guys, i jz bought a squier affinity strats recently and planning to get a new set of pickups...Anyone suggest any type?i prefer vintage style..hmm tot of the fender 69 pickups...hmm u guys suggest any better brands?whats the price ler....

by the way...do i need to get a fender bridge for it?

you know with the amount of money that you put in with the pickups and bridge, you couldve gotten a 2nd hand MIM fender?

hmm i know but the prob is, my mother dun wan to buy 2nd hand stuffs..was actually gonna get the rg370dx or the squier showmaster, but then tot of getting cheap stuffs n upgrade XD, i tink the bridge wont kacau yet cuz still new.whats matter now is the pickups....prefer vintage but sumtime play those like Ac DC style one

The base is the most important part imho. which is the workmanship and wood of the body and neck. electronics are parts that can be replaced easily. but u can't detract from the fact that the base is inferior.
guitars are one thing that are very worth it buying second hand provided it's in good shape. cannot put in the second hand=not good/create more probs mentality here. these musical instruments are made out of wood, not PCB's. instruments that are well made and well taken care of will become better over time in fact, which is not the case with most other second hand stuff.
cheaper stuff are good stepping stones to learn on. but not good stuff to invest a lot of money in, coz you are spending so much money on something in which it's base isn't worth much. it's pretty subjective tho, if you "happen" to get a very well made one that you like very much, even compared to the more expensive ones.

this has been pretty much said by a number of ppl here.

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Nov 28 2006, 12:40 AM

the one im having now looks really good, but got buzzing abit.jz spend 1 set of sd/dzr would be how much guys?cuz my budget was around 1600 for a guitar la spent 600 on the guitar d,so the pickup cost how much ler?

one more thing that i dun wan buy 2nd hand stuffs not becuz they are not good, jz dun really like things been used.i can get a new one jz that still amatuer here, only played for 1 year.wait getting pro only get a real good....
so hope got ppl can asnwer my question...

Isn't buzzing normal for strats and teles ? (those without humbuckers, SSS configs)

What makes you think changing the pickups will stop buzzing (unless you add humbuckers)

your budget was rm1600, why didnt you get a squier standard strat then?
you wouldve gotten better wood, electronics etc.

if you still want to change pickups, a good set would be around RM600++.
then installation fee about RM100.

1stly, i dun wan get so expensive one as i said im going for a real good after i getting pro.ill jz put it there, no point spending much. summore pickups i can change for or sell next time still have value cuz its well known brand.
2ndly,i asked 3 shops pun takde...im not in kl for the following 1 month + + holiday mah.cant wait also.
i feel the bridge pickup is not bad,how if i change only the neck n mid pickups? u guys think Fender pickups ok?but many always go for seymour.

thx bman for telling me that. jz as i mentioned im a 1 year old guitarist still newbie, and this is my 1st electric guitar, i guess thats where i start learning basic things by getting cheap 1 1st.

anyone knows any online purchasing guitar parts? need to buy pickups, preferably singapore.for single coil pickups

If you're talking about pickups, there really isn't much difference in price. By the time you add in the shipping, most of the ones you find here are roughly the same price..... but CERTAIN pickups that are not available here (A reliable DiMarzio dealer anyone???) MIGHT be cheaper to be ordered overseas. I doubt that Singapore sends out pickups though. I could be wrong.......

My EMG-ZWs were bought here for maybe around 30 ringgit more....... and saves me the hassle of actually traveling down to Singapore and get it....

actually theres been another price increase for EMGs.
my friend went down to bentley last week, EMG81 listed at RM430 now.
so the ZW set i guess RM800

so SG will save you close to RM200 for that set now.

and wtf isnt my netscape rendering lowyat properly now? IE is rendering fine.

This post has been edited by Everdying: Nov 30 2006, 10:52 PM

Well, For Bents.... you REALLY have to bargain. Never take anything there for face value.

I bought my EMG-ZWs for RM710 I think.......

anyway, SG will not send pickups here as dealers are available here.

get a friend to do it for you.

i might go down SG again sometime dec, depending on when sweelee announces their end of yr sale.

If you are into ebay buying, I would recommend this guy

http://stores.ebay.com/Martin-6-String-Customs

I plan to order Seymour Duncan SH-1 '59 neck humbucker & DiMarzio 500K push/pull pot, maybe next month, from him.

I got recommended to him from forumers in Seymour Duncan forum. His nick there is Bada Bing. Seems to get high recommendations from forumers in Seymour Duncan forum.

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Dec 1 2006, 12:26 AM

blackangel,
try this: http://www.gain10music.com/home.php

reliable service from what i heard from a few of my friends who bought from them.. relatively cheap shipping too. hope this helps.

I ordered two Dimarzio pickups from gain10music....i think they're on the way to Malaysia....yes...it's shipping fees is cheap indeed...SGD9 for two pickups plus it's registered post....receipent's signature needed when received......for their admin....order enquiry's admin.....i'm very satisfy with their fast reply even on 12am.....they'll clarify in details to help you as much as they can....about their price tag.....it's fixed.....when you check out with shopping cart.....the total amount of money will be convert into MYR.....might be on RM2.39=SGD1...wonder why so high....

Btw....i got Dimarzio Evolution Bridge and Dimarzio Breed Neck.....RM653.27 plus shipping fees.....i believe it's much cheaper than Malaysia's dealer....

i bought from gain10 too . it took them 2 weeks to ship

wow wow thx guys! , thx for giving such good infos. Hehe i jz planned to ship 2 single coil pickups for my neck n middle, the distortion really ada problem sikit.

Price naik lagi....chinese new year still way long lol.
thx for helping!

Does it need any signature when arrived? they told me it's needed.....i scare those stupid postman throw it near the door step....

By the way guys, im using SSS configuration, can i put like 2 same model pickup for the neck n middle or even 3 together?planning for seymour duncan.
Check the website, not all models they mention the positions...hmmm

You can send a mail to them for further enquiries....no issue....

Thx Cript

yeap.

lol..give the postman a break..they won't do that.they can get fired.the most is you go pick it up at kelana jaya or something..

what..? now supposed to arrived at my door step.? or i need any surcharge to let it arrived at my door step..?

well u can try www.guitarfetish.com

Thx Dilin. By the way is this website trustable? wow the pickups are cheap though they are not branded stuffs.

their modboards got me interested