498T pickup sounds very nasal! anything i can do?

[dudelove]

The bridge pickup of my les paul sounds very nasal, no matter how i tweak the tone knob. I tried tweaking my amp but it still sounds very dull.

Is there a problem due to the height of my pickup, cos mine is very high pretty close to the strings already.

Also, will orange caps do any good?

Help.. please?

 

[niteblade]

gibsons tend to be nasal? middy?

but thats exactly the reason why i love em

 

[dudelove]

do u know the difference in tone when comparing to the 57 classics and the burstbucker series?

 

[lifele55]

The bridge pickup of my les paul sounds very nasal, no matter how i tweak the tone knob. I tried tweaking my amp but it still sounds very dull.

Is there a problem due to the height of my pickup, cos mine is very high pretty close to the strings already.

Also, will orange caps do any good?

Help.. please?

Maybe thats why its extra nasal...?

Try bringing it down a little lower and work from there...

 

[edder]

any followup from the threadstarter? did you try lowering the pickup?

 

[dudelove]

yeah i did. theres a slight difference only. i've heard the 498t accentuates the mids. so i was wondering if the 57 classic or burstbuckers do