Hot pickup with tight, lean low end

[Music&Chaos]

Thanks guys. I was going through a parts box today and found an old Distortion, might try that first.

I haven't heard anything but that Wolfetone in this axe so not sure if that pickup is bottom heavy, the guitar itself is... or a bit of both. Makes tone chasing fun at least.

Please let us know what caps and wiring schematic it is running, could also be contributing.

I have heard elsewhere that a Wolftone has a really thick bottom end, but cannot recall which one.

Swapping with something you know will help reveal if it is the guitar, wiring, or pickup contributing to the excess low end.

 

[SonVolt]

I love my 78’

Would you consider the '78 hot & tight?

 

[gibson5413]

My two favorites in a Les Paul style guitar have been the Anderson H3 and the Suhr Thornucker+.

 

[harddriver]

Thanks guys. I was going through a parts box today and found an old Distortion, might try that first.

I haven't heard anything but that Wolfetone in this axe so not sure if that pickup is bottom heavy, the guitar itself is... or a bit of both. Makes tone chasing fun at least.

Since you want a HOT pickup maybe the Suhr Aldrich??? I don't remember the low end being boomy on that pickup when I played it but it's be a while. That pickup is an A-5.

 

[motorboy1]

Curious, why the Custom Custom over the regular Custom?

CC is good for a bright guitar w a floyd, bass can be flubby w the A2. Its too much for a paul…

 

[ChurchHill]

Anything I'd suggest has already been mentioned, but I'll second the BKP Rebel Yell or Mule. The Mule is more great sounding PAF and the RY is much hotter. I have one in a LPC and it ended my search for that guitar, just perfect drive and bite.

The CC is one of my favorite pups, but I greatly prefer it in Superstrats. I've had one in an LPS; lack of bite bothered me more than the flub, but it's great in a basswood Charvel.

 

[Simon Dorn]

I have a Les Paul on the thicker side - looking for a bridge pickup with less lows than the current one (Wolfetone Blisterbucker).

I think this model is Wolfe's version of a Duncan DIstortion, not really sure. What have you guys tried that may help me out? Happy to explore boutiques but if there's a Duncan or Dimarzio you like hit me up.

It's for heavy rock, a bit of metal maybe.

EMG 81 or maybe a 498t

 

[Nigel]

Thanks guys. I was going through a parts box today and found an old Distortion, might try that first.

I haven't heard anything but that Wolfetone in this axe so not sure if that pickup is bottom heavy, the guitar itself is... or a bit of both. Makes tone chasing fun at least.

Distortion is the Adam Jones pickup.

 

[John4021]

I had Bare Knuckles do a unpotted matched pair of Mules.
Have them in a 60's reissue.

Kiler tone but no potting means don't face a loud high gain amp .

 

[RaceU4her]

Would you consider the '78 hot & tight?

mines in a strat with just a volume knob, i find pickups in general to be a little tighter and snappier that way, but in that guitar at least its just compressed enough for metal without that twangy kind of thing lower outputs give me, i can use a lot more of my amps gain without any problems. i dig it

 

[angelspade]

Duncan Custom tends to tighten and brighten thick, dark sounding guitars in my experience.

 

[JohnnyGtar]

Dimarzio EVO2 - DP215: Tight under high gain for rhythm (it's crunchy and chunky, and never flubby) and screams like a pissed off demon (but never screechy) for solos and sings like an angel in clean mode. (One of the best high output pickups that can also do beautiful cleans IMO)
Vai used it on the King Crimson tour. It's a fantastic pickup.

Double Whammy - DP150: (Available on special order) If you want a rolled off top end with very tight lows, and punchy mids, it's a great choice.
It was designed to thicken up the tones of many Floyd equipped guitars back in the 80's. Vinnie Moore used it on his first 2 solo albums in neck and bridge.

DiMarzio has a 30-day exchange policy. Seymour Duncan has a 21-day exchange policy.

 

[karol86]

I've never played the Black Winters, but I was literally going to mention the others lol. They would all handle it well, so it would just depend on what is needed.

PRS \m/ - Super clean and versatile, though a little stiff with leads. Really sounds like a clean, high-powered PAF in many ways with the chirp it has in the pick attack, but it has the tightness and voicing to handle heavy rhythms. Super fun pickup to riff on.

Lundgrens - The Black Heaven has more grit and a more modern mid voicing than the \m/, but it's still surprisingly versatile. The M6 is tight as well, but it has a lot of lows and a little less versatile. Depending on the guitar, the bass can be too much. In my LP, the M6 had a big, though tight & compressed, low end. In my Ibanez, which is naturally a tight guitar, it was surprisingly boomy in the lows. Just one of those things.

Ducan Nazgul - It's kind of like a leaner, dirtier, & more aggressive Black Heaven in many ways. However, it's not as versatile. Super fun pickup to riff on. I'm kind of mad at myself for not checking it out sooner lol.

I'm seriously considering the /m\ for my PRS CU22... but have not had the guts to try it out... Would it be too bright in drop D or does it have a rather flat EQ? Cause many of these ceramics perform rather well in lower tuning (like the tremonti for instance.. that was a bit glassy in the cu22 when i tried it in drop D)

I currently have a 57/08 in the bridge position of that guitar and sometimes I feel like I'd love a bit more grunt and guts and oomph. They sound very nice overall, but with certain amp profiles/models you can tell they start falling apart a bit with added gain. They are amazingly open and vocal to a point where a bit of natural compression would gel everything a bit more together...

 

[SonVolt]

I've got a brand new '78 and Custom sitting here trying to decide which to throw in the bridge of a HSS strat.

 

[stratjacket]

I'm seriously considering the /m\ for my PRS CU22... but have not had the guts to try it out... Would it be too bright in drop D or does it have a rather flat EQ? Cause many of these ceramics perform rather well in lower tuning (like the tremonti for instance.. that was a bit glassy in the cu22 when i tried it in drop D)

I currently have a 57/08 in the bridge position of that guitar and sometimes I feel like I'd love a bit more grunt and guts and oomph. They sound very nice overall, but with certain amp profiles/models you can tell they start falling apart a bit with added gain. They are amazingly open and vocal to a point where a bit of natural compression would gel everything a bit more together...

I have a PRS \m/ in a PRS CU22 and it works great. Although they call it the "metal" pickup, it's not just a chug pickup, it's still musical. I think it's the best PRS pickup. It has a little more bite and is powerful but not overpowering. I have them in a CU22 and a McCarty.

 

[karol86]

I have a PRS \m/ in a PRS CU22 and it works great. Although they call it the "metal" pickup, it's not just a chug pickup, it's still musical. I think it's the best PRS pickup. It has a little more bite and is powerful but not overpowering. I have them in a CU22 and a McCarty.

hey stratjacket that sounds great! how do you tune your guitars? mainly the cu22 in this case... thanks!

 

[fearhk213]

I'm seriously considering the /m\ for my PRS CU22... but have not had the guts to try it out... Would it be too bright in drop D or does it have a rather flat EQ? Cause many of these ceramics perform rather well in lower tuning (like the tremonti for instance.. that was a bit glassy in the cu22 when i tried it in drop D)

I currently have a 57/08 in the bridge position of that guitar and sometimes I feel like I'd love a bit more grunt and guts and oomph. They sound very nice overall, but with certain amp profiles/models you can tell they start falling apart a bit with added gain. They are amazingly open and vocal to a point where a bit of natural compression would gel everything a bit more together...

I used mine in drop C and D standard. I found it pretty balanced eq-wise and didn't find it overly bright; however, it is very clean and clear for its output level. One might even call it glassy because of how clear it is. I found this let the attack really jump out.

Now the Tremonti has a bit of baked in saturation to it and more bass, but it's still clear sounding and has a similar character to the clarity of its pick attack. If you found the Tremonti a bit glassy, I would imagine you'd find the \m/ even more glassy because it's more clean and clear and has more treble.

 

[stratjacket]

hey stratjacket that sounds great! how do you tune your guitars? mainly the cu22 in this case... thanks!

Standard D

 

[japetus]

Sunset Strip

 

[peterc52]

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