Pickups for gibson explorer

Re: Pickups for gibson explorer

So after getting the guitar, as I suspected I"m not in love with the BB 2/3 combo. The 2 in the neck is useable to me, but the 3 in the bridge...it's not that they sound bad, but just the voice/tone of these pickups don't do it for me.
The explorer is a big slab of mahogany which makes the guitar sound warmer/less bright and not as snappy as my other guitars. Seems that this type of guitar would benefit from pickups that cut well, with a brighter attack. So I'll be looking for low to medium output pickups that are on the brighter side. The guitar has this resonate kinda thick sound and would seem a pickup with a lot of bass would not be its friend.
 
Re: Pickups for gibson explorer

Dimarzio 59 PAF is a good lower output option, very clear. Do you want covers? The Dimarzio only comes double creme, I am not sure if that is a deal breaker.
What? They come in double cream, black, black/cream zebra, or with rose gold covers.
 
Re: Pickups for gibson explorer

Not sure if they've been recommended to you yet, but the '59 set or the Pearly Gates set could work.
 
Re: Pickups for gibson explorer

The BurstBucker 5 set (a/k/a BB Pro) are pretty nice. Or a DiMarzio Breed set is also pretty nice in mahogany.
 
Re: Pickups for gibson explorer

Not sure if they've been recommended to you yet, but the '59 set or the Pearly Gates set could work.
 
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