Best clean humbucker set? suggestions

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hey guys.... im lookin to get one of those Agile Les Paul Prestige guitars.... its all mahogany with ebony fretboard...

im lookin for a humbucker set that sounds good for articulate warm and smoky clean sounds..... kind of a nice clean bark in the bridge position with not too much treble....... and that deep juicy sound from the neck, similar to what Jimmy Page got on the "Bring it on home" intro......very deep and juicy bass, but not muddy

im thinkin maybe a Seth Lover bridge raised up kinda high on the bass side (i like it this way)...... and not sure about the neck pickup, maybe jazz or 59

i will use this combo to play mostly clean stuff, some blues and classic rock (allman brothers to BB king) and some more spacy chimey clean stuff like U2

mostly just want very good articulation and response.....nothin too punchy or percussive like a strat........warmth and with a little bit of bark i suppose

ive never played a les paul neck pickup i didnt like (gibson, or epiphone) so pretty much anything might work in the neck for me, just want to make sure it doesnt have too much bass or muddy bass.....

but i have played a couple epis that had way too much treble on the bridge pickup, and not enough bark

so what do you guys think? i think either Seth/59 or Seth/jazz perhaps?
 
Re: Best clean humbucker set? suggestions

I thought a 59 neck and bridge that was raised high had a great clean tone on a les paul. I didnt like the distortion though.
 
Re: Best clean humbucker set? suggestions

im pretty sure i want to go with a Seth bridge....... sinec i wont be playing high gain or anything, will i have problems with feedback with the Seth? (i will be playing loud however...)

i also like being able to hear the bridge be a bit louder than the neck pickup...... and im assuming i could get this effect by putting the seth up a bit high and whatever neck pickup and set it a little lower
 
Re: Best clean humbucker set? suggestions

Alnico 2 Neck is a great clean pickup, as is the Jazz (Alnico 5). I'd recommend them if you're going for a clean-only approach.

Don't ask me about a neck pickup that'll get dirty for solos, because as you can see from my posts, it's driving me nuts trying to find one!
 
Re: Best clean humbucker set? suggestions

Seth Lover / Jazz.
The Seth Lover bridge is a great pickup for articulation and clean tone. It does not have the punch of a JB for the harder rock stuff, but it has lots of personality, clean or dirty.
The jazz is a very nice pickup that sounds excellent clean. It is not as punchy or as bottomy as a 59, but it's sweet and a nice match for the SL bridge.
The PG and the SL neck pickups are a little too smooth for me. They are both very nice though, if they fit your style - nice and creamy. I like a little glass and edge that I get from the jazz and 59n.
I have a bunch of Seth Lover clips at my soundclick site.
 
Re: Best clean humbucker set? suggestions

I'm partial to Alnico II pickups in a LP, so I'd go with the SH-55 set, or the Pearly Gates set. The PG at the bridge barks and the PG at the neck has thick mids with round highs with good bass reproduction without boominess.
 
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