Thinking About An Upgrade

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XerXes

Thinking About An Upgrade

Post by XerXes »

I have had my 94 strat since I picked it up at the store in 94 :) . I have since installed locking tuners, strap locks, and EMG SA pickups with a mid boost. I love the sound of my guitar and have since I set it all up.

Recently I have had the privilage of playing a 92 strat with EMG 85's installed. I love the extra punch from the bottom end pickup.

I want to combo the 85 and the sa pickups. Is this even possible? I would use the 85 as my tremelo pickup and then the two sa's as the body and neck pickups. Will this be an easy thing or do I need special wiring and volume controls? Also will this work with the Mid boost I have? I dont want to buy the extra pickup and find it not to work. I also dont want to give up the bluesy sound of the neck SA.

Thanks

Edit: found this page here. http://www.magdonmusic.com/accessories/Pickups.html So I know its possible. I did all the wiring myself and wouldnt know where to start with my current setup.
Metallifold
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Re: Thinking About An Upgrade

Post by Metallifold »

yeha, suppose it's possible if you wire it correctly.
But I don't know how the sound will hold? Please inform me/ us about the sound when you're finnished.
XerXes

Re: Thinking About An Upgrade

Post by XerXes »

I was pointed in the right direction from someone on the board. Aparently EMG sells these kinds of sets. However there is no mention of the mid range boost. I was also thinking of adding a low boost to add throught to my sound. Im trying to ratain that david gilmour sound while adding a metallica sweep to the fold. I will need to get a ahold of wiring diagrams to complete the task