Lets look at our guitars thread
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Walter Sobchak said:
Was feeling a bit unmotivated recently and was thinking about getting an Epiphone Les Paul but ended up with this:
What a great guitar for not a lot of money.
I don’t know much about mods but would a pickup change be tricky to do?.
Looks nice. Having owned a few Squiers (one since 1982) I know that they can play really well, especially with a decent set up. Set up can also include adjusting pick up heights and/or pole pieces (if adjustable). If they just sound a bit bright like one of my cheaper Squiers (with ceramic pickups) I just roll the tone knobs back a little bit.What a great guitar for not a lot of money.
I don’t know much about mods but would a pickup change be tricky to do?.
A pickup change isn't hard to do, but you could easily spend a good chunk again on them, especially if you have to pay someone else to fit them. That starts to beg the question; why not buy a more expensive/better sounding guitar in the first place?
I can't really knock people for buying guitars and changing pickups as I've done it myself* (and changed some back again!), but in hindsight I've sometimes thought I should have just spent more on the guitar in the first place.
* My 1982 Squier Strat has a set of Bareknuckle pickups that cost more than the guitar did new, plus I re-wired it with new pots/caps. Similar for my old Epiphone LP I bought for my 30th (many years ago
) which has BK pickups and essentially the same wiring and electrics as a Gibson. I'm sentimentally attached to both though...The 40th Anniversary JV Squier I bought last year with my retirement present from work is totally standard and I just spent a lot of time adjusting the heights and general set up. Sounds great after that.
Edited by OldSkoolRS on Wednesday 9th August 21:36
OldSkoolRS said:
Looks nice. Having owned a few Squiers (one since 1982) I know that they can play really well, especially with a decent set up. Set up can also include adjusting pick up heights and/or pole pieces (if adjustable). If they just sound a bit bright like one of my cheaper Squiers (with ceramic pickups) I just roll the tone knobs back a little bit.
A pickup change isn't hard to do, but you could easily spend a good chunk again on them, especially if you have to pay someone else to fit them. That starts to beg the question; why not buy a more expensive/better sounding guitar in the first place?
I can't really knock people for buying guitars and changing pickups as I've done it myself* (and changed some back again!), but in hindsight I've sometimes thought I should have just spent more on the guitar in the first place.
* My 1982 Squier Strat has a set of Bareknuckle pickups that cost more than the guitar did new, plus I re-wired it with new pots/caps. Similar for my old Epiphone LP I bought for my 30th (many years ago ) which has BK pickups and essentially the same wiring and electrics as a Gibson. I'm sentimentally attached to both though...
The 40th Anniversary JV Squier I bought last year with my retirement present from work is totally standard and I just spent a lot of time adjusting the heights and general set up. Sounds great after that.
I’ve spent an hour or so playing it tonight and it does feel pretty good to be honest, does need setting up as action feels a little high for my liking but not a million miles off, it’s also got a set of 9s on it which I have to change to 10s.A pickup change isn't hard to do, but you could easily spend a good chunk again on them, especially if you have to pay someone else to fit them. That starts to beg the question; why not buy a more expensive/better sounding guitar in the first place?
I can't really knock people for buying guitars and changing pickups as I've done it myself* (and changed some back again!), but in hindsight I've sometimes thought I should have just spent more on the guitar in the first place.
* My 1982 Squier Strat has a set of Bareknuckle pickups that cost more than the guitar did new, plus I re-wired it with new pots/caps. Similar for my old Epiphone LP I bought for my 30th (many years ago
) which has BK pickups and essentially the same wiring and electrics as a Gibson. I'm sentimentally attached to both though...The 40th Anniversary JV Squier I bought last year with my retirement present from work is totally standard and I just spent a lot of time adjusting the heights and general set up. Sounds great after that.
Edited by OldSkoolRS on Wednesday 9th August 21:36
There’s nothing wrong with the pickups, I’ve just wanted to try out some Lace Sensors for a while and am unwilling to alter my Strat so putting them in this seems like a good possible good idea!, I’m going to leave it as is for a while though and see if I change my mind.
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