YetAnotherRushFan
New Member
- Joined
- Feb 18, 2019
- Messages
- 18
So I picked up a nice 2012 SE custom 24 that has the Seymour Duncan TB-4 JB and SH-2N pair.
I expected these pickups to sound better– after all, these are highly regarded aftermarket pickups, and the stock units are not exactly first-rate. But what kind of surprises me is just how much overall *bass* the Seymour Duncan pickups have– especially the bridge. That pickup has made the overall balance of the guitar much lower. Stock, it's a bright sounding guitar; with this set, not at all.
(I have another, completely stock SE custom 24 I'm comparing it to.)
Here is my question (I'm a beginner): Is it usual for better pickups to have more bass/a lower balance?
The only other difference between the two guitars is that the stock one has nine gauge strings and the new one with the Seymour Duncans tens. Yes I know thicker strings will give a bit deeper tone but not anywhere near this difference in my experience.
(Stock, this guitar is a killer value; with $150 in pickups, it's flat out amazing!)
I expected these pickups to sound better– after all, these are highly regarded aftermarket pickups, and the stock units are not exactly first-rate. But what kind of surprises me is just how much overall *bass* the Seymour Duncan pickups have– especially the bridge. That pickup has made the overall balance of the guitar much lower. Stock, it's a bright sounding guitar; with this set, not at all.
(I have another, completely stock SE custom 24 I'm comparing it to.)
Here is my question (I'm a beginner): Is it usual for better pickups to have more bass/a lower balance?
The only other difference between the two guitars is that the stock one has nine gauge strings and the new one with the Seymour Duncans tens. Yes I know thicker strings will give a bit deeper tone but not anywhere near this difference in my experience.
(Stock, this guitar is a killer value; with $150 in pickups, it's flat out amazing!)