Suggestions on pickups

[Niyar Deka]

Hello guys,
Y’all doing well i hope. So, i m in a great need of help. I have an entry level electric guitar (Cort X1). But i was looking for an upgrade. But i don’t have a great budget( have only around 200 dollars) to buy a sick new axe. So i decided to get pickups. Some suggestions on great pickups (which ain’t very expensive) would be of great help. I am looking for an awesome dirty sound which could also provide some great clean sounds.
PS: Seymour Duncan Blackouts Mick thomson signatures are attracting my attention right now. Would love to here your suggestions. Cheers and keep slaying

 

[Ed Seith]

I would not recommend the Blackouts, only because converting a guitar from passive pickups (most of them) to actives (EMG, Blackout, Fluence) is a bigger task requiring additional hardware and steps. If you’re doing the work yourself, do a like-for-like replacement and go with passive pickups.
The truth is that any aftermarket pickup will be a noticeable improvement. You can go with a pair of Seymour Duncan or Dimarzio pickups and be very happy. The Dimarzio Air Norton/Tone Zone combo is VERY popular among rock and metal players. For the heavier leanings, Seymour makes “Black Winter” pickups that are voiced for more extreme metal, but still clean up nicely. Both of those options are around $75 per pickup, so right in your neighborhood.
I’ve put Dimarzio Gravity Storms in a number of guitars and really like them.

 

[Niyar Deka]

Thank you so much for the response, would definitely check them out.

 

[idssdi]

Ed nailed it. You’re guitar isn’t made for active pickups so you probably shouldn’t take active pickups. I also noticed your guitar isn’t that expensive(doesn’t have to mean that it’s a bad guitar) but if you want to upgrade your guitar you may want to look at some other things first like tunijg pegs for example because that can increase the tuning stability a lot!
On topic, have you tried to take a look at what DiMarzio or Seymour Duncan has to offer? They make great passive pickups and they have a soundclip for all of them(if you want old school Syn stuff you can take a look at the Seymour Duncan invaders)

 

[Niyar Deka]

Absolutely, I almost bought those blackouts . Thank you so much guys. I think i like the Black Winter best (invaders are not available in any of my local shops or online sites and if i order from US i have to pay helluva lot shipping). Thank you so much guys