Pickup recommendations for a Les Paul styled guitar?

[Vince Caruana]

Going in a Schecter Solo II Custom, all Mahogany, Les Paul clone more or less. The Pasadenas are sweet just a lil too warm, was thinkin a JB but never tried one. Looking for something like this.

 

[JustinRhoads1980]

Going in a Schecter Solo II Custom, all Mahogany, Les Paul clone more or less. The Pasadenas are sweet just a lil too warm, was thinkin a JB but never tried one. Looking for something like this.

I have a schecter Solo II custom as well and have been looking for a pickup that will turn the guitar into an absolute fire breathing beast of a guitar. I have the Fishman DT set in there and I feel it is just missing something. If I don't end up getting a good sound out of it I am probably just gonna sell it and use the funds to get a nicer 7 string for my 5th year anniversary

 

[littlebadboy]

If you're fine with unknown brands, Guitar Madness on eBay has really hot GM Dirty Digits (ala Gibson Dirty Fingers)back on stock currently. They go really fast. They're cheap enough to try and toss, but I'm sure you will like them.

 

[PunkBillCarson]

Black Winters.

 

[Seabeast2000]

Black Winters.

With hair.

 

[BenjaminW]

With hair.

 

[BrutalRob]

I would recomment to take a look at Elysian Pickups. For that guitar i would propably consider the trident II

 

[Vince Caruana]

On another note though the Schecters absolutely killer man, alot of attitude. The Pasadenas it comes with have actually grown on me, pretty great quality for stock pickups. Solid axe.

 

[JustinRhoads1980]

On another note though the Schecters absolutely killer man, alot of attitude. The Pasadenas it comes with have actually grown on me, pretty great quality for stock pickups. Solid axe.

If the pasadenas in mine had just a bit more thump and tightness in the bass with added output I would have probably kept mine in

 

[Vince Caruana]

If the pasadenas in mine had just a bit more thump and tightness in the bass with added output I would have probably kept mine in

They've grown on me but I gotta say they definitely dont split well.

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

I just put a BKP Painkiller in one of my guitars (LTD EC-400VF, same specs as yours) and it definitely did the opposite of warming it up. Added a shit-ton of bite and low end tightness. Made an all-mahogany warm-as-fuck guitar my most aggressive sounding instrument.

OTOH if you want something cheaper, I just put a Distortion in my other EC-400VF. While not as bitey and tight as the Painkiller, it still made the guitar sound mean as shit. More of a midrange roar with the Distortion vs the cutting bite of the Painkiller.

 

[Vince Caruana]

I just put a BKP Painkiller in one of my guitars (LTD EC-400VF, same specs as yours) and it definitely did the opposite of warming it up. Added a shit-ton of bite and low end tightness. Made an all-mahogany warm-as-fuck guitar my most aggressive sounding instrument.

OTOH if you want something cheaper, I just put a Distortion in my other EC-400VF. While not as bitey and tight as the Painkiller, it still made the guitar sound mean as shit. More of a midrange roar with the Distortion vs the cutting bite of the Painkiller.

Been wanting to try some Bareknuckles forever man.

 

[Smoked Porter]

For another option, take what @HeHasTheJazzHands said about the Painkiller, and apply that to the Duncan P-rails. Puts plenty of bite and aggression in my Epi LP Standard on the P90 and humbucker setting. I'll often use the P90 for rhythm and humbucker mode for leads, though I've had really good results with the opposite also.

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

For another option, take what @HeHasTheJazzHands said about the Painkiller, and apply that to the Duncan P-rails. Puts plenty of bite and aggression in my Epi LP Standard on the P90 and humbucker setting. I'll often use the P90 for rhythm and humbucker mode for leads, though I've had really good results with the opposite also.

I was considering the Prails before I found the painkiller. Just couldn't find enough impressions for higher-gainsituations.

 

[budda]

Have you tried adjusting the pickup height yet?

 

[JustinRhoads1980]

They've grown on me but I gotta say they definitely dont split well.

really? I thought they sounded nice to my ears split. Then again I think mediocre clean tones are great so I guess that is a subjective matter

 

[Vince Caruana]

really? I thought they sounded nice to my ears split. Then again I think mediocre clean tones are great so I guess that is a subjective matter

They dont sound nice and glassy like other guitars I've used. Personal preference I guess.

 

[Vince Caruana]

Have you tried adjusting the pickup height yet?

Been thinking about it but I dont really feel like tweaking it to be honest. I've tweaked pickups before I just like that they're fairly hot where they're at.

 

[efiltsohg]

Duncan Custom or Alt 8

 

[Smoked Porter]

I was considering the Prails before I found the painkiller. Just couldn't find enough impressions for higher-gainsituations.

I could post a couple room audio clips of them in a D standard/drop C high gain context, but I dunno how useful they would be. From what I understand, they're lower output than the Painkiller, but with my MT15 and a boost they kill for modern metal. Kinda like a more versatile version of what I hoped the Nazgul would be when I tried it.