Re: New Pickups for Metal on Yamaha Pacifica 012
OK thanks for all the help guys! I'm going for the Duncan Distortion. TB-6.
And btw, Can you guys finally tell me how much difference it will make cuz im really tight in cash! Sorry I'm asking this again but howmuch! I'm really tensed and i dont know if it'll improve my sound.. I once bot a boss ds-1 and it really sucked. So I'm really scared. I hear a lot of people saying that new pickups wont work well with agathis because its a dead tone wood! Is it really true? If so, wouldn't a pickup change be useless?
Agathis is
not a "dead" tone wood! It's been used in all sorts of instruments for years and years! Sure, it's less expensive to purchase than some other wood varities and therefore gets used in many budget-oriented instruments (giving the impression that the quality of the wood is lower than other types), but the lower cost of the wood is largely because Agathis is easier to produce, NOT because it is an inferior wood! If Maple grew as easily as Agathis, Maple would be the "cheap" wood on the market that no one would want in their guitars!
Whoever told you Agathis is "dead" is an unknowledgable tone snob who probably couldn't tell the difference between 2 different body woods in a blind test!
In your case, I'd say the quality of the pickups in your guitar will have a larger affect on the tone and responsiveness.
Sometimes way too much emphasis gets put on tonewoods...it's an easy habit to get into, but the reality is that no two pieces of wood sound the same and sometimes mahogany is brighter than alder!
More than just the body wood contributes to the guitar's overall tone and quality pickups are an important aspect of getting the sound you want!
P.S.- 10 years ago you would have heard the same things about Basswood! Yet, it's found in $3000 guitars today...go figure!
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