[wkdoem]

My new Epiphone Sheraton II is sounding pretty sweet but doesn't have quite the sound a rhythm guitar player needs, IMO. I just can't get that clacky percussive sound that strats or single-coiled guitars have (think Bobby strumming chunky chords up the neck, it has almost a metallic click sound that I can't get with the humbuckers) so I was thinking of replacing either the bridge pickup or both with some lighter humbuckers or paired-single coils. The reason why I might want to keep the neck a stock humbucker is because we play a good amount of jazz and the "soft-around-the-edges" sound that it brings is quite nice. So, what's a good pickup to bring the sound I'm looking for? I was thinking about going with the Seymour Duncan SH-1 '59 Model and putting it at the bridge so when I want to strum some clacky, Ibanez-era Weir sounding chords I can. Any thoughts? Different pickups? What are your experiences?

Thanks for the help.

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[mkaufman]

I'm not sure you can get the Ibanez-era sound with a semi hollow.

mk

[wkdoem]

I'm not sure you can get the Ibanez-era sound with a semi hollow.

mk

I just played around with my epi and then played a strat and came to the same conclusion
It's not as though I'm looking to replicate the Ibanez-era-Weir sound, but something similar with the quacky/clacky single coil sound. I know this is probably a very stupid question but is there any way (short of completely modding the whole thing) to put single-coil pups in the sheraton II?

[wkdoem]

yeah i just played my epi and then played a strat and came to the same conclusion. now i know this is probably a pretty dumb question but is there any way (short of completely modding my instrument) to put single coil pups into my epiphone sheraton II? i just want that clacky/quacky sound and i don't think humbuckers will deliver that sound based on their nature. any options for me?

anything helps, thanks.

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