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    How much of a difference.....

    ...would a new pup make for me? I saw a reference to 10% in another message, but this will be different for everyone. SO your expert opinions please! Current setup:

    > Epiphone "dot" (335 copy with solid centre block)
    > Behringer V-amp 2
    > Boss SD-2 (occasionally)
    > Fender Princeton 650

    I'm playing alt-rock guitar music all the way from Coldplay thru Eels, BRMC, The Verve, Franz Ferdinand, The Strokes and White Stripes up to Oasis (lots of them!!) and maybe even a wee bit of Muse in the heaviness stakes. Clean sounds are important as well as crunchy ones! Not into metal stuff.

    Thinking of getting a '59 or Seth, or perhaps a Phat Cat or even a custom-made minihumbucker in a full-sized cover Have considered a DiMarzio PAF Classic cos of price and the fact it has a cover, but i might stretch to a SD if price is right and i can get some nickel on it. SO, my questions are -

    1) Any specific recommendations for a pup?
    2) How much better will it be? Really? I'm hardly looking for this kind of alnico over that kind of alnico, just would like a less gooey sound.

    Cheers guys!!
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    Re: How much of a difference.....

    Sounds like the upgrade that I just did to my Dot I can tell you that my Seth in the bridge position of the Dot sounds fantastic, good clean . . . really really good crunch/med. overdrive. The '59 neck gives the guitar a crystal clear clean, and (oddly enough) I like the sound of this pickup with a lot of heavy distortion.

    I would definately recommend either the Seth or the '59 for what you want . . . the Seth is a little bit more midrange, and the '59 is a bit bassier, but both of them give me a very even response from string to string (I can hear every note being played in chords now).

    I liked the sound of the pickups on my Dot, and it took me a while before i decided to upgrade them, but what a huge world of difference it made. Everything is a lot tighter and more articulate.
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      Re: How much of a difference.....

      If you've never replaced a pickup, get the '59. It's cheaper, and will still blow you away, tonally speaking.

      I think the 10% thing you mentioned was in reference to trying to cop a specific artist's tone. Let's take Metallica for instance... Mesa/Marshall amps will get you 90% of the way there, EMGs will do the other 10. Make sense?
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        Re: How much of a difference.....

        Coool, I may go for the cheaper option, especially as I would probably disgrace the name of Seth by my cr*ppy playing But I would still notice a difference given my relatively modest setup? (i say modest in comparison to the folk here who spent every penny on expensive gear and woudl rather spend their last dollar on a boutique plectrum than food... ) Thanx 4 the advice ppl
        Colossians 1:15

        Originally posted by Gr8Scott
        I absolutely have no doubt that Aceman has a glitter covered pony head on a stick that he occasionally saddles and rides around his office in full aceman regalia screaming like a cowboy on a meth binge just because the mood strikes him.

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          Colossians 1:15

          Originally posted by Gr8Scott
          I absolutely have no doubt that Aceman has a glitter covered pony head on a stick that he occasionally saddles and rides around his office in full aceman regalia screaming like a cowboy on a meth binge just because the mood strikes him.

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          • #6
            Re: How much of a difference.....

            Pickup changes make a huge difference when I'm playing at home, through a Boss Metal Zone & 10 watt practice amp, so I think you'll hear it
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