Expensive Pickups In A Cheap Guitar - Is It Worth It?
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What happens if we take a cheap guitar and put some incredibly high-end pickups in it? Will it transform the guitar into something amazing? Life too short for long YouTube videos? Please see the ‘Interesting bits and go-to sections’ information below. Gear In This episode Squier Affinity Telecaster Ron Ellis Bridge Pickup 60T Ron Ellis Neck Pickup Julian Lage Dan’s Fender Custom Shop 52 Reissue Blackguard Telecaster Fender Deluxe Reverb If you use these links to buy stuff - any stuff – we receive a small cut. Thank you! ✅ UK & Europe: Andertons Music - https://andertonsmusiccompany.pxf.io/e1yvED ✅ USA: Sweetwater - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/5g6ALN ✅ Australia: Pedal Empire - http://bit.ly/2mWmJQf ✅ Europe: Thomann https://clickfi.re/OG0N7ONe Interesting bits and go-to sections 0:00 Intro 0:20 Hi Everyone 0:34 Squier Affinity Telecaster 1:00 Keeley Modded BOSS Blues Driver 1:10 Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue 1:20 The sounds of the standard Affinity pickups 3:00 The Ron Ellis pickups 3:17 Swapping the pickups 3:55 Measuring the pickups DC reisitance 5:00 The sounds of the Ron Ellis pickups 5:45 A/B Comparisons 6:30 The changes in feel 10:15 What did you think? 10:52 Has the guitar been transformed? 11:45 How does it compare to Butters? 12:20 What’s the cost? 12:40 Thanks for watching We hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe to our channel. You can buy TPS merch to support our efforts https://www.thatpedalshowstore.com We are on Patreon – crowdfunding for creatives https://www.patreon.com/ThatPedalShow Please visit our preferred retailers! UK & Europe: Andertons Music https://andertonsmusiccompany.pxf.io/e1yvED Australia: Pedal Empire http://bit.ly/2mWmJQf
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