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I played a mates guitar the other day. It’s a great guitar from a reputable custom builder so it’s not the guitar I can guarantee as it resonates wonderfully acoustically so I felt it must be the pickups as to why I thought it sounded a bit dull/lifeless.
Now I’ve posted before on here highlighting my feelings of these boutique type PAF pickup builders charging silly money for their pickups etc but I’m starting to believe there might be something in it. Or it could be that I’m just starting to believe the hype that flies around us all the time.
Do any of you guys swear by these high priced pickups i.e. do you really think they make a difference installing them on your guitar.
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Bulldog, Oil City (I've tried these two), alegree, creamery will all do a set for 150-180 quid that will sound anything but dull and lifeless. Considering you would spend the same money on a pair of dimarzio or Duncan pickups it's a bit of a no brainer.
If it sounds good (harmonics, sustain) acoustically, then that is enough for me.
So yeah, maybe that particular guitar needs a hotter pickup to bring it to life. But if PAF is what it calls for and your mate wants, then "dull and lifeless" is the last thing I would associate with a good set of pickups in that ballpark (boutique or not)...
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for 500k made a noticeable difference and stopped me wanting to swap the pickups.
It’s usually high wind pickups that sound over compressed and dull.