I thought it would be cool to discuss our experiences with lesser priced pickup brands.
Has anyone had any experience with something that fits the subject or below description?
I am in the market for 3 sets of pups for 3 Ibanez SCA 220 guitars. Early 2000’s made saber classics: Mahogany saber body, bolt on Maple neck/Rosewood fingerboard, hard tail bridge. I plan to use 1 for each tuning
1/2 Step down + Drop Db
1 step down + Drop C
1 1/2 step Down dropped- Drop B.
I am going to want to have the same tone so I’ll likely be buying the same pups, probably just bridge pup. The used market right now is stupid, if I am only going to save $15-20 buying a used pickup then I’ll just buy new.
I’m curious about brands like Tesla, Tone Rider, Iron Gear etc.
The kinds of tones I want for these guitars are like 2002-2004 Sevendust, Sound of Madness era Shinedown, and KSE End of the Heartache/ Holy Diver (but not active) type. I want warmth but not mud, and a cut but not ice picky and definitely no cocked wah tone. 11-13 dc on the output seems to be my comfort.
I had Dimarzio Tone Zone in 2 of them that’s when I was playing mostly through a Line 6 Vetta. I put the guitars away about the same time I got my AF2 a decade ago, when I tried them again through a better modeling platform, the TZs were just too muddy. The last non SD pickup I’ve been taken with is a Carvin M22SD in a mid 90’s Iceman (IC300) basswood body w/maple/rosewood bolt on.
Has anyone had any experience with something that fits the subject or below description?
I am in the market for 3 sets of pups for 3 Ibanez SCA 220 guitars. Early 2000’s made saber classics: Mahogany saber body, bolt on Maple neck/Rosewood fingerboard, hard tail bridge. I plan to use 1 for each tuning
1/2 Step down + Drop Db
1 step down + Drop C
1 1/2 step Down dropped- Drop B.
I am going to want to have the same tone so I’ll likely be buying the same pups, probably just bridge pup. The used market right now is stupid, if I am only going to save $15-20 buying a used pickup then I’ll just buy new.
I’m curious about brands like Tesla, Tone Rider, Iron Gear etc.
The kinds of tones I want for these guitars are like 2002-2004 Sevendust, Sound of Madness era Shinedown, and KSE End of the Heartache/ Holy Diver (but not active) type. I want warmth but not mud, and a cut but not ice picky and definitely no cocked wah tone. 11-13 dc on the output seems to be my comfort.
I had Dimarzio Tone Zone in 2 of them that’s when I was playing mostly through a Line 6 Vetta. I put the guitars away about the same time I got my AF2 a decade ago, when I tried them again through a better modeling platform, the TZs were just too muddy. The last non SD pickup I’ve been taken with is a Carvin M22SD in a mid 90’s Iceman (IC300) basswood body w/maple/rosewood bolt on.
