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The Pickup Place / Re: Murky sounding but great playing basswood squire

« on: December 24, 2016, 12:38:33 AM »

First, make sure your guitar is worth upgrading. I don't know which Squier models are basswood, but I think most of the Standards are Agathis, which is similar to Alder. Second, make SURE your pot values are a good match for the pickups. Low pot values can deaden a great humbucker, and high pot values can turn a warm single coil into an ice pick. After all that, the injector and Area pickups are both great.

Actually, agathis is similar to mahogany. As for "worth upgrading", that really depends on the owner. However, the recent Squiers are really good bang for buck, and upgrading all the hardware yields a guitar that's quite comparable to an American Standard equivalent

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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickups for bright guitar

« on: December 22, 2016, 09:33:58 PM »

Maybe the Tone Zone might be what you want

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The Pickup Place / Re: F spacing?

« on: December 21, 2016, 10:49:03 PM »

Could be me, but I can hear the slightly drop in output for the outer strings when you use a on trem spacing humbucker in the bridge. However, the difference in output is very little though. Maybe the "feel" when you pick the strings may be affected?

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The Pickup Place / Re: Need a pickup recommendation for progressive rock

« on: December 18, 2016, 06:41:19 AM »

Off memory, the Norton has a bit more top end as well

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The Pickup Place / Re: Need a pickup recommendation for progressive rock

« on: December 16, 2016, 07:35:05 PM »

what would be the general tone of the norton? i'm fine with a little brightness, but it needs to be balanced out.

Don't get me wrong, you still get midrange and low end with the Norton. Low end wouldn't be as much as an Air Zone

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The Pickup Place / Re: Need a pickup recommendation for progressive rock

« on: December 16, 2016, 06:09:14 PM »

Try Norton for bridge and 36th paf for neck.

I like the Norton as well, but I'm not sure if the OP would like it. He may still find it too bright sounding

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The Pickup Place / Re: 36th Anniversary Neck Pickup In The Bridge Position

« on: December 15, 2016, 02:52:11 PM »

Interesting. I might consider this setup in conjunction with a Dimarzio PAF Master neck in the neck position. Looking to get something that is more polite sounding via lower output in a semihollow bodied guitar of mine 

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The Pickup Place / Re: Anyone tried the 36th anniversary PAF neck in the bridge before?

« on: December 15, 2016, 02:49:37 PM »

Well I'll be damned. There's another post about it already 

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The Pickup Place / Anyone tried the 36th anniversary PAF neck in the bridge before?

« on: December 15, 2016, 02:46:35 PM »

Would love to hear your experience 

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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickups for bright guitar

« on: December 05, 2016, 03:40:18 AM »

First of all, what are those pickups you have installed?

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The Pickup Place / Re: All purpose pups for HH guitar

« on: November 27, 2016, 12:32:27 AM »

If you like a versatile bridge pickup, PAF Pro or Norton might do it. For the neck, I would suggest PAF Pro, Air Norton, or 36th anniversary PAF neck

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The Pickup Place / Re: pickup choice to replace emg 81-7

« on: November 10, 2016, 07:37:30 AM »

Could be the amp also. EMG 81s aren't that bass heavy, but you can achieve that heaviness through different amps

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The Pickup Place / Re: Illuminator, Super Distortion, or?

« on: November 04, 2016, 01:26:49 AM »

Honestly, there are so many good Dimarzio pickups that can do that. Of the ones you've mentioned, Super Distortion should be good

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The Pickup Place / Re: 36th Anniversary Bridge DP223 with A2 magnet.....

« on: October 29, 2016, 03:52:20 AM »

I guess as always, tone is subjective and one of personal preference. I really dig the 36th. That being said, I would have suggested the Air Classics if you didn't pursuit the A2 magnet swap route

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The mini bar (off topic & misc) / Re: Al di Meola

« on: October 25, 2016, 04:09:25 AM »

Egyptian Danza