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27th March 2008, 10:52am
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#1 | | Dr. Feelgood
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| ES-135 pickup advice.... ?
Alright - i have bought a Gibson ES135 from a mate of mine cause the offer was too good to pass up, and while it has a luverly blues/jazz tone, i dont play blues/jazz. I was wondering if anyone had any idea if there are any hot pickups you can put in a semi-hollow body guitar? I'm not looking for screaming distortion, just a nice crunch without feedback at volume... the stock pickups are P-100's and they just cant hack it!
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.... cheers.
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27th March 2008, 11:15am
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#2 | | borte, ikke glemt
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| Re: ES-135 pickup advice.... ?
Is it the same kinda size as a regular humbucker?
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27th March 2008, 11:16am
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#3 | | Dr. Feelgood
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| Re: ES-135 pickup advice.... ?
yeah - as far as i can tell it is
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27th March 2008, 11:22am
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#4 | | borte, ikke glemt
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| Re: ES-135 pickup advice.... ?
For some good value pickups that sound pretty fuck shit hot, I'd try Kent Armstrongs. The website gives you a wee bit of info on them. http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/category/El...bucker_Pickups
I've now heard a few of them and I'd recommend them man.
Either that or if you have a batter through the Seymour Duncan website, they've got some sound samples. http://www.seymourduncan.com/
I'm gonna be gettin about 3 of my guitar's pickups changed and I'm goin for Kent Armstrongs.
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27th March 2008, 11:31am
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#5 | | Dr. Feelgood
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| Re: ES-135 pickup advice.... ?
thanks dude - you've got me wondering whether i can change the p-100'sfor humbuckers now - more investigation needed!
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27th March 2008, 12:27pm
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#6 | | Last Man Standing
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| Re: ES-135 pickup advice.... ?
Your gonna ruin this guitar!
Hope you understand the feedback issues your going to have however i digress...
I believe you can get a P90 sized Tone Zone from Dimarzio which should be nice, although i'm not sure how it would sound in a hollow body. | |
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27th March 2008, 12:44pm
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#7 | | borte, ikke glemt
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| Re: ES-135 pickup advice.... ?
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Originally Posted by TheFallenAngel  Your gonna ruin this guitar!
Hope you understand the feedback issues your going to have however i digress...
I believe you can get a P90 sized Tone Zone from Dimarzio which should be nice, although i'm not sure how it would sound in a hollow body. | Fill it up with expanding spray foam 
If you've got any questions, Paula and Louise at Strungout Guitars in Kings Court are really good. You can get them on 0141 552 4848.
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27th March 2008, 12:58pm
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#8 | | Last Man Standing
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Originally Posted by slicer Fill it up with expanding spray foam
If you've got any questions, Paula and Louise at Strungout Guitars in Kings Court are really good. You can get them on 0141 552 4848. | They made a pure cunt of my guitar though... | |
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27th March 2008, 1:13pm
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#9 | | Auf Wiedersehen
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| Re: ES-135 pickup advice.... ?
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Originally Posted by TheFallenAngel Your gonna ruin this guitar!
Hope you understand the feedback issues your going to have however i digress... | This is exactly what I was going to say!
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27th March 2008, 1:16pm
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#10 | | borte, ikke glemt
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| Re: ES-135 pickup advice.... ?
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Originally Posted by TheFallenAngel They made a pure cunt of my guitar though... | What happened?
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27th March 2008, 1:26pm
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#11 | | Last Man Standing
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27th March 2008, 1:29pm
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#12 | | borte, ikke glemt
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| Re: ES-135 pickup advice.... ?
Fair enough. I've had quite a bit of work done by them over the years and it's been to good standard. Suppose nobody's perfect, sucks but.
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27th March 2008, 2:35pm
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#13 | | preTeEN SEXfiENd
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| Re: ES-135 pickup advice.... ?
Dave is Chuck Berry can get the perfect sound out of it then so can you.
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27th March 2008, 3:16pm
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#14 | | Last Man Standing
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| Re: ES-135 pickup advice.... ?
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Originally Posted by Dave_CherryKick Alright - i have bought a Gibson ES135 from a mate of mine cause the offer was too good to pass up, and while it has a luverly blues/jazz tone, i dont play blues/jazz. I was wondering if anyone had any idea if there are any hot pickups you can put in a semi-hollow body guitar? I'm not looking for screaming distortion, just a nice crunch without feedback at volume... the stock pickups are P-100's and they just cant hack it!
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.... cheers. |
Actually now that I think about it...
I've been after an Axis with P90s for ages and I don't see what your getting at? Soapbars are great pups and tend to be quite hot sounding. I think you should try a different amp... | |
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27th March 2008, 9:17pm
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#15 | | Forum SuperMod SuperMod
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| Re: ES-135 pickup advice.... ?
I'd be inclined to leave it too, go for a Seymour Duncan if you absolutely must change it. | |
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