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benfscott

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pickups for Tokai SG?
« on: June 23, 2010, 07:44:36 AM »
Hi all,

Just got a Nato-bodied Tokai SG for very cheap and looking to replace the pickups, and add push-pull pots on the tone controls for series/parallel switching.

Sound wise I'd like to be able to cover my fave 3 SG tones

Clapton's 'woman tone'
Kim Thayil's Guild SG in Soundgarden
A bit of Angus ;)

I don't know much about the properties of Nato as a tonewood other than it being called a cheap mahogany. Tonally at the mo the is a nice bright brash ringing to a strummed chord, but no real detail or 'oomph', while the neck pickup is very mid heavy and pretty muddy. Any pickup suggestions gratefully received. :)

Twinfan

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Re: pickups for Tokai SG?
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2010, 08:11:10 AM »
T-Tops (newly available, not on the site yet) or Riff Raffs will do the trick!

benfscott

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Re: pickups for Tokai SG?
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2010, 08:34:38 AM »
Ooh T-tops? Tell me more  :D

Twinfan

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Re: pickups for Tokai SG?
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2010, 08:58:33 AM »
Err, based on the old Gibson pickups!  If you do a search, there were a couple of threads about them not too long ago...

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Re: pickups for Tokai SG?
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2010, 09:56:56 AM »
t-top comparison somewhere here:

http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=21403.0

they may never become official models.
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benfscott

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Re: pickups for Tokai SG?
« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2010, 10:59:05 AM »
Thanks will read up when I get home :)