New Guitar Day!

[dave_mc]

I read on here a while back a theory that stock pickups aren't voiced for gigging/professional. They're voiced for selling guitars - in other words sounding good/enticing in a busy music shop...

i wouldn't be surprised. I mean, it stands to sense. At the very least, they're voiced to appeal to most of the people, most of the time, by and large.

[Brow]

I'd say the improvement in tone overall has more to do with a guitar with alot better woods and hardware etc than the pickups.

I've never found a pair of Gibson pups that I've liked after I've tried BKPs in the same guitar. This is just me, anyone is entitled to like whatever they want :)

Comparing a set of Gibson Pickups in a Gibson SG made with better woods and hardware etc, to an Epi (if I remember right) LP with BKPs is like comparing apples and oranges in a sense.

In your position I'd be tempted to try the BKPs in the SG, then atleast it's more of a fair battle  8)

[_tom_]

Yeah I thought that as well.. but it sounds great as is and tbh I can't be arsed with any faffing about and spending £200 odd on pickups and electronics :lol:

The Pearl LP actually sounds better than the SG unplugged as its a warmer sound, but plugged in it's just not as good for me. I do like the p90s though :)

[Brow]

Yeah I thought that as well.. but it sounds great as is and tbh I can't be arsed with any faffing about and spending £200 odd on pickups and electronics :lol:

The Pearl LP actually sounds better than the SG unplugged as its a warmer sound, but plugged in it's just not as good for me. I do like the p90s though :)

That's fair enough, I'm not gonna argue with a guy that's happy with his guitar!  :D

In your position I'd be a LITTLE tempted to try the BKPs from another guitar, to save on £'s  :lol:, just to see!  8)

[AndyR]

Don't listen Tom! :lol:

If it sounds good and does the job, no need to mess...

I have to admit, I'd take the Brow option and start moving pickups about, "just to see" (hell, I'm even in the middle of that process on strats :roll:)... but I can tell you what it leads to - more pickups, and then more guitars for the other pickups, and... and... :lol:

If you're enjoying it as is, play it as is...

I sympathise on the circuit board thing though... I personally don't like treble bleed caps, but I know some people swear by them... and sticking a quick cap in what you've got at the moment is, er, not quick!

EDIT: Sh1t! I've just realised - "I personally don't like treble bleed caps".... I've only tried them on strats (one, and I didn't like what I lost for what I gained) and teles (most, and I hate what they do in a tele...). I've never tried them on humbuckers... they might actually do a job for me there!!

[_tom_]

Yeah I have treble bleed caps on both my other guitars, it works really well for humbuckers and p90s! Gives them a thinner sound (obviously) which I think is better for cleans.

I was tempted to try the Pig 90/MQ in the SG "just to see" but it's probably not worth the effort - it would be if it had a normal pot setup but it doesn't :lol: