What's the best custom pickup for qotsa sound in lp studio?

[elmark]

hi guys,

i know there are a couple of custom pickup choices, but does someone have the experience which of SD Custom pickups has the best rock n roll/stoner sound in a gibson lp studio?

My style is something like queens of the stone age and wolfmother. I'm after that tone, currently i have the standard studio pickups but since we're almost heading to the studio to record some tracks i want to have the best possible sound. My lp studio goes right into a naylor superdrive 60 amp. Anyone?

 

[Sleeping Martyr]

Re: What's the best custom pickup for qotsa sound in lp studio?

I have a similar style and in my Paul's bridge I've found a Custom Custom gets really close, not quite enough bass for my liking but its a thick round sound. I actually prefer the Custom-5 in the brdige, more bass and its tighter but it isn't quite as round or smooth sounding as the CC. A 59 in the neck is a good choice, nice and round/warm. According to the database Josh uses a CC and Troy uses a C5 . . . in at least SOME of their guitars.


My vote is Custom 5

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: What's the best custom pickup for qotsa sound in lp studio?

That tone is less about the pickup, and more about the playing style, fuzz, and amp.

That said, something PAF-ish should serve you well. I'd go with one of the Customs.

 

[Diocletian]

Re: What's the best custom pickup for qotsa sound in lp studio?

That said, something PAF-ish should serve you well. I'd go with one of the Customs.

Yeah, that's what he was asking. :33:

I don't know about in a Les Paul, but the Custom 5 in my Epi SG sounds pretty close to what you're after.

 

[saladin]

Re: What's the best custom pickup for qotsa sound in lp studio?

Custom 5

 

[baritone]

Re: What's the best custom pickup for qotsa sound in lp studio?

According to this website, Josh uses a Custom Custom-b and a 59-n, while Troy uses 59-n, Invader-b, Alnico II Pro-n, and Duncan Custom-b.

 

[Sleeping Martyr]

Re: What's the best custom pickup for qotsa sound in lp studio?

I read an interview where Troy said he always uses one of the customs and it almost always ends up coming back to the custom 5 for him. That being said it IS mostly about the amp/effects/settings. AND I think they use the neck p'up for laot of the stuff. In his Kyuss days I think 90% of the time Josh was on the neck pickup which is/was a Dimarzio super 2

 

[baritone]

Re: What's the best custom pickup for qotsa sound in lp studio?

I agree with the effects and techniques aspect. I play Pearl Jam stuff with my Dimebucker.

 

[Empty Pockets]

Re: What's the best custom pickup for qotsa sound in lp studio?

Josh Homme uses Custom Custom...so does Xander Face and he's pretty much the authority on stoner / doom.

 

[SlowGroove]

Re: What's the best custom pickup for qotsa sound in lp studio?

hi guys,

i know there are a couple of custom pickup choices, but does someone have the experience which of SD Custom pickups has the best rock n roll/stoner sound in a gibson lp studio?

My style is something like queens of the stone age and wolfmother. I'm after that tone, currently i have the standard studio pickups but since we're almost heading to the studio to record some tracks i want to have the best possible sound. My lp studio goes right into a naylor superdrive 60 amp. Anyone?

As far as i know, Wolfmother use low out-put PAF style pu's in all their guitars !
Nothing hot at all !

Just pure vintage tone into Orange Rocker's & AD's !


James

 

[SlowGroove]

Re: What's the best custom pickup for qotsa sound in lp studio?

Josh Homme uses Custom Custom...so does Xander Face and he's pretty much the authority on stoner / doom.

He is ???


... how so ?

 

[SlowGroove]

Re: What's the best custom pickup for qotsa sound in lp studio?

That tone is less about the pickup, and more about the playing style, fuzz, and amp.

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This gentlemen knows what Stoner Doom is all about !

Pure Vintage Tone and the all-mighty Riff !
(...and don't forget the volume !)


James

 

[Sludgenutz]

Re: What's the best custom pickup for qotsa sound in lp studio?

I read an interview where Troy said he always uses one of the customs and it almost always ends up coming back to the custom 5 for him. That being said it IS mostly about the amp/effects/settings. AND I think they use the neck p'up for laot of the stuff. In his Kyuss days I think 90% of the time Josh was on the neck pickup which is/was a Dimarzio super 2

Crazy. I have a Super 2 sitting in the closet of my old bedroom at my parents house. It must be from 1981-82 or something. I see that the Super 2 is now a conventional twin bobbin design. The one I have has an encased black plastic shell over the whole pickup, with twelve small diameter hex-key poles.

Any idea which one Homme is/was using?

BTW, the Super 2 is hardly thick sounding from what I remember...given 20+ years.

 

[Sludgenutz]

Re: What's the best custom pickup for qotsa sound in lp studio?

Here is that old Super 2. I'm going to try it in my LP in the next few weeks or so. I have to lengthen the leads. I never read about the Super 2 being used as a neck p'up, but a hot rounded (with a twist of the tone control) neck sound seems to be what I would get.

I am thinking the compressed "keyboardy" the solo tone @2:50...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoJ09Z3jOZU

 

[phil_104]

Re: What's the best custom pickup for qotsa sound in lp studio?

I can nail that tone with a CC, try it out.