Very bright LP style guitar. Bridge pickup Reccs?

[ekulggats]

Been troubleshooting damn near everything with this guitar. Thought there was a phase issue or something. Though it is mahog body with maple neck, This guitar has asstons of high mid, just from the wood itself. I put the body against my ear and knocked on the other side of the body with my knuckle, and it is totally apparent why it sounds so overly present in the amp. I did the same thing with a basswood Ibby and Mahog LTD and they both are quite noticeably warmer, more 'soft' whereas the LP is very staccato/chopped in its response. Just rapping my knuckle on the wood was almost too much with that one lol.

Pickups I have tried- Alternative 8, Jb. The JB seemed to slightly better of the two, 'warmer' seeming and had more character.

It's clear the guitar has plennnnty of presence (which is rad as I play djent influenced progressive death). I like med/high output, nothing too crazy though.

What pickups would maybe encourage a bit more warmth and note development? It's kind of one dimensional, I like the natural presence it has but it is overly harsh as it is. I can get it sounding *almost good but not quite. Which is a shame because it looks gorgeous and plays beautifully.

Reccomendations? What things spring to mind? Love to hear what you guys would say, but as a side note what would you think of the p-rail for this application? I know p-90's are fat? I don't know.

What would you use

 

[Adieu]

Re: Very bright LP style guitar. Bridge pickup Reccs?

Covered pickup, brass bridge, all-nickel roundcore strings

 

[ItsaBass]

Re: Very bright LP style guitar. Bridge pickup Reccs?

What amps/pedals are you using, and how are they set?

What pots do you have, and how are your pickups set?

Getting rid of excess high end is very, very easy. It is rarely a problem that requires a pickup swap. Doing the opposite is difficult, though (getting rid of excessive low end).

What is "note development"?

 

[VinceT]

Re: Very bright LP style guitar. Bridge pickup Reccs?

Look at pots first. If it’s wired with 500K volume, put a 250K in.


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[Jacew]

Re: Very bright LP style guitar. Bridge pickup Reccs?

Look at pots first. If it’s wired with 500K volume, put a 250K in.


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Would work. I prefer to lower tone pot value and increase cap size instead though.

500k volume is not just adding high end, but makes overall response of the guitar sharper which I like. More of everything. Switching for darker tone circuit won't affect that nearly as much as lowering the volume pot value.

I use 500k pots for everything. And I'm single coil player quite thoroughly.

 

[Ben1962]

Re: Very bright LP style guitar. Bridge pickup Reccs?

I love my Duncans, but a Breed NECK in the bridge. Thank me later

 

[misterwhizzy]

Re: Very bright LP style guitar. Bridge pickup Reccs?

I think a Custom 8 would balance your love of percussive, high output pickups with taming the harsh highs somewhat. And that wind is really hard to beat in a Les Paul.

 

[Mincer]

Re: Very bright LP style guitar. Bridge pickup Reccs?

An A2 magnet would help, or just get a Custom Custom, which solved that problem for me in every guitar I had it in.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Very bright LP style guitar. Bridge pickup Reccs?

You didn't say what pups are in the guitar, but I agree with Mincer that you could just try A2 magnets in them. Or, as he suggested, a CC should do the trick...lots of mids and lows in that one.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Very bright LP style guitar. Bridge pickup Reccs?

The P-Rail would also be an excellent choice. A big beefy P-90, a bright coil pup when you want it, and in bucker mode it is very mid heavy.