Question Axis ss pickup installation questions

[Captaindog]

I have an axis ss pdn with alder body and maple neck and no matter what I tried the sound I am getting from the pickups have an upper mids and treble spike that I can t eliminate. My basswood axis it sounds good. Anyway I am thinking of installing a dimarzio breed set in the alder axis as those pickups seem to tame the upper frequencies.

Is the axis ss with vintage tremolo has an fspaced bridge pickup or only the Floyd equipped axis have that?

In case I have a standard spacing pickup will it fit? Are the mounting ears of fspaced and regular pickups measure the same ear to ear?

Also except the dimarzio breeds do you think the 36th anniv. Or the paf masters will suit an alder axis tone wise or they will sound trebly?

 

[wynn]

Can't make any suggestions but if you do change the bridge pickup I'd love to buy the original pickup off you.


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[agt]

I've never tried the Breeds but the Dimarzio Air Zone is a great bridge pickup to tame and/or beef up a trebly guitar. For the neck, the Air Norton would be a suggestion, but that is already similar to the Axis neck pickup.

Have you considered trying different strings before swapping pickups? Ernie Ball pure nickel Slinkys will be a bit warmer than regular, Cobalt, or M Steel. Also, heavier strings will be less bright.

 

[Slater]

I would think that the 36th and Paf Masters would be brighter than the Axis pickups. The Breeds could very well give you what you're looking for. You may also want to have a look at the Gravity Storm, Tone Zone, and the Super 3.

Also, the mounting ears are the same on on F-spaced and regular pickups, as they are interchangeable as far as mounting/installing them.