Pickup for bridge in a LP?

[psychodave]

Wolfetone Marshallhead. An OX4 high wind is great. Don't let teh DC fool you. It rips and grinds when pushed and the clarity is excellent. Non potted and it's quiet.

This is what I was thinking. Open, clear sounding pickup with moderate output.

Which one? The OX4 HW or the Marshallhead?

The Marshallhead.
http://www.wolfetone.com/marshallhead.html#

Check out Rio Grande pickups. I think you'll dig the BBQ and the Crunchbox. They have some PAF style pickups that might be up your alley as well.

I also dig GFS pickups. They are really cheap, which turns some people off, but the models I've had sound great. I've got a GFS Crunchy Rails in my semi-hollow. It's been in there for years. Sounds great. Too much output for you I think, but they've got some lower output stuff. You can find their humbucker sized stuff here: http://www.guitarfetish.com/Humbucker-Sized_c_578.html

If you decide to try out a GFS and don't like it, you're only out around $40. Can't beat the price on these, and they do sound great. I've got one of their Mean P90s, and I like it a lot.

My friend owns the PAF that they copied to make the Marshallhead (Marshallhead is my other friend). The PAF was super hot...like 9.5k and it was in a 57 Les Paul that he use to let me use during band practice. Nothing like playing Metallica through old wood.

 

[glip22]

Are you looking for a covered pickup or just plain bobbins?

 

[JTyson]

Covered
I want to try covered this time, I've never gotten a covered pup in almost 40 years

 

[JTyson]

Wolfetone Marshallhead. An OX4 high wind is great. Don't let teh DC fool you. It rips and grinds when pushed and the clarity is excellent. Non potted and it's quiet.

This is what I was thinking. Open, clear sounding pickup with moderate output.

Which one? The OX4 HW or the Marshallhead?

The Marshallhead.
http://www.wolfetone.com/marshallhead.html#

Check out Rio Grande pickups. I think you'll dig the BBQ and the Crunchbox. They have some PAF style pickups that might be up your alley as well.

I also dig GFS pickups. They are really cheap, which turns some people off, but the models I've had sound great. I've got a GFS Crunchy Rails in my semi-hollow. It's been in there for years. Sounds great. Too much output for you I think, but they've got some lower output stuff. You can find their humbucker sized stuff here: http://www.guitarfetish.com/Humbucker-Sized_c_578.html

If you decide to try out a GFS and don't like it, you're only out around $40. Can't beat the price on these, and they do sound great. I've got one of their Mean P90s, and I like it a lot.

My friend owns the PAF that they copied to make the Marshallhead (Marshallhead is my other friend). The PAF was super hot...like 9.5k and it was in a 57 Les Paul that he use to let me use during band practice. Nothing like playing Metallica through old wood.

Dave, what was that pickup in that clip you posted a few weeks ago?
Any info on it?

 

[chunktone]

Wolfetone Marshallhead. An OX4 high wind is great. Don't let teh DC fool you. It rips and grinds when pushed and the clarity is excellent. Non potted and it's quiet.

This is what I was thinking. Open, clear sounding pickup with moderate output.

Which one? The OX4 HW or the Marshallhead?

The Marshallhead.
http://www.wolfetone.com/marshallhead.html#

Check out Rio Grande pickups. I think you'll dig the BBQ and the Crunchbox. They have some PAF style pickups that might be up your alley as well.

I also dig GFS pickups. They are really cheap, which turns some people off, but the models I've had sound great. I've got a GFS Crunchy Rails in my semi-hollow. It's been in there for years. Sounds great. Too much output for you I think, but they've got some lower output stuff. You can find their humbucker sized stuff here: http://www.guitarfetish.com/Humbucker-Sized_c_578.html

If you decide to try out a GFS and don't like it, you're only out around $40. Can't beat the price on these, and they do sound great. I've got one of their Mean P90s, and I like it a lot.

I'd second the Rio Grande BBQ bucker. It's hotter than the OP said he's looking for though. it's about 12k or so. Great pickup!

 

[JTyson]

I'm not stuck in those numbers, been reading lots of stuff about the Afwayu's and they are at 16k, but lots say they clean up really well, so if possible, I'd go hotter if it would still roll off good. I tend to reference output numbers to something I'm familier with from the past, which is probably stupid of me. Everything else about them sounds fantastic.
The Afwayu's are said to be a bit dark in LP's except for the Customs. Mine is a custom shop historic plaintop 1960 "G0" model with a slim taper 60's neck that was a limited run they did for GC years ago. I've been playing LP's for the last 4 years looking for a magic one, and this one made me drool on myself before I ever plugged it into an amp. Never played a guitar that sustains like this one.... EVER. Including 4 other LP's I've had years ago, and its as loud acoustically as my brazilion necked PRS first year modern eagle, which is very rare. Its one of probably 45 I've played that immidiately blew my socks off and felt like home instantly. Its an 06 model. Its not a looker at all, but it is friggen amazing sounding/playing.
Any Afwayu/LP guys in here that can lend me your ears??
Too dark for a non-custom LP?

 

[LP Freak]

Wolfetone Marshallhead. An OX4 high wind is great. Don't let teh DC fool you. It rips and grinds when pushed and the clarity is excellent. Non potted and it's quiet.

This is what I was thinking. Open, clear sounding pickup with moderate output.

The Marshallhead definitely sounds hotter than it is.

 

[glip22]

Wolfetone Marshallhead. An OX4 high wind is great. Don't let teh DC fool you. It rips and grinds when pushed and the clarity is excellent. Non potted and it's quiet.

This is what I was thinking. Open, clear sounding pickup with moderate output.

The Marshallhead definitely sounds hotter than it is.

Yeah, I never read up on the DC resistance versus output thing. I know they do not equate. Just because a pickup is 14K doesn't necessarily mean it will have a hotter signal and vice versa. I should read up on it.

 

[fearhk213]

The first thing I thought when reading your initial post was the mcp detroiter. The top end on that pickup is one of the best I've heard. Nice and smooth with no shrillness at all, but it still has enough bite and cut. It has a cool snarl to the mids.

The OX4 is a great choice too. A traditional paf-style pickup. It rolls off great and has a nice bounce and compression to the feel. The result is it has a softer feel than the other two, but it's a very "fun" pickup to play and has just an awesome tone.

The mcp twreck is another possibility. It's a bit tighter than the others, but not by much. It could be a little sharp on the top depending on the guitar, but it has some good chunk too. It has awesome clarity and punch with very open mids.

 

[JTyson]

Yep, checking out the Detroiter and the Rebel Yell also. Thanks. The Rebel Yell sounds amazing and cleans up really nicely. I like what I'm hearing in the mids of the Detroiter, I just cant find any clips with the vol rolled back. I like everything about them, but thats a question I've got to answer. Any input?
The Doug Rappaport vid of the BE100 and the Luxxtone with the Rebel Yells is fantastic.
I'm guessing I wont sound like DR
Really nice cleans rolled back, amazing lead tones. I could watch his vids all day
Conflicting info on the Afwayu's ability to clean up, Ejecta did a great review of them and said they clean up well, while the corksniffers seem to say otherwise. I'm thinking I'm more in Todd's camp He is not a smoke blower at all, and we like a lot of the same stuff. Plus I trusted Todd before I ever read the review, he's good people

 

[fearhk213]

The detroiter is a little hotter than you'd expect, but they aren't an "always on" sort of pickup; they respond well to cleaning up and picking dynamics. Out of the three I mentioned I'd say the twreck and ox4 are a little better in that department with their less aggressive mids and lower output, but the detroiter certainly isn't bad either.

 

[chunktone]

Yep, checking out the Detroiter and the Rebel Yell also. Thanks. The Rebel Yell sounds amazing and cleans up really nicely. I like what I'm hearing in the mids of the Detroiter, I just cant find any clips with the vol rolled back. I like everything about them, but thats a question I've got to answer. Any input?
The Doug Rappaport vid of the BE100 and the Luxxtone with the Rebel Yells is fantastic.
I'm guessing I wont sound like DR
Really nice cleans rolled back, amazing lead tones. I could watch his vids all day
Conflicting info on the Afwayu's ability to clean up, Ejecta did a great review of them and said they clean up well, while the corksniffers seem to say otherwise. I'm thinking I'm more in Todd's camp He is not a smoke blower at all, and we like a lot of the same stuff. Plus I trusted Todd before I ever read the review, he's good people

Can't comment on Afwayu's in a LP, but I do have a set, and put them in a guitar the needed some help sounding less thin. An Ibanez that I pieced together. Afwayu's do sound good for clean tones imo. As far as rolling the volume back for your cleans, I've found this to be more dependent on the amp you're using. If you're using an amp that has some diode clipping they tend to be harder to cleanup by rolling back the volume than something that is using all tube gain. ymmv.

 

[JTyson]

The detroiter is a little hotter than you'd expect, but they aren't an "always on" sort of pickup; they respond well to cleaning up and picking dynamics. Out of the three I mentioned I'd say the twreck and ox4 are a little better in that department with their less aggressive mids and lower output, but the detroiter certainly isn't bad either.

Who makes the OX4??

 

[JTyson]

Yep, checking out the Detroiter and the Rebel Yell also. Thanks. The Rebel Yell sounds amazing and cleans up really nicely. I like what I'm hearing in the mids of the Detroiter, I just cant find any clips with the vol rolled back. I like everything about them, but thats a question I've got to answer. Any input?
The Doug Rappaport vid of the BE100 and the Luxxtone with the Rebel Yells is fantastic.
I'm guessing I wont sound like DR
Really nice cleans rolled back, amazing lead tones. I could watch his vids all day
Conflicting info on the Afwayu's ability to clean up, Ejecta did a great review of them and said they clean up well, while the corksniffers seem to say otherwise. I'm thinking I'm more in Todd's camp He is not a smoke blower at all, and we like a lot of the same stuff. Plus I trusted Todd before I ever read the review, he's good people

Can't comment on Afwayu's in a LP, but I do have a set, and put them in a guitar the needed some help sounding less thin. An Ibanez that I pieced together. Afwayu's do sound good for clean tones imo. As far as rolling the volume back for your cleans, I've found this to be more dependent on the amp you're using. If you're using an amp that has some diode clipping they tend to be harder to cleanup by rolling back the volume than something that is using all tube gain. ymmv.

Agreed
My Friedman KS modded plexi cleans up really well unless that sat switch is on, then its still usable, but gritty. The Langner Marshalls dont do clean at all, but thats ok

 

[fearhk213]

The detroiter is a little hotter than you'd expect, but they aren't an "always on" sort of pickup; they respond well to cleaning up and picking dynamics. Out of the three I mentioned I'd say the twreck and ox4 are a little better in that department with their less aggressive mids and lower output, but the detroiter certainly isn't bad either.

Who makes the OX4??

http://ox4pickups.co.uk
I've only played his standard ox4 humbucker, not the hot Duane.

 

[mdc1mdc11]

Anyone compared the OX4 to WCR and can comment?

 

[fearhk213]

Wolfetone Marshallhead. An OX4 high wind is great. Don't let teh DC fool you. It rips and grinds when pushed and the clarity is excellent. Non potted and it's quiet.

This is what I was thinking. Open, clear sounding pickup with moderate output.

Which one? The OX4 HW or the Marshallhead?

Is the "high wind" the Hot Duane?

 

[guitarded_1]

I have the MCP 2nd degree black belt in one LP and a Bare Knuckle Black Dog in the other. I prefer the BD by a nose. Strong, punchy lower mids, smooth top end, and loads of clarity. A truly badass pickup that fits your criteria.

 

[glip22]

Wolfetone Marshallhead. An OX4 high wind is great. Don't let teh DC fool you. It rips and grinds when pushed and the clarity is excellent. Non potted and it's quiet.

This is what I was thinking. Open, clear sounding pickup with moderate output.

Which one? The OX4 HW or the Marshallhead?

Is the "high wind" the Hot Duane?

I don't think so. I liked the high wind better than the HD which I did have. Mark called the hotter set his high wind when I ordered from him last. I had a set of low winds which were great also.

 

[Speeddemon]

All this boutique stuff, can't we recommend just a more known thing?

The OP is looking for bright, harmonics, not over the top output, cleans up nice, works well in a Les Paul bridge...

---> DiMarzio Norton.
One of *the* best split-tones too by the way. My Les Paul can sound almost like a Tele with that thing.