3-pickup sg

[Aceman]

Re: 3-pickup sg

If you swap one of the tone pots for a volume on the middle pup (last tone as a master tone) you get the same combos as a strat. You just use the standard three-way selector and put the middle in and out with the volume. Otherwise, look into whatever PRS uses - but that's a knob - not a paul toggle! I don't knpow what you would do with the switch, and you'd be short a volume or tone or something....

Standard switch for neck and bridge, volume in for tone to middle.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: 3-pickup sg

Dude, if you want balls-to-the-wall metal, check out the Invader. It's the complete antithesis of versatile, but with a Jazz & '59 on board, a versatile bridge pup is the last thing you need to worry about

 

[TattooedCarrot]

Re: 3-pickup sg

Neck - Jazz
Middle - 59
Bridge - Custom

Good choice

I'm also considering EMGs, a combo of 60-85-81...but honestly, i'm feeling lazy and dropping in the duncans would make for a much easier wiring arrangement, you know?

Not really, you'd be doing yourself a disservice if you throw Duncans in and keep the cheap pots and caps that are in it stock. You sho8uld change those as well, so changing Duncans or EMG's should be about the same work.

EMG 81/85/60 would be good.

Another thing you can do, is leave the middle in there as a dummy just for looks and replace the neck and bridge. I don't think the middle pickup offers anything special anyway, nothing you can't get with the bridge/neck or both together. Save some cash that way too.