Recommend me a hot pickup set for my Norlin LP

[Sierra Voodoo]

Suhr Aldrich in the bridge and a DiMarzio 36th PAF in the neck. I have this combo in an Agile AL3000 LP style guitar and it is great! I play in a cover band playing all the same music you mentioned.

 

[firejack]

I have a Painkiller set in my 7-String (Mahogany/Maple/Rosewood) and the Aftermath set in my Edwards Sykes Les Paul (Mahogany/Maple/Ebony).
Both these guitars have a very warm and punchy tonal character, so the bright middy and cutting nature of those pickups makes them a good match.
I wouldn't use either the Painkiller or Aftermath set in a brighter sounding guitar though.
The Painkiller Bridge has a very punchy and tight lowend. It has a very percussive attack.
And the mids have a very menacing grind. It's a very forward sounding pickup.
The Painkiller Neck has a very fluid tone under high-gain. It's one of my fave neck pickups for lead playing.
For clean tones the neck splits well, but cleans get even better with both pickups engaged and split.
Very lush and piano-like.

My song below demos the trademark tonal quality of the Painkiller set.
It was recorded entirely with my Painkiller-loaded 7 String guitar.
All high-gain rhythms, leads and all clean tones. All Painkillers:
http://tonefinder.com/index.php?section=id&value=4336


The very middy and cutting tonal character of the Painkiller bridge can get tiring when practicing alone.
But in a full band mix, the Painkiller comes into its own.
And I think that's why the Painkiller has such a polarising opinion base.
It must be played in a mix to fully appreciate what it brings to the table.

The Aftermath bridge is a slightly less-harsh version of the Painkiller IMO.
Less spiky in the highs, and overall a more rounded tone with less sizzle than the Painkiller.
But the lows and mids are equally tight and grindy.

Hope this helps.

 

[bartzzz]

I've got Suhr Aldrich on my Norlin LP. I can't tell you how much I love these pups. They are awesome. They have that thick mid tone and are a little less bright in the high end. I have them coil split and they give you an amazing clean sound too. Very versatile pickups.

You can hear them here:
These clips are my LP going through a Egnater Renegade, and a BB preamp for a little more bite and sustain:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLc5Wtg8490

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3CZBi-ZZRc

These are coil split with the BB preamp:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et8-QvkmDRM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EoGJix5tdE

The rest of the clips on here are mostly just the amp with a little delay and amp reverb.

I've had a ton of compliments and inquiries on the tone I'm getting with these pups.

Anyways, you can't go wrong with the aldrich pickups IMHO
cheers bud

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[ibenhad]

Easy and cheap - JB in the bridge and Jazz in the neck. Works perfect in a Les Paul. Have that combo in an 81 std, my 03 std and a 00 std! Have the motor city AFWAYU set in another Paul and they work pretty well too!

 

[sytharnia1560]

Dimarzio Super Distortion for the bridge!

Neck? verdict is still out, haven't found anything that makes me cream my pants yet.

have you tried a super 2 in the neck??? ..... I run that combo and love it

 

[mojotone]

SD Pearly Gates neck and Custom Custom bridge in my routed 1971 goldtop Deluxe. RS Guitarworks electronics beyond the pickups.

 

[Schaf]

I had a LP CS Custom and the 498T in it sounded great in it. Greatly preferred it to the 500T. They don't get any love around here but in that guitar...Chunky rythyms and great string to string clarity.

I have an Aldrich in my standard. Very open sounding pickup for how hight the output is. Very PAF sounding.

 

[fuzzyguitars]

I had a LP CS Custom and the 498T in it sounded great in it. Greatly preferred it to the 500T. They don't get any love around here but in that guitar...Chunky rythyms and great string to string clarity.

I have an Aldrich in my standard. Very open sounding pickup for how hight the output is. Very PAF sounding.

i would have to agree, the good old 498t in a les paul custom sounds great.

In fact, in one of my les paul customs it had beat out a lot of boutique winds including aldrich, bare knuckle and motor city!

 

[barnesjd]

I had a LP CS Custom and the 498T in it sounded great in it. Greatly preferred it to the 500T. They don't get any love around here but in that guitar...Chunky rythyms and great string to string clarity.

I have an Aldrich in my standard. Very open sounding pickup for how hight the output is. Very PAF sounding.

i would have to agree, the good old 498t in a les paul custom sounds great.

In fact, in one of my les paul customs it had beat out a lot of boutique winds including aldrich, bare knuckle and motor city!

Yeah but who wants to be that lame guy that just has a stock pup?? Besides, the cork doesn't smell as good.