Changing of pickups.

[chrisisaac-182]

Hey guys, i need some help in sourcing for places to change my pups. can let me noe e person and place as well as cost?

also, is it like better to change just e bridge and not e neck supposing i have a HH pickup configuration? or is it better to change both at e same time?

if so, any good neck pups tt i can buy? my bridge has quite alot of output already. maybe sth tt is suitable for blues.. thanks.

 

[I_M_Ken]

pm me guitar details if u want recommendations n more info

 

[lamity]

i recently changed my humbuckers to seymour duncans SH 1 (neck) and SH 4 (bridge). SH 1 is very clean and crisp, almost sounds like a single coil. SH 4 is fat. makes heavy distortion sound good. together they cover everything. got them from davis.

 

[I_M_Ken]

lamity, the Duncan JB is not a fat sounding pup.
its quite bright with a high-mid spike.

anyway chrisissac, wat guitar are u using? depending on type of wood, value of pots, value of ur capacitor, etc the tone from a pickup can vary alot.

gimme more details to work with here.

 

[subversion]

the JB has a lower midrange spike, it doesn't sound stellar in all guitars.

as mentioned in GEAR NEWS (domestic)- if you are keen on the matched pair Duncans, they are in stock @ Davis going for a very good price.

 

[Pedalphile_G77]

G77 does changing of pickups.
http://www.guitar77.com/main.html
We carry BareKnuckle and Shur pickups~

if you wish to purchase ur pickups elsewhere (ie. different brands) we would be glad to install them for you.

Cost depends on what you want ...
eg. plain installation, splitcoil, treble-mod ...etc.

 

[fgl]

me can do 4 u .... best rates assured PM me

 

[chrisisaac-182]

i'm using a double fat strat squier. standard series. i have a seymour duncan sh-8 bridge. i will change as soon as my midyr exams are over.

i play lots of alternative/pop punk rock and little metal. my influences are bands like U2, Coldplay, Creed, Muse, Nirvana, Avenged Sevenfold, Blink 182, Yellowcard, etc.

i'm not sure if i should get a neck pup, or stick to my stock ones. cos i feel like.. it does not match and stuff. i want my guitar to be versatile.. any recommendations?

 

[lamity]

dunno i guess mid range / low mid range spike sounded fat to me? i phrased mine wrongly but i get what you're saying. sounds better so mid range hump it is! sh 1 is kinda the opposite of that i feel so they're good together.

 

[suckasucks]

IMO its isnt really worth changing the pups in a squier. but if you think the tonewood of the squier can justify buying new pups, go for it. a good amp is probably more important in tone and versatility, not your guitars pickups.

anyway i dont think there are many mass produced pickups which do A7x AND U2, coldplay well.

 

[I_M_Ken]

well, if u are ok with how the neck pup sounds then leave it be. if not then change them.

also is ur guitar using a 5 or 3 way switch?
if its a 3, i suggest u change to a 5 way for more versatility since duncans are 4-conductors (except for a few models).