Budget humbucker set for an all mahogany LP style?

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Taymar

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Hello all,

Hoping I can ask your advice again please.

I picked up an inexpensive Les Paul style finished body recently and am starting to look for pickups.

The guitar has a mahogany body & neck, and the neck is glued in. It's routed for 2 humbuckers, 4 pots and a switch.

I'd like to try and stay below $100 for the set, and while it'd be nice I don't absolutely need coil splitting.

I got some great advice here last time, and now have one guitar with a SD '59 neck & custom hybrid bridge, and a strat with vintage flat strat single coils.

With this new guitar I am obviously on a budget but also open to doing something that'll make it different from the other two. Quite interested in possibly playing some jazz or blues on it - nothing super dark/heavy/muddy.

I'd really appreciate any ideas or suggestions on this - I don't have a solid goal in mind and curious as to what I could do with it. Thanks very much in advance.
 
Re: Budget humbucker set for an all mahogany LP style?

GO USED :

like ItsaBass said :

* Seths
* A2P

. . . and i want to add :

* WLH set
* Phat Cat set.

**** even an Invader set will be very diff from what you already he ;)
 
Re: Budget humbucker set for an all mahogany LP style?

Taymar said:
With this new guitar I am obviously on a budget but also open to doing something that'll make it different from the other two. Quite interested in possibly playing some jazz or blues on it
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I'd get a second-hand, nickel-covered '59 set and I change the stock magnets with an A3 for the neck and an A2 for the bridge. Done!

I've had this very set in my ES-339 for over three years now and it sounds great for Mainstream Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Fusion, Classic Rock and of course, Blues.

You can thank me later. ;)

/Peter

PS: A Seth Lover set is good too, but it's gonna cost you, even second-hand. Consider yourself warned! :cool2:
 
Re: Budget humbucker set for an all mahogany LP style?

Used 59s and Jazz, buy some A4 and A2 and go nuts with them.
 
Re: Budget humbucker set for an all mahogany LP style?

Right now on eBay there is a Distortion bridge, and your choice of a distortion neck, screaming demon, or 59 neck. All < $50 each

OR a Phat cat and a 59. Or try a JB

Make it a rocker!
 
Re: Budget humbucker set for an all mahogany LP style?

Sorry - just read the rest of the post! - Go with the phat cat and a 59b
 
Re: Budget humbucker set for an all mahogany LP style?

Buy the used Duncans or DiMarzios that best fit your wishes for ~$40/ea
 
Re: Budget humbucker set for an all mahogany LP style?

Thank you all, I've spent a while this weekend listening to the sound samples and there's some great suggestions here.

Going to read up on changing magnets and covers, sounds interesting.
 
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Re: Budget humbucker set for an all mahogany LP style?

If you want it to sound different than the others, you need P-90 pups. GFS make "Mean 90" pups that fit a humbucker rout and sound absolutely fabulous. Several different styles and under $40 each brand new.
https://www.guitarfetish.com/search.asp?keyword=mean+90

Their "Dream 90" is also excellent and very gorgeous for $5 less.
https://www.guitarfetish.com/KP--Dr...hite-PearlChrome--Kwikplug-Ready_p_23131.html

If you want to stick with buckers but with a slightly different tone, the "Dream 180" comes in many beautiful styles.
https://www.guitarfetish.com/search.asp?keyword=dream+180

I have each of these in several different guitars and love them all. My personal favorite which I have in 3 or 4 guitars and have been using for about 15 years is the "Mean 90".
 
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