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Fingersmcoy
Username: Fingersmcoy
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 4:52 pm: | |
I just bought an AS73Im thinking on changing the Pups.The pups that are in there now are ACH1, ACH2. I heard a demo of the AS73 w/ these pups and im not all that thrilled ? What would be an upgrade,or better pups to put in the AS73.p.s.I would like an exact fit w/ out any mods.I would hate to have to get the chainsaw out of the shead ! |
Gemberbier
Username: Gemberbier
Registered: 05-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 6:19 pm: | |
That's an easy one: Super 58's.
Now there are roughly 4 different kinds of Super 58's:
1] Japanese Super 58's with 3 adjustment screws;
2] Japanese Super 58's with 2 adjustment screws;
3] Korean Super 58's with 2 adjustment screws;
4] Chinese Custom Super 58's with 2 adjustment screws.
Nr 1 and 2 are the most expensive.
Nr. 1 is not suitable, unless you drill an extra hole in the pickup suspension.
Nr. 2 is suitable, but as I mentioned quite expensive.
Nr. 3 is good and cheaper (standard in the Cort built Artstars)
Nr. 4 is even cheaper but according to Ibanezfreak they're not AlNiCo but ceramic.
There is a thread somewhere on ICW where Freak mentions the list prices of all of these pickups:
Let's do a search:
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Posted on Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - 01:04 pm:
I emailed one of my contacts at Hoshino USA and here are the list prices on the Super 58's currently available..
Japan 3PU1J158G1 Neck $95
Japan3PU1J158G2Bridge $95
Korea 3PU1C158G1 Neck $66
Korea 3PU1C158G2 Bridge $66
China 3PU1H58NG Neck $44
China 3PU1H58BG Bridge $44
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OK, but these are gold.
Then there was this one in the same thread:
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Posted on Thursday, October 19, 2006 - 12:34 am:
"AGR have you priced all of these and if you have can you give us a break down of all 3 versions"
Ibanezfreak, I bought my Korean 58s back in 2004. At the time, I paid $49.99 ea and the Japanese 58s were closer to $100 ea. I checked pricing on the Chinese 58s earlier this year through the local guitar center. They quoted me $29.95 ea. Maybe someone made a mistake? Your pricing would seem to be more accurate.
As far as actually taking out my 58s from the AF105 and checking for wax potting...I have not done that yet. However, I have seen Chinese 58s sold on Ebay and they didn't appear to be wax potted. I'll let you know how it looks during the next string change.
"Or would the Korean Super 58s in fact be Mighty Might Vintage Buckers?"
Gemberbier, your logic may be right on the money with that one. Wouldn't surprise me at all.
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The Mighty Might Vintage Bucker hypothesis wasn't verified yet. But their list price is $29.95.
In an AS73 I wouldn't use pickups of the $100.- price level. Besides, the Koreans sound just as good. If you have the opportunity, take your multimeter and compare the Mighty Mights with the Korean Super 58's. Look if the Vintage Buckers are wax potted.
If you're lucky, $60.- is all you need.
Ginger |
Fingersmcoy
Username: Fingersmcoy
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 7:06 pm: | |
Thanks Ginger! I always appreciate your in depth replys. |
Benito1300
Username: Benito1300
Registered: 09-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 9:17 pm: | |
hey there fingers.
i don't think i can go as in depth as Ginger there, but i can say from experience that the GFS retrotron pickups are a pretty decent match for the as73.
they're sort of modeled after gretsch filtertrons, so they're a little different looking, but i have the 'liverpool' vintage alnico in my neck and bridge positions and i'm quite happy with how snappy they are as compared to the ceramic originals. oh, and they're CHEAP too! (always beneficial in my book)
here's a link to the gfs site retrotron site.
http://store.guitarfetish.com/livialhuch.html
the sound samples are relative, as all samples are especially in mp3 form, but they provide a little bit of an idea, i guess.
there's my two cents. i hope you find the right pickups for you and your 73!
-ben |
Fingersmcoy
Username: Fingersmcoy
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 10:25 pm: | |
Hey Ben thanks ! I heard some good things about liverpools.I'll have to look into them !! |
Fingersmcoy
Username: Fingersmcoy
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 11:29 pm: | |
Ben ! I went to the guitarfetish web site Wow! they have a lot of nice stuff cheap!!What do you know about the xavier guitars ? Made in the U.S.A or? Im thinking on grabing the hollowbody?? The strat. looks good also!!! |
Benito1300
Username: Benito1300
Registered: 09-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, December 10, 2006 - 4:08 am: | |
i don't know much about xaviere guitars aside from the fact that their headstock and shell inlaid guitar designs are heavily modeled after zemaitis guitars of england.
http://www.zemaitis.net/
their stuff is all top o' the line and tremendously detailed, as you can see on the site.
at the prices these xavieres are at, it's a guarantee that they're not usa made, but as we all know, there's nothing wrong with that in itself. i've never played or heard or done anything involving one beyond seeing their pictures on the gfs site.
they could be bargains like the liverpools are, but who knows... |
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