Local Music Gear Feature Story
Written By: Jac Harrison
Confusion and frustration are emotions that come to mind when trying to describe the tone/voice we want from our guitar to the person making and/or selling us the upgrades to achieve that "holy tone" we dream of. There are so many variables that go into this equation that you can really hurt you brain just by thinking about it -- and even worst your pockets. The most common way to dramatically change your guitars tone/voice is by installing a new set of pickups. There are a few steps in the process of deciding what style of pickup you want based on your desired tone. To start you need to understand what the different pickup types do to your tone since you are no longer bound to the style of pickup that your guitar is setup for. Most pickup manufacturers are producing an interchangeable product for all platforms in any configuration. So what that means is -- if you have a single coil style guitar you can use humbuckers and vica versa. This opens up a whole new world of different tones you can achieve from one guitar -- but at the same time can be confusing.
Written By: Jac Harrison
