I've had my LS65 for a while now, but have never really liked the pickups it came with - a pair of Seymour Duncans.
I believe the Seymour Duncans in it are a 'Jazz humbucker' in the neck and a 'JB' in the bridge - supposedly the combination of choice for those looking for a 'meaty rock lead guitar tone' in their LesPaul style guitar, but I just find them lacking any real clarity or brightness - especially when compared with either of the two Tokai doublecuts I have.
One of my doublecuts is totally standard, the other came with a set of IronGear Alchemist P90 humbucker sized pups. These are not expensive - under €100 the pair, but certainly seem to work well in the doublecut with a range of nice clean tones.
http://www.irongear.co.uk/irongear_pickups_004.htm
(The P90 installation did include a new loom and replacement pots btw, but I'm not exactly sure if they are a different spec to the original.)
So in terms of replacing the Seymour Duncan pups on the LS65 - I currently have the option of fitting the spare set of original Tokai pups that came with the doublecut, but have also considered buying a second set of the aforementioned p90s for it.
I'm wondering whether reinstalling a set of the original spec Tokai pickups instead of the Seymour Duncans would make a huge difference, or indeed if I go with a new set of the P90s, and drop them straight in - whether they could potentially sound quite different in the LS65.
I suppose the first question is, is there likely to be much difference in sound between the Tokai pups and the Seymour Duncans. Just wondering what your thoughts or advice might be ?
Thanks, Alan
I believe the Seymour Duncans in it are a 'Jazz humbucker' in the neck and a 'JB' in the bridge - supposedly the combination of choice for those looking for a 'meaty rock lead guitar tone' in their LesPaul style guitar, but I just find them lacking any real clarity or brightness - especially when compared with either of the two Tokai doublecuts I have.
One of my doublecuts is totally standard, the other came with a set of IronGear Alchemist P90 humbucker sized pups. These are not expensive - under €100 the pair, but certainly seem to work well in the doublecut with a range of nice clean tones.
http://www.irongear.co.uk/irongear_pickups_004.htm
(The P90 installation did include a new loom and replacement pots btw, but I'm not exactly sure if they are a different spec to the original.)
So in terms of replacing the Seymour Duncan pups on the LS65 - I currently have the option of fitting the spare set of original Tokai pups that came with the doublecut, but have also considered buying a second set of the aforementioned p90s for it.
I'm wondering whether reinstalling a set of the original spec Tokai pickups instead of the Seymour Duncans would make a huge difference, or indeed if I go with a new set of the P90s, and drop them straight in - whether they could potentially sound quite different in the LS65.
I suppose the first question is, is there likely to be much difference in sound between the Tokai pups and the Seymour Duncans. Just wondering what your thoughts or advice might be ?
Thanks, Alan