Pickups for Ibanez RG 1570 prestige

[ChewToy]

hi,
Im quite new when it comes to pickups, and want to change the pickups in my Ibanez.

Im lookin for a heavy metal sound, that rips solos with a crisp sound that lets pinch harmonics squeal like a Byach
but also want a smooth booming rhythm sound
and for the middle i want somthing thats different

also they have to look good

dont ask for much realy do i o.o"

thanks loads

 

[green_insomniac]

Re: Pickups for Ibanez RG 1570 prestige

JB/JAZZ
Custom/Sh-1
Distortion/Distortion

 

[green_insomniac]

Re: Pickups for Ibanez RG 1570 prestige

Wait... three pickups? Hmm... dunno, then. Sorry.

 

[ChewToy]

Re: Pickups for Ibanez RG 1570 prestige

yeh it is a h/s/h :\

 

[jeremy]

Re: Pickups for Ibanez RG 1570 prestige

id say a pgn for the smooth rhythm tones, a jb jr bridge model for the middle, and a duncan distortion for the bridge. good versitility and all hum free

 

[ChewToy]

Re: Pickups for Ibanez RG 1570 prestige

ive heard invaders are good to have? so far i was thinkin a invader in the bridge, hotrails in mid, just the bridge im stuck on, u think a distort?

 

[jeremy]

Re: Pickups for Ibanez RG 1570 prestige

so youre thinking invader bridge, hot rails mid, and distortion neck? that is a very high output set of pups but great for metal and harder styles

 

[ChewToy]

Re: Pickups for Ibanez RG 1570 prestige

would that setup work alright? also i was wonderin if theres a link of a dark blue pickup, cause my guitar is a dark bluey purple so want it to match, altho i know i cant get hotrails in blue, but i can paint jk, that is unless its possible lol

 

[jeremy]

Re: Pickups for Ibanez RG 1570 prestige

sure that setup would work ok. you might not get the best traditional clean tones but it doesnt sound like thats much of an issue.
ive seen people paint pups so it is possible, not sure what paint works best. not sure if there is a pic of the blue color or not

 

[ChewToy]

Re: Pickups for Ibanez RG 1570 prestige

what would u recomed for some cleaner tones? cuz im still on mixed minds bout the distortion pu

my guitar will be for my studies aswell as personal fun, so guess i cant be to hardcore lol

 

[jeremy]

Re: Pickups for Ibanez RG 1570 prestige

do you like darker tones or brighter ones? for darker tones an alnico II pro or pearly gates would be good, for brighter tones a jazz or 59 would be good choices

 

[\m/(00)\m/]

Re: Pickups for Ibanez RG 1570 prestige

i'd say a DD or custom for bridge, a 59 for neck and a vintage rails for middle.

 

[ChewToy]

Re: Pickups for Ibanez RG 1570 prestige

out of all honesty im not to sure on the difference? by brighter do u mean more twangy?

 

[ChewToy]

Re: Pickups for Ibanez RG 1570 prestige

btw im against the word vintage i want to go forward in time, not backwards

 

[jeremy]

Re: Pickups for Ibanez RG 1570 prestige

vintage is what you make of it. if you plug a guitar with 59's into a plexi itll sound vintage. plug the same guitar into a mesa road king or peavey xxx and it sounds nothing like vintage.
by brighter i mean more trebley, not necessairily twangy

 

[ChewToy]

Re: Pickups for Ibanez RG 1570 prestige

in that case more in the middle lol, what would you say pu would u say for a nice clean tone but still have a good dis tone?

 

[jeremy]

Re: Pickups for Ibanez RG 1570 prestige

the pearly gates is a killer pup for both clean and dirty, smooth but with bite

 

[ChewToy]

Re: Pickups for Ibanez RG 1570 prestige

ok cool, ill look more into it, thanks alot for your help ^^

 

[jeremy]

Re: Pickups for Ibanez RG 1570 prestige

no worries