Radical Pick-up swap (Custom 22) or new guitar

[DISTORT6]

It’s a keeper! There is too much sentimental attachment to that one… I may not be able to bring myself to mess with the pickups!

I wouldn’t.

 

[LFliegs]

Have you tried a Paul’s guitar (2019 and after) 408 pickups are excellent in those. Also used in Modern Eagle V. Necks are fantastic.

I have not tried those. Seems like a ton of tones on tap. I think I’ll need to check those out.

 

[LFliegs]

I wouldn’t.

Maybe I’ll tinker with the McCarty instead… there is something really nice going on with that guitar in the low-mids/resonance and how it comes through the pickups, so maybe not.

This is going to play out with a third PRS - right?

 

[DISTORT6]

This is going to play out with a third PRS - right?

Yup. Always does.

 

[aphantomvaper]

Maybe I’ll tinker with the McCarty instead… there is something really nice going on with that guitar in the low-mids/resonance and how it comes through the pickups, so maybe not.

This is going to play out with a third PRS - right?

Yes the need will drive it. Swapping the guitar in your hand is easier than swapping pickups.

 

[dogrocketp]

I put 57/08’s with the 5 way rotary in my Custom 22. Smokin hot sounds.

 

[vchizzle]

Demos sound cool, but from what I’m reading some folks seem to think that it just does an ok (but not great) job of each pickup style. I wonder if a more dedicated P90 in hum size would do a better job of that sound? I’d trade versatility for a killer tone.

As an aside - any thoughts on ditching the five way knob? Can’t say I love it…

I changed mine out for McCarty switching. It’s a question of how much you like/use the middle 3 positions of the rotary. I mean if you wanting different, spending time outside of full humbucker mode might be worth the time, especially on the clean/light crunch Hendrix-y stuff.

 

[RedGuitars]

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I have 57/08’s in my Custom 22

 

[bluenova]

Don’t. Swap. The. Dragon I’s!!!

 

[LFliegs]

Don’t. Swap. The. Dragon I’s!!!

Yeah - I’ll probably leave it stock.

For folks that have made the switch to 57/08 from either Dragon or McCarty pickups - are you happy you did it? Was it a big tone change?

My latest thinking is that these are relatively subtle differences between these humbuckers and maybe I should reorient toward adding a guitar with a whole different p/up style like Soapbar or SSS Strat.

Or would a 57/08 (say in a Singlecut) add something different enough to the mix?

 

[LFliegs]

This is going to play out with a third PRS - right?

So that is how it played out…

 

[DISTORT6]

Exactly as predicted.