Every PRS guitarist change the pickups in their guitar. A myth or...?
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Innocent_Bystander
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Re: Every PRS guitarist change the pickups in their guitar. A myth or...?
I haven't...
....yet. :chairfall
I haven't...
....yet. :chairfall
FretFire
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Re: Every PRS guitarist change the pickups in their guitar. A myth or...?
I know of some on other forums that haven't. I even know of a few that have put PRS pickups in other guitars :laugh2:.
I know of some on other forums that haven't. I even know of a few that have put PRS pickups in other guitars :laugh2:.
Re: Every PRS guitarist change the pickups in their guitar. A myth or...?
I can't see why. They wouldn't have both the guitar if it don't sounded good. And the pickups influence quite a bit.
1. So why does then everybody replace them?
2. And why does PRS still keep them as stock pickups?
3. Or maybe is just a myth, and that you always hear about the people that change them and not about all the people who actually keep them?
I can't see why. They wouldn't have both the guitar if it don't sounded good. And the pickups influence quite a bit.
1. So why does then everybody replace them?
2. And why does PRS still keep them as stock pickups?
3. Or maybe is just a myth, and that you always hear about the people that change them and not about all the people who actually keep them?
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Re: Every PRS guitarist change the pickups in their guitar. A myth or...?
Yes I know.
Yes I know.
FretFire
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Re: Every PRS guitarist change the pickups in their guitar. A myth or...?
A lot of people buy guitars based simply on their acoustic properties. They look for good, resonant pieces of wood and then replace pickups later if they don't fit their preferences. Pickups are very much about personal preference, some people love PRS pickups and some hate them. Same with pickups from Duncan, DiMarzio, Gibson, Fender, Bill Lawrence, etc.
A lot of people buy guitars based simply on their acoustic properties. They look for good, resonant pieces of wood and then replace pickups later if they don't fit their preferences. Pickups are very much about personal preference, some people love PRS pickups and some hate them. Same with pickups from Duncan, DiMarzio, Gibson, Fender, Bill Lawrence, etc.
J Moose
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Re: Every PRS guitarist change the pickups in their guitar. A myth or...?
I played the stock McCarty 'buckers that were in my Swamp Ash Special for close to a year before I swapped 'em out for Duncan's.
The neck pickup was too dark & smooth...GREAT for jazz but not for anything else I was doing & the bridge pickup sounded pretty good, but ultimatly they were lacking an "open" top end.
I was missing all the kool stuff, like hearing my fingers slide up & down string windings and variations in pick attack.
It felt & sounded like there was a pillow over the speakers when I switched to that plank...
Years ago one of my friends had a Custom 24 and he swapped the stock pickups for Duncans & eventually launched the guitar...one of my friends is still playing his '91 Custom and that's loaded with Joe Barden buckers...
I played the stock McCarty 'buckers that were in my Swamp Ash Special for close to a year before I swapped 'em out for Duncan's.
The neck pickup was too dark & smooth...GREAT for jazz but not for anything else I was doing & the bridge pickup sounded pretty good, but ultimatly they were lacking an "open" top end.
I was missing all the kool stuff, like hearing my fingers slide up & down string windings and variations in pick attack.
It felt & sounded like there was a pillow over the speakers when I switched to that plank...
Years ago one of my friends had a Custom 24 and he swapped the stock pickups for Duncans & eventually launched the guitar...one of my friends is still playing his '91 Custom and that's loaded with Joe Barden buckers...
Hot _Grits
Buttery Toneologist
Re: Every PRS guitarist change the pickups in their guitar. A myth or...?
I had 59s in my CU22. much preferred them to dragons.
I probably wouldn't swap out McCarty or McSoap pickups if I owned one of them.
I had 59s in my CU22. much preferred them to dragons.
I probably wouldn't swap out McCarty or McSoap pickups if I owned one of them.
Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: Every PRS guitarist change the pickups in their guitar. A myth or...?
I think PRS actually makes some of the best stock pickups. I agree with Hotgrits that Soaps and McCarty pickups sound fine.
There's been a few PRS pickups I didn't care for, like the HFS.
The problem is that you're asking about stock pickups on a pickup forum, so of course most people here change them at a whim.
I like C-5/59 in my PRS's, but I stay open to others as well.
I think PRS actually makes some of the best stock pickups. I agree with Hotgrits that Soaps and McCarty pickups sound fine.
There's been a few PRS pickups I didn't care for, like the HFS.
The problem is that you're asking about stock pickups on a pickup forum, so of course most people here change them at a whim.
I like C-5/59 in my PRS's, but I stay open to others as well.
Fresno Bob
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Re: Every PRS guitarist change the pickups in their guitar. A myth or...?
+1
I myself, am only interested in how a guitar feels in my hands. That's it.
If it doesn't sound all that great, I know there's always options to change out certain pieces of hardware to change tonal charateristics.
For the record, I don't care much for PRS's stock pups. I've played a decent amount, and can't really dig em. At least not for what I have in mind. I think the ones that come to mind instantly were Dragon II's I believe. That came in the singlecuts. Unfortunaley, the neck shape, frets, and bridge layouts weren't completely to my liking either.
+1
I myself, am only interested in how a guitar feels in my hands. That's it.
If it doesn't sound all that great, I know there's always options to change out certain pieces of hardware to change tonal charateristics.
For the record, I don't care much for PRS's stock pups. I've played a decent amount, and can't really dig em. At least not for what I have in mind. I think the ones that come to mind instantly were Dragon II's I believe. That came in the singlecuts. Unfortunaley, the neck shape, frets, and bridge layouts weren't completely to my liking either.
aleclee
Major General GAS
Re: Every PRS guitarist change the pickups in their guitar. A myth or...?
You're thinking of #7's--at least that's the stock pickup in the Singlecut. D2s come in the Custom 22.
That90'sGuy
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Re: Every PRS guitarist change the pickups in their guitar. A myth or...?
The custom Seymour Duncans that were in both of my McSoaps are pretty darn good pickups, but I don't regret changing them out for Lollars, YMMV. I'm one of those guys that can hardly leave stock setups alone, I almost always change out pickups (in some cases it backfired, like how I learned that '57 Classics fit an SG Custom perfectly and even the best boutique pickups don't seem to work as well).
The custom Seymour Duncans that were in both of my McSoaps are pretty darn good pickups, but I don't regret changing them out for Lollars, YMMV. I'm one of those guys that can hardly leave stock setups alone, I almost always change out pickups (in some cases it backfired, like how I learned that '57 Classics fit an SG Custom perfectly and even the best boutique pickups don't seem to work as well).
Pecan
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Re: Every PRS guitarist change the pickups in their guitar. A myth or...?
Some PRS pickups are just as good as SD ones. They are normally great, and if someone does change them it might just mean they want a differant sound. That being said not all of their pickups are acceptable.
Some PRS pickups are just as good as SD ones. They are normally great, and if someone does change them it might just mean they want a differant sound. That being said not all of their pickups are acceptable.
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TheArchitect
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Re: Every PRS guitarist change the pickups in their guitar. A myth or...?
1 Everyone doesn't replace them. 1/2 of mine are unchanged
2 Because they are good pickups. They are not the stock pickups all of their guitars
3 It is a myth
Why do people change the pups in LP's or strats?
1 Everyone doesn't replace them. 1/2 of mine are unchanged
2 Because they are good pickups. They are not the stock pickups all of their guitars
3 It is a myth
Why do people change the pups in LP's or strats?
captain cavman
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Re: Every PRS guitarist change the pickups in their guitar. A myth or...?
I think it's a myth eventhough I'm not the right guy to talk this way because I changed the PUs on most of my PRSi.
But I always find lots of people who want to buy the PRS PUs I take off.
PRS PUs are good but I want the Duncan tone ! BTW I know many PRS owners that wouldn't change the PUs on their axes.
I think it's a myth eventhough I'm not the right guy to talk this way because I changed the PUs on most of my PRSi.
But I always find lots of people who want to buy the PRS PUs I take off.
PRS PUs are good but I want the Duncan tone ! BTW I know many PRS owners that wouldn't change the PUs on their axes.
