SLICKRICK Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I've been searching around for my first REAL guitar for the past couple weeks and I've found somebody who wants to trade his explorer for my bass. I asked the owner of the explorer for more specs and he says he picked it up from a hock shop a couple years ago and doesn't know much about it. I was hoping somebody could fill me in if I posted a pic. I plan to play death metal in drop c or b if anybody has some advice on upgrading my pick-ups? I have a peavey vypyr amp and just ordered some Dunlop Zakk Wylde strings 10-60g. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoRedFoot Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 What kind of bass would you be trading? The Epiphone in the pic does not fetch a high price so check up on the selling price of your bass and compare to that epi. It is not the standard explorer you see today so don't give him your bass if you find it's worth more than like $200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLICKRICK Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 What kind of bass would you be trading? The Epiphone in the pic does not fetch a high price so check up on the selling price of your bass and compare to that epi. It is not the standard explorer you see today so don't give him your bass if you find it's worth more than like $200. I have a Peavey Milestone BXP, My parents bought it about 6 years ago and I haven't touched it in at least 4. I've done a bit of research and they go for under $400 brand new. I"m going to do the trade regardless due to the fact that I'm tight on cash, I just wanted to see how good this guitar was. Thanks for the help though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Well if you wanna upgrade pups, id recommend Super Distortions or X2N's since it seems you would want it for high gain. Or EMG's if you like those... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoRedFoot Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 SD Dimebucker packs a hell of a punch for high gain stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoRedFoot Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 EMG passives can be a bit stale (too much high end for my taste). Depends on the amp. Whatever you do, keep the original pups so you can swap again and keep ther good ones if you decide to upgrade the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickman Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 If your going to play in drop c or drop b tuning you'll probably need heavier gauge strings than 10-60. I don't know what kind of pups are in it now. Emg's are a god starting point. Also the Dimebucker or possibly the Bill Lawrence XL500 is a great choice in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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