thinking about pickups

[horax]

Anybody know if PRS sells the Paul's guitar pickups separately?
If they do, would they fit in the SE version of the same guitar?

i know they're not exactly the same design, but if you had the right rings, could it work?

 

[toothace]

Nope

https://us.prsaccessories.com/collections/pickups

 

[Mozzi]

Anybody know if PRS sells the Paul's guitar pickups separately?
If they do, would they fit in the SE version of the same guitar?

i know they're not exactly the same design, but if you had the right rings, could it work?

Even if they did sell the US TCI Pick-ups, they wouldn't fit the SE Paul's guitar.

The US TCI Pick-ups are longer and narrower than a standard Humbucker. The SE version (TCI 'S' Pick-ups) are the same size as a standard Pick-up and, as such, have the same routing too. The TCI US built Pick-ups can only fit in the Paul's guitar (older ones too) or replace one of the Pick-ups on the 408 (I believe the other is a Standard Humbucker size).

I am sure there are threads that have asked the same and a photo of both a standard Humbucker ring and a TCI/408 Pick up ring which shows how different they are - including the screw positions too so you would need to do some wood work to the body to get them to fit and likely to have a gap to fill and paint match.

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

They do not sell PG pickups in a retail setting. However...it is possible to find them occasionally through different dealers who get groupings of pickups in.

 

[John Beef]

@garrett posted just such a pic a few weeks ago

 

[horax]

devious little boogers over there.
they knew people would try this, but that's ok.

from the online sound samples they sound very similar...too close for me to complain about.

Thanks for the help, guys.

 

[garrettb]

Wow, you guys did my work for me. Thanks!