Pickups for a Schecter SGR

[IndySG]

I've just bought a Schecter SGR body on ebay - double cutaway, double humbucker routed with a basswood body. I'll probably put a Tele style neck on it that I have already - 25 1/2 scale. I play rock and blues - I have Gibson pups with mag swaps in the neck postition in several guitars and they work well - thats 490T and/or R and also have a couple of 496R's fitted with UOA5s.
I've bought a Breed for the bridge - seems they have a good reputation in basswood... but I also have a Duncan Custom 8 that could go there.
For the neck I have a Rio Grande Texas that reads around 9K or I could go with a Gibson 490T with an A4 or UOA5.
I do have an old Air Norton sitting around but not sure about putting that in the neck?
What do you think?
https://www.google.com/search?q=sch...sik.com%2Fdetailproduct.php%3Fid%3D16;561;220

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Pickups for a Schecter SGR

Make sure to measure...a Tele neck might not go into the pocket far enough and could cause the scale length to be "off"...

As for pickups I can only offer this...I used to have a bass wood Ibanez Roadstar II that had a Duncan Distortion in it and I loved it!!!

 

[IndySG]

Re: Pickups for a Schecter SGR

This is a Tele style neck - not a real one or a Mighty Mite replacement and I have heard that its hard to intonate Tele necks into other bodies.... I do have an Ibanez with a Tele neck but again its not a Fender neck. I'm not a fan of Distortion pickups - I like to get my distortion from driving the amp hard and making the speakers strain!

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Pickups for a Schecter SGR

The pickup doesn't make distortion but the Duncan Distortion is hot enough to drive your amp to overdrive on it's own...does it quite well in fact!

I quite liked it but that doesn't mean you will.

 

[IndySG]

Re: Pickups for a Schecter SGR

I like a pickup to clean up a bit when its turned down - I tried Dimarzio Distortion pups when they came out and really didn't like them.... never tried the Duncan Distortion though.
Maybe one day:cool2: