What should a buyer ask when he wants a new pickup?
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Re: What should a buyer ask when he wants a new pickup?
Tone isn't absolute. You can only ask by comparison to what you have heard....whether that is a pickup in a guitar you own or a recorded tone you are trying to emulate. Problem with the latter is that you have amps/cabs/mics/studio processing inbetween. You can't tell exactly what the guitar itself was like.
Tone isn't absolute. You can only ask by comparison to what you have heard....whether that is a pickup in a guitar you own or a recorded tone you are trying to emulate. Problem with the latter is that you have amps/cabs/mics/studio processing inbetween. You can't tell exactly what the guitar itself was like.
treyhaislip
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Re: What should a buyer ask when he wants a new pickup?
Absolutely tone is not an absolute.
A good way to start is describe what your current pickup is lacking...is it weak? Is it shrill? Is it bland? etc. Basically try and describe what it is you are lacking and then either the tech or forum bros here can start helping you decide what direction to go.
Absolutely tone is not an absolute.
A good way to start is describe what your current pickup is lacking...is it weak? Is it shrill? Is it bland? etc. Basically try and describe what it is you are lacking and then either the tech or forum bros here can start helping you decide what direction to go.
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: What should a buyer ask when he wants a new pickup?
To help, we need to know the guitar design and woods, & the genres played. We need a starting point: what PU's are in the guitar now and what they sound like. Then: what you like and don't like about them.
You can put the same PU in 5 guitars, and it could sound different in each of them. Wood is highly variable, even from the same tree (weight, grain, density, water content, mineral content, etc). That's why we need to know what you have now in your particular guitar, and how it's working, so we can tell what direction the tone/EQ needs to move.
To help, we need to know the guitar design and woods, & the genres played. We need a starting point: what PU's are in the guitar now and what they sound like. Then: what you like and don't like about them.
You can put the same PU in 5 guitars, and it could sound different in each of them. Wood is highly variable, even from the same tree (weight, grain, density, water content, mineral content, etc). That's why we need to know what you have now in your particular guitar, and how it's working, so we can tell what direction the tone/EQ needs to move.
Rex_Rocker
Well-known member
Re: What should a buyer ask when he wants a new pickup?
The way I usually approach pickup choice is finding comparisons of whatever I'm interested in to something I'm familiar with. Point of comparison is where it's at for me.
For starters, let's say, I want to know about the '59, and the pickup I know about in that neighborhood is the Burstbucker Pro. It will actually tell me something if someone will say to me, "well, for starters, the '59 has more low-end emphasis, and it does not have the ratty highs of the BB. It has highs, just different, and the mids have a smoother texture". What will not tell me anything is if someone just says, "yeah, the '59 is very open-sounding yet warm," without it comparing to anything because that will not tell me anything if I don't have a point of reference.
The way I usually approach pickup choice is finding comparisons of whatever I'm interested in to something I'm familiar with. Point of comparison is where it's at for me.
For starters, let's say, I want to know about the '59, and the pickup I know about in that neighborhood is the Burstbucker Pro. It will actually tell me something if someone will say to me, "well, for starters, the '59 has more low-end emphasis, and it does not have the ratty highs of the BB. It has highs, just different, and the mids have a smoother texture". What will not tell me anything is if someone just says, "yeah, the '59 is very open-sounding yet warm," without it comparing to anything because that will not tell me anything if I don't have a point of reference.
Snake Aces
Singlecut Slut
Re: What should a buyer ask when he wants a new pickup?
Does it have 4x4? 8ft or 6ft bed? Auto or manual? Gas or diesel? And, most importantly, is it a Ram?
Does it have 4x4? 8ft or 6ft bed? Auto or manual? Gas or diesel? And, most importantly, is it a Ram?
treyhaislip
New member
Re: What should a buyer ask when he wants a new pickup?
Ha! That is funny!
And I find it funny that it is a Dodge Ram...like Dodging is the opposite of Ramming
Ha! That is funny!
And I find it funny that it is a Dodge Ram...like Dodging is the opposite of Ramming
Snake Aces
Singlecut Slut
Re: What should a buyer ask when he wants a new pickup?
That's what she said!
Ha! That is funny!
And I find it funny that it is a Dodge Ram...like Dodging is the opposite of Ramming
That's what she said!
treyhaislip
New member
Re: What should a buyer ask when he wants a new pickup?
:jester: ha! walked into that one lol
:jester: ha! walked into that one lol
Snake Aces
Singlecut Slut
treyhaislip
New member
Re: What should a buyer ask when he wants a new pickup?
I agree with all of you, it's just that I'm sick of awnsering the same question a million times. In pretty much the same words. I just want to make a list of questions to ask the dude who wants the pickup. Just to make my life easier, make the process faster in sugesting a pickup. Easier for the forum I think, both for those who want to buy it as the techs.
I agree with all of you, it's just that I'm sick of awnsering the same question a million times. In pretty much the same words. I just want to make a list of questions to ask the dude who wants the pickup. Just to make my life easier, make the process faster in sugesting a pickup. Easier for the forum I think, both for those who want to buy it as the techs.
Re: What should a buyer ask when he wants a new pickup?
Maybe:
Do you want it high, medium or low gain?
Smooth highs, mids, clear, body, what eq do you want?
What genre do you play?
Do you play mostly distorted or clean?
How much distortion?
What amp, efects do you use?
What guitar?
Which guitar tones, from recordings, are your favorite?
Suggest something please!
Maybe:
Do you want it high, medium or low gain?
Smooth highs, mids, clear, body, what eq do you want?
What genre do you play?
Do you play mostly distorted or clean?
How much distortion?
What amp, efects do you use?
What guitar?
Which guitar tones, from recordings, are your favorite?
Suggest something please!
Edgecrusher
New member
Re: What should a buyer ask when he wants a new pickup?
The best place to start when looking for a new pickup is with your old pickup.
Its easy. You say I dont like this this this this this about this old pickup, I wish it did this this this this this. Then see what direction that leads you in.
The best place to start when looking for a new pickup is with your old pickup.
Its easy. You say I dont like this this this this this about this old pickup, I wish it did this this this this this. Then see what direction that leads you in.
Edgecrusher
New member
Re: What should a buyer ask when he wants a new pickup?
Gumball! you stole the joke I was gonna make! Ok i was gonna take cracks at cup holders and dead hookers under the back seat but yours was funny too..
Gumball! you stole the joke I was gonna make! Ok i was gonna take cracks at cup holders and dead hookers under the back seat but yours was funny too..
beaubrummels
Well-known member
Re: What should a buyer ask when he wants a new pickup?
I see, so you are the tech.
What guitar are you using now?
What amp are you plugging it into?
What kind of music are you playing?
What don't you like about the sound you are getting now?
What player or what songs do you want it to sound like?
What's your budget?
I see, so you are the tech.
What guitar are you using now?
What amp are you plugging it into?
What kind of music are you playing?
What don't you like about the sound you are getting now?
What player or what songs do you want it to sound like?
What's your budget?
Edgecrusher
New member
Re: What should a buyer ask when he wants a new pickup?
I missed this when I wrote my first reply. But I gotta tell yah man this is customer service. Answering the same stupid questions over and over just come with the territory. If you aren't up for it might rethink jobs. It's ok not everyone is suited to it. I can tell you this though if you can suck it up and feign interest I what they are saying and you get them to trust you then you got a loyal customer for life
I missed this when I wrote my first reply. But I gotta tell yah man this is customer service. Answering the same stupid questions over and over just come with the territory. If you aren't up for it might rethink jobs. It's ok not everyone is suited to it. I can tell you this though if you can suck it up and feign interest I what they are saying and you get them to trust you then you got a loyal customer for life
Securb
One of Jerry's Kids
Re: What should a buyer ask when he wants a new pickup?
Can we take a step back. What pickup are you using now and how do you think it is lacking. Why do you want to make a change. If we have a reference as to where you are today we might be able to help you get where you want to go.
Can we take a step back. What pickup are you using now and how do you think it is lacking. Why do you want to make a change. If we have a reference as to where you are today we might be able to help you get where you want to go.
Re: What should a buyer ask when he wants a new pickup?
Oh yeah! I wrote it wrong, I just meant I wanted a list of the best questions to get the costumer happier, sorry for my bad english. Being a tech is great for me and I enjoy it, I just wrote it wrong.
Oh yeah! I wrote it wrong, I just meant I wanted a list of the best questions to get the costumer happier, sorry for my bad english. Being a tech is great for me and I enjoy it, I just wrote it wrong.
