I've got an old soloist that plays great but I really don't dig the sound of the EMG 81 I have in there, so I almost never bust it out. I'd like to swap it out. It's a single humbucker guitar. Some Q&A
As far as routing, dimensions, pickup rings, etc. what should I expect here? Is it going to be a really simple swap or do adjustments need to be made?
What needs to be replaced from the rest of the electronics? I've done simple pickup swaps before and reassigned tone knobs... is it something I should be able to do, or leave it to a tech?
Finally I'm open to your guys recommendations for pickups. I'd say that overall it would be good to have a tone that works for hard rock, and leads from that kinda dirty sound all the way down to full saturation. Duncan Custom 5 has come to mind for this... also JB.
As far as routing, dimensions, pickup rings, etc. what should I expect here? Is it going to be a really simple swap or do adjustments need to be made?
What needs to be replaced from the rest of the electronics? I've done simple pickup swaps before and reassigned tone knobs... is it something I should be able to do, or leave it to a tech?
Finally I'm open to your guys recommendations for pickups. I'd say that overall it would be good to have a tone that works for hard rock, and leads from that kinda dirty sound all the way down to full saturation. Duncan Custom 5 has come to mind for this... also JB.