Recommendation for LP Bridge PUP!

Ex14 said:
isn't lamb of god quite a "heavy" band O.o''''

Is there like any proven combo of PU for LPs?
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Again, this stems from the lack of understanding of the nature of pickups. Heaviness does not require high output, more winds, Ceramic mags etc etc... a lot has to do with the tonal nature of the pup.

Most people here don't even understand what the 59 actually is. it's a PAF clone. and if you know what a PAF really is, you'll understand why it can be used successfully for metal.

The proven combo? sure... PAFs lor...
 
Ex14, LOG is a heavy band...but Mark likes something low ouput so that he can get more dynamics and articulation from his fingers....and its also how you set your amp and pedals for gain.

Pickups are only one part of the entire tonal equation :) My point is Mark Morton is able to make the 59 work for him in a heavy high gain context without using high output pups so ppl should not stereotype bands with the "oh he plays heavy stuff so he must use EMGS or sth" kind of mentality.
 
I have the Stan Hinesley Kashmir humbucker set and it sounded great in my Les Paul copy that I used to own back then. Sounded great clean and distorted, excellent for most types of rock and u can make it sound nasty and heavy if u are patient in tweaking ur amp and effects.

Might wanna hear what the Zen sounds like, like Ized has mentioned. :)
 
LOL i don't mean it that kind of way guys.

but thanks. ._.

btw if u say PAFs then wouldn't it mean any combination of PAFs would do.

I'm trying to like plan for the ugrade i'm gonna do for my LP and i do not want to buy my PUs and walk away disatisfied with the sound ._. futhermore cannot test the sound before purchase. ._. so yea. pardon the noobness
 
Ex14 said:
btw if u say PAFs then wouldn't it mean any combination of PAFs would do.
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Technically speaking, yes. Mainly because in the past, they weren't wound with any specific position in mind. Today, you have neck and bridge pups. And you have differences in magnets. A2, A3, A4 and A5. Even C8, so on and so forth. but you can buy 2 59s and dump them in with no problems.

But before you commit to buy PAFs, please do some research first and see whether that's what you want. bear in mind this: most people demo lower output pickups with vintage tones and drive, because that's the common market perception. some would do otherwise, but many do it the traditional way. and most would demo high gain pups with high gain. This gives the false impression that each can only be used with that expected gain level, which is not true.

I use SD A2s with a Metal pedal on occasion. Works fine for me.
 
you can try the fralin humbuckers... i got a set of them. 9k. It sounded really good in clean and drive. And in clean, when i split the coils, it sounded really like a single coil. with the chimey sound..

some popular combinations includes JB and Jazz, 59 and seth lover. 59 is quite versatile for the neck position, can be used with several high output pickups like the dimebucker. everything is stated on seymour duncan website.. :)

the EQ of dimebucker is very similar to that of seth lover... so it is something like an increased output PAF... please correct me if i m wrong. Haha. scoop sound.

:)
 
siao_guy said:
Hmmm are you gg to import it yourself or?... no one brings it in right?

And combination for LP i think there are many, like the '59, JB combo etc.
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Probably gonna import them....Stan himself will wind it to my spec :)

Yeah..I had the Hellion and the Viper in my strat, was one heck of a pup..never had anything from dimarzio or duncan that sounded so full and explosive...not muddy. Some boutique pups I've tried had wayyy too much mids and sounded really muddy.

Dont like the JB at all, its thin and nasl imo.
 
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^Well it worked for Dave Mustaine from Megadeth and Adam Jones from Tool. Mustaine's solos has that trademark JB cutting characteristic I find.

At least it sounds better in my Edwards Lp compared to when I had it in my ibanez S370. Maybe the chrome covers make a difference :mrgreen:
 
Anybody selling want to sell SD Alnico Humbucker bridge? lol. i seems to post at the wrong place.. or other good lp bridge pick up.. i really post at the wrong place..
 
Ized said:
Probably gonna import them....Stan himself will wind it to my spec :)

Dont like the JB at all, its thin and nasl imo.
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Oh ok. But how much would bringing a pup like that in cost ? i kinda like the sound of the zen pups. from the demo at least. and yeah i find the jb a little too thin too. wouldnt mind it for a strat type guitar though.. but for a lp i'm looking for a different kind of sound.

and haha yeah if it worked for dave mustaine its probably cause he really like nasal sounds, judging from his voice. (OK IM KIDDING) not dissing him yeah ;) i sometimes prefer megadeth's overall band sound as compared to metallica.

oh and yeah about the chrome covers, yeah i heard about that reducing the output (is it?) of the pickup or sth. What is the main difference really? Cause from the cosmetic point of view, pickups cover look way nicer on lp IMO. but i'm not really big on cosmetic, more concerned about the sound..
 
ACtually i been reading abit more about PU and changing them, and it seems the neck PU maters too when u're changing ur bridge. ._.

Don't still understand the specifics but yea ._.
 
Ex14 said:
ACtually i been reading abit more about PU and changing them, and it seems the neck PU maters too when u're changing ur bridge. ._.

Don't still understand the specifics but yea ._.
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yes some ppl learn it the hard way.

i know a few telecaster users, who want brutal heavy distortion out of their instruments. the pop a dimarzio super distortion T in the bridge. and when they want to switch to their neck pickup, their volume drops tremendously.

its better to get pickups as a set unless u really know what u're doing
 
hmmm.....

dudelove said:
yes some ppl learn it the hard way.

i know a few telecaster users, who want brutal heavy distortion out of their instruments. the pop a dimarzio super distortion T in the bridge. and when they want to switch to their neck pickup, their volume drops tremendously.

its better to get pickups as a set unless u really know what u're doing
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Totally agreed. with the current guitar im working on, which is the one im asking for the replacement in bridge, the bridge pickup is super SOFT. which is weird to me. Cause i thought normally bridge pickups are made to be higher output, since the string vibrations are the most in the neck area (or sth like that)

So i was thinking, maybe the fella who wired this guitar up in japan was a joker who decided to swap the neck and bridge pup lol. Nah just kidding. Anyw, i raised my bridge really really high and raised the screw thingy on the pup (poles?) to match up the volume, and i lowered the neck ones. well so now they're more or less balanced, but the tone is somewhat different.. hence my quest to get new bridge pickups lol.

Then again, maybe thats what the volume control on the LP for individual pups are for. but that doesn't work well in high-gain mode!
 
siao_guy said:
Then again, maybe thats what the volume control on the LP for individual pups are for. but that doesn't work well in high-gain mode!
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well most of the time if u lower the volume knob, u will lose some highs.

anyway i'm with ized and faizal, stan hinesley pickups are very worth the cash. if u can afford to wait, and get hold of a credit card, i'd say do it!

here's another one which i'm considering very hard to get:
http://www.highorderpickups.com/

drop him an email, and tell him what u want in ur pickups. its 100% customed. very very reasonably priced too at 75USD per pickup, its a no brainer.
 
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