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Explorer2010

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Gibson Explorer
« on: June 27, 2010, 03:03:06 PM »
Hey guys I'm new to this forum, but I was wondering if anyone had any recommendatons for possible bare knuckle pickups to put in my explorer. The guitar is only 2 years old. I play a lot of 80s rock type stuff in a cover band. Any suggestions would help!

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Re: Gibson Explorer
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2010, 04:05:37 PM »
If you list a few bands/songs that have a tone thats in the ballpark area your aiming for it will be a lot easier to make recomendations.

Also listing the guitars woods and construction will help.

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Re: Gibson Explorer
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2010, 04:21:49 PM »
for 80s rock in an explorer I'd go with the Cold Sweat set

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Re: Gibson Explorer
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2010, 05:31:43 PM »
definitely cold sweat set
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Re: Gibson Explorer
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2010, 11:09:00 AM »
Riff raffs are also nice in Explorers.

Can you name some songs you do?
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Re: Gibson Explorer
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2010, 11:24:30 AM »
I agree with the Cold Sweat recommendations - good in all that mahogany.
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Re: Gibson Explorer
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2010, 12:49:13 PM »
Have you got the 500T and it's friend in there at the moment? If you like the general vibe it has already, but want "better", I think I was recommended Cold Sweat as well a couple of years ago.

Instead I went a different route, using pickups I already had in other guitars.

Riff Raffs - these worked very well. In fact, I think I posted a "they're never moving again..." at the time.

Mississippi Queens. The guitar the Riff Raffs came out of received these initially. Then one day I swapped the MQs into the Explorer to see what would happen... and they haven't moved since.

I find the MQs do a good enough "humbucker" job for what I want, and they just fit me and this guitar so well. However, I'm a blues and 70s-rock sort of guy. They might not be enough for 80s rock, you'd probably want to rule out MQs.

I'd happily try to to use Riff Raffs for it, but I suspect that Cold Sweats will get you closer (I've no experience of them though)
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