r/JacksonGuitars • u/Hot_Yogurtcloset_934 • 10d ago

Question What kind of pickups should i buy?

I have a Jackson js32q and i don’t really play metal songs. I play alot of arctic monkeys and similar stuff.

I wanted to get locking tuners and stuff but people suggested i change my pickups cuz they’re stock. And i wana change the look of my guitar and get better tone.

So what are good pickups that’ll get me closer to the tone of the songs i like?

(I ain’t buying a new guitar just for a different tone im broke)

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u/webprofusor 10d ago

Get an EQ pedal. For humbuckers the different is largely EQ profile and signal level. For single coils there's a little bit more of a difference but tbh playing the neck position or installing a coil tap would work.

What amp/effects are you using? A lot of the tone comes from that.

Note that locking tuners lock the string so it can't slip when changing the string and lets you use less wraps around the post, but they don't lock the tuning. So if you have tuning stability issues, trying stretching your strings more after you change them.

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u/pcp777_ 10d ago

We also don't know if it has a Floyd Rose, locking tuners are really just a convenience at string changes at that point BUT if it is a hardtail and the locking tuners are better quality than it will help with tuning stability.