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I was wondering if I change the pickups in a guitar to a different brand, will it make a noticeable difference?

Question by Bob B: I was wondering if I change the pickups in a guitar to a different brand, will it make a noticeable difference?
So I was going to do something for a science project for next year and I was thinking, I’d might as well do it with something in the guitar family. I [...]

Q&A: What is a good site for ordering guitar pickups

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Question by jacobgl10: What is a good site for ordering guitar pickups
One with a large variety or even just a site that i can browse through different pickups. Theirs not really any specific kind of sound I’m looking for so any good site will do

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Answer by BrunoI order most of my music [...]

Q&A: How can i make my guitar pickups ooz out smoke like ACE FREHLEY?

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Question by Danny: How can i make my guitar pickups ooz out smoke like ACE FREHLEY?

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Answer by namtlanosaj (The Atomic Punk!)put smoke bombs in the pot cavity and lightem up itt’ll find its way out but tear up your electronics

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Q&A: Does changing the pickups in my guitar make it cleaner?

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Question by : Does changing the pickups in my guitar make it cleaner?
I’m having a hard time getting a good clean setting for my guitar and amp. I have a Peavey 6505+ 112 combo and an Ibanez Rg1570 with V7, V8 and S1 pickups. I’ve tried turning the gain on the rhythm channel all the [...]

Q&A: What can i use to clean the Pickups on my guitar?

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Question by : What can i use to clean the Pickups on my guitar?
I bought a guitar with a lil bit of rust on the pickups( idk how it got there) they work finebut i want to make my guitar look better. Can i use chrome polish? help???

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Answer by PatYes you can use chrome [...]

Bare Knuckle Pickups Announce The Black Hawk Humbucker

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I saw this news over at Guitar World’s website, Bare Knuckle haven’t even updated their website with this news yet but I expect this will be rectified soon. Guitar World had this explanation of the new humbucker:

Each coil of the humbucker has a pair of annealed nickel-plated steel blades for even transfer of magnetism toward [...]

If you have EMG pickups on your guitar, do you always have to unplug it when youre done?

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Question by John: If you have EMG pickups on your guitar, do you always have to unplug it when youre done?
I was told that if you have EMG pickups, if you leave your guitar plugged in the battery for the pickups will die. Does this mean plugged in at all, or just plugged in [...]

What are guitar pickups for?

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Question by : What are guitar pickups for?
I just started to play guitar like a week ago and i heard my classmates talking about guitar pickups.
What is it for? What does it do?

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Answer by J.M.Guitar pickups are the small electric looking boxes inlaid in an electric guitar just below the strings where you would [...]

PRS Starla Pickups Now Available For Purchase

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For the first time ever, the PRS Starla pickups are now available for purchase. Originally designed for our Starla guitar model, the Starla pickups offer shimmer and chime not found in other pickups. These clear and bright pickups work perfect in Hollowbody and solid body PRS models. They have the standard tap wire making them [...]

How much would it cost to have new pickups installed in my guitar?

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Question by Johnny Appleseed: How much would it cost to have new pickups installed in my guitar?
My guitar (http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Ibanez-S320-S-Series-Electric-Guitar?sku=512503) has two humbuckers they work I am just interested in changing to dimarzios (paf joe neck, breed bridge) I know the cost of the pickups i just wondered what a reasonable rate to have them installed [...]