Need help with pickups.

[R4L]

Hello. :)

I need some advice on pickups for my guitar. Here's the model:



I know, it's a knock off of a good Gibson, but it plays great so whatever. :P

However, the pickups are junk. I get terrible sustains. They seriously hum for maybe 2 seconds? I just want a better tone and better sustaining, but I'm not sure what kind of pickups to buy. Some friends told me to get the EMG 81/85 set, since it's classic I guess, but I can't afford to spend that much on pickups.

Any ideas?

[jdawg]

Depends on what you want to play like

[R4L]

Depends on what you want to play like

I want a nice metal tone. Something with good rhythm tone and solid lead tones.

[gebbss]

Some real EMGs are quite the good bet for a nice sound.

[R4L]

Some real EMGs are quite the good bet for a nice sound.

Yeah I was thinking about going with the 81/85 combo but they're active pickups. I'm really looking for passive.

[Scutch-Nukem]

Seymour Duncan Hot Rodded pickup set, its like 170 US dollars I think.

Great for many genres, in fact, Dave Mustaine used this set on many of his guitars when he used Jackson.

Edit: http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/Seymour-Duncan-Hot-Rodded-Humbucker-Set-?sku=300030

[R4L]

Seymour Duncan Hot Rodded pickup set, its like 170 US dollars I think.

Great for many genres, in fact, Dave Mustaine used this set on many of his guitars when he used Jackson.

Edit: http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/Seymour-Duncan-Hot-Rodded-Humbucker-Set-?sku=300030

That's good enough for me haha. Now what's it mean by hotrodded? That's not a specific type of installation is it?

[mitch951]

Seymour Duncan Hot Rodded pickup set, its like 170 US dollars I think.

Great for many genres, in fact, Dave Mustaine used this set on many of his guitars when he used Jackson.

Edit: http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/Seymour-Duncan-Hot-Rodded-Humbucker-Set-?sku=300030

That's good enough for me haha. Now what's it mean by hotrodded? That's not a specific type of installation is it?

raffle, ive recommended those to you in the past :P

[R4L]

Seymour Duncan Hot Rodded pickup set, its like 170 US dollars I think.

Great for many genres, in fact, Dave Mustaine used this set on many of his guitars when he used Jackson.

Edit: http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/Seymour-Duncan-Hot-Rodded-Humbucker-Set-?sku=300030

That's good enough for me haha. Now what's it mean by hotrodded? That's not a specific type of installation is it?

raffle, ive recommended those to you in the past :P

Have you? Must have been when I didn't have the money to get them. :)

[Scutch-Nukem]

Seymour Duncan Hot Rodded pickup set, its like 170 US dollars I think.

Great for many genres, in fact, Dave Mustaine used this set on many of his guitars when he used Jackson.

Edit: http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/Seymour-Duncan-Hot-Rodded-Humbucker-Set-?sku=300030

That's good enough for me haha. Now what's it mean by hotrodded? That's not a specific type of installation is it?

Hotrodded's just the name of the set, you install them like any passive pickup set. No batteries required! I have the set equipped on most of my humbucker equipped guitars.

Edit: Insanely versatile too, I can go from a nice jazz clean sound to a heavy rip your balls off thrash metal tone with the flick of a (toggle) switch!

[R4L]

Seymour Duncan Hot Rodded pickup set, its like 170 US dollars I think.

Great for many genres, in fact, Dave Mustaine used this set on many of his guitars when he used Jackson.

Edit: http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/Seymour-Duncan-Hot-Rodded-Humbucker-Set-?sku=300030

That's good enough for me haha. Now what's it mean by hotrodded? That's not a specific type of installation is it?

Hotrodded's just the name of the set, you install them like any passive pickup set. No batteries required! I have the set equipped on most of my humbucker equipped guitars.

Edit: Insanely versatile too, I can go from a nice jazz clean sound to a heavy rip your balls off thrash metal tone with the flick of a (toggle) switch!

Just what I want then haha. I'll see how much I've got so far, and if my Dad will help me install them haha.

Thanks dudes!