I've purchased an Ibanez AF95, I would have prefered an AF105, but $$$.
Anyway, I'm planning on upgrading the pickups. I love the hot-rodded humbuckers in my WashBurn HB32DM, so I'd like to stick with Seymour Duncan.
My choices seem to be the Hot-rodded humbucker set, the 59ers or possible the P-rails.
This guitar is all Maple, so I'd like to get a little more of a classic jazz tone. As is, it's more of a 'funk' sounding guitar, then a classic jazz. I'd like something inbetween - like the AF105.
I've never played P-90s, but a lot of jazz guitarist recommend them. I'm just wondering if the P-rails P-90s would give a brighter sound which is not what I'm looking for. I'm also wondering if the P_Rails humbucker's mismatched coils would give me a raunchier rock n' roll sound - also not what I'm looking for.
But hey, the P-Rails are intriguing.
The 59ers seem to be the safest bet, but I'm tempted to put my Hot-Rodded Humbucker in the AF95, and get the P-Rails for the HB32.
The other issue is that this guitar has all gold hardware, and I'd like to keep it that way. Only the 59ers are advertized as being available with gold cover (not that I can find them in gold anyplace!). If I installed the Hot-rodded humbuckers, I'd have to use the pickup covers from the stock pickups (if they fit -and settle for Chrome pickup screws showing.) and if I installed the P-Rails, I'd have to find gold pickup covers without any screw holes.
What would you recommend?
Anyway, I'm planning on upgrading the pickups. I love the hot-rodded humbuckers in my WashBurn HB32DM, so I'd like to stick with Seymour Duncan.
My choices seem to be the Hot-rodded humbucker set, the 59ers or possible the P-rails.
This guitar is all Maple, so I'd like to get a little more of a classic jazz tone. As is, it's more of a 'funk' sounding guitar, then a classic jazz. I'd like something inbetween - like the AF105.
I've never played P-90s, but a lot of jazz guitarist recommend them. I'm just wondering if the P-rails P-90s would give a brighter sound which is not what I'm looking for. I'm also wondering if the P_Rails humbucker's mismatched coils would give me a raunchier rock n' roll sound - also not what I'm looking for.
But hey, the P-Rails are intriguing.
The 59ers seem to be the safest bet, but I'm tempted to put my Hot-Rodded Humbucker in the AF95, and get the P-Rails for the HB32.
The other issue is that this guitar has all gold hardware, and I'd like to keep it that way. Only the 59ers are advertized as being available with gold cover (not that I can find them in gold anyplace!). If I installed the Hot-rodded humbuckers, I'd have to use the pickup covers from the stock pickups (if they fit -and settle for Chrome pickup screws showing.) and if I installed the P-Rails, I'd have to find gold pickup covers without any screw holes.
What would you recommend?
