okay i own a b.c. rich platinum warlock...i know, piece of shit, but i do have to use it for awhile aswell as my 5 string which aint shit. The rich is a percussionist style bass and i figure with some good pickups and decent strings it can be an okay bass. any suggestions i already got custom earnie ball's for the strings.

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There are a lot of good pickups you can install but i would choose from/recommend:

EMG - http://www.emginc.com/
MEC - http://www.mec-pickups.de/
Bartolini - http://www.bartolini.net/

They will make the tone of your Bc rich sound so much better.

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thatnks much i was looking for mec but couldnt find the site

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know any sites that distribute them?

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i need to lower the pickups on my warwick thumb bolt-on for recording...i've never bothered changing the height before, any tips or anything i should watch out for? is it just a case of trying to get the sound i want?

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Get active EMGs because they dont really care about what wood your guitar is made of and uses the preamp to create the excellent tone. so EMGs are a really good upgrade for shitty guitars

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I lowered the pickups on my warwick thumb, generally because the strings were hitting the pickups a lot when i was doing 'digging in' fingerstyle with my band in drop d and c, so i lowered them both by about a quarter of an inch, with a mini screwdriver, and the tone is still good and growly and the volume is perfect.. why are you deciding to lower them?

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same reason. i've only noticed the strings hitting the pickups recently and although i don't notice it so much playing generally, recording with it sounds bloody aweful.
i think i'll take mine down a quater of an inch too then.

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