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georgeguitars · 12-22-2007, 03:16 PM

i went n got myself an early xmas present a Epiphone B.B King Lucille. its rele nice 2play n feels a good guitar with loads of different blues tones blues thanks 2 the vari-tone switch. but i want 2 upgrade the pickups to 490R n 490T which are the ones used in the gibson version.
has anyone else done this?? and is it easy 2 change of pickups?
I've never fiddled with them so i have no idea.

MachineheadMusic · 12-22-2007, 07:50 PM

Changing pickups/wiring on the majority of semi solids is a bit of a fiddle to say the least. You have to pull the wiring harness back through one of the f holes and work on it outside the guitar. I'm sure there must be a guide to doing it online somewhere.

Dave
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DeviousESimian · 12-22-2007, 07:54 PM

Aren't the Lucilles somewhat short on the f-hole front?

MachineheadMusic · 12-23-2007, 01:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeviousESimian

Aren't the Lucilles somewhat short on the f-hole front?

Good point - well presented.

Serves me right for not reading the original post properly.

I amend my reply to - "It should be a piece of p*ss"

Dave (slightly ashamed)

georgeguitars · 12-23-2007, 01:44 PM

ok well thanks for the advise im goin try order them in and have a look but i'm worried i might mess up on the hight of the picks 2 the string which would change the tone i think im goin to have to shop it and get a pro to do it.

DeviousESimian · 12-23-2007, 01:59 PM

Getting the height right is easy. Just wind them up and down until you find the spot where they sound best to you.

georgeguitars · 12-23-2007, 02:03 PM

ok cheers mate. im gonna rder the pickups after boxing day n i'll let u know how it goes

DeviousESimian · 12-23-2007, 02:11 PM

Gah - I'm a bit slow today. One other thing to bear in mind with pickup height is that if you have them too high you'll likely get funny noises like wolf notes and dodgy intonation. If such things happen just wind them down a touch.

georgeguitars · 12-23-2007, 02:17 PM

ok cheers mate. i've never taken pickups out let alone put new ones in but i'll give it a go. if it goes wrong i guess i'l be taking it down the sop but cheers for the help.

DeviousESimian · 12-23-2007, 02:20 PM

You'll be fine. Just make a note of what goes where with the current ones, take it slowly and KEEP CALM. The first moment something goes wrong put everything down slowly and go and do something else for a bit.

12-22-2007, 03:16 PM	#1
georgeguitars Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 314	xmas help i went n got myself an early xmas present a Epiphone B.B King Lucille. its rele nice 2play n feels a good guitar with loads of different blues tones blues thanks 2 the vari-tone switch. but i want 2 upgrade the pickups to 490R n 490T which are the ones used in the gibson version. has anyone else done this?? and is it easy 2 change of pickups? I've never fiddled with them so i have no idea.

12-22-2007, 07:54 PM	#3
DeviousESimian Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: noitacoL Posts: 1,163	Aren't the Lucilles somewhat short on the f-hole front? __________________ We've come a long way from the Prime Minister's exploding cake. Or have we?

12-23-2007, 01:59 PM	#6
DeviousESimian Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: noitacoL Posts: 1,163	Getting the height right is easy. Just wind them up and down until you find the spot where they sound best to you. __________________ We've come a long way from the Prime Minister's exploding cake. Or have we?

12-23-2007, 02:11 PM	#8
DeviousESimian Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: noitacoL Posts: 1,163	Gah - I'm a bit slow today. One other thing to bear in mind with pickup height is that if you have them too high you'll likely get funny noises like wolf notes and dodgy intonation. If such things happen just wind them down a touch. __________________ We've come a long way from the Prime Minister's exploding cake. Or have we?

12-23-2007, 02:20 PM	#10
DeviousESimian Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: noitacoL Posts: 1,163	You'll be fine. Just make a note of what goes where with the current ones, take it slowly and KEEP CALM. The first moment something goes wrong put everything down slowly and go and do something else for a bit. __________________ We've come a long way from the Prime Minister's exploding cake. Or have we?

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12-22-2007, 07:50 PM	#2
MachineheadMusic Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 9	Changing pickups/wiring on the majority of semi solids is a bit of a fiddle to say the least. You have to pull the wiring harness back through one of the f holes and work on it outside the guitar. I'm sure there must be a guide to doing it online somewhere. Dave www.machinehead.co.uk

12-23-2007, 01:44 PM	#5
georgeguitars Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 314	ok well thanks for the advise im goin try order them in and have a look but i'm worried i might mess up on the hight of the picks 2 the string which would change the tone i think im goin to have to shop it and get a pro to do it.

12-23-2007, 02:03 PM	#7
georgeguitars Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 314	ok cheers mate. im gonna rder the pickups after boxing day n i'll let u know how it goes

12-23-2007, 02:17 PM	#9
georgeguitars Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 314	ok cheers mate. i've never taken pickups out let alone put new ones in but i'll give it a go. if it goes wrong i guess i'l be taking it down the sop but cheers for the help.

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