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DiscoDave75
Posts: 3Joined: Thu Dec 29, 2016 9:39 pm
Post by DiscoDave75 Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:38 am
Hi all,
I'm down in the land down under and I've come across the possibility to get my hands on one of two SC-3's locally
They seem to be the same era (one is 88 and without calling the store now, I'm not totally sure on the second) but only one has stock pups.
My question is, would you pay a little extra for the one with stock pups or settle for the cheaper one (which has awesome local pups installed)?
Please not, I CANNOT afford both
Cheers guys and gals
'Today is not tomorrow, nor is it yesterday'
Challenger
Posts: 217Joined: Mon Jan 11, 2016 7:39 pmLocation: Iowa
Post by Challenger Mon Dec 11, 2017 2:27 am
Definitely stock. The pickups are part of the magic of the SC-3.
Elwood
Posts: 2498Joined: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:00 amLocation: Canada's Mexico
Post by Elwood Mon Dec 11, 2017 2:53 am
Challenger wrote: Definitely stock. The pickups are part of the magic of the SC-3.
+1
john o
Posts: 1006Joined: Sun Apr 20, 2014 3:52 amLocation: Delaware
Post by john o Mon Dec 11, 2017 6:13 am
Elwood wrote: Challenger wrote: Definitely stock. The pickups are part of the magic of the SC-3.
+1
+2
john o
yowhatsshakin
Posts: 3340Joined: Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:00 amLocation: Seattle
Post by yowhatsshakin Mon Dec 11, 2017 8:18 am
drjho7 wrote: Elwood wrote: Challenger wrote: Definitely stock. The pickups are part of the magic of the SC-3.
+1
+2
+3
You will love these pups. Get as much Leo mojo as you can.
- Jos
glvourot
Posts: 632Joined: Thu Dec 09, 2010 11:15 amLocation: British Columbia
Post by glvourot Mon Dec 11, 2017 8:42 am
STOCK !
Paul
cho
Posts: 202Joined: Tue May 26, 2015 9:53 amLocation: Los Angeles area
Post by cho Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:22 am
Another vote for stock!
WitSok
Posts: 635Joined: Sat Jun 01, 2013 4:49 pm
Post by WitSok Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:25 am
I'm seeing a clear trend... I'd would go with stock. MFDs are key ingredient in the mojo.
FZTNT
Posts: 973Joined: Tue Jan 19, 2016 3:27 pmLocation: DC Area, Virginia
Post by FZTNT Mon Dec 11, 2017 11:14 am
Go with Stock, it'll never be that way again.
DiscoDave75
Posts: 3Joined: Thu Dec 29, 2016 9:39 pm
Post by DiscoDave75 Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:54 pm
WitSok wrote: I'm seeing a clear trend... I'd would go with stock. MFDs are key ingredient in the mojo.
I don't believe the original pups are with the guitar now, which I reckon does make the stock SC-3 more appealing
'Today is not tomorrow, nor is it yesterday'
y2kc
Posts: 652Joined: Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:59 am
Post by y2kc Thu Dec 21, 2017 1:20 pm
Things are only original once. You will enjoy the G&L pickups for the rest of your life.
Danley
Posts: 711Joined: Wed Aug 12, 2015 9:23 pmLocation: Orange County, California Republic
Post by Danley Fri Dec 29, 2017 7:32 am
Would def. prefer stock; out of curiosity, what were the pickups replaced by?
New MFDs (modern S500 pickups) from G&L's webs-shop are $80 USD and I'd say that's the marker for how much the guitar ought to be discounted, minimum, if you must grab the cheaper guitar; $240 for three pickups (and it still won't be spot-on to the wind/sound of the old pickups, but at least it'll be G&L
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dhgleaves
Posts: 281Joined: Mon Dec 19, 2016 3:54 pmLocation: Adelaide, South Australia
Post by dhgleaves Thu Jan 04, 2018 10:00 pm
I too would like to know what the local pickups were. And there's still a Comanche with your name on it.
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