Have you changed the stock pickups to something else, ie. EMG,SD, Bare Knuckle, etc

[jbailes]

If so, has it been a positive change for you, or was it simply not worth It?

 

[Jamie M]

The Custom Dimarzios in my ASS are all I need, I would never swap them out for others. I have in the past on non EBMM guitars and I have had some great results.

 

[Jack FFR1846]

I once bought a used ASS with the Dimarzios swapped over to Seymour Duncans. When I decided to pass the guitar on, it was worth significantly less (the previous owner had sold the Dimarzios). If you swap them out, hold on to the stock ones.

 

[beej]

Many people here have swapped the stock pickups out of their guitars. But the MM stock pickups are pretty good, generally speaking.

 

[Captaindog]

My axis Super sport has alder body and the axis pickup were kinda harsh. I swapped them with dimarzio breed set. Now it's like a les Paul on steroids

 

[panther_king]

I swapped the stock pickups (custom neck, D-Sonic) in my JP6 with a set of Alnico Bareknucle Nailbombs and I'm pretty happy. A bit more responsive to volume and attack, and more of a vintage hot flavor, especially in the bridge.

That said, you can pry the stock custom neck from that JP6 out of my cold dead hands. I love that pickup, and even though I'm not using it, I'm happy to have it. I know it's essentially an Air Norton, but it's MINES.

Also, I don't know that I'd swap the pickups out of an Axis. Every time I've played one, I've been pretty happy with the stock dimarzios

 

[Ishmun]

I found the axis pickups really depend on which guitar they are in.

Love them in my Albert Lee HH due to the mahogany body; never liked them in my 25th.

I dropped in a set of David Allen Dirty Cats in the 25th and haven't looked back. Amazing tones.

I also, replaced the humbucker in my Sil Special with a JB, which works great for me; but I wouldn't replace the single coils as I think they sound amazing!