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Syns Signature Pickups

Noah Berends

Campfire Attention Holder
  • Nov 11, 2019
    408
    86
    Fort Wayne, IN
    13
    My local guitar center has had a Syn Custom with his pickup on the display wall for over a month now. I was really excited to finally get hands-on with the pickup and try it out. But, lo and behold, the wiring to the pickup is completely shot. Makes zero noise. I was disappointed and told the tech about it. 6 weeks later the guitar is still there and the pickup wiring is still dead. I can’t possibly imagine why they haven’t sold it yet.
     

    Tobias Mortensen

    Free Bird Player
    Nov 11, 2019
    38
    0
    Okey guys, so..say i have been looking on the schecter hellraiser c1 fr sustainiac. they come with active emg pickups in the bridge.
    So it would not be worth the hassle changing my bridge pickup only for the syns or the invader?
    Guess that leaves me with an active (sustainiac) and a passive bridge but how does that correspond?
     

    idssdi

    Sold-out Crowd Surfer
    Nov 11, 2019
    5,336
    6,749
    Groningen
    11
    You can have a passive bridge and an active neck pickup(Syn has that too). I have no idea how the wiring works when you do so but saying it is not worth the hassle I’m not sure. Personally I prefer passive pickups so I generally don’t buy guitars with active pickups in it.
     

    Christopher Lonski

    Free Bird Player
    Nov 11, 2019
    275
    1
    58
    I would definitely say to switch out the EMG for syn’s pickup. I dont think EMGs are that great and active pickups in generally arent very versatile. They do 1 tone good and that’s it. Syns pickup is phenomenal and has a tightness and tone I havent heard in other pickups. Highly recommended.