Hello, ladies and gents. Long time lurker, first time poster here.
I play an Ibanez LP copy with mahogany body, mahogany set neck, rosewood fretboard, and a flamed maple top. When I originally got it a few years back, I immediately ripped out all the stock electronics and rewired it with a GFS Fat PAT in the neck and GFS Crunchy PAT in the bridge position to upgrade on the cheap. While I still love the Fat PAT, I’ve gotten to where I find the Crunchy PAT a bit thin and lacking, and I think it’s time to upgrade both to some proper Seymour Duncans. Both of my current pickups are Alnico Vs with the neck output at 10k and the bridge at 14k.
I’ve become a little overwhelmed, though, and here’s why: I kind of want everything. I play a little bit of all different styles with focuses on clean rock, blues, and also metal (mostly groove metal and shred with a little djent thrown in from time to time). I generally (though not always) use my neck pickup for cleans and blues and my bridge pickup for metal. While I’m certainly not afraid of rolling back the volume and tone to get what I’m looking for, I’ve wired it with a master volume and tone so my blending options are a little limited. Also, for what it’s worth I’m not really interested in coil tapping.
I’m wanting something warm, fat, smooth, and round in the neck though still clear and articulate. In the bridge, I want something with some bite and fairly high output but without a crazy mid scoop or sounding sterile and dead.
I know ideally I should have two guitars - one for a warmer, more vintage style setup and one for a higher output, modern setup. Unfortunately, that’s not much of an option right atm. I’m trying to avoid mismatching pickups that I’ll need to EQ completely differently or with a massive difference in output and volume. If I had to compromise, though, I’d rather give up a little on the metal side of things in favor of the warmth.
Also, I would prefer something that comes with a nickel/chrome cover or a standard pup that I can put one on, but this is only for aesthetics and is really of least concern.
I know I’m asking for a lot here, but what ideas do you guys have in mind? Thanks in advance.
I play an Ibanez LP copy with mahogany body, mahogany set neck, rosewood fretboard, and a flamed maple top. When I originally got it a few years back, I immediately ripped out all the stock electronics and rewired it with a GFS Fat PAT in the neck and GFS Crunchy PAT in the bridge position to upgrade on the cheap. While I still love the Fat PAT, I’ve gotten to where I find the Crunchy PAT a bit thin and lacking, and I think it’s time to upgrade both to some proper Seymour Duncans. Both of my current pickups are Alnico Vs with the neck output at 10k and the bridge at 14k.
I’ve become a little overwhelmed, though, and here’s why: I kind of want everything. I play a little bit of all different styles with focuses on clean rock, blues, and also metal (mostly groove metal and shred with a little djent thrown in from time to time). I generally (though not always) use my neck pickup for cleans and blues and my bridge pickup for metal. While I’m certainly not afraid of rolling back the volume and tone to get what I’m looking for, I’ve wired it with a master volume and tone so my blending options are a little limited. Also, for what it’s worth I’m not really interested in coil tapping.
I’m wanting something warm, fat, smooth, and round in the neck though still clear and articulate. In the bridge, I want something with some bite and fairly high output but without a crazy mid scoop or sounding sterile and dead.
I know ideally I should have two guitars - one for a warmer, more vintage style setup and one for a higher output, modern setup. Unfortunately, that’s not much of an option right atm. I’m trying to avoid mismatching pickups that I’ll need to EQ completely differently or with a massive difference in output and volume. If I had to compromise, though, I’d rather give up a little on the metal side of things in favor of the warmth.
Also, I would prefer something that comes with a nickel/chrome cover or a standard pup that I can put one on, but this is only for aesthetics and is really of least concern.
I know I’m asking for a lot here, but what ideas do you guys have in mind? Thanks in advance.
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