Choosing Pickups for a Semi Hollow Guitar

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Choosing Pickups for a Semi Hollow Guitar

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Күн бұрын

In this video we show the tones of a set of our WRH humbuckers in a semi hollow and how they can help improve the hollowbody tone platform.
Find out more about the WRH humbuckers here: www.porterpick...

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@Bowling4GeezersYT 4 ай бұрын

I just got the squire classics vibe starcaster and picks it came with are fantastic

@yerandicastillo2267 Жыл бұрын

i got an ibanez semihollow guitar and i decided to change the originals humbuckers to Gibson 57 humbuckers and it sound a lot better

@poesybeat Жыл бұрын

I owned that guitar for years and had Lollar low wind imperials in it. Great guitar. Interesting video.

@PorterPickups Жыл бұрын

there are really great, sometimes a little tone changing is needed, but fit and finish are really good value compared to the bigger brand option :)

@Grindstaff09 16 күн бұрын

What made you decide to on from the guitar?

@poesybeat 16 күн бұрын

@@Grindstaff09 you know how some guitars are really good, but you don’t quite bond with it? I think with this one it was the neck profile. Just not quite right for me.

@D-8-Tone2 3 ай бұрын

Such a great video, presentation well built and nicely delivered, guitar playing is great, good reasoning and the topic is very useful!!!! Thx❤vl I will subscribe 😊

@BluNoseReindeer Жыл бұрын

Strongly consdering your Alnico Tron for neck and regular 'tron for bridge in my Harley Benton 35.

@PorterPickups Жыл бұрын

that would be a nice option for sure, something to clean it up and make it more usable and versatile

@chuckplainview4085 5 ай бұрын

I wound a custom set of pickups they are p94 style single coils. the neck pickup is an alnico 2 wound to 7.3k and the bridge is an alnico 5 wound to 7.6k the 2 in the neck is nice and clear almost bell like which I appreciate so much coming from muddy crap. The bridge is nice but I might swap the bar out to something which will add a little more bass or mud because it's still a little more tinny than I'd like it. I thought the 5 would be enough but apparently not! I have an ibanez asv73

@PorterPickups 5 ай бұрын

what wire gauge are you using? try 43AWG in the bridge for some extra crunch!

@arbitermatt Жыл бұрын

Sounds beautiful, almost strat like! 500k pots with these?

@PorterPickups Жыл бұрын

yes 500k pots. The WRH really clean it up!

@jazzydog Жыл бұрын

Great demo, great pickups! I just found about your pickups, checked your web & really interesting to hear the Anthem PAF Humbucker, do you have a video or sample of this pups? Thank you.

@jazzydog Жыл бұрын

No worries, I found some vids about this pups. Cheers!!.

@robgerety Жыл бұрын

I just bought a like new used 2020 Eastman T335 with Suhr Thornbucker pickups installed by the prior owner. The guitar is generally great in my opinion. The pick ups sound good to me, but I don't have enough experience yet with these hollow body guitars, or pickups in general, to judge. I'll use this guitar for blues, jazz, and clean rock type stuff. Mild to medium drive sometimes, but mostly very clean tone with a bit of reverb and delay. I'm looking for a very traditional sound. Should I be considering a pick up swap? Where do these Thornbuckers fit in the range of options available.

@PorterPickups Жыл бұрын

one thing with semi hollows is they can be very sensitive to hotter pickups, and they can respond in a boomy way to many of them. Thats why we put our WRH in there to help get a cleaner reference to balance the low end from the guitar. Otherwise, you're enhancing the mud if that makes sense. Suhr makes great stuff, but it might come down to the right flavor you need.

@23skidoo46 11 ай бұрын

ppl are missing the boat on these things. I have a few of them and replaced pups and they're true rock machines done right. they're not called the burst killer for nothing. one of my favorite tones is a semi driven semi hollow. ooph, it don't get any better for me.

@PorterPickups 11 ай бұрын

agreed! they are great value for the money especially with the state of current guitar pricing.

@lysakig123 Жыл бұрын

Is my Ibanez AS200 semi hollow will sound like Gibson ES335 if replace the pickups to Gibson's ES335?

@PorterPickups Жыл бұрын

it may sound better than you have currently, but it depends on how your guitar responds to them. Who chose our wide ranges for this one to clean up the muddy tones of the semi hollow since many need that done

@Richard_Lush 7 ай бұрын

If you want a true sounding PAF that’s not an actual PAF try Sheptone Blueskys. They’re modelled after 50s PAFs but a bit hotter in my opinion

@markmartin3221 2 жыл бұрын

One question. Epi 339 planning to put Mojotone Johnny Winter Signatures in them. Do I have to take out and replace pots and etc.. ?

@PorterPickups 2 жыл бұрын

Ideally you will need to take the pots out, tying strings to them to more efficiently put them back in place. They usually need to come out in a certain order depending on how the company wired them. Some people will splice the wires under the pickups to make it easier, but it’s not always the best solution unless you are able to secure the connections well with good soldering and shrink wrapping the connections.

@dukamrgud1934 2 ай бұрын

Sta da ubacim u Epiphone BB King od pickups. Tražim cisti ton kao stratocaster.

@Robowx Жыл бұрын

Hi Brian. Do you have wide range pickups that fit a Mexican made Fender Thinline reissue?

@PorterPickups Жыл бұрын

We do! they are listed on the "Other Pickups" under products on our website. they re the full wise WR's with the 4 mounting screws per pickup. same design and wind as these WRH's

@coco-te1op Жыл бұрын

I've an epiphone Sheraton 2005. . . Exactly what you just said here. It's sounds heavy and muddy. . . I just bought a supro delta blues amp in the hope to get a better tone but sadly just the same. I guess I need some new pick ups. . .

@PorterPickups Жыл бұрын

So many Hollows have this issue and we wanted to clean it up. Try Backing the pickups off and see how they perform in your new amp, and if it's still weird, you know where to find us :) Thanks for watching by the way!

@coco-te1op Жыл бұрын

@@PorterPickups I've tried it every way. Sounds heavy muddy. . . Bass over powers the treble. . . Altered the humbucker heights at the treble bass ends but still no joy. . .

@PorterPickups Жыл бұрын

@@coco-te1op fully understand. In general the lower power and more alnico rod based pickups like our WRH will be your best bet!

@flomers1 2 жыл бұрын

What would you recommend for a Harley Benton HB`35?

@PorterPickups 2 жыл бұрын

Our WRH like in his video or the smooth neck and classic bridge combo

@flomers1 2 жыл бұрын

@@PorterPickups Not following you. Can you name pickups I might know?

@PorterPickups 2 жыл бұрын

@@flomers1 sorry if it didn’t make sense, our models WRH and Smooth and Classic humbuckers can be found here: www.porterpickups.com/products/pickups/humbucker-pickups/

@flomers1 2 жыл бұрын

@@PorterPickups Oh now I see! Very nice for sure! Which pickups would you suggest for a nice bluesy tone? And what are your prices and turn around times?

@ralphclark 2 жыл бұрын

@@flomers1 the Vansen 57 Alnico II is supposed give you a very traditional 335 sound suitable for Blues and Jazz and a set of those is only just over £30