Hello,
I've had an Excalibur special for 12 years, it's a brilliant guitar and it has a lot of sentimental value for me and my wife, however if I'm honest I never really got on with the sound, it's a bit too cold and clinical for my taste and lacks wood for lack of better word.
Would you guys be able to suggest replacements for a warmer tone ? I don't play super high gain, my favourite type of sound is Robben Ford type light saturation.
I'll never sell this guitar so I'm happy to do light modifications if required though I want to keep the HSH config to keep the spirit of the guitar intact.
Excalibur Special pickup change
I was hoping for more precise suggestions than just boutique name brandslysander wrote: Virgil Arlo, Kloppmann, Haeussel, Bare Knuckle.....
It'a less about the name and more about the correct voicing of a particular pickup for the instrument and the tone I'm after.
Virgil Arlo makes only one set of humbuckers and strat pickups... they are very expensive . Bare Knuckle Stormy Mondays or Mules could do the job, Kloppmann 57,58 ,59 sets are great. Very expesive too.
What i would do is contact the companies direclty and ask them. They are really helpful. Some have audio clips on their sites and forums.
What i would do is contact the companies direclty and ask them. They are really helpful. Some have audio clips on their sites and forums.
Interesting. Actually was thinking about putting an SD Alnico II Pro in the bridge of a GV Wood.yuri1973 wrote: After various tests with different humbuckers on an alder guitar, I settled with these two:
Seymour Duncan SH1 '59 neck
Seymour Duncan Alnico II bridge