Re: Pickup for Les Paul (Need Help Please)
Woah WOAH... hold up there. While they won't be quiet as aggressive in the sense of a ceramic or the like they'll work fine just depending on what your wanting exactly.
Sorry, I own one. The bass is NOT tight (and this guitar is fully-maple-bodied: my Ibanez, except the rosewood fretboard). It works for rhythm work, sure, but even then, you must tighten the bass using effects (in my opinion) if you'll ever get tight bass out of it. The only other way is maybe if there's a body wood with a naturally tight bass, more so than soft maple. If there is, maybe the CC would work, but I am highly sceptical of anyone being able to use the CC as a metal pickup. Hard rock? Sure. Metal (i.e. Metallica, Megadeth, Disturbed), no.
EDIT: However, if someone has clips of it, or any other Alnico II magnet pickup, that can do tight-bass metal, let me know, as I'm willing to "submit" if I hear it. Otherwise, I cannot believe that the CC, or any other Alnico II magnet pickup, can do metal. Look at the pickups with Alnico II magnets and their description on the Seymour Duncan page: not one claims it can do metal. I know because I've honestly looked desperately for one that can. This is the whole train of logic that is selling my Ibanez soon: all-maple-body means it's hella-bright, and therefore Alnico II magnets should be used, but since none can do metal, good bye Ibanez. I don't need a wanna-be-Lite-Ash: I have a Lite Ash Strat now, so the Ibanez must go.
EDIT2: And for the record, Slash is not considered metal: he's classic rock sounding.
EDIT3: However, yes, the CC can do heavy rock, but not heavy metal. Sevendust is considered alternative, not metal.
EDIT4: Nevermind, soft maple has dull sounding lows. Let me do more research, but I'm still sceptical.
