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Prayin' to Cheeses
Hey everyone,
So (as you can see from my avatar photo) I have an EDS-1275. It's the Epiphone model, not the true Gibson but it's actually a pretty good player. A while back I "upgraded" the pickups in the 6 string course, putting a Gibson 490R/498T set in. Although it was an improvement over the stock Epiphone pickups in there, they still don't really sound right. Neck pickup is boomy, everything seems muddy and compressed and it's quite a bit louder/higher output than the 12 string side (which still has the stock Epi pickups in it, and actually I kind of like the way those sound on the 12 string). I lowered the pickups some which helped a little but it's still kind of bleh.
I know that the 490/498 pair is used in the current EDS-1275 model and in a lot of SGs, but I'm just not a big fan of them. So I am looking for something else. I had heard that the older doublenecks had T-tops in them but I'm not sure what the SD equivalent of T-tops might be like.
This guitar feeds back some already, so I need potted.
I like tighter lows, strong mids and clearer highs with a little sizzle but not too much, more bite than sizzle if that makes sense.
Output wise I am thinking the "slightly hotter PAF" zone is what I need.
I recently put a WLH set in a 335 I have, and really like them but I am not sure whether those would be a good fit for this type of guitar. Doublenecks are HEAVY, they weigh about 12 lbs. I am guessing it's mahogany based on the online specs, if that makes a difference. The original pickups in it were something they call "Alnico Classics" (uncovered) and I'm not sure what the equivalent of those are. I just know I didn't like them on the 6 string part.
Sorry for the novel. Any advice/comments always appreciated.
So (as you can see from my avatar photo) I have an EDS-1275. It's the Epiphone model, not the true Gibson but it's actually a pretty good player. A while back I "upgraded" the pickups in the 6 string course, putting a Gibson 490R/498T set in. Although it was an improvement over the stock Epiphone pickups in there, they still don't really sound right. Neck pickup is boomy, everything seems muddy and compressed and it's quite a bit louder/higher output than the 12 string side (which still has the stock Epi pickups in it, and actually I kind of like the way those sound on the 12 string). I lowered the pickups some which helped a little but it's still kind of bleh.
I know that the 490/498 pair is used in the current EDS-1275 model and in a lot of SGs, but I'm just not a big fan of them. So I am looking for something else. I had heard that the older doublenecks had T-tops in them but I'm not sure what the SD equivalent of T-tops might be like.
This guitar feeds back some already, so I need potted.
I like tighter lows, strong mids and clearer highs with a little sizzle but not too much, more bite than sizzle if that makes sense.
Output wise I am thinking the "slightly hotter PAF" zone is what I need.
I recently put a WLH set in a 335 I have, and really like them but I am not sure whether those would be a good fit for this type of guitar. Doublenecks are HEAVY, they weigh about 12 lbs. I am guessing it's mahogany based on the online specs, if that makes a difference. The original pickups in it were something they call "Alnico Classics" (uncovered) and I'm not sure what the equivalent of those are. I just know I didn't like them on the 6 string part.
Sorry for the novel. Any advice/comments always appreciated.
