Lou574 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I inherited a Gr4 a few months ago from my best friend who passed away. The guitar plays great, everything about it is great. The problem I'm having is, the guitar has EMGs, ssh. I have a Sadowsky that had EMG SEe in it. I took them out for the same reason I'm thinking of taking these out. They're very clean, very quiet, loud, but no character. My question is this, is there a passive ssh combination that is great in that guitar ? This is my first Steinberger, so I'm not really up on what other owners favor. My strats, Teles, Gretsch, Les Paul, all have a signature voice to them, the Steinberger just sounds like a loud acoustic. I know it's an individual thing, but I'd appreciate a few suggestions. Thanks, Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be.eM Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I inherited a Gr4 a few months ago from my best friend who passed away. The guitar plays great, everything about it is great. The problem I'm having is, the guitar has EMGs, ssh. I have a Sadowsky that had EMG SEe in it. I took them out for the same reason I'm thinking of taking these out. They're very clean, very quiet, loud, but no character. My question is this, is there a passive ssh combination that is great in that guitar ? This is my first Steinberger, so I'm not really up on what other owners favor. My strats, Teles, Gretsch, Les Paul, all have a signature voice to them, the Steinberger just sounds like a loud acoustic. I know it's an individual thing, but I'd appreciate a few suggestions. Thanks, Lou Hello Lou, if your guitar really is a GR4, it should have passive Seymour Duncan pickups anyway. See the original flyer announcing the GR4. The EMGs you have are aftermarket replacements, no GR originally came with them. Bernd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou574 Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share Posted November 7, 2016 Hello Lou, if your guitar really is a GR4, it should have passive Seymour Duncan pickups anyway. See the original flyer announcing the GR4. The EMGs you have are aftermarket replacements, no GR originally came with them. Bernd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou574 Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share Posted November 7, 2016 I know that. My friend had it done, but l really don't like them. I'd like to know what the best passive ssh combination is. Price isn't an issue. I know it's subjective, but l need a starting point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be.eM Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 I'd like to know what the best passive ssh combination is. Price isn't an issue. I know it's subjective, but l need a starting point. The "best" starting point - in my opinion - would be going back to original, Seymour Duncan Custom Hot Rails and Humbucker. This would be "best" as in "designed this way". Other than that, there is no best, as … it's subjective ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou574 Posted October 28, 2018 Author Share Posted October 28, 2018 The "best" starting point - in my opinion - would be going back to original, Seymour Duncan Custom Hot Rails and Humbucker. This would be "best" as in "designed this way". Other than that, there is no best, as … it's subjective ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou574 Posted October 28, 2018 Author Share Posted October 28, 2018 I know this is an older post of mine, but l just ordered Bare Knuckle pickups to replace the EMGs. Looking forward to that sound. Now to sell the EMGs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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