Best Pickup Combo For A Gibson Les Paul?

[tiefightertk069]

Re: Best Pickup Combo For A Gibson Les Paul?

Would those be Gobson Left Paws?

Nothing sounds as sweet as a Gobson Left Paw through a Dunbel amp... especially with a Custom/59 set of pups installed.

[Archer_of_Fish]

Re: Best Pickup Combo For A Gibson Les Paul?

Would those be Gobson Left Paws?

I'll never claim to be a skilled typist.

[JeffB]

Re: Best Pickup Combo For A Gibson Les Paul?

Mostly Hard Rock and Alternative Rock, but I would like to have the pickups be somewhat suitable for heavier stuff like Metal also. I want a significant amount of low end but at the same time I would like clarity as well. Maybe I'm asking for too much....

I voted the the Custom/59 combo out of the choices you have up there. I have used the same combo in a Les Paul and an Explorer.

I would prefer a bit more clarity at times out of the neck 59 for chording or playing the lower areas of the neck, but then you sacrifice that sweet sound in the higher frets for leads. The Jazz always sounded a bit weak for metal to me.

The custom though is my fave bridge pickup especially for a glue in/neck thru body guitar. Very versatile, IME and has that awesome low end.

[tiefightertk069]

Re: Best Pickup Combo For A Gibson Les Paul?

Well, my LP had a 59n and a Custom Custom, but I just swapped out the CC for a 59b and I'm MUCH happier with the tone I'm getting. Actually, it is now the best sounding LP I have ever owned, and not that it's a lot but this is my 5th LP in the past 15 years. I liked it before, but now it is THE one.

So there's my two cents.

[Youngpup]

Re: Best Pickup Combo For A Gibson Les Paul?

The only combos I have tried in mine distortion/distortion and distortion/pearly gates and I loved the way they complimented each other. I could go from cool cleans to gutsy blues, then to some pretty hard stuff and it all sounded sweet to my ear.

Youngpup

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Best Pickup Combo For A Gibson Les Paul?

My favorites.
C-5/59 Most versatile for a hard rock/metal player
CC/APII Best growl and meatiness for heavy rock
59/59 Best for midgain Classic Rock tones
Seth Lover set. Most dynamic for clean to midgain jazz/blues/bluesrock