Lewguitar
Old Know It All
This is the one that I got cheap because the previous owner replaced the Dragon II's with Duncans, but didn't know how to solder or rewire a guitar. I put new volume and tone controls in and reused the guy's 3 way switch.
Here's how it looked when I got it:
Here's how it looks now:
I've been on the lookout for a set of pickups for this guitar that sound as good to me as the Dragon I's in my '95 CE22 and CU22.
In this guitar, I've been using a Duncan 59B as the neck pickup and a Duncan JB as the bridge pickup. They balance nicely and sound great together. I prefer an 8K neck pickup.
I replaced the polished A5 magnet in the 59B neck pickup with a roughcast A4 magnet like the Dragon I used. That reduced the bass a touch and made the mids a little chewier. I replaced the polished A5 magnet in the JB with a roughcast A5 to soften the sizzle in its treble.
That is now a killer pickup set.
Anyone who likes hot pickup sets (like the Dragon I set) would enjoy that 59/JB set. They don't sound quite the same, but you can play the same things with either set.
But today I replaced that set with a John Suhr SSV neck humbucker and SSH+ bridge humbucker set. I used the 3 way switch already there.
Awesome pickups. Slightly different sound from any other humbuckers I've used. They sound killer with distortion and overdrive but there's also an acoustic quality about them. They sound nice strummed.
The SSH+ seems at least as powerful as my Dragon I bridge pickups. It seems to have a slightly more open voice than the Dragon I, that is not quite as dense. Compared to the JB it has a lot less of that nasal honk and treble sizzle some complain about.
The SSV neck pickup startled me! It sounds great overdriven and it's hotter than most neck humbuckers in today's "paf" sets. But it has clarity and note separation. It has almost an acoustic quality when I strum chords, but it's killer for bluesy lead too.
I love the Dragon I set. It's my favoite set of PRS pickups. And I like it even better with the old rotary switch selections.
But these Suhrs sound great too!
Here's how it looked when I got it:
Here's how it looks now:
I've been on the lookout for a set of pickups for this guitar that sound as good to me as the Dragon I's in my '95 CE22 and CU22.
In this guitar, I've been using a Duncan 59B as the neck pickup and a Duncan JB as the bridge pickup. They balance nicely and sound great together. I prefer an 8K neck pickup.
I replaced the polished A5 magnet in the 59B neck pickup with a roughcast A4 magnet like the Dragon I used. That reduced the bass a touch and made the mids a little chewier. I replaced the polished A5 magnet in the JB with a roughcast A5 to soften the sizzle in its treble.
That is now a killer pickup set.
Anyone who likes hot pickup sets (like the Dragon I set) would enjoy that 59/JB set. They don't sound quite the same, but you can play the same things with either set.
But today I replaced that set with a John Suhr SSV neck humbucker and SSH+ bridge humbucker set. I used the 3 way switch already there.
Awesome pickups. Slightly different sound from any other humbuckers I've used. They sound killer with distortion and overdrive but there's also an acoustic quality about them. They sound nice strummed.
The SSH+ seems at least as powerful as my Dragon I bridge pickups. It seems to have a slightly more open voice than the Dragon I, that is not quite as dense. Compared to the JB it has a lot less of that nasal honk and treble sizzle some complain about.
The SSV neck pickup startled me! It sounds great overdriven and it's hotter than most neck humbuckers in today's "paf" sets. But it has clarity and note separation. It has almost an acoustic quality when I strum chords, but it's killer for bluesy lead too.
I love the Dragon I set. It's my favoite set of PRS pickups. And I like it even better with the old rotary switch selections.
But these Suhrs sound great too!
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