Need a bridge pickup suggestion for a.....

[Dimebag11]

USA Schecter Avenger with a Honduran Mahogany body and 25.5” bolt-on Maple neck/RW board.

I’ve gone through too many pickups to name, but have never been happy with the tone...but the guitar is sentimental so I can’t sell.

it needs more output (currently have an Illuminator) and more saturation and more volume. I want something aggressive but huge and saturated as well. This guitar is fairly balanced , but without the necessary gain and saturation it’s got too much single coil like snap.

I tend to not like BKP pickups btw.

Suggestions? 500T, SH-6, Lundgren M6, AFWAYU?

 

[Zado]

Keep it at home. Schecter San Andreas set.

 

[Dimebag11]

Keep it at home. Schecter San Andreas set.

Let me look into those

 

[MetalHeadMike]

JW Ironman is awesome but I wouldn't say it's saturated.

 

[headlessdeadguy]

500t or Duncan Distortion.

 

[DanTravis62]

Jim Wagner Ironman would be my rec too

 

[Smashedguitaris⸸]

I have the Iron man, just haven't put it in the guitar. However. I have had a seymour duncan 59/hybrid in like 5 guitars and there wasn't a thing I could say negative about it. If I don't like the ironman, that is what i will go back to. It is damn near a perfect pickup.

 

[Dimebag11]

Jim Wagner Ironman would be my rec too

How hot is it? I want something that will slam the front end pretty hard

 

[BlackRose]

Friedman Triple D

 

[Shask]

Seymour Duncan Black Winters

 

[Cap217]

So many options. What about the dime pickup? I usually glance over those but I heard one the other day and was impressed.

 

[Dimebag11]

So many options. What about the dime pickup? I usually glance over those but I heard one the other day and was impressed.

That did not do well in this guitar at all

 

[Beyond Black]

How hot is it? I want something that will slam the front end pretty hard

The Ironman is like 23k and will slam the shit out of your amp. It’s tight, but also very juicy, with a great feel. I wouldn’t call it saturated, but it certainly isn’t dry. It’s a wicked pickup.

 

[Dimebag11]

The Ironman is like 23k and will slam the shit out of your amp. It’s tight, but also very juicy, with a great feel. I wouldn’t call it saturated, but it certainly isn’t dry. It’s a wicked pickup.

Will definitely look into it then!

 

[Cap217]

Emg retro actives? Another pickup that works well in the right guitar. Usually a darker guitar.

 

[mooncobra]

Find a used Super V, old Lynch custom shop model, high gain brutality, yet tight and defined.

 

[Dimebag11]

Emg retro actives? Another pickup that works well in the right guitar. Usually a darker guitar.

I’ve given EMGs a thought, and Drop tune her to drop B I don’t need a 3rd 1/2 step down axe

 

[DanTravis62]

How hot is it? I want something that will slam the front end pretty hard

It's like 22.5k or something, at least the last one I had was.

Super tight, super thick, raw

 

[Dimebag11]

I’m listening to some clips and really digging the EMG 57. Anyone use these?

 

[anomaly]

EMG 81