Replacement Pups Advice

[AniML]

Hi all:

I've been lurking on this forum for a few weeks and have found it to be one of the most friendly and helpful I've seen. So, here I am making my first post.

I have only been playing for a few months and have an Ibanez Rg270 as my first guitar. It's a basswood / maple / FR trem. I'm still not sure if I will keep it for the long haul or not, but so far as a beginner player, I'm basically happy with it, pickups aside. I find the bridge too trebly and the neck too muddy.

I have a so-so amp to get me started (Crate GX15). It works, but I know that will be replaced one day for sure.

I'm playing with the idea of replacing the pups - starting with the bridge - with a 59, custom or JB, but not sure which would do me best.

My musical tastes are mostly bluesy classic rock (LedZep, Clapton, Sabbath, Areosmith) to Skynyrd to VH, GnR / VR and other hard rock and maybe some old school metal.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[Heretic]

Re: Replacement Pups Advice

The DiMarzio Breed is probably one of the best pick-ups I've heard when taming off a Floyd Rose bridge, that is if you don't mind using high-output pick-ups. If you find the Breed for Bridge too middy/bassy, then put the Breed for Neck on the bridge and get an Air Norton/Paf Joe for the neck. You could also follow the "tried and tested" Air Norton and Air Zone for your neck and bridge respectively.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Replacement Pups Advice

Get the JB. Its the most versatile pickup out there. I've used it in my RG 570 (similar construction to the 270) and it sounded great.

 

[timccart]

Re: Replacement Pups Advice

I have a tb-14 custom 5 bridge, ssl-4 quarterpound middle and sh-ph1n pearly gates neck in a rg550 and I would say it is nice. Really cleaned up the sound of the 550.