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    Help me choose pickups for my upcoming EP!

    Hi guys!

    I am going to come up with my first EP this month, and my guitar wiring is rusty, the volume pot became an on/off switch if you get it. I bought a new pickguard, pots and new wires, so I guess why not buy a new pickup too?

    Basically the guitar is a strat with alder body, maple neck and fretboard. I will only be using the bridge pickup, but theres one song that i will be using the neck for clean. I want a raw sounding, twangy crispy pickup for the bridge especially when playing a chord. I dont have a specific brand in mind. What do you guys recommend? Heres a clip of my demo to give an idea;

    Dropbox
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/ga2qlaiqf0789vw/lifeattachedtotherustm1mp3.mp3


    Thanks!
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    Re: Help me choose pickups for my upcoming EP!

    Pearly Gates+
    Originally Posted by IanBallard
    Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.

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    • #3
      Re: Help me choose pickups for my upcoming EP!

      Originally posted by GuitarDoc View Post
      Pearly Gates+
      That's 'PG Plus', not the regular PG, which is much warmer, and certainly not twangy and crisp.
      "Completely Conceded Glowing Expert."
      "And Blueman, I am pretty sure you've pissed off a lot of people."
      "Wait, I know! Blueman and Lew can arm wrestle, and the winner gets to decide if 250K pots sound good or not."

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      • #4
        Re: Help me choose pickups for my upcoming EP!

        Pretty crisp to my ears (I generally prefer a warmer tone), maybe not so crisp to your ears (you like very bright toned pups).
        Originally Posted by IanBallard
        Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.

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        • #5
          Re: Help me choose pickups for my upcoming EP!

          Dang, forgot to say that its both single coil for bridge and neck, sorry and thank you for the response!

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          • #6
            Re: Help me choose pickups for my upcoming EP!

            Maybe a Duncan Twangbanger?
            Wanted: 1982 Gibson Les Paul Standard, Serial Number 82232531.

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            • #7
              Re: Help me choose pickups for my upcoming EP!

              Well that certainly makes a bit of a difference.

              SSL-1
              SSL-5
              Duckbucker (humbucker in single coil size).
              Originally Posted by IanBallard
              Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.

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              • #8
                Re: Help me choose pickups for my upcoming EP!

                +1 SSL-5

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