help with pick ups

[undeadstrife]

I am somewhat new to guitar, and I am in need of a different set of pick ups. I have a Schecter c6 plus with HH set up, a line 6 spyder 5 and a Behringer heavy distortion pedal. I mainly play metal and rock with some blues thrown in. Any suggestions on the pick ups I should use?

 

[blaise.brown.7967]

Re: help with pick ups

I also have a Schecter, a C-1 Standard. A good guitar with S.D. Designed pickups. I' happy with it. But then I'm playing it through a Marshall DSL100 H. Maybe you just need a better amp & more practice?

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[undeadstrife]

Re: help with pick ups

The main issue with a new amp is I do not have the money for it. I was going to get new pick ups through a site that will allow a payment plan.

 

[Mincer]

Re: help with pick ups

Welcome to the forum!

First, I have to ask...what is wrong with your current pickups? What would you like to get out of a new set?

 

[undeadstrife]

Re: help with pick ups

Mainly more output and a better sustain, plus I do not feel that they pull of pinch harmonics well. At least in my own opinion.

 

[jeremy]

Re: help with pick ups

with that amp there should be a TON of gain available even without the pedal. have you spent much time plugging straight in and just using the amps built in fx? which model do you have?

 

[undeadstrife]

Re: help with pick ups

Spider V 30 30W 1x8 Guitar Combo Amp. I have messed with the settings some. The main reason I have the pedal is I am working on a song that starts from a real bluesy clean riff and goes into a more distorted quicker metal one.

 

[daenius]

Re: help with pick ups

I would seriously consider saving the money for a new amp. Pickups matter, but amp matters more.

 

[undeadstrife]

Re: help with pick ups

What amp would you guys suggest?

 

[jeremy]

Re: help with pick ups

something with a larger speaker for starters, small speakers can sound great mic'd up but usually dont sound great on their own

 

[posite63]

Re: help with pick ups

Here's my two cents. I'd recommend switching to an amp modeler/multi fx pedal over a pickup swap. They're versatile and pretty easy to use. I know they're not everyone's cup of tea, but I think they fill their niche very well, and the more recent models actually sound decent. I have the POD HD500x, and I'm very happy with it. Plus you can record direct to your computer, which is really convenient. If I ever get more serious in the future, I'll probably upgrade gear. But the POD meets all my needs right now.

As far as pickups go, I think the C6 is loaded with Schecter's Diamond Series pups, right? I've played those and found them to be harsh with too much high end. If you're on a budget, Duncan Designed pickups are certainly a step up and can be found for cheap. GFS also makes some decent replacement pickups (Fat Pat, Crunchy Pat, etc.). If you really want Duncans, that's fine. But I'd definitely recommend upgrading the amp situation first.

 

[daenius]

Re: help with pick ups

If you're on a tight budget, look towards some great used amps

Marshall DSL40
Blackstar HT5
EVH 5150 III 15W

You should be able to fetch any of them for just around $500. The Blackstar HT5 Combo in particular you can find for like $300.

It's not trivial amount of money, but considering that a high quality pickup like Duncan costs about $80+tax, and then you either pay someone $30 to install it or buy a soldering iron for $10 and try to do it yourself... you're looking at about $100 cost anyways. Compared to the $300 investment on amp though (even lower if you sell your current amp for the new one), when you get your nice new amp and you plug in and strum a chord, you'll know where that extra $200 went! A good amp can make any terrible pickup sound decent, a bad amp can make even the best pickups sound atrocious.