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if i bought a cheapo hollow body guitar.. and added better pickups to it? im lookin to get a semi-acoustic but dont wanna spend
a lot of money. thank ya much

It depends on what guitar it is, but in most cases yes. What kind of vibe are you going for?

get an epiphone dot. lotta guitar for notta lotta cash.

hotrodperlmutter wrote:get an epiphone dot. lotta guitar for notta lotta cash.

Yh thats what I was going to suggest, or a Washburn HB35. Wasburns are lovely but have terrible pickups.

epiphones are lovely, and have luscious pickups. bridge pup is a little weak, but a dirty fingers took care of that

srsly. i think i got mine for like $250 a few years back, and now they sell on craigslist for like half that.

I agree buy an epiphone Dot (they're good enough for Josh Homme) and put one of these GFS Vintage 59 in the bridge as epi’s standard bridge pickups are a bit shit. I’ve had a Riviera for about 15 years and have tried a few sets of pickups in it, I put a couple of GFS p90s in it last year but have put the original neck pickup and the GFS vintage 59 in it just this week and it’s the fantastic...


PS: sorry for posting this pic again...but it does look class does it not.

dezb1 wrote:

PS: sorry for posting this pic again...but it does look class does it not.

Woaaaaaaaaaah!!!

I owned an epiphone supernova for a few years. I replaced the pickups and still was never happy with it. New pickups will dramatically alter the sound of the guitar, but don't expect miracles. Then again, i did replace the supernova with a charvel san dimas, so there was a major style change happening.

JJLipton wrote:I owned an epiphone supernova for a few years. I replaced the pickups and still was never happy with it. New pickups will dramatically alter the sound of the guitar, but don't expect miracles. Then again, i did replace the supernova with a charvel san dimas, so there was a major style change happening.

strange, i swapped pickups in my supernova and it sounds great.

finboy wrote:

JJLipton wrote:I owned an epiphone supernova for a few years. I replaced the pickups and still was never happy with it. New pickups will dramatically alter the sound of the guitar, but don't expect miracles. Then again, i did replace the supernova with a charvel san dimas, so there was a major style change happening.

strange, i swapped pickups in my supernova and it sounds great.

Just goes to show you... one persons dream guitar can be someone else’s firewood

finboy wrote:

JJLipton wrote:I owned an epiphone supernova for a few years. I replaced the pickups and still was never happy with it. New pickups will dramatically alter the sound of the guitar, but don't expect miracles. Then again, i did replace the supernova with a charvel san dimas, so there was a major style change happening.

strange, i swapped pickups in my supernova and it sounds great.

I think it was mostly a style thing really, right now i got 2 guitars with hot humbuckers, locking trems, maple boards, and i couldnt be happier. The supernova had none of those things.

Yes basically. Wire in quality electronics to anything and it will sound good to a degree.
Check Westfield 335s, cheap but excellent guitars.

I bought a 2001 Dot (for £200) a few weeks ago and I’ve been really impressed by it.

I mean, the overall acoustic sound and sustain are really good, and that’s without upgrading the cheap looking nut and bridge.

It’s my first guitar with humbuckers, and I haven’t played it plugged in much, so I’ve no real opinion of the pickups.

Been done with great results . I've had 2 rodded up Squiers . Have a Tele Custom with Filtertron style ( The GFS Retrotrons . AWESOME pickups ) and the the thing wailed . Right now I have a Squier 51 with an SD Invader in the bridge and a Vintage rail in the neck . Pickups cost more than the whole guitar itself . However it's my #1 out of my 3 six strings . Just sounds and plays amazing . The most important things a tht the guitar feels right to you and the you like the bridge and neck . And the body wood of course . Electrics you can always redo and install top shelf components .

The Epi DOTs and Wilshire reissues , A lot of the Hondo ( Agile ) stuff , etc . All great stuff.

Anyone ever try GFS semi hollow bodies or the agile as-1000?

I liked the ibenez one but it was not too cheap.