I have an RG1527 with stock pickups. I think I get a pretty decent sound from my Axe2, but there are some tones that I'm not really sure that are quite there. For instance, I've been trying to get a really smooth 80s lead like Bill Connors and it's just not quite there, or trying to get a dry/focused metal tone like some of the fortin meathead demos I've seen. I've only had the axe for less than 2 months now, so I'm not that great on getting it to do what I want.
I guess I'm trying to ask how big of a difference a new set of pickups (passive, no interest in routing this guitar for actives) will be for trying to get the sounds I want, or should I be spending more time with eq/MBC and advanced parameter tweaking?
I guess I'm trying to ask how big of a difference a new set of pickups (passive, no interest in routing this guitar for actives) will be for trying to get the sounds I want, or should I be spending more time with eq/MBC and advanced parameter tweaking?