Best active pickup for a cheap BC Rich?

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Dustefjerten

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My first guitar was a BC.Rich M7 signature special. And it sucks! But I was thinking of putting a new bridge pickup in it so I have a backup guitar. I was thinking an actvie pickup must be the answer since the guitar is made of bad wood. So what pickup do you recomend? It will be used to play metal only.
 
Re: Best active pickup for a cheap BC Rich?

LW-HMET LiveWire™ Metal Humbucker
You're gonna play metal... and you want active... Get the LiveWire Metal humbucker
Personally since I'm not such a big fan of actives now-a-days I would also suggest a Seymour Duncan Invader in the Birdge Position. The SD Distortion is also a very ROCKIN' pick-up
Rock On :smoker:
 
Re: Best active pickup for a cheap BC Rich?

I have passives in my main axe, but since the wood sucks on the BC Rich I'm considering actives for it since actives aint shaped that much by the quality of the wood.
 
Re: Best active pickup for a cheap BC Rich?

Well I'de say look at the Seymour Duncan LiveWire HMET metal Humbucker
It's prolly ht ebest active pick-up Seymour Duncan makes for what you plan on using the guitar for.
Otherwise... an EMG 81 would do the trick for ya.
I've only owned 1 BC Rich in my days and it had a Seymour Duncan Invader, since you want actives... SD HMET or EMG 81
Rock On :smoker:
 
Re: Best active pickup for a cheap BC Rich?

Actives + bad wood = good tone is a very popular misconception. Wood matters, regardless of the pickups. Bad wood = bad tone.

I usually don't say this, but the Live Wire Heavy Metal might be a good idea. It's got such a mid heavy, overpowering tone, it might be just the ticket. Don't get one if you EVER want to play it clean, though.
 
Re: Best active pickup for a cheap BC Rich?

If you really HATE the guitar, it might be a good idea to sell it and just get something else?
 
Re: Best active pickup for a cheap BC Rich?

JB_From_Hell said:
Actives + bad wood = good tone is a very popular misconception. Wood matters, regardless of the pickups. Bad wood = bad tone.
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I'm totaly aware of this, but still the wood matter less on actives. Not saying it dont matter though..

rocksoldier said:
If you really HATE the guitar, it might be a good idea to sell it and just get something else?
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I don't hate it, I'm just aware that it does'nt have the best wood. It was my first guitar so I don't want to sell it, but I thought I could make som use of it insted of it just dusting away in a corner.
 
Re: Best active pickup for a cheap BC Rich?

if you're only replacing the bridge pickup, don't get a balls-out active metal pickup unless its the only genre you play, both the 81 and the live wire are pretty unforgiving clean, and its tricky to pair active with passive

tom
 
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Imp said:
if you're only replacing the bridge pickup, don't get a balls-out active metal pickup unless its the only genre you play, both the 81 and the live wire are pretty unforgiving clean, and its tricky to pair active with passive

tom
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I do have another guitar so I play diffenrt kinds of music on that one.
 
Re: Best active pickup for a cheap BC Rich?

aha! then actives seem a better choice..

could i recommend the bill lawrence 500XL or duncan distortion from the passive camp? it's been a while since i owned anything active for guitar, i'll leave those ones to the experts ;)
 
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