Monaco III Pickups?

[dhuber]

I think I'm at least the third owner of my Monaco III. For some reason I though the middle pickup came RWRP on these guitars. Mine is not RWRP in the middle and yesterday I pulled the pickups when I changed strings, just to see what's in there. The neck and middle are Seymour Duncan SP 90-2N and the bridge is Seymour Duncan SP 90-3B. Is this the standard pickup configuration on a Monaco III? I see SD makes a 90-1 that's vintage voiced for the neck. I'll probably try that one eventually. FYI I tried going to the Hamer web site to look up the specs and the Hamer web site it down.

[django49]

Vintage voiced would probably suit the guitar better in the neck (IMO). I do have a set of Duncan Antiquity P90s in an Epiphone archtop and they are quite nice.

A lot of folks, including me, think an upgrade to Lollars (all around) is a very good improvement. A little search here should give you some other ideas and input.

[belgian]

The originals aren't bad - especially when turn down the volume on the guitar a bit.

[dhuber]

The originals aren't bad - especially when turn down the volume on the guitar a bit.

Yes, I'm running my volume about 75% and it sounds nice. I really like the neck and middle pickups at this setting.

Back to my original question: The neck and middle pickups in my MIII are Seymour Duncan SP 90-2N and the bridge is Seymour Duncan SP 90-3B. Is this the standard pickup configuration on a Monaco III?

[jaberwock]

I changed my MIII pickups to Lollars, and it sounded way better to my ears.

Jaberwock

[dhuber]

For now I'm keeping the pickups. The first think I'm going to change out is the bridge piece. I'm thinking something like a Compton Bridge. A couple years ago I bought a used Strat and it came with Lollar Black Face Pickups. I did not care for them. I put them on eBay for $150 or $170 BIN and they sold instantly. I should have went to the Lollar site and priced them before I sold them. They are around $300 new.