what pickups to put in Ibanez SAS32FM?

[viovit]

Dear all,
I have been playing the guitar for 8years but am new to pickups..recently my Godin LG's neck was broken and I have to find a relatively cheap replacement in a short time.
I am thinking of getting an Ibanez SAS32FM(around $400 us dollars in my place) and put two new humbuckers on it, the specs of the SAS32FM are as follows:
neck type 3pc SA set-in neck
body Flamed Maple top/Mahogany body
fret Medium frets
bridge SAT Pro bridge
neck pu AH3 (H) neck pu
bridge pu True Duo Bucker (H) bridge pu
a relatively thin and light body (mahogany), maple neck

I play anything from pop to metal, from broken chord cleans to metallica heavy riff. So I would also want a humbucker which can be splitted to emulate single coil tones.

I am considering the following : neck - Dimarzio Air Norton, Seymour Duncan Sh2(jazz), Bridge - Dimarzio Tone Zone, Seymour Duncan Sh4(JB)

Does these pickups suit my needs? and Which pair is better for my need? Dimarzio pairs or seymour duncan pairs?
It seems that I am too greedy...:smack:
Thank you very much for your advice!
Regards,
Jerry

 

[bloodswords]

Re: what pickups to put in Ibanez SAS32FM?

hi there, IMO brand name doesn't really matter, as long as it delivers your tone.

i recently bought the SAS36 (above), during the try-out at my dealer's, the True Duo humbucker was excessively bright & lacklustre, a pickup swap was gonna happen. however, upon bringing it home & trying it with my set-up, i decided to keep the default unit.

i have a JB/ Jazz combo in my RGA121 & it's my best 2 pickups thusfar. the former does really well with high gain settings & the latter has a dedicated clean tone, not to mention sweet settings with drive.

 

[jony]

Re: what pickups to put in Ibanez SAS32FM?

I think you will like a Air Norton neck and JB bridge.