Help me decide a high output pickup for my Les Paul copy. Please :)

[SepultuRick]

Hi, i recently bought a solid Les Paul copy with a solid Mahogony body and a rosewood fretboard. Basically the stock pickups (Wilkinson) aren't bad but they just aren't "metal" enough. I need advice on choosing a new bridge humbucker.

I play mostly metal. Stuff like Megadeth, metallica, Children of Bodom, In Flames, Kreator, Bal Sagoth among loads others.

I want the pickup to be slightly dark sounding with tight chunky bass for palm muting but also a distinctive lead tone for soloing.

I think passive is the way i want to go for now so any advice and comments abouts peoples experiences with les pauls and the various bridge humbuckers would be great.

I don't want a totally modern sounding pickup nor do i want a vintage sounding one. something inbetween perhaps. thanks

 

[fusion101]

Re: Help me decide a high output pickup for my Les Paul copy. Please

I think the invader would be what your looking for.There's a guy on the forum who does something like hooking it up with no tone pot to make it brighter which would help you out

 

[Zerberus]

Re: Help me decide a high output pickup for my Les Paul copy. Please

Duncan Custom

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Help me decide a high output pickup for my Les Paul copy. Please

Duncan Custom

Seconded.

 

[Robert S.]

Re: Help me decide a high output pickup for my Les Paul copy. Please

Duncan Distortion.

What the heck, get the set. I had a DD set in a LP for quite awhile and it was a killer sounding metal guitar.

 

[theodie]

Re: Help me decide a high output pickup for my Les Paul copy. Please

I think the invader would be what your looking for.There's a guy on the forum who does something like hooking it up with no tone pot to make it brighter which would help you out

One problem bro, this is what the guy wants,

"I want the pickup to be slightly dark sounding with tight chunky bass for palm muting but also a distinctive lead tone for soloing.

I think passive is the way i want to go for now so any advice and comments abouts peoples experiences with les pauls and the various bridge humbuckers would be great.

I don't want a totally modern sounding pickup nor do i want a vintage sounding one. something inbetween perhaps. thanks"

Well, in all Mahogany with a rosewood board and 24.75 scale, the Invadr will be muddy with no clarity 9 times out of 10. Distintive lead tone for soloing, not with the Invader! Not enough clarity IMO for solo's! He dosent want a totally modern sound or a vintage one, that almost describes the custom. It can actually do both of them IMO! Dont get me wrong, the Invader is a great pickup but, it isnt what he is looking for!

Go for the Custom!

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: Help me decide a high output pickup for my Les Paul copy. Please

I think the Custom is cool all around, but for metal, the Distortion is the way to go.

 

[Dirtyking]

Re: Help me decide a high output pickup for my Les Paul copy. Please

Distortion. The Distortion I had was really responsive to tone adjustments and fat enough for single note soloing. I think its the most versitile ceramic pup made.

 

[Archer_of_Fish]

Re: Help me decide a high output pickup for my Les Paul copy. Please

Hi, i recently bought a solid Les Paul copy with a solid Mahogony body and a rosewood fretboard. Basically the stock pickups (Wilkinson) aren't bad but they just aren't "metal" enough. I need advice on choosing a new bridge humbucker.

I play mostly metal. Stuff like Megadeth, metallica, Children of Bodom, In Flames, Kreator, Bal Sagoth among loads others.

I want the pickup to be slightly dark sounding with tight chunky bass for palm muting but also a distinctive lead tone for soloing.

I think passive is the way i want to go for now so any advice and comments abouts peoples experiences with les pauls and the various bridge humbuckers would be great.

I don't want a totally modern sounding pickup nor do i want a vintage sounding one. something inbetween perhaps. thanks

What kind of amp/effects are you running? Thats a huge part of the solution.

 

[Gr8Scott]

Re: Help me decide a high output pickup for my Les Paul copy. Please

You could run a duncan distortion with a small value cap on the tone knob. Run something like a .047 uf for a tone cap and you'll be set. This will allow you to cut mainly the bright of the pickup for a more vintage sound. Plenty of other frequencies to go around IMHO on the distortion.

 

[fab.regnaut]

Re: Help me decide a high output pickup for my Les Paul copy. Please

No doubt here , it's the Distortion with full shred or Jazz in neck .
In lespaul you want treebles , mids and tight bass .