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Re: Pickup recommendation for an all Mahogany Les Paul...
PG bridge is a bright pickup. It livened up my '79 Custom real nice. The neck PG can seem a bit darker, but not as woof-y as a 59 neck and probably not as creamy as a AP2. The PG's just seem to have a little grit to them, in a real nice way. SO I would think your Mahogany LP would be darker than a maple topped one. ALso beware that the chambering will probably cause feedback issues with high output pickups, but you originally were interested in vintage output pickups so thats cool.
I would suggest a PGb and maybe a Jazz neck.
Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought an all Mahogany guitar would be warmer/darker than one with a Maple cap and thus I would need brighter pickups to help offset that. I also thought that PG's are a warm/dark pup in general which is why the SD site recommends them for brighter guitars where the 59's are for warmer guitars, meaning they are brighter in general. Or am I mistaken?
As for my amp rig, I actually have a 2x12 with a pair of Governors, but for home use, I think that's too much, and have a spare Greenback, so am planning on getting a 1x12 cab and putting the Greenback in there and selling the 2x12. Or do you think the Governor's in the 2x12 are a better fit for my sound?
PG bridge is a bright pickup. It livened up my '79 Custom real nice. The neck PG can seem a bit darker, but not as woof-y as a 59 neck and probably not as creamy as a AP2. The PG's just seem to have a little grit to them, in a real nice way. SO I would think your Mahogany LP would be darker than a maple topped one. ALso beware that the chambering will probably cause feedback issues with high output pickups, but you originally were interested in vintage output pickups so thats cool.
I would suggest a PGb and maybe a Jazz neck.