Liii pickups

[RichD]

Hi...I looked through some old threads but wanted to ask the question again now that the newer version of Liii have been out a while.

I have a 2018 Liii in Bodhi Blue and I love it however I do find the Transitions are a little muddy at times. Are there any new thoughts or ideas on what aftermarket pups are closest to the new Dudley pups in today's Liii's?

Many thanks in advance.

 

[racerx]

Did you reach out to customer service to see if they would do a swap? AFAIK they may not sell them straight up but maybe its worth asking? I love the newer pups in my L3 and its the best of my bunch in my opinion. I don't really know aftermarket stuff all that well to make a recommendation unfortunately.

 

[RichD]

I have not but that's a great idea and I sure will! Tx for the reply.

 

[Rbg]

Not 100% related to where to get those, but I have my new HH LIII and also have the transition in the bridge of a superstrat. MM pickups are cleaner yes, but they are much more sensitive to picking up all the noises and touching the strings and/or knocks on the guitar body. They are also more sensitive to hum, but that can be due to the preamp and the gains there as the transition is fully passive.

 

[TheSash]

I have booth, a Luke III with Transition Pickups and twoLIII with the MM Pickups.
I prefer the MM Pickups by far.
They are much more open and clearer sounding with more string definition.

But keep in mind that the Dimarzio Pickips do ha be a smaller routing, so the MM pickups won’t fit without some modifications in the guitar or pickups.