back. PS: Chris is a beast.

The whole iron maiden thing in this is nice.

he play so clean..strong fingers he got

Great musicians. Great album. Great insight.

wow Broderick is using a 7 string guitar. thats so awesome!

I've always viewed James as a bassist iron maiden influenced. looks like he could fit right in

This is exactly how I wanna play guitar!!

Hi Larry, I love how every artist you interview starts talking about the pickups they use and they end up getting all excited and desperate for playing to demonstrate how it sounds like that they actually do it before even finishing what they were talking about. That's what we call Larry DiMarzio's Magic. Thanks for everything.

the only thing that bothers me about chris is that we all say he is one of the most technichal players(which is true) but he has a hard time playing his own solos perfectly at live performances :/ but he is still a beast!

@nitinlkoin1984 "Metal" means different things to different players. Please email us at tech@dimarzio.com and tell us what sound you're looking for, along with what guitar and amp you have.

I've been using Dimarzio Paf Pro's for 15 years! Totally dig that fact that no matter how fast and brutal I play you can hear every note independently without and mud or bleeding together.

Chris' signature pickups are only available on his Jackson guitars. The bridge pickup is pretty similar to a D Activator bridge model, and the neck pickup to a PAF Pro.

ibanez really needs to make a chris broderick signature model if they ever did i would be the first one to buy it.. the guitar in the video is SEXY!!!!!!

The bridge pickup has a fair resemblance to the D Activator bridge model in terms of output and overall tone. The neck pickup is fairly similar to a PAF Pro.

am i the only one who loves the headcrusher solo ?

I love James just fiddling around on his bass the whole time, that's just like me.

esos weyes si armaran una banda seria todo un exito son muy buenos los 2 :D

@Therium1 They are very comparable in terms of output level and overall tone. If you have more detailed questions about them, please email us at tech@dimarzio.com

What an amazing guitar Chris has! Or... had?? Does anyone know why or how he ended up as a Jackson endorsee after Ibanez crafted an epic axe like that for him which is clearly a custom?

Paul has used many different types of pickups in the time we have worked with him. You might be able to get a similar sound with D Activators, depending on the guitar and amp you have.

@iGuitarGuru Yes. With any Les Paul made after 1999, the neck pickup should be standard-spaced and the bridge pickup should be F-spaced.

funny that headcrusher sounds exactly like washington is next :D

@elementskater94 The tightest 7-string pickup we make is the D Activator 7 neck model. It can also be used in the bridge position if clarity is the quality you're looking for.

Damn I always thought Lomenzo was a pickstyle player.

Woah, Chris keeps his pick taped to his thumb :o

if Broderick ever leaves megadeth is going to be hard to find someone that can play the endgame solos

@nikooxmaster There are too many choices to make a recommendation without more information. Please email us at tech@dimarzio.com with a more detailed description of the type of music you play, and let us know what type of amp you use.

We can't help you without knowing what type of sound you are looking for and what type of amp you have. Shoot an email to tech@dimarzio.com with the info & we should be able to help you choose.

@tubaeli93 You can order a PAF Pro with chrome polepieces from any DiMarzio dealer. It needs to be a special order because the standard polepieces are black. You can also remove the rust with naval jelly.

Hi, The D Activator (470 mV) and the Liquifire are about (300 mV) will balance well together. Hope that helps, Larry DiMarzio

wow that guy realy renewed a lot my fogotten respect for Bass!

@LarryDiMarzio ya its a custom rga 7 with a painted bolt on neck and d-activators and a reversed headstock essentially an rg1527Z with a reversed headstock and d-activators in fact he used the rg1527Z before he got his custom guitar and no its not for sale yet

That vein's gonna pop aaaaany moment now!

that guy has a muscle the size of my head XD

@darkteo4 It's a custom guitar Ibanez made for Chris. I don't think they are available for sale.

hes the chef of solos he added the hungarian minor "just for flavor"

that ibanez of chris's is awesome

Headcrusher sure has some changes here and there

@Dan42684 Chris still uses DiMarzios, he used Bare Knuckles before DiMarzios. He said he changed because the D-Activators had the exact specs he needed in a pickup.

Lomenzo is so cool!

That ibanez is flawlessly good looking

this is bad ass ...thanks for another larry

Lomenzo lays down some sweet-ass funk

he does, i never realized that, but when he started talking and the endgame picture was covering the whole screen, i thought it was dave speaking

chris is a beast!!!

looks like this was right around when James left Warwick and was using fenders and esp/ltd before he got with Yamaha I credit DiMarzio for such killer pickups in my Jackson and my Music Man Stingray 5

it sounds like hes cooking when hes explaining the solo

Either choice should be OK, depending on the specific guitar and amp you play.

metalhead4195, What kind of fingers is Chris using? That's the main question :)

Holy crap, James sounds so much like Dave, he could probably step in if Dave had a sore throat and they wouldn't miss a step.

@BobsOldSocks Hi, DiMarzio pickups are available nation wide. If you prefer the internet shopping try Musician's Friend or Sam Ash. If you prefer a local dealer, please go to dimarzio.com , then click on PICKUPS, then Humbuckers then D Activator and you can find a location. Hope that helps, Larry DiMarzio

@Guitarstring187 The Pro Track (DP188) is a Strat-sized humbucker that's pretty similar to the PAF Pro. It might be a good choice if you have a Strat.

@iGuitarGuru A D Activator bridge model should be good in the bridge position, but you might try a Breed neck model in the neck if you want a warmer tone.

Well they have one of the best Megadeth albums under their belt. So maybe this lineup was underrated.

@TheBLOODLINEmusic According to Mustaine, LoMenzo actually wanted out, but said he would stay on for another album after Endgame if necessary, then the opportunity for Ellefson to rejoin came up after Shawn told Ellefson that LoMenzo wanted out.

You want Crunch? DiMarzio (literally) has a 'Crunch' Humbucker called the Crunch Lab (John Petrucci uses this p'up on his 6 and 7 strings). As for the others, Try the True Velvet coil (center) in the center and the Air Norton S in the neck position. I thought I'd answer since Larry hasn't. This is a great combination for what you are looking for.

man look at chris b's biceps lol. best guitarist ever

Well, my Rig is just a Jackson JS32R and a Line 6 Spider IV with a MXR CUSTOM BADASS '78 Distortion pedal with a slight bit of Reverb.

@LarryDiMarzio its an ibanez prestige, chris broderick model.

@ezurcher1 I know right!? I pray that they make that a signature series at some point in the future...and a six string version too.

without a doubt, Im an ESP man but those RGAs are fine as hell

Google guys, its not hard. Its a custom guitar but you can get simlar guitars in an ibanez 420z

@hetfield2x4 Yeah, in the intro. at the end they break down the Head Crusher solo.

@kevenharbour I'd suggest an Agile Interceptor Pro 7-string. The trans-black ones look a lot like Chris' RGA7, but with a flamed top instead of a quilted top.

hello.. i have an ibanez RG 350, its H-S-H... do you think that the D Activator will work well in the split-coil positions? middle/bridge..

@Novaslaskballz well at the end they do the ending to headcrusher so thats why it says that

Maestros!!!!

0:34 Maiden's "Wasted Years'" intro

awesome, lol James LoMenzo sounds like Dave Mustaine lol

@JAAM013 i`d love to know where you found that out, he still uses that ibanez, live and everywhere, he could have a jackson guitar, but in his guitar review, he has like 4 guitars total, 2 ibanez guitars for live, 1 for dressing room, and 1 for the studio

Especially with the P style bass

Thank You, now I'm decided, it helped a lot

When he brakes down the endgame solo it sounds like a cooking show.

@Jlpme218 The solo they break down at the end IS from headcrusher

Lol at 4:14 look at James face ," DAMM he's good... i need to practice " xD

An F-spaced D Activator bridge model for the bridge position and an F-spaced LiquiFire for the neck could be good.

@psalvacion Sorry, but that will not change the sound. Your guitar is not identical in terms of construction to Chris' guitar, and it will make a difference, as will your choice of amplifiers. You should also be aware that Chris's neck pickup has much more similarity to a PAF Pro than to a D Activator neck model.

@Vanjal was just checking to see if someone had said that, the end bit is a dead ringer.

Yikes did chris not have his morning coffee before this? That at-tempo playthrough of the headcrusher solo was ROUGH!

Thanks! How would D Activators sound in a Les Paul? Good? Bad? What pickup would you suggest. I need low end, warm, yet powerful with great harmonic response. Thanks again DiMarzio

go to 4:26 they have done a head crusher breakdown there.

The song is "Washington is Next", not Headcrusher!

@caft400 intro song is washington is next, end song headcrusher

di marzio r the best pickups & efects period .

@PhantomLord378 actually i think he started using 6 string guitars live because of Megadeth

the end of the video is when they do the head crusher part

@theudrocks well they've played that live since he rejoined so yeah

the first song is WASHINGTON IS NEXT! isn't "HEAD CRUSHER"