Good pickups for down-tuning

[McGarnagle]

I'm looking to get a new pickup for my Les Paul. I keep it tuned to C# and the stock pickups aren't clear enough for my liking so I'm looking for something that can keep it clear. Its a chambered Les Paul studio. I'd much prefer to keep it passive and somewhat cheap. I've been looking at a Dimarzio Super 3 but can't find much about it. Any help welcome.

 

[RoidRage]

I'm looking to get a new pickup for my Les Paul. I keep it tuned to C# and the stock pickups aren't clear enough for my liking so I'm looking for something that can keep it clear. Its a chambered Les Paul studio. I'd much prefer to keep it passive and somewhat cheap. I've been looking at a Dimarzio Super 3 but can't find much about it. Any help welcome.

A lot of guys like the Suhr Aldridge for this...

R Rage

 

[moltenmetalburn]

cheap?
check gfs pickups.

 

[the rossness]

The super 3 is a great pup, but not for mahogany. I'd check out a Dimarzio D Activator X. I'd also look at getting a JB and swapping the magnet to an A8. the Duncan Invader is also good for drop tunings.

 

[MYLILSS]

i have used the dimarzio d activator x as mentioned in an earlier post in a dean soltero i have and it is extremely clear. i keep the guitar tuned to drop c. i have also used a dimarzio X2N and it also sounds really clear. you will wanna play with pickup height to get everything just right, but they are both really good pickups.

 

[droptrd]

The duncan custom is what I use for my deep drop tunings. Its kick ass

 

[some dude]

I'm looking to get a new pickup for my Les Paul. I keep it tuned to C# and the stock pickups aren't clear enough for my liking so I'm looking for something that can keep it clear. Its a chambered Les Paul studio. I'd much prefer to keep it passive and somewhat cheap. I've been looking at a Dimarzio Super 3 but can't find much about it. Any help welcome.

A Super 3 is a splitable Super Distortion.

What amp and cab are you using?

What style of music?

What pickups are already in that LP?

 

[the rossness]

I'm looking to get a new pickup for my Les Paul. I keep it tuned to C# and the stock pickups aren't clear enough for my liking so I'm looking for something that can keep it clear. Its a chambered Les Paul studio. I'd much prefer to keep it passive and somewhat cheap. I've been looking at a Dimarzio Super 3 but can't find much about it. Any help welcome.

A Super 3 is a splitable Super Distortion.

What amp and cab are you using?

What style of music?

What pickups are already in that LP?

a super 3 isn't the same as a super dist. Its eq is cut a bit. It originally came in the Fender "STRAT".

 

[jet66]

The LP would probably be a bit different due to neck type and body/neck woods, but the D-Sonic is a pretty good choice. I set up an alder/maple/rosewood, bolt-on +TOM ESP Horizon for my son, in drop C, and that combo works really well. Nice and chunky, but still well-defined.

 

[Inazone]

Duncan Invader, if you want something hot. Lots of punch, and surprisingly well-balanced as opposed to some pickups that sound scooped and lose definition when tuned down.