Amazing video man! I have a Ibanez Gio that I got as a first guitar a couple years ago. Would it be worth upgrading with Seymour Duncans, hardware etc. on a cheap 150-200$ guitar? I'm keeping it since it's my first but was thinking about it as it would be nice to have another guitar in a different tuning.
Anyone know what exactly is needed wiring wise to put pickups/pots, and all into an empty body? I found a good deal on a guitar but it has absolutely be electronics in it and IDk what I need besides pickups
Nice vid👍 I'm swapping my quantums out for vanson alnico v humbuckers. 4 wire. Did you have issues working out where the wires went? Mine's HH with a pcb style 5 way switch and I'm stumped as to where to wire it up 😪 just tried it and got horrendous hum and one selector position is way louder than the rest......must have done it wrong
To be honest, I don't remember exactly the setup we ended up going with. I believe I did change the switching from the factory setup to a different scheme. It was many guitars ago!
Thanks! I have a question: If my Ibanez (RG870QMZ-RDT) has humbucker/single/humbucker (and one volume/one tone like yours) and I want to change just the humbuckers, I have to remove the middle pickup too or isn't necessary to install the neck and bridge ones?
EMG's will include pretty much what you need and will be more or less plug and play. If you get the Active Duncan like the Black outs, they will be as well. But if you are wanting to put Passive pickups in, you will have to solder for sure. With Active pickups you might have to solder as well. Just depends on what you want.
It's been a long time and many hundreds of guitars ago, but I do believe this was an SH-4. Now, TB-4 would make more sense for sure, but the customer often brings the pickups to me. Also, we have to realize that magnetic fields aren't exact as many people believe, so the string spacing of an SH-4 still works very well with little to no difference it tonal value.
Hello! These pickups would work great I would say! You can by them from my store here. musicvillageusa.com/products/seymour-duncan-hot-rodded-set-jb-and-jazz-black?_pos=4&_sid=b5d085719&_ss=r
The Hot Rodded Humbucker set is so superior to the crappy DiMarzios or whatever comes stock that it's not even funny. The JB has more tone, cut through better, have punchier harmonics, just everything, and the Jazz is my favorite neck pup of all time. These Duncans just make every guitar sound so much better there really is no comparison.
I love how people dont talk. That way I don't have to hear how they did it and that way I can't understand the subtle things that may make this easier. Nope,mi won't be able to do shit!
Awesome bro. And those pickups sound beefy!
Hey bro, thanks for your video, it really helps. Which set of Duncan pickups do you use? Does it improve much than the quantum pickups?
On this guitar I believe I used a JB in the bridge and Jazz in the neck. It really improved the tone for sure!
Amazing video man! I have a Ibanez Gio that I got as a first guitar a couple years ago. Would it be worth upgrading with Seymour Duncans, hardware etc. on a cheap 150-200$ guitar? I'm keeping it since it's my first but was thinking about it as it would be nice to have another guitar in a different tuning.
the only question is, is it worth to you.. if you want to do it, go for it
Yes
Anyone know what exactly is needed wiring wise to put pickups/pots, and all into an empty body? I found a good deal on a guitar but it has absolutely be electronics in it and IDk what I need besides pickups
Nice vid👍
I'm swapping my quantums out for vanson alnico v humbuckers. 4 wire. Did you have issues working out where the wires went? Mine's HH with a pcb style 5 way switch and I'm stumped as to where to wire it up 😪 just tried it and got horrendous hum and one selector position is way louder than the rest......must have done it wrong
To be honest, I don't remember exactly the setup we ended up going with. I believe I did change the switching from the factory setup to a different scheme. It was many guitars ago!
I have the same problem.
Thanks!
I have a question: If my Ibanez (RG870QMZ-RDT) has humbucker/single/humbucker (and one volume/one tone like yours) and I want to change just the humbuckers, I have to remove the middle pickup too or isn't necessary to install the neck and bridge ones?
Likely you will have to remove the middle at least to get the wires from the new pickups through the body.
@@jgguitarcompany4174 Thank you!
Many thanks
I have always used a faraday cage for single coil strats
Is it not essential for Ibanez humbuckers ?
In my opinion, it's not too big of a problems without, but it never hurts to have that added. I give my customers the option.
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I own a gio 120ex and wanna put emg or seymour duncans is there any solder necessary or basically plug and play?
EMG's will include pretty much what you need and will be more or less plug and play. If you get the Active Duncan like the Black outs, they will be as well. But if you are wanting to put Passive pickups in, you will have to solder for sure. With Active pickups you might have to solder as well. Just depends on what you want.
Hi is the bridge pick up an sh-4 or tb-4 it seems the space between string will fit better the tb-4
It's been a long time and many hundreds of guitars ago, but I do believe this was an SH-4. Now, TB-4 would make more sense for sure, but the customer often brings the pickups to me. Also, we have to realize that magnetic fields aren't exact as many people believe, so the string spacing of an SH-4 still works very well with little to no difference it tonal value.
I have the Ibanez GRG 121dx would this pickups work and do you have a link.
Hello! These pickups would work great I would say! You can by them from my store here.
musicvillageusa.com/products/seymour-duncan-hot-rodded-set-jb-and-jazz-black?_pos=4&_sid=b5d085719&_ss=r
are those stainless steel
The Hot Rodded Humbucker set is so superior to the crappy DiMarzios or whatever comes stock that it's not even funny. The JB has more tone, cut through better, have punchier harmonics, just everything, and the Jazz is my favorite neck pup of all time. These Duncans just make every guitar sound so much better there really is no comparison.
Dude - DiMarzio makes superior pickups. Crappy? Stop. Lol. Duncans don't do it for me. But I respect your opinion.
hello i have the same guitar but big problems with connectin my new humbuckers. can you send me a picture of your guitar electric?
Did you ever figure this out
Can someone please help me my writing looks nothing like this and im so fucking lost
I love how people dont talk. That way I don't have to hear how they did it and that way I can't understand the subtle things that may make this easier. Nope,mi won't be able to do shit!