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    Can any pickups make an all Maple guitar sound good?

    I was thinking of Steinbergers. I guess active EMGs can do great for maple guitars, but I was wanting classic/vintage but slightly hotter tone from passive pickups. Carvin also had made all maple guitars in the 1980s. Generally, I wouldn't want an all maple guitar, or like Steinberger, all...
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    Pickups for mahogany Steinberger

    I've been interested in getting a Steinberger USA GR-4R which are now made with Mahogany bodies, but this passive model still uses the same pickups from when it had an all Maple body: Custom Custom bridge, and two hot rails for neck and middle. Reviews say this is a dark combination, as I would...
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