rollingstone963 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Good morning to all!I'm a new member and I'm from Rome,Italy:I beg your pardon for my very,very bad english...I'm sorry! I hope that I reach to understand you wich is my problem..... I have a beautiful Emperor II Joe Pass, and I have changed the two original pick up (57CH G) with two Seymour Duncan SH1 '59 with nickel cover (I didn't find the gold cover...). But the dealer of the music shop instead to give me the neck pu and the bridge ones,he has sold me two bridge pu.He told me that it's the same,so now I have two pu SH1-B on the neck and the bridge. I'm not sure that it's the right thing:The sound on the bridge position is very clear,brilliant while on the neck position is dark,closed...ok,it must be right,but I answer to you why the dealer hasn't sold me a SH1-B and a SH1-N? Are the Seymour Duncan SH1 '59 a good choice for my guitar? Are there better pu than SH1 for Joe Pass?Wich are for you? I play blues but rock '70 too,as Led Zeppelin,Emerson Lake & Palmer,Yes,Santana etc...I have also a Fender Stratocaster Classic Vintage '50 Mexico (3 single coil Fender Custom Shop '69 equipped) for this music,but I know that I'm speaking about two very different guitars.I'm very glad to have an Epiphone,but I'm not sure to have made the right choice for pu...When I have bought the Epiphone I bought also the Seymour Duncan's and I have changed the pu without hear the original sound of the Epiphone connected to my amplifier (Fender Princeton 65 DSP)....I make a mistake...?Tell me,please! Thank you or all! My best regards! Giampaolo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgifntx Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Huh... Whatza matta you face... Yeah, your pickups are a mess, Same pickups in both neck and bridge positions... Not a gonna work. Get some photos up if ya' can, The MIM Strat sounds purdy cool. A '50..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollingstone963 Posted September 22, 2009 Author Share Posted September 22, 2009 Hallo!My Strato is a reissue...it is a 2008 made in Mexico.Please,what can I make about Epiphone?Must I change the neck pu or bridge?Which new pu to install? Too later I'll put photos Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freak show Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Ciao, Giampaolo Welcome to the forum! But the dealer of the music shop instead to give me the neck pu and the bridge ones' date='he has sold me two bridge pu.He told me that it's the same,so now I have two pu SH1-B on the neck and the bridge.[/quote'] This information isn't accurate. You should not use the same pickup in both positions. Here is a link to the Duncan site: http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/electric/humbucker/vintage/59_model_sh1_an/ There are some tips and recommendations there, but if you write them a mail, I'm sure they'll be happy to answer your questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollingstone963 Posted September 22, 2009 Author Share Posted September 22, 2009 Hallo Old Scratch,Thank you!Do you think that the SH4 JB is a good solution for bridge position? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freak show Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Do you think that the SH4 JB is a good solution for bridge position? Now I'm confused. In your first post you said you bought two SH-1 bridge pickups. That means you need a pickup for the neck position. Since the SH-4 is only available as a bridge pickup, you would still need to buy an SH-1 for the neck. As for what would sound good, only you can decide that. This combination (SH-1 neck & SH-4 bridge) is recommended on the Duncan website, so I'm sure it's going to sound fine, but that doesn't mean it's exactly what you're looking for. Check out the sound files on the Duncan site, and good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 In your first post you said you bought two SH-1 bridge pickups. That means you need a pickup for the neck position. Since the SH-4 is only available as a bridge pickup' date=' you would still need to buy an SH-1 for the neck. [/quote'] He could use a 59B in the neck position no problem. There's just 0.5K between the N and B model. I'd be very surprised if it would make any discernable difference with a SH-4 in the bridge position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron G Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 There are many, many guitars that are equipped from the factory with identical pickups at both positions. The Gibson ES335 would be one of them. To say that the pickups must be different would be incorrect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthemBassMan Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Hey Paesan. My Great-Grandmother immigrated from Amatrice, just a little ways NE of you. Back to your guitar. Take it back and have them put n the correct neck p'up. They shouldn't done this to begin with. Ciao, Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollingstone963 Posted September 23, 2009 Author Share Posted September 23, 2009 Thank you,I'll take your advice!But I think that I'll spend much money too.....SOB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthemBassMan Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 If they are an honest shop, they should fix it for you no charge. They made the mistake, not you. L8R, Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpiphonePlayer Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 kind of off subject buy old scratch has an awesome avatar, Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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