alright guys...
been having this dilemma since..oh..long ago...
i own an Ashton electric for er...4 yrs already..1st guitar too..
and its still working brilliantly..
but i know i want more from..but seriously i dun know what i really wan...

here....
i tried my fren's Ibanez SZ(cant remember which model)..
it has ibanez duncans in it..and its superb...
i cant describe how it sounds...its like appetizers to my ears....
compared to mine..mine really sink to the sea-bed...
tried my fren's pgm too..and its awesome...

now, my dilemma is..
should i get a new guitar or change the pup-pies on my guitar?
cuz its my 1st guitar..i'll nvr ever gonna sell it...

and if i were to change my pups...
how do u guys know what pups suits u? u try every single ones???(i think its impossible eh?)

my budget..around rm500 if were to mod...if change guitar..mayb 800?for a second hnd wan of cuz..
cheers..
advise pls...


This post has been edited by drew1.0beta: Feb 1 2008, 01:16 AM

i'd go for a second guitar, for the sake of GAS

err..GAS?? lol

Gear Acquisition Syndrome
basically makes you wanna have more equipment when you don't need them most of the time

Gear Acquiring Syndrome
i jz got tat after a week ago haha

u got a fren here (hands up).. lol

I'd go for a new 2nd hand guitar.

Or upgrade your amp.I read from ultimate-guitar,that 80% of tone comes from the amp.However in lyn,it's different.I dunno lah,wait for some of the pros here to explain.If you plan to change pups,what pups are you gonna get?

SZ 520 I'm guessing. It's the only ibanez i actually like.
Second guitar FTW!
join LYN's GAS club. it's freakin infectious

amen

thts the question i'm asking myself actually..hehe
cuz i've got no idea how to choose..urm..as in..
is it possible to try before buying? ahha no rite? cuz its in the box..lol

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Added on February 1, 2008, 12:06 pmhahaha....

This post has been edited by drew1.0beta: Feb 1 2008, 12:06 PM

what type of wood does your Ashton made of? and what pickup configuration does it have?

I agree that your first guitar can be very sentimental. Heck, I still keep my first crapstrat, but it's going for a MAJOR overhaul soon...... I've been saying that for over a year and still haven't done anything though......

But when I had my cash saved up, I went for a new guitar. I figure, they both have their own individual sound, and if I have two, I can alternate between them..... I still do play the crapstrat (but the tuners makes me FURIOUS!) when I want that Single Coil pickup tone, and then play my Les Pauls for the heavier stuff....... BTW, I still play ALL my guitars. My LP-100 is now setup for downtuning and alot of low-end riffing stuff, while my ZW Les Paul is the more general Go-To guitar which handles most of the songs I play and the RR3 is for the shredding or soloing stuff......
The only thing I lack is a general guitar that can also shred, which is where my new E-Gen (Coming to my studio when it's released) will fit in.

My very long winded answer is that I think you should get a new guitar. Don't worry..... GAS will always be there.

drew1.0beta : Go to Seymour Duncan's website and Dimarzio's website . Search on google .. You can listen to the Audio Samples of the pickups there, and compare the specs..

Try them all out and read the specs until you're satisfied.. Then you can try buying that pup for your guitar.

Btw, what wood is your guitar and which pickup on your guitar u're planning to change? Single coil ? Humbucker? Bridge / neck ?

500 go for pups
depends on wat genre u play
and ya pickup figuration

thanks for the replies guys!!
Sorry for the late reply,was busy with my exams...
urm..what wood is it made of? err..i'm not sure...bass wood i guess?? cuz my model is ag-181, and could only find ag-180 in the net..so i guess its using the same wood...
the configuration is H/S/H btw..
if i'll be changin the pups..should b changin the two humbuckers..
i play alternative,punk,metalcore,classic rock..and a tiny bit of blues when i'm in the mood...
sigh..dilemma dilemma dilemma...


This post has been edited by drew1.0beta: Feb 3 2008, 05:02 AM

I suggest you to save your money for a new amp or guitar... most of the tone comes from the player's fingers.. good fingers can make shit guitars sound good..

btw blacktrix i love your avatar =)

This post has been edited by jacksonyong: Feb 3 2008, 05:31 AM

Hahaha... Thanks mate. It's a never ending GAS.
Hopefully will get the Egen by mid of the year.

Wow you sure do play alot of different genres at once... Kehkehkeh.. If this is so, maybe Seymour Duncan should be more.. suitable? Since you want versatality.. Maybe the Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB ..

But what jacksonyong said is true.. Since IF your guitar is basswood.. I doubt u'll be happy with the tone in the long run, especially looking at the genres that you mentioned you play.. Most would sound better and more "certain" with a Mahogany bodied guitar.. But in the end, it really depends what kinda sound you want. Even that guy from .. Er, that punk band, using Ibanez guitar.. i forgot the name of that band.. Uses a Basswood guitar.. His signature guitar is on the Ibanez website. Anywayyy..

Good luck take ur time, do more research before you make up your mind to buy something..

changing pickups wouldnt make a big difference really, unless its a decent guitar to start with. the tone might be better, but the feel is still the same. ive never heard the brand of ur guitar so i cant tell. if ur not happy with the current guitar, i suggest just get a new one. having 2 guitars r quite common.

This post has been edited by archinkent: Feb 3 2008, 07:12 PM

my first guitar my ibanez rx, got it from my buddy in 2003...first i tough its not for the music that i play,and the strat look,mostly i play metal stuff...
so when i tried my fwens esp kh2 it was like "wtf is this black pickup with emg on it, so much power" since then i was dreaming of putting and emg on the ibanez..

on january i bought jackson and put an emg81 on the briged and i felt good!!!
but when u turn it to clean sound it does not match the passive on my ibanez..
now mostly i play all the heavy stuff with the jackson and the clean and melodic stuff on my ibanez...

i would never sell the ibanez, now i love it more the ever coz of the sound..
if i were you, i would do some research and find my self a new guitar...
go to a guitar shop and try as many as u want...
try it, love it,buy it...

get yourself a guitar !

1- your first guitar is crap ('xcuse my french !)
2- you can't try pickups on your own guitar before you buy them, so you don't know how it's gonna sound
3- having two guitars is the minimum !! first one is your favorite, the second one is used for experiment

But spending 500RM on a second guitar is a bad move.. wait till you get a bit more than this. I would say 1k or 1.5k RM... (sorry, i lost touch with guitar prices, but in this range you'll really feel the improvement, compared to the ashton)

Before you throw away your Ashton and pour money on a new axe, play and listen to the guitar's tone acoustically. Unplugged, just the guitar's original tone and resonance. If it sounds good and you can feel the sound vibrates nicely through the whole guitar, then you have a keeper.

At this point you have now saved up a whole lot of money for the pickup and hardware upgrades. IMO, it's more rewarding to play and stick to your first guitar. You'll definitely develope a bond for the instrument and your skills will improve as well. That alone makes you want to play your guitar even more without all that unwanted GASing for expensive axes.

agree to the around 2k for an upgrade

yeah, 2k at least for new guitar... i'm somehow in the same situation with the TS... but i love my current guitar... so i decide to buy a multifx... but still dont know which one to get lol...