Musically Mr M
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I've come across a Dillion LP Style guitar (Vietnam Series it's called) that's kind of a thin bodied Lp (Actually the body is slightly thicker than an LP Double Cutaway) Very nice mahogany body/neck. Tulip Style Kluson tuners that are 18:1 and actually work quite well and the neck is to die for. Acoustically, this is a very warm sweet sounding guitar. Plugged in however, it's loud and not very detailed. These pickups, though suggested that they a modeled after some DiMarzio PAF's, they don't come close. (And I don't even like DiMarzios.)I want to use this guitar to play modern jazz, smooth jazz and fusion style stuff (like Jeff Golub, Cheilli Minnucci, even Larry Carlton) with this piece. I'm changing all the electronics out of this thing. Going with CTS pots, Orange caps, Dixon blade type switch and I want a set of pickups that create a bluesy sting when necessary, be able to back it down and get a warm , jazzy clean and a bridge that will scream when I need it. Even thinking of setting up a Push/Pull switch to go from Humbucker to single coil sounds Not really worried about the cost-I play professionally and the body of this guitar is so nice, it's worthy of a good set of pickups. I also like playing instruments that I don't necessarily see in everyone else's hands also-I like different especially when they are hot-rodded the way I like. I've got an Ibanez AX that I installed the "Seymour Preferred" set using the SH-2 Jazz at the neck and the JB at the bridge. That works extremely well in the little AX. It's a little diffrently constructed than the more traditional Dillion LP I have so I don't know if I'll get the same result.
I'd love your oppinions/suggestions as to what you guys think would get me into the tone area I've described with this guitar. I'll be using it primarily a Carr Rambler 2x12, Fender Deluxe or my Line 6 Vetta II. What pickups do you suggest?
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