Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

[james.fusco]

Hi there, I am looking to upgrade my stock pickups in my Ibanez S570B to something a bit more chunk and response. My guitar has a Mahogany body and 3 piece Maple neck, but due to the body being thinner than other mahogany based guitars i need a bridge and neck pickup that can compete with a live band.

The style I play is Metalcore and my sound influences range around Trivium to Killswitch Engage. I'm running this guitar into a Peavey 6505+ with Mesa 4x12 cab if it helps.

Hope you's can help me out here.

Thanks!

P.s. To add I drop tune my instrument to Drop C#

 

[Edgecrusher]

Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

SH6 for both bridge and neck.

 

[CTN]

Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

Yup, SH6 set.

You could also go with a '59, Jazz or full shred neck model instead of the SH6N.

 

[darthphineas]

Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

Full Shred set

 

[darthphineas]

Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

Double post

 

[jafo]

Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

Depends on the type of metal and the specific guitar (body design and thickness, and mahogany varies more than you think), but I'd recommend either Full Shreds (Opeth) or P-90s (Sabbath). You cannot go wrong with either.

 

[youngthrasher9]

Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

Depends on the type of metal and the specific guitar (body design and thickness, and mahogany varies more than you think), but I'd recommend either Full Shreds (Opeth) or P-90s (Sabbath). You cannot go wrong with either.

P90s probably won't be what he is looking for. He's playing metalcore, not Sabbath. (as awesome as Sabbath is)

 

[speed2dirt]

Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

P90s probably won't be what he is looking for. He's playing metalcore, not Sabbath. (as awesome as Sabbath is)

I have the P-Rails Hot in my guitar and it's perfect for thrash as well as modern metal. Honestly, that pickup set made me love the guitar and ended the pickup swapping in that guitar. It's my holy grail of pickups. The tone of P-90s and a unique thick, crisp humbucker tone with P-90 traits all in one pickup... yes please!

That said, the Ibanez S series are thin body guitars, correct? I'd go with something that would beef it up, like the Distortion or Invader. Dimarzio X2N might be another good choice.

 

[vinta9e]

Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

Blackouts.

 

[Aceman]

Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

SH6 for both bridge and neck.

Yup, SH6 set.

You could also go with a '59, Jazz or full shred neck model instead of the SH6N.

Another vote for Distortion neck and bridge.

 

[Aceman]

Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

P90s probably won't be what he is looking for. He's playing metalcore, not Sabbath. (as awesome as Sabbath is)

Do not underestimate the power of a Duncan SP3-90 thorough a Mesa Dual Rectifer...

 

[Danglin' Fury]

Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

Man, I have a mahogany body Ibanez and I have a Duncan El Diablo in it. METAL!!!

 

[Inder_Cine_Mann]

Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

you have so many options for that sound

those guys play EMG's and Corey from Trivium plays Blackouts

distortion bridge and screamin demon (a bridge pu) in the neck would be awesome

 

[Inder_Cine_Mann]

Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

on another note, you should also think about getting a Maxon 808 if you dont have one!

 

[gman128]

Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

For an S series - Blackouts if active, invaders if passive

 

[misterwhizzy]

Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

Distortion set. It's phenomenal for everything.

 

[youngthrasher9]

Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

I have the P-Rails Hot in my guitar and it's perfect for thrash as well as modern metal. Honestly, that pickup set made me love the guitar and ended the pickup swapping in that guitar. It's my holy grail of pickups. The tone of P-90s and a unique thick, crisp humbucker tone with P-90 traits all in one pickup... yes please!

That said, the Ibanez S series are thin body guitars, correct? I'd go with something that would beef it up, like the Distortion or Invader. Dimarzio X2N might be another good choice.

The P-rail is a whole different beast though, in comparison to a regular P90.

 

[youngthrasher9]

Re: Best metal pickups for a mahogany body

Do not underestimate the power of a Duncan SP3-90 thorough a Mesa Dual Rectifer...

Trust me I believe it could work, but for KSE type tones it would probably be a little on the thin side. But to be honest I don't have very much experience with P90s.