I've grown a bit tired of my RGA32. I find the cleans can be quite "boomy"/overwhelming and overdrives/distortions can vary from being too harsh to too muddy (does that just sound silly?) BUT I do like the feel of the guitar (I might simply be used to it now). Decided to give a few guitars a play today; Tanglewood TSB58 (R3199) and a Fender Telecaster Modern Player (R4999). I liked the feel and look of the Tanglewood (could have been set up a tiny bit better) and I liked the feel of the Tele but not the look too much. The Tele did sound the best to me I think but I had very little issue with the Tanglewood, maybe a tiny harshness on the distortion but I was playing through a solid state Cube (I would be using a Laney VC30 though if bought).
I am currently playing a lot of music in the Foo Fighters, Nirvana range, rather grungy (don't need a ridiculous amount of distortion). My question is, does it sound like a decent option to look at simply a pick-up change (I imagine a move to passives would be best) and if so, any recommendations? Or, should I simply pull the trigger on a new guitar, I would sell off my Ibanez as well.
I am currently playing a lot of music in the Foo Fighters, Nirvana range, rather grungy (don't need a ridiculous amount of distortion). My question is, does it sound like a decent option to look at simply a pick-up change (I imagine a move to passives would be best) and if so, any recommendations? Or, should I simply pull the trigger on a new guitar, I would sell off my Ibanez as well.