What bridge to go with PGn in LP?

[papersoul]

Re: What bridge to go with PGn in LP?

Hey I wanna swap my PGb out of my les paul classic after my STOCK les paul special faded stepped all over it, the PGn is good but what would you recomend for the bridge position to go with the PGn. I need something with personality kind of similiar to the PGb but with more balls,sustain, and less/no spikey mids and fragile highs.I need a kickass lead tone with a ballsy, thumping rhythm, I don't wanna go ceramic or high output I wanna keep it generally PAF mid to low output. I'm thinkin a 59b or......you can recomend something. I really dislike messing with pickups installing/uninstalling and need something that will kick ass and not get worked by my LP special!!! I was so fed up with the PGb today it made me want to sell my classic and buy a plexi.....no!!! The PGb was expensive as **** so I should be able to get a good trade for it. forum brothers help me out, I HATE bad tone....

Not to steer you away from Duncan because Duncans are great but a friend tried the Distortion, then the Custom Custom, and a Gibson 500T before settling on the Gibson Burstbucker Pro. I also have these pickups and they are all that you describe and then some. Great clarity clean to low tuned heavy.

 

[ledzepp29]

Re: What bridge to go with PGn in LP?

I've been second guessing the 59 because I have been hearing it called bright and thats what I'm trying to get away from, the high output of the CC kinda scares me, how would you compare the CC to the PG tone wise? and to the 59 if you've tried it?

 

[ledzepp29]

Re: What bridge to go with PGn in LP?

Not to steer you away from Duncan because Duncans are great but a friend tried the Distortion, then the Custom Custom, and a Gibson 500T before settling on the Gibson Burstbucker Pro. I also have these pickups and they are all that you describe and then some. Great clarity clean to low tuned heavy.

I've also considered these pickups but it seems to me that they are very similiar to the 59 because of the low output, A5 mag, and I was looking on the gibson site and the way they abbreviate the burstbucker pro is (IM59B)???

 

[theodie]

Re: What bridge to go with PGn in LP?

I wouldnt call the CC highoutput. I replaced my PGB with it and it might have just a tad more output. I would put it in the medium output catagory. The sound of it sounds like an extra set of tone controls turned up. To compare the PGB,the 59 and the cc. Well, I like the 59 for clean tones but, It just couldnt do distortion very well in my eyes, The PGB was bright (too bright) and I liked the bite it had but, It sounded like it was missing ALOT of something. The CC sounds great clean and distorted. It has just the right mix of everything. bass,treble,mid, and plenty of a$$. but, not too much. The CC completly woke up my Marshall jcm 900. I thought alot of pickups sounded good through it until I tried the CC I tell you, it sounds like what you described for the sound you are looking for.

 

[papersoul]

Re: What bridge to go with PGn in LP?

I've also considered these pickups but it seems to me that they are very similiar to the 59 because of the low output, A5 mag, and I was looking on the gibson site and the way they abbreviate the burstbucker pro is (IM59B)???

To me the Burstbucker Pro feels hotter than the 59B and punchier. I have never seenthat abbreviation.

 

[ledzepp29]

Re: What bridge to go with PGn in LP?

which number are the ones you have? #2 #3? Have you tried the burstbucker model with the A2s? If so which one would you recomend for what I described, A2 or A5?

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: What bridge to go with PGn in LP?

C-5. I like the others too, but for a heavy classic rock tone, it's hard to beat. Not many pickups can get a great clean, midgain, and highgain tone, but the C-5 excells in all of them. Many guys that get a 59/59 set realize that the bridge pickup doesn't smack their amp hard enough. You'll get a similar tone to the 59, using a C-5, but it packs a little bit more wallop, in a good way. I also use a CC, but it may be too creamy sounding for some of the tones you described.

 

[papersoul]

Re: What bridge to go with PGn in LP?

The C-5 is the one pickup I am thinkging of going back to. It is like vintage meets modern....it is capable of classic rock to modern metal no problem. Some say the highs are thin, but just boost the mids for your solo tones and you are there.