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    PRS McCarty PU Change

    Hey guys,
    I love the the sound of the Jazz/JB combo in my Les Paul, but after asking around and listening a good bit... It seems I'm probably gonna want something with a tad more mids and some more bass to get closer to the sound of the LP.

    Anyone replaced the PUs in their PRS got any tips?
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    Re: PRS McCarty PU Change

    if you like that sound, go w/ the jazz and jb. the only diff. you'll here is the sonic charicteristics of your prs, and you cant get pass that.
    This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections. - St. Augustine of Hippo

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    • #3
      Re: PRS McCarty PU Change

      Originally posted by beandip
      if you like that sound, go w/ the jazz and jb. the only diff. you'll here is the sonic charicteristics of your prs, and you cant get pass that.

      Right, I was just going to try and offset the differences between axes if possible. I know it's not feasible to get it EXACT, and that's not what I'm looking for, but pretty close would be nice. The PRS plays a whole lot better than the LP, but I'd like to get it to sound a little more like the LP. It's already pretty bright and all, and I've got a feeling that the JB might be a bit much in the treble department there.

      Thanks for the reply, peace.

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      • #4
        Re: PRS McCarty PU Change

        Try a Pearly Gates or 59B in the Bridge of that PRS. The Pearly will have more mids, and the 59 seems awfully well balanced, at least to me.
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        • #5
          Re: PRS McCarty PU Change

          I have a Mc Carty loaded with Seth Lovers and it's the best PU set I tried in those axes. It gives a LP like tone with an easy control of the sustain.
          I also have a Pearly Gates loaded Mc Carty, those bring more mids and harmonics.

          I have CU 22s, one loaded with '59s and the other loaded with A2Ps. The '59s give better tone in a CU22 than in a Mc because it's a lighter weight and brighter axe, they sounded a little too dark and sometimes muddy (neck PU) in the Mc.
          The A2Ps are huge in the CU22 , they were also in the Mc Carty.

          Next step will be to try Ants and Jazz set in a PRS
          Pickups used :
          Les Paul: A2'59/'PGn ; SP90-1/SP90-1
          PRS Santana 1: Phat Cats
          PRS CU22 : SLb/'59n ; A2'59b/PGn ; Phat Cats
          PRS McCarty : A2P/A2P ; SL/SL
          PRS Singlecut : Ant/Ant ; SLb/59n
          PRS Modern Eagle : SLb/Antn
          PRS Hollow : Ant/Ant
          PRS Mc Soap : SP90-1/SP90-3 ;SP90-1/SP90-1/SP90-3
          PRS Mc Deluxe : Antiquity II minis
          Strat : APS1TwBg/APS1rwrp/APS1T; APS1TwBg/SSL1rwrp/SSL1;Antiquity II Set;Antiquity Texas Hot Set
          Teles : 59b/PGn ; Ant set ; JDb/SSL1rwrp/SSL1
          SG : SP90-1/SP90-1

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          • #6
            Re: PRS McCarty PU Change

            Originally posted by StevieRaveOn
            Right, I was just going to try and offset the differences between axes if possible. I know it's not feasible to get it EXACT, and that's not what I'm looking for, but pretty close would be nice. The PRS plays a whole lot better than the LP, but I'd like to get it to sound a little more like the LP. It's already pretty bright and all, and I've got a feeling that the JB might be a bit much in the treble department there.

            Thanks for the reply, peace.
            Wow, I find the newer LP Standards play better than the McCarties I've played but we are different in our likes and dislikes!

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            • #7
              Re: PRS McCarty PU Change

              Originally posted by papersoul
              Wow, I find the newer LP Standards play better than the McCarties I've played but we are different in our likes and dislikes!

              My LP Studio is a couple of years old, I need to go try out a newer standard... But, I got the McCarty because of the double cutaway. I'm a thumb-over type of guy, and the double cut makes my life a lot easier.

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