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I have a 6yo Epiphone LP Gold Top and feel that it needs some new life breathing back into it. I'm only starting to pick it up again after a 3 year absense from playing (damn uni!) but am not exactly enthusiastic about the sound it's making. Now this might have something to do with my amp (a Laney solid state Hardcore 30W thingy). Now I have three options here. I can either change the pickups, the amp or get a Line 6 POD amp simulator (or if I can stretch it get the pickups and the POD).
I have no idea which options are going to get me the best improvement for my money (that's why I'm leaning away from getting a new amp as I'd want to get an all valve one which means loadsa £££).
I've just spent the best part of an hour listening to the different sound clips for humbuckers on this site and am getting very confused.
I have decided that I want the APH-1 Alnico II Pro in the bridge position for clean stuff and the SH-55 Seth Lover ModelT in the bridge position for distorted stuff (going by the clips in the demos), Now you might have noticed my dilema here
. For the neck I'm still undecided between the SH-55 Seth Lover Model and the SH-1'59TM Model.
I like playing a lot of rock and distorted stuff like Nirvana, Pumpkins, some Metallica etc but I always find I get more satisfaction from a guitar when I play classic rock/blues like zepplin/hendrix etc. So I figured I'd rather go for a more classic sound and then just pile in the distortion for metal stuff but I don't know, maybe I should be going for the APH-1 Alnico II Pro at the bridge as this covers both options a bit better???
I'm sure any pickup changes will be better than what I have now I just don't want to have a niggling doubt. From a quick read on these forums everyone seems to be singing the praises of the 59's but I haven't heard much about the Seths, are they as good?
Will I even notice a difference as my amp isn't that great, and if so, shall i get a new amp or a POD amp sim?
Any advice much appreciated
I have a 6yo Epiphone LP Gold Top and feel that it needs some new life breathing back into it. I'm only starting to pick it up again after a 3 year absense from playing (damn uni!) but am not exactly enthusiastic about the sound it's making. Now this might have something to do with my amp (a Laney solid state Hardcore 30W thingy). Now I have three options here. I can either change the pickups, the amp or get a Line 6 POD amp simulator (or if I can stretch it get the pickups and the POD).
I have no idea which options are going to get me the best improvement for my money (that's why I'm leaning away from getting a new amp as I'd want to get an all valve one which means loadsa £££).
I've just spent the best part of an hour listening to the different sound clips for humbuckers on this site and am getting very confused.
I have decided that I want the APH-1 Alnico II Pro in the bridge position for clean stuff and the SH-55 Seth Lover ModelT in the bridge position for distorted stuff (going by the clips in the demos), Now you might have noticed my dilema here
. For the neck I'm still undecided between the SH-55 Seth Lover Model and the SH-1'59TM Model.I like playing a lot of rock and distorted stuff like Nirvana, Pumpkins, some Metallica etc but I always find I get more satisfaction from a guitar when I play classic rock/blues like zepplin/hendrix etc. So I figured I'd rather go for a more classic sound and then just pile in the distortion for metal stuff but I don't know, maybe I should be going for the APH-1 Alnico II Pro at the bridge as this covers both options a bit better???
I'm sure any pickup changes will be better than what I have now I just don't want to have a niggling doubt. From a quick read on these forums everyone seems to be singing the praises of the 59's but I haven't heard much about the Seths, are they as good?
Will I even notice a difference as my amp isn't that great, and if so, shall i get a new amp or a POD amp sim?
Any advice much appreciated
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