Hey everyone! New guy here. I was hoping you all could point me in the right direction. I have an old 1989 Peavey Generation S1 Telecaster. It's been sitting neglected for a while but would like to bring it back to life.
(not my photo but the same guitar).
I've never been too happy with the active pickups in it so I'd like to swap them out but I'm totally lost on the options. I'm thinking of a stacked single and humbucker combo. I'd like to keep it around $200 total but have some wiggle room.
So, my questions are:
1. What is a good starting place for a stacked single/humbucker combo?
2. The lever switch is a 3-way. I'd like that to function as normal but the small toggle switch (which was for/active passive) I'd like to have setup to split the humbucker. Is that possible?
3. If I'm going through all of this, is it worth going ahead and swapping out the pots too?
4. Are there wiring diagrams out there that would help with this?
5. I'm fairly handy with a soldering iron and reading schematics, and don't mind messing up things if they are fixable. But is this more of a job for a qualified tech?
Other maybe useful info: This will be tuned to D standard with 11-52s. My favorite bands and sounds I like are Gojira, Mastodon, Devin Townsend, Opeth. My wife has a Hagstrom Fantomen that I really like the sound of. I have a Variax Shuriken SR250 that I mainly favor the Les Paul bridge sound.
Thanks!!
EDIT: Just to put it out there. I know I'll probably put more money into this guitar than it's worth. But, it has sentimental value.
I've never been too happy with the active pickups in it so I'd like to swap them out but I'm totally lost on the options. I'm thinking of a stacked single and humbucker combo. I'd like to keep it around $200 total but have some wiggle room.
So, my questions are:
1. What is a good starting place for a stacked single/humbucker combo?
2. The lever switch is a 3-way. I'd like that to function as normal but the small toggle switch (which was for/active passive) I'd like to have setup to split the humbucker. Is that possible?
3. If I'm going through all of this, is it worth going ahead and swapping out the pots too?
4. Are there wiring diagrams out there that would help with this?
5. I'm fairly handy with a soldering iron and reading schematics, and don't mind messing up things if they are fixable. But is this more of a job for a qualified tech?
Other maybe useful info: This will be tuned to D standard with 11-52s. My favorite bands and sounds I like are Gojira, Mastodon, Devin Townsend, Opeth. My wife has a Hagstrom Fantomen that I really like the sound of. I have a Variax Shuriken SR250 that I mainly favor the Les Paul bridge sound.
Thanks!!
EDIT: Just to put it out there. I know I'll probably put more money into this guitar than it's worth. But, it has sentimental value.