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Hello
Ok first of all I know nothing about pickups really. Anyways I just
bought a cheap guitar off of a friend for 25$ just to fix it up and
play around with. It's called an El Degas. So I rewired all the
pickups (I looked at my other guitar to see how it was done) and
fixed it up a bit and it turns out I like it better then my crappy
Samick guitar. The guitar has three pups, 2 singles and a double by
the bridge. The problem is that the bridge pup seems to be dead. I
would like to order a half decent but not too expensive pup off the
internet for the guitar but I don't know what I need. Firstly, I
don't know what pup would have a good clean sound and secondly I've
heard some stuff about the pups cancelling out magnetic fields and
stuff so I'm wondering if I have to get a certain one to go with the
other two already in there or will any humbucker work? Anyone have
any suggestions on what to buy? where to buy? etc? I live in Canada.
Also I've noticed that the two pups in there really start to scream
when I crank the volume, it's not just like they distort but let out
a piercing squeal. There doesnt seem to be any shielding in the body
cavity. Could it be that or just cheap pickups, or both? What can I
use for shielding? Tinfoil?
thanks
