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Hi everyone,
First post ever! I basically want to start by saying that I know very little or nothing about wiring or technical stuff and that is why I always take the guitars to a professional, so please understand that if you talk too technically, I will probably not understand.
I recently bought a pair of humbuckers for a BC Rich PX3. I went once more for Seymour Duncan because I had two great experiences a in the past with other guitars; I put a 59 and a Custom 5 on a Gibson Melody Maker and a pair of Hot Rails plus a JB for a Godin Velocity. For the BC Rich, I got an Alternative 8 in the bridge and a JB in the neck. Of course those were recommendations from the GC sales person based on what I told him I was looking for which is: 1) great sustain, 2) something that would give me great pinch harmonics, 3) and clarity when distorted. In summary, a metal sound.
The first issue the technician found is that the guitar was originally active (which I did not know), therefore, he told me it would be harder to put passives but it was doable. When he finally gave me the guitar, I went back home super excited, tested it and found the tone was extremely low (especially the JB in the neck); at first I thought it was just the way it is, but saw the same day an article on the FB page about the lack of treble in some pickups and how a capacitor can fix it. So I took it back to GC and the guy fixed it. My problem is that, although it improved considerably, I truly didn't get what I was looking for. Sustain is not that great, the JB still sounds very low, and honestly I found the 59 on my Melody Maker clearer and easier to get pinch harmonics. Do you think it's the guitar? (alder body, ebony fretboard, 24 jumbo, Floyd Rose original) and the fact that it was originally an active guitar? or was it that I bought the wrong pickups for what I wanted?
Please help! I would even consider buying a new guitar if necessary, which was the case before. I originally bought the 59 and the Custom 5 for a Washburn and I never liked them until I put them on the Melody Maker and now it is my favorite guitar.
Hi everyone,
First post ever! I basically want to start by saying that I know very little or nothing about wiring or technical stuff and that is why I always take the guitars to a professional, so please understand that if you talk too technically, I will probably not understand.
I recently bought a pair of humbuckers for a BC Rich PX3. I went once more for Seymour Duncan because I had two great experiences a in the past with other guitars; I put a 59 and a Custom 5 on a Gibson Melody Maker and a pair of Hot Rails plus a JB for a Godin Velocity. For the BC Rich, I got an Alternative 8 in the bridge and a JB in the neck. Of course those were recommendations from the GC sales person based on what I told him I was looking for which is: 1) great sustain, 2) something that would give me great pinch harmonics, 3) and clarity when distorted. In summary, a metal sound.
The first issue the technician found is that the guitar was originally active (which I did not know), therefore, he told me it would be harder to put passives but it was doable. When he finally gave me the guitar, I went back home super excited, tested it and found the tone was extremely low (especially the JB in the neck); at first I thought it was just the way it is, but saw the same day an article on the FB page about the lack of treble in some pickups and how a capacitor can fix it. So I took it back to GC and the guy fixed it. My problem is that, although it improved considerably, I truly didn't get what I was looking for. Sustain is not that great, the JB still sounds very low, and honestly I found the 59 on my Melody Maker clearer and easier to get pinch harmonics. Do you think it's the guitar? (alder body, ebony fretboard, 24 jumbo, Floyd Rose original) and the fact that it was originally an active guitar? or was it that I bought the wrong pickups for what I wanted?
Please help! I would even consider buying a new guitar if necessary, which was the case before. I originally bought the 59 and the Custom 5 for a Washburn and I never liked them until I put them on the Melody Maker and now it is my favorite guitar.
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