undeadstrife
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I might be buying a dean avalanche off of a friend of mine as kind of a project guitar. What do you guys know about these guitars? What all would you recommend upgrading and what would be some good cheap pups to throw in?
Possible new project guitar
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Derpottsie
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Re: Possible new project guitar
Hot rodded set is always a good choice for a modest price. Always sounds good in any guitar and if you coil tap them, you have yourself some supreme sounding single coils.
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Hot rodded set is always a good choice for a modest price. Always sounds good in any guitar and if you coil tap them, you have yourself some supreme sounding single coils.
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undeadstrife
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Re: Possible new project guitar
The problem with that is this guitar is an sss strat clone basically. I was looking into these. http://dragonfireguitars.com/Prewired-Strat-Pickguard-SSS-Crusaders-50145.htm
The problem with that is this guitar is an sss strat clone basically. I was looking into these. http://dragonfireguitars.com/Prewired-Strat-Pickguard-SSS-Crusaders-50145.htm
undeadstrife
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I play a lot of metal/rock. From what information I can find at the moment they are basically single coil invader clones.
I play a lot of metal/rock. From what information I can find at the moment they are basically single coil invader clones.
undeadstrife
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I haven't messed with guitar enough to really know how to describe the sound I want. The best I could do is something that could do something close to Avenged Sevenfold's sound but also have the ability to sound good clean if need be.
I haven't messed with guitar enough to really know how to describe the sound I want. The best I could do is something that could do something close to Avenged Sevenfold's sound but also have the ability to sound good clean if need be.
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Re: Possible new project guitar
3 single coils aren't very useful for metal and rock. If you're on a budget, I'd just get 1 good humbucker instead of a bunch of marginal single coils. Check to see if your guitar is routed for a humbucker in the bridge. If it is, score an HSS pickguard for $10 and a hot pickup like the Custom or Distortion. If your guitar is only routed for single coils, I'd just get a hot rails or another single coil size humbucker. That will get you rocking. If you want to score a neck pickup to upgrade your cleans you can always do that later.
3 single coils aren't very useful for metal and rock. If you're on a budget, I'd just get 1 good humbucker instead of a bunch of marginal single coils. Check to see if your guitar is routed for a humbucker in the bridge. If it is, score an HSS pickguard for $10 and a hot pickup like the Custom or Distortion. If your guitar is only routed for single coils, I'd just get a hot rails or another single coil size humbucker. That will get you rocking. If you want to score a neck pickup to upgrade your cleans you can always do that later.
Re: Possible new project guitar
A7X signatures are:
Mahogany body
Mahogany neck
Dual SD Invader pickups
Cheapest route to something similar-sounding:
Used SG knockoff, replace bridge pickup with a used Invader. Stock neck for cleans or track down a decent used PAF-style neck bucker for $30.
Budget: $100-150 (+30 if both pups swapped)
PS if you skimp on the guitar, do NOT skimp on pickups and get a set of cheapies --- instead buy at least one hiend used pickup, usually start with the bridge pup
A7X signatures are:
Mahogany body
Mahogany neck
Dual SD Invader pickups
Cheapest route to something similar-sounding:
Used SG knockoff, replace bridge pickup with a used Invader. Stock neck for cleans or track down a decent used PAF-style neck bucker for $30.
Budget: $100-150 (+30 if both pups swapped)
PS if you skimp on the guitar, do NOT skimp on pickups and get a set of cheapies --- instead buy at least one hiend used pickup, usually start with the bridge pup
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undeadstrife
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Re: Possible new project guitar
This is not going to be my main guitar. My main guitar is a Schecter c6+. I am just using this one to try my hand at different techniques to possibly upgrade or play if I can eventually get it to sound really good. I should have made that clearer at the start. My budget is really tight, that's why I am going for this guitar as a project. He is only charging me $50.
This is not going to be my main guitar. My main guitar is a Schecter c6+. I am just using this one to try my hand at different techniques to possibly upgrade or play if I can eventually get it to sound really good. I should have made that clearer at the start. My budget is really tight, that's why I am going for this guitar as a project. He is only charging me $50.
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Your budget appears to be $130ish... you CAN get a cheapie used SG and a used duncan invader for the money
Dont add $69 knockoff pickup sets to a $120-new guitar, you'll get better results if at least either the pickup OR the guitar is something a bit more reputable
Your budget appears to be $130ish... you CAN get a cheapie used SG and a used duncan invader for the money
Dont add $69 knockoff pickup sets to a $120-new guitar, you'll get better results if at least either the pickup OR the guitar is something a bit more reputable
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