Scooby Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 I was just wondering were people buy their pickups? where do you get good pickups for a great price? Like where would be the cheapest place to buy EMG's 81 and 85? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted February 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Ebay is the best place? There isn't a better on-line store were you could purchase them new? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Here is the best place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPL Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Never mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eiseyrokker Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 eBay really is the best place. basically cuz theres not that much harm you can do to a pickup, and though the resale value will go down, they dont really lose there tone or anything. so if you can find it on eBay, its just as good as store bought. you may have to extend a wire or two, but its not that much of a problem. (this is what i did for my last guitar) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 eBay really is the best place. basically cuz theres not that much harm you can do to a pickup, and though the resale value will go down, they dont really lose there tone or anything. so if you can find it on eBay, its just as good as store bought. you may have to extend a wire or two, but its not that much of a problem. (this is what i did for my last guitar) Oh, I'm not so sure about that. You need to ask the seller the obvious questions : "Has the pu ever been taken apart ?" If they say yes, go into more detail like : " has the bar magnet(s) ever been taken out and are they original ?" or in the case of a single-coil : "have the pole-pieces ever been moved ?" " has the wiring ever been changed, such as a 2 lead wire, converted to 4 leads?" " has it been potted in anyway since it left the factory?" A big concern would be if they ever did something stupid, like have their pickups near a magnet, like a speaker. Then the pu wouldn't be as powerful as it's suppose to be. Check the shipping. A lot of those guys set the shipping amount quite a bit higher than the real shipping would be. There are plenty of little crappy things that the average joe can do to guitar pickups, either out of curiosity or stupidity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 i agree. as the pickups are more used the magnets get older and worn.this can effect the tone but in most cases pickups of ebay are fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 i always buy pickups new....i don't want a worn corner or anthing...plus if you get them off ebay,they don't usually come with the right pots.then you have to buy those..but basically if it is used,it will not look as nice on a brand new just built guitar and the link litch gave you is where i buy them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 I would think with EMG's active circuits it adds to the stupid/mischevious things you can do to harm them. Plus a warranty is nice. I find for many of these things ebay doesnt really save you much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotrock Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Build them yourself. Priced up Jason Lollars pickup winder and think I can do it for about 35GBP (probably cheaper if I was more patient and found most bits second hand). That doesn't include his book though at 20GBP Pickup parts aren't too expensive and I think that I will rocoup all the money as I'm going to do 2 guitars (a total of 3 humbuckers and 2 single coils). Not sure if it would be worth the money for just a couple of pickups though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted February 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Has anyone made there own pickups here? Don't know if I want to get into another project right now. Also does anyone know how those $14 dollar pickups are at the link given before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnForgiven Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 $14 dosen't sound like it's going to get you a lot of bang for your buck. I wouldn't skimp on pickups. They contribute the most to your overall sound of your guitar other then type of wood you use. Deffinatly do not to get cheap-o ones if your expecting to get a good sound out of it. If you don't want to deal with active pickups, then you should take a look at Dimarzio. www.dimarzio.com They have a lot of bang for your buck, and on their website you can check out the specs of each one. I picked up an air norton 7 and blaze 7 for the 7 string I'm building. You should check out the Evolution and Air Norton pickups if your looking at the EMG 81 and 85. Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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