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mia

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How essential are they
« on: June 05, 2006, 07:53:41 PM »
Im thinking of getting hold of 3 BKP's, but im not too sure if im going to see a worthy improvement (not in regard to the BKP's, just in a change of pickups in general)

Basically, to what extent do pickups actualy improve/ effect your sound

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« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2006, 07:58:07 PM »
They help a lot...nuff said :P
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« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2006, 08:02:02 PM »
Not sure what kind of response you're expecting posting a thread like that on a pickup forum, but what the hay ...

Yes, they make a huge difference. Why else would we be spending money on it?!

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« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2006, 08:08:55 PM »
It is a good way of making a budget guitar a whole lot better. The stock pups on budget guitars are often suspect. I am not sure if that is what you were asking but if I said that I have now got 3 Fender guitars where the pups have been changed for BKPs I think that might answer your question.
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« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2006, 08:26:13 PM »
^ And the one you had that hadn't had its pickups changed until recently never saw action if i remember rightly, so what does THAT tell you??
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« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2006, 09:49:59 PM »
Other than a fresh set of strings, changing the pickups on your guitar is the single most dramatic and least expensive way of changing the tone of your guitar.
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