What Pickups Should I Get?, I play hard rock/metal
thefireball
May 23 2010, 08:51 PM
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I would like to get new pickups for my Ibanezes. My IJX 121 pickups buzz really bad. It was a cheap guitar that came in a jumpstart kit. But it's a great guitar and is designed for metal. I'm thinking active pickups are the best, but what brand?

Also my RG 350 DX has pickups that aren't that good: Infinity. Both of these Ibanezes have the factory pickups. What would get me a good sound for hard rock and metal for both of these guitars?

What do you recommend? Is there an online place I can compare the sounds of different pickups?

I appreciate any help you can provide. smile.gif

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- thefireball   What Pickups Should I Get?   May 23 2010, 08:51 PM
- - ruben_mcn   Put EMGs in one just for plain Metal ( or EMG X ) ...   May 23 2010, 10:18 PM
|- - thefireball   QUOTE (ruben_mcn @ May 23 2010, 04:18 PM)...   May 23 2010, 11:15 PM
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- - jstcrsn   my vote is for non -active imo- this brings in ad...   May 23 2010, 11:49 PM
|- - thefireball   QUOTE (jstcrsn @ May 23 2010, 05:49 PM) m...   May 24 2010, 03:28 AM
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- - ruben_mcn   Yh mine has 2 humbuckers and a single coil just li...   May 24 2010, 12:11 AM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   You can compare pickup sounds on Seymor Duncan...   May 24 2010, 02:09 AM
- - ZakkWylde   For the Cheap starterkit Ibanez: EMG 81 Bridge and...   May 24 2010, 03:09 AM
|- - SirJamsalot   QUOTE (ZakkWylde @ May 23 2010, 07:09 PM)...   Jul 25 2010, 02:04 AM
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- - ZakkWylde   The guitar will change it's sound with a picku...   May 24 2010, 04:06 AM
|- - thefireball   QUOTE (ZakkWylde @ May 23 2010, 10:06 PM)...   May 24 2010, 10:36 PM
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- - Todd Simpson   A good place to start is the EMG 81/85 combo. Ther...   May 24 2010, 03:47 PM
- - Adrian Figallo   QUOTE (ZakkWylde @ May 23 2010, 09:09 PM)...   May 24 2010, 07:14 PM
|- - SirJamsalot   QUOTE (Adrian Figallo @ May 24 2010, 11:1...   May 24 2010, 09:05 PM
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- - ZakkWylde   I won't let that Mainenance Issue with active ...   May 24 2010, 11:08 PM
|- - thefireball   QUOTE (ZakkWylde @ May 24 2010, 05:08 PM)...   May 24 2010, 11:54 PM
|- - SirJamsalot   QUOTE (ZakkWylde @ May 24 2010, 03:08 PM)...   May 25 2010, 12:14 AM
|- - thefireball   QUOTE (SirJamsalot @ May 24 2010, 06:14 P...   May 25 2010, 12:21 AM
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- - ZakkWylde   The battery is what makes them active^^ A 9 Volt B...   May 25 2010, 12:03 AM
- - ZakkWylde   The battery is draining as long as the guitar cabl...   May 25 2010, 12:23 AM
|- - thefireball   QUOTE (ZakkWylde @ May 24 2010, 06:23 PM)...   May 25 2010, 04:29 AM
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- - Adrian Figallo   i didn't knew they last SO much, cool!   May 25 2010, 02:36 AM
- - thefireball   I now agree with ZakkWylde's judgement. I sent...   Jul 24 2010, 11:18 PM
- - thefireball   I definitely don't wanna sell my black Ibanez....   Jul 25 2010, 02:16 AM
- - shatterd   Ha....I have one of those Ibanez IJX 121 guitars h...   Jul 25 2010, 02:22 AM
- - Todd Simpson   I think you are heading the right way skipping the...   Jul 25 2010, 02:50 AM
- - SirJamsalot   I'm just not looking at the situation the same...   Jul 25 2010, 05:02 AM
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