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  1. T

    Very daft question? SD Pegasus.

    I'm looking to get a SD Pegasus for the bridge of my RG8. We all know that guitar has massive, passive soapbars in it so any retrofit 'standard' pickup will leave a bit of a gap. The Pegasus 'active mount' pickup is soapbar-sized but... is it an active pickup or just a passive one to fit an...
  2. nojyeloot

    Seymour Duncan Antiquity for Telecaster SET

    Brief & Accurate Description of gear/guitar: Seymour Duncan Antiquity for Telecaster SET Modifications (if any): N/A. BRAND NEW Accessories (hardshell case etc): Box, screws, spacers, stickers, hemp bags Location (City,State or City,Country): Mansfield, TX International OK?: Sure, you...
  3. Metallica35

    NGD!! Agile Interceptor Pro 828

    Check it out! My new axe!!! Agile Interceptor Pro 828 with Cepheus Alpha pickups and a Kahler bridge.
  4. Galius

    Delayed NGD. DC800 w/ Kiesel Pickups.

    As Jeff was finalizing the passive pickups he was messaging me about doing a special build with them for me. I went back and forth between a tasty new finish color (trans-white, lizardburst) on flamed or quilted maple but really wanted to try out the new zebrawood board he had just unveiled. In...
  5. Tigercrossbuster

    Smoothest 7-string neck pickup?

    Title says it all. I'm talkin' EMG JH neck smooth, but for a 7-string. I've heard the DiMarzio Air Sonic is pretty damn buttery, but I'd just like to get a few different opinions. Also, if there's a thread on here that already covered this topic or a thread that's extremely similar to this...
  6. P

    How to:Douglas Hadron 727 Passive to Active Pups NO ROUTING

    Pictures attatched of battery fitting in compartment, wiring and front of guitar sporting an sd blackout and one string (for testing purposes. Guitar is fully strung now). Hello, I am very new to ss.org and I have seen a few threads regarding changing out passive pickups for active ones. I...
  7. Oceandrinksboat

    BKP substitutes

    I just want to know if there are pickups similar to BKP's Aftermath or Juggernaut; something that's a bit more middy with a punch. but that's not a passive.
  8. Metallica35

    BareKnuckle Aftermath set (8-string)

    Brief & Accurate Description of gear/guitar: BKP Aftermath 8-string humbuckers Modifications (if any): none Accessories (hardshell case etc): Box and Pots Location (City,State or City,Country): Wilmington, DE International OK? : yes, buyer pays shipping Contact Info (No Phone #s) PM...
  9. GtrEnthusiast

    Passive pickups for articulate and responsive playing

    Okay, so I have an ESP M-401. Alder body and neck, rosewood fingerboard, 25.5" scale, Gotoh locking trem, EMG 81/60. I want to replace the pickups. The kind of tone I'm looking for: At the bridge, Not too harsh, smooth, warm, a little fat sounding. Rich in harmonic content, and favoring...
  10. K

    Need ideas for a 7-String

    I would like to get a good feeling 7-string with active pickups, if necessary and I can get one with passive and replace them but I need ideas.
    • kingmak4272
    • Thread
    • 7-string active electric good feel guitar idea passive pickups replace seven string
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Sevenstring Guitars
  11. Metallica35

    FS/FT: Lace X-Bar 4.0

    Brief & Accurate Description of gear/guitar: A set of chrome 8-string Lace X-Bars. Only a couple months old Modifications (if any): N/A Accessories (hardshell case etc): none. Just the pickups Location (City,State or City,Country): Wilmington, DE International OK? : Yes, but buyer will have...
  12. V

    Active & Passive Pickups In The Same Guitar (HELP PLEASE!)

    So I recently purchased this SWEET guitar off the studio I work at for £40 and the pickups are pretty nice! BUT i have an active EMG 89 in some project guitar I made when i was like 16/17 and I wanna bung it in I did some research when I bought it, and the impedance values of the pots...
  13. C

    Duncan Black Winter Help!

    So I've been thinking or converting my Hellraiser to passive. (I know what I need to do to prepare it for passive pickups, so I don't need advice there.) I've been checking out the Black Winter pickups and they sound like they're right up my alley for clarity and high gain. The only thing I want...
  14. DJTanZen

    How do I change pickups from active to passive?

    I have a Schecter Garza signature. Comes stock with EMG Active 81-7/60-7. I want to change them the pickups to something passive. How can i do that?
  15. nojyeloot

    Seymour Duncan Full Shred Bridge & Neck

    Brief & Accurate Description of gear/guitar: Full Shreds (SH-10 & SH-10n) Modifications (if any): N/A Accessories (hardshell case etc): Includes springs and screws Location (City,State or City,Country): Mansfield, TX International OK?: Yes Contact Info (No Phone #s): PM pls. References...
  16. T

    Pickup swap

    hey need your opinions on something.. I intend to replace the pickups on my guitar, it's a cheap dean blackbolt ml has a mahogany body.. so can anyone suggest some good passive high gain pickups. I tried looking 'em up but there are just too many choices, need to narrow it down since it is my...
    • themariner
    • Thread
    • 6 string black bolt ml dean mahogany body passive pickups
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Beginners/FAQ
  17. R

    Pickup suggestions for RGD7421

    I have recently bought an Ibby RGD7421 (basswood) and i have fallen is love with it apart from the stock pickups.. dnt know why Ibanez puts these garbage pickups in such a guitar which would otherwise have been awesome 7 string. However i am planning to change these pickups and need some...
  18. R

    Pickup suggestions for RGD7421

    I have recently bought an Ibby RGD7421 (basswood) and i have fallen is love with it apart from the stock pickups.. dnt know why Ibanez puts these garbage pickups in such a guitar which would otherwise have been awesome 7 string. :mad: However i am planning to change these pickups and need...
  19. A

    Guitar only works with certain amplifiers?

    Hi, I have an Agile guitar. When I got it a few days ago, it wasn't working, so I decided to take it in. :noplease: They found a kinked wire connecting to the battery that solved part of the problem. I tried it on one of the amps there and it worked great. :lol: But when I got home it was...
  20. A

    9V battery does not supply power to pickups?

    Hi, I posted a thread yesterday which essentially explains that my new guitar with active pickups is working horribly. It makes a very quiet sound, even when I maximize the amp volume and it doesn't have hardly and gain/distortion. :wallbash::realmad::scream...


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