Full Shred set vs Alpha/Omega... thoughts?

[Rex_Rocker]

I'm really digging the Gibson 500T in my Les Paul right now... but alas, I also love trying new pickups out! LOL.

So I wonder which of these two sets I will like better? I tend to like tight pickups without a lot of mushy low mid content and an upper mid emphasis. I like a tight and fast low-end, and a bright high-end. However, I don't want an overly chirpy attack either.

So which of these is better suited for my Les Paul? I don't play djent or anything, just more 90's/2000's Melodic Death, so that's the kind of tones that I'm into.

Thanks!

 

[Mincer]

Due to what you want, I'd say the Alpha/Omega, which is more modern, and certainly tighter (and less chirpy) than the FS set.

 

[Inflames626]

My only complaint with the FS set has been the kind of weak low end.

I've said this many times: if I had the SD Custom Shop build me something, it would have the low end of a Demon and the mids and top end of a FS bridge.

 

[Mincer]

The FS has almost no low end compared to most other humbuckers.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

Ended up grabbing another set of pickups, LOL, but thanks for the input, dudes!

 

[chadd]

My only complaint with the FS set has been the kind of weak low end.

I've said this many times: if I had the SD Custom Shop build me something, it would have the low end of a Demon and the mids and top end of a FS bridge.

Given the way I EQ my amp, that lack of low end in the neck is perfect for me

 

[IMENATOR]

The FS has almost no low end compared to most other humbuckers.

In my experience it is tight but still has a low end that is part of its own charter and clarity. IMHO the key to get a sound I liked was to EQ the amp so not to cut low end as I would usually do with a JB for example. And also, avoid overdrive pedals that cut the lows, like the Boss SD-1 which has a nice mids push but cuts the lows in a way that does not help the FS, I think a clean boost or a "trasparent overdrive" is better for the FS set.