BluesRockGirl Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Hi everyone! :) I purchased a 2012 SG Standard Coil Splitting model around 3 months ago and have been playing it a *lot*. I love most everything about the guitar- except the pickups... The Burst Buckers (it didn't come with the pros) are ok, but they just don't seem to do anything special for the sound. I am also aware I have fallen into a particular pattern: I almost always have the bridge in un-split, double-coil mode, and I almost always have the neck in split, single-coil mode for rhythms. (I play through a marshall 1x12 combo most of the time, FWIW... or through an amp modeler on my laptop with headphones ) So in thinking about an upgrade I was thinking I want a 57+ in the bridge, and I don't care that it doesn't come in 4-conductor, because I never split it. And then I was thinking I could either do a 57 four-conductor in the neck, or just go with a P94 since I seem to like the neck in single coil mode... It's not a cheap upgrade either way- so I want to take the best route. This is the first new guitar I've ever bought and the nicest by far, so I want to make sure it's as close to perfect as I can get it... I know there's a lot of personal preference involved, but I guess I'm looking for any gotchas or anyone who's done a similar upgrade or any conventional wisdom around this if there is any. Also- I do my own setups all the time, and my friends use me as an amateur guitar tech, but I've never actually swapped out pickups before- is this a DIY thing, or do I need to take it to a shop? Thanks, everyone!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondJig Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I have the same in natural busrt with open coils it's a BB1 in neck and BB3 in bridge. I don't care for the single coil mode of either pickup. I really like the BB1 in the neck but in humbucker mode. The BB3 in the neck is hot and a little thin sounding. One thing I really hate is the little blue caps they use on the tone pots, I switch them out for some orange drop caps. I also don't like the volume 500K slit pot for volume, I removed the tone pots, switch the volume to the tone position and rewired as tone and put a pair of 300K linear pots in the volume postion. These modes helped alot. The BB are not to much different than the 57's. The BB are like a 57 with unmatch coils, the BB1 is weaker, BB2 is about the same and BB3 is hotter. The P90/94 is a fat sounding single coil and is a great sound, you should check out a SG with them. Check out one of the new SG Standards to see what the 57's will sound like. I have a SG with the BB Pro's and they have a nice fat sound. My personal fav is the Angust Young Pickup in the bridge. Many option to choose. It's best to try them in the store if you can find them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolman Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Hi everyone! :) I purchased a 2012 SG Standard Coil Splitting model around 3 months ago and have been playing it a *lot*. I love most everything about the guitar- except the pickups... The Burst Buckers (it didn't come with the pros) are ok, but they just don't seem to do anything special for the sound. I am also aware I have fallen into a particular pattern: I almost always have the bridge in un-split, double-coil mode, and I almost always have the neck in split, single-coil mode for rhythms. (I play through a marshall 1x12 combo most of the time, FWIW... or through an amp modeler on my laptop with headphones ) So in thinking about an upgrade I was thinking I want a 57+ in the bridge, and I don't care that it doesn't come in 4-conductor, because I never split it. And then I was thinking I could either do a 57 four-conductor in the neck, or just go with a P94 since I seem to like the neck in single coil mode... It's not a cheap upgrade either way- so I want to take the best route. This is the first new guitar I've ever bought and the nicest by far, so I want to make sure it's as close to perfect as I can get it... I know there's a lot of personal preference involved, but I guess I'm looking for any gotchas or anyone who's done a similar upgrade or any conventional wisdom around this if there is any. Also- I do my own setups all the time, and my friends use me as an amateur guitar tech, but I've never actually swapped out pickups before- is this a DIY thing, or do I need to take it to a shop? Thanks, everyone!! I think you'd like the 57 set. I didn't want the new 2012/2013 SG so grabbed up the last Standard fresh out of the box before it got to the shred monkeys. It came with the 490/498 set which I don't care for at all for my playing. Since I've got other Gibby's with the 57's and others with the BP PRo in them I decided to go with these instead. http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/electric/sets/hot_rodded_humb/ I had them in a SE PRS and liked the tone a lot.... hated that skinny neck though. They sound great in the SG and am happy with my choice. The BP Pro's are different than the standard BP series. Swapping them out yourself isn't that difficult and they usually include instructions. If your not comfortable with DIY, music stores that have a guitar tech don't charge much for installing them and they will usually install and set them up for free if you buy them from them. Good luck, tone is like a rainbow... ever ending search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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