Thurbs Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Hi guys. I have two of these (one is de-fretted). How would I go about upgrading the pickups and pre-amp? This is a really dumb question I know... Also, can anyone make some recomendations about which pickups and pre-amps are best? I am not looking for a partocular style or tone, just a guitar which is well rounded and has a flexible set of tones on offer. I would also prefer a 3 band pre-amp, but can live with the current 2 band setup... Any help apreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 What don't you like about what is already in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 For soapbar and three band options I'd look at Aguilar. The OBP3 is fine pre and has lots of different options available to let you keep routing to an absolute minimum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 If money is no object, I'd recommend John East preamps. THe U-retro would be perfect. You would need to drill one more hole, but I would hope that would not be a big issue for the extra functionality. It's no big deal. No different to drilling a hole in any old piece of wood. Just make sure you do it right, first time! I just find the East preamps the most musical to my ears. Admittedly I have not tried everything else out there. My philosophiy with mid frequency selection is ... why put up with fixed mid frequency (or two or 3 switchable frequencies,like an Audere or an Aguilar for example) when you can have a proper parametric mids control with an East. I really do find I can tell the difference with only small tweaks of mid frequency. What's the cavity like at the back ? Plenty of room in there ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurbs Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 Hi guys, thanks for the input. There is the usual ammount of space in the back, just enough but could be better... kind of thing. I like the look of the John East pre-amps, they look great. I shall go with the U-Retro 4 to avoid more drilling! Does anyone have any recommendations on pickups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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