FennRx Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 when i bought my R8, i thought it was the greatest guitar ever. and it was...until i swapped the pots and caps in my R9 with an RS Vintage kit. in order to level the playing field, i replaced the pots and caps in the R8, but the guitar just lacked the mojo i thought it had. i lowered the pickups; i raised the pickups, but with no success. the neck seemed muddy and the bridge didnt have enough top end sizzle. so i began looking into new pickups. i researched a ton of different winders: Zhangbuckers, Wolfetones, Dr Vintage, Lollar, Sheptones, Shed, Bareknuckle, Fralin, Seymour Duncan, WCR, Voodoo 59s, Skatterbranes, Throbaks and Guitarforce. After much consideration and several helpful emails, I decided to order a set of WCRs. On Jim's advice, I put a Crossroads in the neck and a Darkburst in the bridge. after only a few minutes, i was in love with my R8 again. the CR neck sounds so smooth and creamy AND it removed the muddiness!!! the DB is nice and fat, has a good round bottom and a nice top end sizzle...but without being shrill or icepick-y. to my ears it has that nice "since i've been loving you" solo sound when played thru my Haze 40. these pickups have brought my R8 very close to my stock R9 (and i love those BBs). the windings must be very similar,with the DB having a slightly more refined sound. and having the RS kit really makes the pots way more useful (vs the on/off effect with the stock pots/caps). i am of the belief (based on my own experience and many reviews at places like LPF) that the Burstbuckers are hit or miss. they either sound great or mediocre/blah. i think my R9 has a good set. my R8 did not by comparison. so if you guys are looking for a new set of pickups and dont know where to begin, take a good look at WCR. Jim has excellent customer service- he returned my emails within a few hours every time AND he shipped the pickups in only 2 days! no 2-4 week waiting; i had them installed 5 days after i placed my order. yes, Jim's pickups are pricey. but you get what you pay for. here's the mandatory pic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwness Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 The double cream HB's look sweet. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 I agree, that double cream looks great. Do you happen to have a before and after sound clip? I'd like to hear the difference if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FennRx Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 rocket, that is my one regret. with me being sick this week, my work schedule and my general rush to get the pickups installed, i didnt record any before clips. i do hope to get some after clips though. i might do one of my "which clip is the Historic?" polls again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 nice guitar love the dark burst my favorite!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swleary Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Wow, very nice . Now I want to hear the pickups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Thank You FennRx For This Useful Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamman Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I like those double cream pups...... alot. Great looking Axe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 FennRx - Glad to hear this worked out for you. Your R8 looks great and now the sound matches. Congrats ! And thanks for posting the info on your thought process etc. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep59 Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Nice axe, glad to hear you and the guitar rekindled your relationship. I can't wait to get my double cremes from Sheptone, it should be this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight959 Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Fenn, Did you change the pups yourself? Was it a ball ache? Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Arcadius Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Very beautiful axe you have there Fenn! Old school rocker and I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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