I have a S2 Mira that I like a lot. That said, I've been wondering if it would sound even better with different pickups. Maybe even Core Mira pickups. Anyone out there changed out the stock S2 Mira pickups to anything else? If so what did you think of the change?
anyone changed pickups in a S2 Mira?
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gball
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I did. Dropped the SD in the bridge and the PAF Pro in the neck with very good results. Turned it into a much more versatile and tonally balanced guitar (vs the stock PuPs), but to be honest after a year or so I grew a bit weary of the Super Distortion - it sounds great, but is so hot it is hard to tame - so I switched it up and put in a set of Slash pickups. Man, I cannot tell you how great they sound in that guitar. It's like they were made for it: full and round but with great articulation and bite. At volume, there is an incredible amount of interaction with the amp, and they are really sensitive to the volume/tone controls, which is something that is very important to me. I changed out the pots too as the stock ones are junk. The volume pot failed on me and I can't use the coil split with the Slash's so it got two new CTS pots. I also have a set of Jonesy Blues handwound PAFs that I think I am going to try in it at some point to compare to the SD's, will probably buy another pickguard and build a whole new setup on it. I can connect the ground with a bullet connector and that way I'd be able to change out pickups in a few minutes to suit my mood.
gball
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They are a perfect match for the Mira. The set I had came out of a LP and they are the zebra bobbins, which look quite ludicrous in my black Mira, but they sound so great in it they may end up being the keepers, although I would really like to try those Jonesy Blues PAFs in it one day.
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