Alternative 8

What neck pickups should I consider using with the Alternative 8? These will go into a fully-mahogany Les Paul Custom with rosewood fretboard.
 
Frater106 said:
What neck pickups should I consider using with the Alternative 8? These will go into a fully-mahogany Les Paul Custom with rosewood fretboard.
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What are your priorities from the neck?,,,,,,,,or,,,,, Do you want a versatile (jack of all trades master of none) model?
 
First off, I think the Alt8 is a great match for the full-hog/rosewood LP, especially if it's not a maple-top, but could be good either way. The Alt8 can sometimes add too much clank in the upper mids for some people when in the wrong guitar, but IMO that is a good fit in the typical full-hog/rosewood.

For the neck I will suggest the Full Shred neck model. It's very bright and tight for an alnico neck, but still has the earthy grind that I usually find lacking with ceramics. I'm a big fan of ceramics in-general, but in this case to pair with the Alt8 I think the FSn would be perfect.
 
I would go for a Distortion N to match with the Alternative 8. Maybe even Black Winter N.

If you go for a PAF-type, I'd probably go for the bridge version to try to match the output.
 
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I had the Alt 8 and Jazz combo in my Schecter C-1 classic, and it was able to do a whole range of tones.

Ascension put it well in that the Alt 8 has a nice 3D crunch to it. I loved the smoothness of its teeth, it was thick but articulate, and it works as well for classic rock through 90s and more aggressive styles. Low and high gain lead sounds were awesome in my setup.

The Jazz was a good compliment for what I was doing, in fact it has stayed in that guitar despite a ton of different bridge pickups! IMO versatile for both great clean tones and round but defined solos

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dave74 said:
Bump for suggestions on a versatile neck model to pair with the alt-8 for 90's era grunginess.
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One of my favorite configurations is the Alt 8 with a Sentient neck. Solid tonal match and is very versatile as a set. Have this set up in my Koa Neck and body 1994 Carvin DC 127 hardtail. Had it out today running it through my PRS Archon and MT 15 rigs. While with the right amp this set up can be a real face melter it can do much much more than just metal.
Some lighter stuff.

Will
 
Another clip with the same rig and set up. The KOA Carvin through my little tiny 1/10 Mesa Boogie Subway Rocket miced. Alt 8 bridge Sentient neck.
 
Very versatile pickup. But very picky on the guitar.

On the right guitar, it works very well from rock to heavy metal... Especially the latter.

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