hey guys posting after a long time. and i have a question to ask. should i replace the bridge pickup on my Ibanez GRG170DX with a DiMarzio X2N? i know its a good pickup. but is it worth putting in my ibanez? if i change both the pickups, it will cost as much as my guitar lol so worth the upgrade? i am gonna change only the bridge pickup for now.
yeah bro...........u will notice the diff as soon as u plug in..........and the neck will probly sound really weak afterwards..........
i want to replace it because the stock pickups are uber noisy and i have problems with pinch harmonics. if i play my friend's ESP Viper 10 with some seymour duncans on the same patch, i can do harmonics very easily. my current setup is Digitech RP350 and Marshall MG15CDR
Well if you see yourself managing to save up for a (much) better guitar then I'd say wait for that. But if you see this as being your guitar in the long run then a pickup change wouldn't hurt. Keep in mind though that it's not only the pickups that will suddenly give you the sound you desire.
Get actives, they will compensate a lot for the quality of wood... Other factors that will affect sound are the bridge, strings n to a very minor extent tuners. Getting actives will cover up a lot for other things.
i am saving up for a new guitar. but its gonna take atleast like 18 more months. so for that i need to change the pickups of the current one now
ah i am kinda not into actives. any other suggestions for passive pickups? currently i am looking at DiMarzio X2N and Evo 2 for bridge. will change the neck pickup when i have more cash.
SD Custom SH5 was something I was considering once upon a time. Not as middy as the SH4 and not too hot either. You want something as hot as the X2N? Look at the Duncan SH6 or SH15.