I replaced the stock bridge with a SD Full Shred Trembucker and had the unpleasant surprise of discovering the pickup didn't fit cleanly through the pick guard cutout.
I did manage to just barely squeeze it in, and then discovered that I wasn't really a big fan of how it sounded. So I'm thinking of getting something else and the SD Distortion is being considered but I do not want to headache of filing or cutting the pick guard and making it look like shit. Would it really make any audible difference to use the normal size Distortion instead of the Trembucker? Everything I read says its a trivial difference that mostly affects the low and high E string and only noticeable as a slight volume drop at clean settings, if it can be noticed at all.
The second and more important question is what recommendations might be gotten from the RG owners in here. Aside from the SD Distortion I am thinking about the Dimarzio Crunch Lab, as I understand the Dimarzio F Spaced only widen the pole spacing, and they would fit just fine through the cutout? Any others I should consider?
Tonally I am looking for something that pairs well with the RG to give me good flat EQ output, hotter but not too scooped. This will be set up at standard or 1/2 step down tuning - I want it to be a good all-rounder and to get a nice 80s rock/metal sound.
Thanks in advance!
I did manage to just barely squeeze it in, and then discovered that I wasn't really a big fan of how it sounded. So I'm thinking of getting something else and the SD Distortion is being considered but I do not want to headache of filing or cutting the pick guard and making it look like shit. Would it really make any audible difference to use the normal size Distortion instead of the Trembucker? Everything I read says its a trivial difference that mostly affects the low and high E string and only noticeable as a slight volume drop at clean settings, if it can be noticed at all.
The second and more important question is what recommendations might be gotten from the RG owners in here. Aside from the SD Distortion I am thinking about the Dimarzio Crunch Lab, as I understand the Dimarzio F Spaced only widen the pole spacing, and they would fit just fine through the cutout? Any others I should consider?
Tonally I am looking for something that pairs well with the RG to give me good flat EQ output, hotter but not too scooped. This will be set up at standard or 1/2 step down tuning - I want it to be a good all-rounder and to get a nice 80s rock/metal sound.
Thanks in advance!