New pup for ESP LTD Lynch guitar

[LP82]

I got an ESP LTD GL600SS guitar last year and I'm not crazy about the Screamin' Demon. I want something with a little more output and gain. I've tried the Duncan Tone Wizard, but there's no option for maple as a body wood. I have a Les Paul standard (1982) with a JB in the bridge and a Jazz in the neck. I'm leaning toward a Distortion, but I read a review of the Custom 5 (I think it was a 5) stating that it was a great pickup. Any recommendations for a pickup for a maple body guitar?

Thanks,
Mark

[Kac]

Re: New pup for ESP LTD Lynch guitar

I'm also not very fond of the screamin demon.... I suggest the JB or distortion.
Rock On

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: New pup for ESP LTD Lynch guitar

I got an ESP LTD GL600SS guitar last year and I'm not crazy about the Screamin' Demon. I want something with a little more output and gain. I've tried the Duncan Tone Wizard, but there's no option for maple as a body wood. I have a Les Paul standard (1982) with a JB in the bridge and a Jazz in the neck. I'm leaning toward a Distortion, but I read a review of the Custom 5 (I think it was a 5) stating that it was a great pickup. Any recommendations for a pickup for a maple body guitar?

Thanks,
Mark

what is it you don't like about the Demon?

[Davey]

Re: New pup for ESP LTD Lynch guitar

the demon to my ears sounds like a killer pup. it works for lynch and TO and their tones are

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: New pup for ESP LTD Lynch guitar

I would like to know what you don't fancy in the Demon as well. I've always loved that pup.

[LP82]

Re: New pup for ESP LTD Lynch guitar

Well, after thinking about it for a few days, I've come to realize that I think I'm just USED to the tone of the JB. I've been playing for 27 years, and for the better part of the '80's and early '90's I used a Jazz/JB combo in my Les Pauls (3 standards, 1 custom),a Jackson Rhoads, a Flying V, an Explorer, and a JB in 3 different Hamers I had (Chapparal w/FR, Firebird w/FR, Tele style w/FR). I've tried a Distortion (too much gain, not enough tone for me. I need something that will clean up good when I back off the volume), a Custom (not enough gain), a Pearly Gates, and a Demon in the early '90's in my Chapparal. Nothing sounded as good as a JB in anything. The Chapparal was solid mahogany/set-neck, so was the Firebird Hamer. The Tele-style was Mahogany/maple-top. My amps were a Carvin 100 watt head with a Tubescreamer, Wah, Chorus, Flanger, compressor-sustainer, a rack mount DSP unit, and a BBE Sonic Maximizer for effects units. In the '90's I used (still have it) a 5150 with a chorus, BBE, DD-3, NS-2, and wah. All this through 2 Randall 412's with 70-watt Celestion speakers. The JB just worked well with our style (classic rock/hard rock, metal) and we were a three-piece for most of our heyday. It just seems to me that the JB has more punch, better harmonics, and just sounds better in mahogany and mahogany/maple guitars. I think part of it is that I really never got used to bolt-on necks (the LTD is bolt-on), or the tone of woods other than mahogany/maple. I've always had set-necks or neck-thru's and I'm more comfortable playing Pauls anyway. I'm just used to the sound of a Paul. I love Lynch's tone but he has more (and better!) processing capability than I do, and better amps, lol. I may try a JB Trembucker in the LTD. If I don't like it, I may sell the guitar and stick to Pauls, lol. I hope that explains it. Keep rockin'!

[metaled]

Re: New pup for ESP LTD Lynch guitar

I just bought the Screamin Demon to replace an Invader in the bridge and i get wait to get my guitar back and jam!!! The Invader was definately high output but lacked in tone alot! I`ll take tone over output anyday and i`m a metalhead,actually metaled! *lol*