cometredcapp Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Hello. I am thinking of getting an Eiphone dot (cherry red). I just saw it and was like . Anyway I want to change the pickups for a cool, harsh, early Kinks sound. What pickups are good for that? Im also a fan of the Who, Chuck Berry, Foo Fighters, and the list goes on. Good idea? What pickups? Thanks sooo much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyphre Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 I'd try some of these, were I you... GFS Mean 90's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelake07 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Casino is the early Kinks sound...except for a Gibson ES-330, there is no substitute. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f18jPNS-i2c&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Gibby P-94 pickups, or the same style by a boutique winder........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cometredcapp Posted August 19, 2012 Author Share Posted August 19, 2012 Casino is the early Kinks sound...except for a Gibson ES-330, there is no substitute). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f18jPNS-i2c&feature=related Yeah, I thought of that, but I couldnt find one here in Norway (yes Norway). But I could look a little closer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigneil Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Something like a humbucker sized P90 (a p94). As already mentioned should get you that raunchy nasty sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Love the Kinks Good suggestions all... Personally I would go for the Casino...a different and complementary guitar to the Dot Another good quality clone is the Peerless Songbird As far as I know the Germany based Thomann deliver to any European country Good Luck V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelake07 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Dave Davies on their early sound: I plugged the Elpico loudspeaker's output leads into the input of the AC 30, in effect using the smaller amp as kind of a pre-amp. It sounded great, but I wasn't satisfied. The crowning glory of my simple yet effective experiment was to slash the speaker cone of the Elpico with a razor blade so that the material, although now shredded, still remained intact with the outer side of the cone. As it vibrated it produced a distorted and jagged roar. In fact, the original set-up was so crude that the main amp's hum was almost as loud as the sound I had created. A sound was born, but I didn't know it at the time. Immediately I started using my set-up in live shows that I performed with Ray and our band, in the time leading up to the creation of the Kinks. Ironically, it was that sound, which we used on 'You Really Got Me,' that got the Kinks our first hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwhi2001 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 For 60s Kinks/Who you need P90s/P94s or aftermarket copies of same. I wouldn't get a Casino though because of feedback issues. A Dot with P94s or equivalent would be better behaved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 For 60s Kinks/Who you need P90s/P94s or aftermarket copies of same. I wouldn't get a Casino though because of feedback issues. A Dot with P94s or equivalent would be better behaved. Who wants to be better behaved?... :blink: V(sentence extended for bad behaviour) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwhi2001 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Well, I had a badly behaved Sorrento (same as Casino but single-cut). The Sorrento was great for bedroom playing, but if I played a small pub venue where I had to stand near my amp, whenever I kicked a gain boost in to do a solo I got horrible feedback. I was mainly a lead player at the time, so I got rid. If it had been a Dot, with a centre block instead of fully hollow, it probably would have been fine. I know folks like McCartney play a Casino live without problems, but I think he generally plays bigger venues than me, and stands further away from his amp. If I mantained that distance I'd have been in the car park of most of the places I played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cometredcapp Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 Hi, and thanks alot y`all ! I dont know what to get, but I am leaning a little bit toward a Dot with pickups, cus its alot less trouble to get. But I might save up a bit, or wait for my birthday, and hope for a Casino. We just found a new (old) Kinks album I didnt know we had by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa3FwO1Tx-M Just a nostalgic post...if you will... The talented Kirsty MacColl covering 'Days' V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old mark Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I have 2 Dots, one from 2002 made in Korea is completely stock. The other, made in China, has Gibson 490's in it. They are both really fine guitars, just slightly different-I would not say one is "better" than the other, they are just a bit different. The stock Epi pups are just fine, and have a very smooth sound, great for blues or jazz, but they also sound good for older rock & roll. If you take a little time to adjust the pups-change the height and adjust the pole pieces-you can get a lot of variations in the tone without the PITA of changing the pups in a hollowbody guitar. The Dot with Gibson pups came to me that way. It is more overdriven sounding, not as smooth as the Epi pups*...more of an Alvin Lee kind of sound rather than a real '60's sound...but each has its uses and they are so inexpensive you can afford 2 of them. The major change I recommend is buying a hard case. They are great playing guitars, and deserve solid protection. Try adjusting them before replacing them. * This is how MINE sounds to me...I have set up the guitars and pups on both guitars to sound the way I like them. mark Here's the Stones from 1964, with some pics of Keith playing a nice old Epi Casino, which he used pretty often in those days... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRTZd8g7l-Q&feature=related this is one of my favorite songs from that album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cometredcapp Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 Yeah, that casino looks great... afraid to say I dont have a good enough computer to hear the song, but as soon as I as I get one! It seems theres always something I need :( . Versatile, I love that song! One of my favourite Kinks songs, that is, one of my favourite songs ever ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cometredcapp Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 Heard little by little now, really cool song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SV Stormy Monday Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I have 2 Dots, one from 2002 made in Korea is completely stock. The other, made in China, has Gibson 490's in it. They are both really fine guitars, just slightly different-I would not say one is "better" than the other, they are just a bit different. The stock Epi pups are just fine, and have a very smooth sound, great for blues or jazz, but they also sound good for older rock & roll. If you take a little time to adjust the pups-change the height and adjust the pole pieces-you can get a lot of variations in the tone without the PITA of changing the pups in a hollowbody guitar. The Dot with Gibson pups came to me that way. It is more overdriven sounding, not as smooth as the Epi pups*...more of an Alvin Lee kind of sound rather than a real '60's sound...but each has its uses and they are so inexpensive you can afford 2 of them. The major change I recommend is buying a hard case. They are great playing guitars, and deserve solid protection. Try adjusting them before replacing them. I have a 2001 MiK Dot with stock PU's. Is there a link showing pickup adjustment and heights? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old mark Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I have a 2001 MiK Dot with stock PU's. Is there a link showing pickup adjustment and heights? thanks Get a screwdriver and plug the guitar into your amp, set up to give you a good sound. Raise the screws on the bridge pup till you notice a change in the sound, not just the volume. Play with it till you get the sound YOU LIKE. You will be surprised how much difference this makes. Generally raising the pups makes them more gritty and lowering them makes them smoother. When you get the bridge pup sounding good TO YOU, balance the sound of the neck pup to the bridge pup so there is no big volume difference at the same volume setting (Best to adjust them with the vol all ON and the tone all ON.) Remember to try the individual pups at various ton settings, too...you can get a good Clapton sound with the bridge tone down around 4 or 3... It's trial and error, and up to you to pick the good area...and you can also adjust each pole piece individually to really get it exactly right. Take the time and you will learn a lot about your guitar, too...and it costs nothing to do this. mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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