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  1. 08-10-2012, 01:39 PM #1
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    Default Re: Quick, Easy and Fun Way to Upgrade an Inexpensive Guitar

    Wait wait wait

    So you're telling me that i can improve the sound of a guitar with nicer pickups?

    Holy ****. I need to alert the internet!
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    Default Re: Quick, Easy and Fun Way to Upgrade an Inexpensive Guitar

    Quote Originally Posted by Empty Pockets View Post
    Wait wait wait

    So you're telling me that i can improve the sound of a guitar with nicer pickups?

    Holy ****. I need to alert the internet!
    LOL, it is good advice but most people know this already.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Empty Pockets View Post
    Wait wait wait

    So you're telling me that i can improve the sound of a guitar with nicer pickups?

    Holy ****. I need to alert the internet!
    Who'd a thunk it?
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    Default Re: Quick, Easy and Fun Way to Upgrade an Inexpensive Guitar

    What did you expect from the Seymour Duncan VP of Business Development? Buy Graph Techs?
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    Default Re: Quick, Easy and Fun Way to Upgrade an Inexpensive Guitar

    Dmz?
    Originally Posted by IanBallard
    Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.
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    Default Re: Quick, Easy and Fun Way to Upgrade an Inexpensive Guitar

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    De-Militarised Zone? Does one of those help when upgrading a guitar?
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    Default Re: Quick, Easy and Fun Way to Upgrade an Inexpensive Guitar

    Quote Originally Posted by Chris of Arabia View Post
    De-Militarised Zone? Does one of those help when upgrading a guitar?
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    Default Re: Quick, Easy and Fun Way to Upgrade an Inexpensive Guitar

    Quote Originally Posted by StratFreak View Post
    LOL, it is good advice but most people know this already.
    No people around here know this. There are tons in particular new guitar players that this is new info too. Not all guitar players are into the whole forum thing.
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    Default Re: Quick, Easy and Fun Way to Upgrade an Inexpensive Guitar

    That's a definite benefit.
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    Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.
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    Default Re: Quick, Easy and Fun Way to Upgrade an Inexpensive Guitar

    He's not the VP of Marketing. He's just fanboy admin.
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