Will Pickups really help me?

[AndyR]

I've no real science to back it up, but I come down on the side of "it's ok, pickups will help in your situation..."

I fully agree on everything people are saying about amps, but in my experience taking to BKPs made a difference for me (modellors through studio speakers and headphones, and sometimes guitar straight into a little tranny practice amp). You'll end up researching and buying the amp(s) you want/need further down the line anyway :lol:, but the right BKPs for you and your guitar will help you along in that direction.

BKPs, just like any link in the chain (guitar, strings, pedals, amps, speakers) aren't a magic bullet, but I've found they let your playing breathe more - more of what you put in comes out of whatever kit your using.

So I'm pretty much in agreement with Fourth Feline, especially as you seem to be leaning towards "pickups first". I'd personally suggest doing your favourite guitar, and see where that takes you... :D

[CrzHrs]

Unluckly, each component of your setup has the same % of improving your sound.

I got a big step changing speakers, another step was line mixer. Then Bk puppets gave life to my jem. Nowdays i am forced to play with a gibson that i hate (it's too muddy for me and has no clean sounds): i moved from klotz to evidence audio and i was amazed,the clean sounds were back. Now i am thrilled from the idea to have my guitar back

So the answery to your question is YES!

[Dreded]

I own a Cube 20, and I am amazed at the tones I can get out of it. Maybe it's because it's a lower wattage amp and I can push it up a bit more, so it can open up a lil'. That being said, I don't play at half the volume, but I still can get some good tones out of it.

Pickups WILL help, however, for drastic changes I'd change the amp. Myself, I'd play around with the amp for a tad more. The cubes are amazing amps, they far outperform their counterparts in their priceranges. I think the Cube60 has the Powersqueezer feature, so if it does, I'd turn it off and EQ that thing like there's no tomorrow. I've found that scooping the mids on the Cube20 doesn't produce too good of results. Anywhere between 1 o'clock to all the way up makes the amp from sounding scooped to sounding incredibly full for its size and parent tone. Play around for a bit before deciding on a new amp for bedroom volumes. Also, pickups will definitely help, but the change won't be drastic. It all depends on how you are able to control the tone with your playing. Hope this helps any.

[craig_mccann]

Na the Cube60 doesnt have the power squeezer, only seen that on a 30x but i havent really looked at any of the other. And to answer a little about your post, I've had my Cube for almost 2 years i think, not sure on exact length of time, and its not that i dont like it. I just kinda fancy giving my overall sound a little boost. I've been weighing up the new pickups verses amp and i think i may have decided on getting a Peavey 6505+ combo in a couple months. Though i dunno when its released in the UK?

And for the record i shall be keeping my Cube too, i really prefer it to any other amps in its price range too, great little thing lol

[Dreded]

Na the Cube60 doesnt have the power squeezer, only seen that on a 30x but i havent really looked at any of the other. And to answer a little about your post, I've had my Cube for almost 2 years i think, not sure on exact length of time, and its not that i dont like it. I just kinda fancy giving my overall sound a little boost. I've been weighing up the new pickups verses amp and i think i may have decided on getting a Peavey 6505+ combo in a couple months. Though i dunno when its released in the UK?

And for the record i shall be keeping my Cube too, i really prefer it to any other amps in its price range too, great little thing lol

Aah. Okies. The power squeezer is quite an attractive feature for low volumes, but it eats up your highs and some mids. So I was just wondering if that may have messed with your sound, because my cube responds in an entirely different manner when it's on, not just the EQ.

I see what you're getting at. Looks like the kind of boost youre talking about is what I can relate to myself. Just more of that overl Oomph, eh?  I've no first hand experience with this particular cube, but I'd support your decision to use a different amp.  :) You'd need to be playing at ball busting volumes with a solidstate for your pickups to revolutionalize your sound entirely. =)