Lewguitar
Old Know It All
You kept the rotary switch? How do all the pickup combos sound? As good as before?After the swap..
They sound great. The magnet orientation on the OX4's was different than the Dragons. The screw coils were both the same. I had to reverse the hot and ground on the bridge pickup to get the single coil settings in phase. I'm not sure they are hum canceling now but the output is about the same as before. I like the OX4s much better!
Lewguitar
Old Know It All
You need one pickup to be reversed electrically and reversed magnetically to get humcabcelling when the two screw coils are combined in series. That would be the #3 setting on the switch. Makes a sound like a middle humbucker, although there is no middle humbucker...obviously!
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DISTORT6
NJ Devil
Nice! Tortoise Shell is a great OG color. So was Root Beer. I could never tell them apart.
Glad to see you sorted out the tuners. That first pic…well…that’s a first.
Glad to see you sorted out the tuners. That first pic…well…that’s a first.
Simon Says
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Thanks. Its Tortoise.
Yeah. I took that pick just after unpacking. This is my first PRS with these style tuners. I had to research how to use them lolNice! Tortoise Shell is a great OG color. So was Root Beer. I could never tell them apart.
Glad to see you sorted out the tuners. That first pic…well…that’s a first.
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NJ Devil
Simon Says
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Hot af
Lewguitar
Old Know It All
I'd look for a Korean made SE Singlecut. Look for one with a colored top...like black.
They seem to resonate slightly better than the flame top ones that have a thin flame top glued over a plain maple top.
Less glue, less layers, less tone loss.
Or so they say.
SinSir
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Why would someone drop in pickups worth more than the guitar? All for modcentral on a SE.. but these are special pickups. My first advice wouldn't be get an SE.
I'd consider a used S2 594 like this:
PRS S2 Singlecut Semi-Hollow 2014 - 2019 | Reverb
The S2 Singlecut Semi-Hollow features a mahogany body and neck with figured maple top, rosewood fretboard, 25” scale length, stoptail, and #7 humbuckers Also available as a solid body
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But S2 594s are getting close to what I paid for a new Gibson LP Standard in 2019.
SinSir
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Be patient they can be had for around half that. I wouldn't pay those prices either. Used core territory.I'd consider a used S2 594 like this:
PRS S2 Singlecut Semi-Hollow 2014 - 2019 | Reverb
The S2 Singlecut Semi-Hollow features a mahogany body and neck with figured maple top, rosewood fretboard, 25” scale length, stoptail, and #7 humbuckers Also available as a solid body
But S2 594s are getting close to what I paid for a new Gibson LP Standard in 2019.
Lewguitar
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If it sounds great, looks great and plays great I would! Here's my SE with Duncan Antiquitys. Sounds as good as any of of CE-22's or my CU-22.
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Huge SD fan here.. but SD and OX4 are two different classes of pickups.
I wouldn't choose an SE for OX4 and that's nothing against an SE. But slap some SDs in all day long and have fun!
Lewguitar
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I am humbled...NOT!
It's a great guitar. As deserving of great pickups as any Core model I own.
But I am curious now about the OX4 pickups. I'd like to try them!
I'm a pickup junkie. Always have been. Onto the next. even better, thing!
I really like the Duncan Antiquitys Mj in the Duncan Custom Shop has wound for me.
Roughcast alnico 2 magnets.
Great for everything from soaring Rock Anthem solos to British Blues or Allman Brothers Blues.
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gush
Where is that speedo pic
I’ll take ‘em if they’re still available
