59/09 in an SE 245? Is it a worthy upgrade?

[stankbank]

I recently got a 245 SE guitar - I absolutely love it! It plays very well and its become my go to 'everyday guitar'. I was never a person to replace pickups in guitars - literally have never done this. I currently play through a Fractal Audio FM9 Turbo, into stereo studio monitors (Yamahas).

I was looking into PU replacements and the 59/09's come up alot. Do you think there is a worthy upgrade from the stock SE S pickups to the 59/09? Are the differences large enough to justify the cost?

Anyone have any experience in this area? Thanks in advance!

 

[Simon Says]

If it's your go to guitar then I say yes

 

[andy474x]

Absolutely. I put 57/08’s in an SE Akesson (basically a signature model SE245) and love it, also put a 59/09 in an S2 and love that. 57/08 or 59/09, if you love the guitar you can’t go wrong!

 

[Alnus Rubra]

The SE245 is such a great platform for mods.

Go for it.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Do it.

 

[bodia]

Absolutely do it.

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

Yerp

 

[gush]

5909s will be an eye opener. Buy em used so you can afford to buy more pickups

 

[Ovibos]

Do it if you like. I think it'll make it a bit less hot, right?

I happen to love the 245"S" pickups in my Zach Myers.

 

[markd21]

Do it.

 

[László]

What everyone else said. If you like a more 'rock and roll' pickup, there you are. It's perfect.

 

[rickcard71]

Yes, I am thinking about doing the same thing, same pups same guitar as you.

 

[SinSir]

5909 is always the right answer, unless its 5708, 5915whatever, \m/, DW, oh D1s, DGT, etc etc etc

Yes 5909 would be a worthy upgrade, but consider 5909 in bridge and 5708 in neck.. killer combo!