I could have sold my old 1962 Hofner Verithin a dozen times at gigs, the pickups are actually not that good but the sound is the most woody, jazzy tone of any of my instruments. I have analyzed this and have posted previously about it.
However, at last night`s gig (Saturday,) I was using a new cheapo Ibanez jazz box and everybody said how much they liked our sound. My partner was using his new Matheney Ibanez but nobody commented on any difference in the sound of the two guitars. (We were both plugged into the same Vox AC30.)
When I saw John Etheridge recently his SG was missing a pickup with holes where it should have been and holes where he had ripped out some of the controls. I didn't go to look at the guitar.
So, if anybody wants to spend a fortune on replacement pickups that aren't much different to what they already have - go right ahead we can all use the business.
Will
