I just talked to my mom about my plans for having a custom guitar made for me. She vigorously denied these plans, even though the guitar would be built using my own money. I now have a dilemma...
I have a Mex Strat with Custom Staggered (which I don't like too much, anyway, I almost never use it), Alnico II Pro (which I love!) and Quarter Pounder in the neck (which I like, but not as much as the mid). However, of my two electric guitars, I enjoy playing this one less. Then there is my SG, which has a Dimebucker and a Distortion. I love the way both pickups sound.
Here's the problem: I don't mind selling two of the pickups from my Strat and buying new ones, such that I could still fit my style of play and get more out of it, nearly as much as I mind selling my Dime and DD. I don't pickup swap, so what's in my guitar, stays in my guitar. It is of no use to me to keep the Dime and DD around if I change those pickups to fit more the style I'm looking to bring to college with me next year.
If I would have gotten my custom guitar, it would have been set up HSH with Alnico II Pro neck, Hot Rails, and Pearly Gates. However, I can no longer have both the PG and the A2P, because I don't have something that I can really drive with if need be.
I'm getting a Hot Rod Deville 212 to take to college, and if I go with my SG, I'm going to put either an Alnico II Pro or Pearly Gates in the neck. What would you put in the bridge to give moderate output for classic rock sound?
If it helps, I'm looking for something of a mix between Slash and Zeppelin, but I need the versatility to be able to pull off heavy stuff on occassion.
Thank you in advance for your help, as you have helped me so many times before and I am confident that you will help me again.
I have a Mex Strat with Custom Staggered (which I don't like too much, anyway, I almost never use it), Alnico II Pro (which I love!) and Quarter Pounder in the neck (which I like, but not as much as the mid). However, of my two electric guitars, I enjoy playing this one less. Then there is my SG, which has a Dimebucker and a Distortion. I love the way both pickups sound.
Here's the problem: I don't mind selling two of the pickups from my Strat and buying new ones, such that I could still fit my style of play and get more out of it, nearly as much as I mind selling my Dime and DD. I don't pickup swap, so what's in my guitar, stays in my guitar. It is of no use to me to keep the Dime and DD around if I change those pickups to fit more the style I'm looking to bring to college with me next year.
If I would have gotten my custom guitar, it would have been set up HSH with Alnico II Pro neck, Hot Rails, and Pearly Gates. However, I can no longer have both the PG and the A2P, because I don't have something that I can really drive with if need be.
I'm getting a Hot Rod Deville 212 to take to college, and if I go with my SG, I'm going to put either an Alnico II Pro or Pearly Gates in the neck. What would you put in the bridge to give moderate output for classic rock sound?
If it helps, I'm looking for something of a mix between Slash and Zeppelin, but I need the versatility to be able to pull off heavy stuff on occassion.
Thank you in advance for your help, as you have helped me so many times before and I am confident that you will help me again.
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