Hi, What do you think about a SG with hot rodded humbuckers?
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SG with hot rodded humbuckers
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SabbathFan0220
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Re: SG with hot rodded humbuckers
Welcome to the forum Tommy! Are you asking about the appearance? I think it looks cool with white bobbins if that's what you mean.
Welcome to the forum Tommy! Are you asking about the appearance? I think it looks cool with white bobbins if that's what you mean.
Re: SG with hot rodded humbuckers
Nice - not seen that before, but the faded look stops it from being 'in yer face'.
I've done mine with a special magnet swap into both B & N. I have a JB3 in the bridge and a '59n with an A4. Sound good, like a 498 or 500T output but with duncan tone and clarity.
What models have you got there???
Nice - not seen that before, but the faded look stops it from being 'in yer face'.
I've done mine with a special magnet swap into both B & N. I have a JB3 in the bridge and a '59n with an A4. Sound good, like a 498 or 500T output but with duncan tone and clarity.
What models have you got there???
Re: SG with hot rodded humbuckers
Hi, thank you!
Well I`m just asking, because someone told me, that it would be principally unusual to put the SH-4 in an SG because it gives a lot of mids and treble thin sound and the SG pumps up a lot of middle and treble by its thin body....
Well I like the SG sound very much and I don`t want to sound it like any other guitar, i just choose those pickups, because I wanted to have more output than the original pickups (gibson 490 Tand R) and I really like the alnico 5...
What do you think?
Hi, thank you!
Well I`m just asking, because someone told me, that it would be principally unusual to put the SH-4 in an SG because it gives a lot of mids and treble thin sound and the SG pumps up a lot of middle and treble by its thin body....
Well I like the SG sound very much and I don`t want to sound it like any other guitar, i just choose those pickups, because I wanted to have more output than the original pickups (gibson 490 Tand R) and I really like the alnico 5...
What do you think?
FAC
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Re: SG with hot rodded humbuckers
It doesn't matter what we think...what do you think? Do you like the way it sounds**? If so, great. If not, what don't you like, and you will get lots of suggestions to potentially remedy the situation.
**(I was not sure what you meant by "I like the SG sound very much"...do you mean in general, or this one specifically with these pickups)
It doesn't matter what we think...what do you think? Do you like the way it sounds**? If so, great. If not, what don't you like, and you will get lots of suggestions to potentially remedy the situation.
**(I was not sure what you meant by "I like the SG sound very much"...do you mean in general, or this one specifically with these pickups)
Re: SG with hot rodded humbuckers
I mean the SG sound in general, just want to say that i'm not someone who thinks he replaces his pickups and has another guitar for example.
Please apologize any mistakes, i'm from germany
After i made a few changes on this guitar I post it on a gibson forum, just for fun. Someone mentioned the JB as a totally no go for a SG. Well i'm satisfied with the sound, i just would like to know what reasons there should be against the JB, just out of curiosity...
Here is the link to the forum, by the way thanks for the quick replies.
http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/62831-my-duncan-loaded-sg-faded/
I mean the SG sound in general, just want to say that i'm not someone who thinks he replaces his pickups and has another guitar for example.
Please apologize any mistakes, i'm from germany
After i made a few changes on this guitar I post it on a gibson forum, just for fun. Someone mentioned the JB as a totally no go for a SG. Well i'm satisfied with the sound, i just would like to know what reasons there should be against the JB, just out of curiosity...
Here is the link to the forum, by the way thanks for the quick replies.
http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/62831-my-duncan-loaded-sg-faded/
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Re: SG with hot rodded humbuckers
A lot of problems with the JB have been with it in thick Les Pauls, which have a strong midrange that clashes with the mid spike of the JB. The SG is thinner both in tone and body, so the clash isn't there as much. The other good thing about the JB is that its lead tone is sweet, which can help to make notes on the top 2 strings less harsh.
A lot of problems with the JB have been with it in thick Les Pauls, which have a strong midrange that clashes with the mid spike of the JB. The SG is thinner both in tone and body, so the clash isn't there as much. The other good thing about the JB is that its lead tone is sweet, which can help to make notes on the top 2 strings less harsh.
Gearjoneser
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Re: SG with hot rodded humbuckers
I like the white in that guitar. It makes it stand out, and matches the pickguard edges.
Nothing wrong with a JB in mahogany. It'll just have a strong midrange, and fatter solo notes. It'll cut through the mix nicely.
If you ever want a change, you could try a C5, Custom, or PGb.
I like the white in that guitar. It makes it stand out, and matches the pickguard edges.
Nothing wrong with a JB in mahogany. It'll just have a strong midrange, and fatter solo notes. It'll cut through the mix nicely.
If you ever want a change, you could try a C5, Custom, or PGb.
