I need your opinion SD experts . i had to part with Ibby AS200 , so i got in change surprisingly good 1995 Koren Aria Pro TA 80 Semi hollow ES335 type.
I've been playin' it for a couple of month now and decided to upgrade PUPs 'cos this guitar deserves better.
body is arched soft maple all around with Maple neck and Rosewood fretboard.
it's got very worm smooth tone with emphasized high mids which soft maple is known for. Tone it has is cross between semi hollow/ hollow body . i'm not sure what material sustain block is made of , its very soft , you can pinch peace of wood off by your finger nail easily. so back to the point., stock PUPS are OK but i think with better ones guitar could start breathing. PUPs are on a darker side as if tone is rolled off quite a bit. i hooked PUPs direct to output but result was same.
also i'm not sure its because of pick ups or the way guitar is glued so it sounds Hollow bodyish which i like but here is the thing... you need 4 times gain than lets say ES335 to get a even blues tone and when you manage to get that tone oh BOY is it muddy? its sound very muddy even Vol. on 10 Bridge or Neck. so i'm not sure its PUPs or guitar adds to that quality. its almost like tone on ES 175 if you crank gain up 'cos its a quality of fool hollow body guitars, muddiness.
I don't want very midly PUPs cos guitar has lots of it . i'm thinking low output
PAFs which would be Bright (not harsh)worm and smooth especially for N. as for B. pick up could be quite trebly but with lots body , ill work it with tone ( i miss a lot Super 58 B. which is quite trebly but with tone rolled off down to 3 it was swearing at me even on low gain SCO like).
nearly forgot , I do Jazz occasionally overdriven tone
I'M thinking '59'S or Antiquity but again i'm undecided , i never had SD's in any of my guitars , need your advise!
I'll appreciate it!
I've been playin' it for a couple of month now and decided to upgrade PUPs 'cos this guitar deserves better.
body is arched soft maple all around with Maple neck and Rosewood fretboard.
it's got very worm smooth tone with emphasized high mids which soft maple is known for. Tone it has is cross between semi hollow/ hollow body . i'm not sure what material sustain block is made of , its very soft , you can pinch peace of wood off by your finger nail easily. so back to the point., stock PUPS are OK but i think with better ones guitar could start breathing. PUPs are on a darker side as if tone is rolled off quite a bit. i hooked PUPs direct to output but result was same.
also i'm not sure its because of pick ups or the way guitar is glued so it sounds Hollow bodyish which i like but here is the thing... you need 4 times gain than lets say ES335 to get a even blues tone and when you manage to get that tone oh BOY is it muddy? its sound very muddy even Vol. on 10 Bridge or Neck. so i'm not sure its PUPs or guitar adds to that quality. its almost like tone on ES 175 if you crank gain up 'cos its a quality of fool hollow body guitars, muddiness.
I don't want very midly PUPs cos guitar has lots of it . i'm thinking low output
PAFs which would be Bright (not harsh)worm and smooth especially for N. as for B. pick up could be quite trebly but with lots body , ill work it with tone ( i miss a lot Super 58 B. which is quite trebly but with tone rolled off down to 3 it was swearing at me even on low gain SCO like).
nearly forgot , I do Jazz occasionally overdriven tone
I'M thinking '59'S or Antiquity but again i'm undecided , i never had SD's in any of my guitars , need your advise!
I'll appreciate it!
or Pearly Gates set.
