I finally took the plunge and ordered a pearly gates set with nickel covers on for my LP. I originally had burstbucker pros on there, which whilst good didn't deliver what I wanted, which was a sweet, round, thick, creamy singing tone, similar to Warren Haynes.
I opted for the Pearly Gates set though was a little concerned reading some reviews where people felt the bridge pup was too harsh and trebly.
I plugged in last night at our bands rehearsal room. I use 11s with a fairly high action into a 100w Marshall SL-X (2100 SL-X) valve head into a flat fronted Marshall 4x12 loaded with Celestion Vintage 30s (1960BV), no effects other than a Wah-Wah. The result … gulp…. Awesome! Through my rig I don't get the harsh treble that some people complain of, maybe due partly to the nickel covers? I get exactly what I wanted, sweet, round, thick, creamy singing tone, similar to Warren Haynes but can also kick out clipped harmonics that can tear your head off. My sound is now somewhere between Warren's tone on the new Allman Bros live CD and early Mule. Haven't had chance to fully experiment as I didn't want to bore the other band members. Lets just say I left the rehearsal room last night with a grin from ear to ear. Just what I wanted!
Thanks you guys who suggested these pups to me!
I opted for the Pearly Gates set though was a little concerned reading some reviews where people felt the bridge pup was too harsh and trebly.
I plugged in last night at our bands rehearsal room. I use 11s with a fairly high action into a 100w Marshall SL-X (2100 SL-X) valve head into a flat fronted Marshall 4x12 loaded with Celestion Vintage 30s (1960BV), no effects other than a Wah-Wah. The result … gulp…. Awesome! Through my rig I don't get the harsh treble that some people complain of, maybe due partly to the nickel covers? I get exactly what I wanted, sweet, round, thick, creamy singing tone, similar to Warren Haynes but can also kick out clipped harmonics that can tear your head off. My sound is now somewhere between Warren's tone on the new Allman Bros live CD and early Mule. Haven't had chance to fully experiment as I didn't want to bore the other band members. Lets just say I left the rehearsal room last night with a grin from ear to ear. Just what I wanted!
Thanks you guys who suggested these pups to me!
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