New pu'ps for semi-hollowbody('buckers and P90s)
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 6:55 pm
Hey y'all, so for the longest time I've wanted to swap out the stock Duncan-Designed pickups on my Schecter CSH-1, but I've always just ended up wasting my money on something else. After five or so years, the guitar still feels better than any instrument I've ever held, but the sound leaves something to be desired. I've got some birthday money coming in the near future and I think I'd finally like to go ahead and do this.
It has coil splitting for each p'up, but I never switch them. That is, I always play with the bridge p'up split and the neck not, but I've always wanted that neck pup to sound a bit beefier without loosing it's bite. Naturally, I'm thinking I'll find a humbucker sized P90 to pop in there. I know there's a lot of options as far as that goes, so I'd like suggestions for a somewhat hotter P90 I can use.
As for the bridge, I'd like something that retains the thick bluesy tone of a JB with just a little more clarity.
Any suggestions? I'd like to spend around $150 on this so I have a bit left over so I can have a tech install it (Any idea how much a two p'up installation + standard set up might run me?
). I have no desire to mess around with wires and such in a guitar with no pickguard or otherwise that you can simply pop off to get inside.
It has coil splitting for each p'up, but I never switch them. That is, I always play with the bridge p'up split and the neck not, but I've always wanted that neck pup to sound a bit beefier without loosing it's bite. Naturally, I'm thinking I'll find a humbucker sized P90 to pop in there. I know there's a lot of options as far as that goes, so I'd like suggestions for a somewhat hotter P90 I can use.
As for the bridge, I'd like something that retains the thick bluesy tone of a JB with just a little more clarity.
Any suggestions? I'd like to spend around $150 on this so I have a bit left over so I can have a tech install it (Any idea how much a two p'up installation + standard set up might run me?
). I have no desire to mess around with wires and such in a guitar with no pickguard or otherwise that you can simply pop off to get inside.
