I like the at1 in the right guitar. It has too much bass for a les paul, great for super strats. The dimarzio pickup picker on their site does a pretty good job when you're trying to wade through their offereings.
Mahogany, or what is sometimes sold as mahogany, can have very different weights. Gibson and Fender were both selling very heavy guitars in the seventies.
The alnico 2 story comes from EVH using a Duncan Custom Custom in the neck of his MM prototype, according to Dimarzio.
https://www.dimarzio.com/story/remembering-edward-van-halen
Ola seems like the nicest guy in the world, but I went to his channel and nothing he's posted in recent times appeals to me. Kyle's amp videos are good because they're a raw representation of what those amps sound like. These guys have to realize they're in a bubble, though. Modern metal is a...