Re: I'm thinking about modding the pickups in my Greco.
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I'm thinking about modding the pickups in my Greco.
As much as I love this guitar, I don't like the pickups in it.
They are so dark that they sound muffled and dull. So I'm thinking about taking them apart, removing the bar magnets and swapping the slugs and screws for some AlNiCo V rod magnets. What do you guys think?
They are so dark that they sound muffled and dull. So I'm thinking about taking them apart, removing the bar magnets and swapping the slugs and screws for some AlNiCo V rod magnets. What do you guys think?
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Re: I'm thinking about modding the pickups in my Greco.
I think the alnico won't make much of a difference without a rewind. It's probably easier to just buy new pups.
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Re: I'm thinking about modding the pickups in my Greco.
if you're not happy with the sound, I say go for it!
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Re: I'm thinking about modding the pickups in my Greco.
What year and what pickups are in it? There are some Greco pickups that are pretty valuable on their own and I wouldn't recommend modding those (if they are Dry-Zs...) for obvious reasons.
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Re: I'm thinking about modding the pickups in my Greco.
I think it's an '84, made in Korea, and I have no idea what the name of the pickups are. They have plastic leads if that helps.
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Re: I'm thinking about modding the pickups in my Greco.
well I would say if it is made in Korea try to mod them worst that happens that suck more
If it was from the 70s early 80s and Japan I would say sell them.
what style of music are you playing and what would you want them to sound more like.
If it was from the 70s early 80s and Japan I would say sell them.
what style of music are you playing and what would you want them to sound more like.
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Re: I'm thinking about modding the pickups in my Greco.
I play a lot of different styles - I'm just lokking to breathe a little bit more life into them. As it is right now I can't imagine playing anything on this guitar besides some very bland jazz. We're talking no high end here.
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Re: I'm thinking about modding the pickups in my Greco.
Remove the covers from the pickups first, and check what's inside them now. You can try different bar magnets, for instance - a decent AlNiCo bar magnet will improve the sound over a cheap and crappy ceramic bar magnet, which is probably what's in there now.
A rewind of the coils would no doubt improve things a lot, too, though it's more difficult.
But I know you, Paul, and I suspect you're looking for someone to encourage you to try to convert these pups into something a little more WRHP-like. If that's what you want to do, go for it. You know me and you know I'll be very interested in how they turn out.
I'd say that even if you do swap the screws for magnetic rods, you'd probably still need to rewind the coils for really good results.
A rewind of the coils would no doubt improve things a lot, too, though it's more difficult.
But I know you, Paul, and I suspect you're looking for someone to encourage you to try to convert these pups into something a little more WRHP-like. If that's what you want to do, go for it. You know me and you know I'll be very interested in how they turn out.
I'd say that even if you do swap the screws for magnetic rods, you'd probably still need to rewind the coils for really good results.
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Re: I'm thinking about modding the pickups in my Greco.
Yeah, you know me alright. I guess when I think about humbucker construction, in my mind they should be built like WRHBs with rod magnets, despite tradition.
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Re: I'm thinking about modding the pickups in my Greco.
Well, Lindy Fralin makes a Widerange like humbucker that fits in a regular humbucker slot... They're expensive, and I've never played one, but I've heard good things about them.
http://www.fralinpickups.com/humbuckers.asp
http://www.fralinpickups.com/humbuckers.asp
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Re: I'm thinking about modding the pickups in my Greco.
i think... you should just give me that guitar
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