Hi all, as my user name says, I am not guitar savvy at all. Would love your guidance please. My son is nearly 14 and wants to upgrade the pick ups on his Epiphone SG Special Satin E1. They have the original pickups which are "Epiphone 700T Humbucker bridge pickup, Epiphone 650R Humbucker neck pickup" according to the music store website we purchased it from.
Can we put the Epiphone P-90 Pro (soapbar) pick ups on this guitar? I don't even know what they cost here in Australia or where to source them. My husband is very good mechanically so would be able to fit and solder the new pickups. The only reason I mention these in particular is that it is what is used on the more expensive Epiphone SG's i've looked at. Is there a different pickup I should be looking at?
This guitar cost us $379, the Epiphone SG Special P-90 guitar is $769. Is it cheaper to upgrade the pickups or should we be looking to upgrade to a new guitar? MY son is no longer a beginner, hence he's beginning to focus on the quality of his equipment. He is also aware of costs and i'm pretty sure this is a factor in why he wants to just upgrade the pickups instead of replacing the guitar.
He practices for 1.5 to 2 hours everyday plus has 1.5 hours of tutoring a week. If money were no issue we'd buy him a top of the range guitar.
Really appreciate your advice. Thanks
