What to do ? ( Pickup Question )

[vanhalenrock]

I bought a new Seymour Duncan SH-1 '59 Bridge pickup ........ my original plan was to build a guitar cause i aint got enough cash to buy a brand new guitar...... and my current guitar which is still my first guitar doesnt have decent pickups or a floyd or anything but i really love the neck and the feel of the guitar, so im wondering if i should start building another guitar ( which might not feel as good as my current one) but may sound better than my guitar atm............. or stick the new '59 in my guitar i have! i have no clue wot to do so im asking for some feedback here if anyone could give me some advice, it would be much appreciated!

My current guitar is an Ibanez SA160QM



SA neck
• Quilted Maple top/Mahogany body
• Large frets
• SAT 30 bridge
• AS2 (S) neck pu
• AS2 (S) mid pu
• AH4 (H) bridge pu

[El_jalepeno]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Who cares if your guitar is a piece of shit or the most beautiful instrument in the world? Only you! With that being said, it is a lot cheaper to drop a new pup into a guitar you already like rather than building from scratch and hoping for the best.

[MattM]

drop that duncan in there and wire it up. you can get wiring schematics at www.seymourduncan.com under support.

[GuitarsAndTacos]

I agree with mattm. I say put it in your current axe. Building a new one is awfully expensive (just as expensive as buying a nice guitar) and it's one hell of a job too. Not to mention, if you change your mind later on, you can always take out the SH-1 from your Ibanez and stick it in your newly built guitar

[Mr.Sinister]

Id put a Dimarzio X2N in the bridge. Its a really HOT Pickup.

[vanhalenrock]

Thanks for feedback guys!, much appreciated , By adding a floyd rose do u think i would ruin the sound of the guitar? after its routed etc?

[El_jalepeno]

Not at all! And if you decide to drop a Floyd in there, read this first:

http://www.guitars101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14258

nope it won't affect the sound just modify that thing if the feels is right for you. my guitar is just a GSA60 (much lower than your SA160) but it plays great so i just replaced the pick ups with Dimarzio Evo's and dropped in a Floyd.

here's my guitar.

http://www.guitars101.com/forums/showthr...4&page=1&pp=10

[mab8485]

Wont a floyd thin the sound out a bit?

as lon as the contact between the post and the bridge is good the sound wouldn't change. Listen to Steve Vai, he's got a floyd on all his guitars and his tone is awesome.

[mab8485]

But he also runs through a fuckload of expensive equipment. Im not saying that floyded guitars sound worse, just saying that it thins out the sound a little.

[VB]

anything thats not mounted solid to the body is going to be thinner. its just plain physics. floyds do add some mass compared to other trems. but its still only 2 tiny contact points. unlike a hardtail that is commonly 4 or string through that has 8 contact points.... Fender strat has a contact area of about 5 square inches on their hardtails. Most trems have some wood removed for them so that decreases body mass too.
VB

[vanhalenrock]

I'm very confused my Guitar has a regular trem unit on it.... will i need to get the guitar routed to fit a floyd on ? my guitar also has a very thin body probablly one of the lightest guitars on the market, if any of u have played or held a SA model From Ibanez u will know how thin and light these guitars are...... i do want to add a floyde it would be much cheaper than buying a whole new guitar, but then again i dont wanna ruin a perfectly good guitar

[Karkki]

Originally Posted by mab8485

Wont a floyd thin the sound out a bit?

I locked the floyd in my Jackson with a piece of wood in the "strings department" 'cause I have also an Ibanez RG570 with floyd. My Jackson sounds much better nowadays so I would say floyd thins the sound more than a bit.