sexybeast Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 I have a guitar i put together with old parts. It's pretty nice, really, but the pickups are out of an Ibanez RX170. They're decent, but not as musical as I'd like. I was thinking about buying a rewire kit and one of THESE or buying this set or THESE Do the single coils have enough crunch and drive to give me a decent hard rock tone, ala Ratt or VH? I'm going through a Line 6 POD, if that helps. I have both types of pickuard, so that's no problem. I want a bit more TONE, but some PUNCH too. Anyone with experience, please help. I'm leaning tward the whole set, but need help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calavera Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 I'll build you a single coil including shipping for 50(dollar?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spazzyone Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 i have bought a few of these. god only knows where tey are made but they are made well they are even copper sheilded and if you search his items youll find white,black and zebra with black or chrome rails they are actualy very good sounding pickups with good power 14K and hell swing a deal with you on three. these are what ive been using as my sustainer and they work great for that too. here is the link http://cgi.ebay.com/Guitar-Parts-MINI-RAIL...1QQcmdZViewItem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert_the_damned Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 Personally I'd either go for the full humbuckers or the set of rail single sized pickups. just install a coil tap and you've got all the single coil tones too! (though I s'pose with a normall DPDT switch you could only get two of the three rail pickups to coil tap if you bought a toggle switch with more contacts though you could have them all taped!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prs man Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 I know nothing about guitar fetish. what I can tell you is carvin makes a twin coil that are vary hot and sound great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexybeast Posted November 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 Thanks guys. I think I'm going with Robert's suggestion. Coil tapping will let me have the best of both worlds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al heeley Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 I've just got a set of those fat paf zebras for my current build. This will be my 6th set of GFS pickups now. I've been through vintage strat s/c's and overwound black hex HB's as well as vintage paf HB's for a 335-type. I think they represent excellent value for money, tone and clarity has been great, not yet wired up the fat paf zebras, but being 4-conductor you can get the best of borht worlds. Good luck with the build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 Scott Rosenberger is selling a set of Carvins for $60. Not to put my nose where it doesn't belong, but I bet he'd part with them for $50 if you offered. I've never asked him, of course, so I can't speak for him... but if he agrees, that's $50 pretty well spent. Here's the thread: http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.ph...=26119&st=0 I only mention it because I'd grab'em for myself if humbucking pickups were at all a priority for me right now. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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