Les Paul Std Pickup recomendation: looking to swap out JB Antiquity Bridge

[Mincer]

Re: Les Paul Std Pickup recomendation: looking to swap out JB Antiquity Bridge

I use a roughcast A5 in one of my Custom 5s. It is less 'direct' I think, a little squishier in the mids. I like it better than the more direct C5. Sounds great in a mid heavy guitar, which is what I have it in.

 

[blueman335]

Re: Les Paul Std Pickup recomendation: looking to swap out JB Antiquity Bridge

How is The Custom on clean tones and on middle position with either a Jazz, 59 or AP2?

How does the regular old ceramic Custom compare to the C5 and C8? I keep reading that the C5 is way mid scooped and that the C8 can have this weird cocked wha midrange thing going any? I that so?

Ceramics aren't known for their cleans; that's where alnicos excel. C5 is mid scooped with a good dose of treble. C8's are popular with a lot of members; I've never had a 'cocked wah' sound with mine. They're like a combination of the best qualities of the three stock Customs (ceramic, A5, and A2). If you're looking for a warm vintage tone with a lot of texture, but don't want the rounded high end and loose low end of the CC, an UOA5 magnet will give that. A few guys swear that A4's work well in them. The Custom platform is pretty versatile, taking just about any magnet well.

 

[Demanic]

Re: Les Paul Std Pickup recomendation: looking to swap out JB Antiquity Bridge

In the right wind, ceramic can give great cleans.

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[SFW]

Re: Les Paul Std Pickup recomendation: looking to swap out JB Antiquity Bridge

I've never had an issue with cleans and the Custom when using the middle position.

At one point I had put an Alnico 4 magnet in my custom. I have since changed it back to stock. As I said, the Custom was the closest I found to a P90 tone in a humbucker. I swapped out a ton of pickups through my Lea Paul and directly compared them to my P90 LP. The Custom has "those" mids to my ears.

 

[Mr. B]

Re: Les Paul Std Pickup recomendation: looking to swap out JB Antiquity Bridge

I have never liked JB's in anything mahogany... unless the JB has an A2 magnet in it.

My 2 cents for a replacement would be a Custom or a Whole Lotta Bridge. The problem with a Custom 5 in a les paul is that Les Pauls naturally have a big bass end and bright clear highs. If you put a pickup in that emphasizes the same, like a Custom 5, it is too much of a good thing. You need some mid content to fill in what the Les Paul does not emphasize.

 

[JimmyO]

Re: Les Paul Std Pickup recomendation: looking to swap out JB Antiquity Bridge

Les Paul with Whole Lotta Humbuckers + JTM 45 is perfect for 70s classic rock.