Pickups for Explorer
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Re: Pickups for Explorer
Split the difference. Seymour Duncan Live Wire Classic II humbuckers on 9v.
Split the difference. Seymour Duncan Live Wire Classic II humbuckers on 9v.
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Re: Pickups for Explorer
If you like high gain, go for bill lawrence l-500xl. Other classic choises would be super distortion, invader(absolutely fantastic for rhythm!!!) and JB.
BKP nailbomb is also quite good, it's like jb but with slightly mellower top end and more defined lows. To me it sounds like "rhythm" jb.
If you like high gain, go for bill lawrence l-500xl. Other classic choises would be super distortion, invader(absolutely fantastic for rhythm!!!) and JB.
BKP nailbomb is also quite good, it's like jb but with slightly mellower top end and more defined lows. To me it sounds like "rhythm" jb.
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Be careful with pickups that are very mid centric in a Explorer- they are already really heavy on lows/low mids, and light on high end so many pickups can sound like mud.
Since you will need to re-wire With 500K pots though, a Duncan Custom or C5 would be a good choice for bridge, and a 59 or Jazz is usually a good choice for the neck. I ran a Custom/59 in my main explorer for several years.
I'd bet that a Demon would be a really good match for an Explorer bridge.
I'd shy away from darker middy pickups like the SuperD, JB, CC, etc in the bridge.
Be careful with pickups that are very mid centric in a Explorer- they are already really heavy on lows/low mids, and light on high end so many pickups can sound like mud.
Since you will need to re-wire With 500K pots though, a Duncan Custom or C5 would be a good choice for bridge, and a 59 or Jazz is usually a good choice for the neck. I ran a Custom/59 in my main explorer for several years.
I'd bet that a Demon would be a really good match for an Explorer bridge.
I'd shy away from darker middy pickups like the SuperD, JB, CC, etc in the bridge.
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You havent even heard the guitar yet? You might love the tone.
Why dont you just wait until you play the thing, then decide what you need to change and THEN you can look at pickups that will fit.
The problem you have is active pickups dont show the tone of the wood so you are starting from blank. You dont know how the guitar sounds. So, if you dont like it, you will have to start from the beginning with trial and error.
Just as a general thought, I would suggest the Custom or Invader for the bridge. But, to be honest, you need more information.
You havent even heard the guitar yet? You might love the tone.
Why dont you just wait until you play the thing, then decide what you need to change and THEN you can look at pickups that will fit.
The problem you have is active pickups dont show the tone of the wood so you are starting from blank. You dont know how the guitar sounds. So, if you dont like it, you will have to start from the beginning with trial and error.
Just as a general thought, I would suggest the Custom or Invader for the bridge. But, to be honest, you need more information.
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