Sludge/Doom/Death/Dro)))ne Pickups

[psychic_driver]

I've got a Les Paul tuned down to C standard. Its got stock pickups in it and its time for a change.

Can y'all recommend a good humbucker set that pushes a tight low end & a lot of mids?

I want to maintain clarity and articulation for palm muted down picked death metal chug riffs on the bottom four frets and have maximum sustain for extended drone sections. I've got a SD black winter in the bridge of another guitar that works well for black metal but I have read mixed reviews about pickups of high or lower output for slower sludgier styles

 

[Music&Chaos]

I've got a Les Paul tuned down to C standard. Its got stock pickups in it and its time for a change.

Can y'all recommend a good humbucker set that pushes a tight low end & a lot of mids?

I want to maintain clarity and articulation for palm muted down picked death metal chug riffs on the bottom four frets and have maximum sustain for extended drone sections. I've got a SD black winter in the bridge of another guitar that works well for black metal but I have read mixed reviews about pickups of high or lower output for slower sludgier styles

I have always been happy with my various sets from Planet Tone, even when fully stock with no magnet swaps.

That being said - I particulary find that i like A4 magnets...like a lot. The bass end can be big but is always tight and there is a thick midrange. Top end is clear and is also broader/not as sharp feeling but still clear.

Any set from PT you can request to change to any magnet you want with no issues.

Again, I have quite a few of their stock pickups and enjoy them as well.

Catch them on sale all the time and they are crazy cheap and killer sounding.

 

[japetus]

I've got a Les Paul tuned down to C standard. Its got stock pickups in it and its time for a change.

Can y'all recommend a good humbucker set that pushes a tight low end & a lot of mids?

I want to maintain clarity and articulation for palm muted down picked death metal chug riffs on the bottom four frets and have maximum sustain for extended drone sections. I've got a SD black winter in the bridge of another guitar that works well for black metal but I have read mixed reviews about pickups of high or lower output for slower sludgier styles

Well I like Xl-500's for anything heavy but, have you tried an EQ in the loops?

 

[psychic_driver]

Well I like Xl-500's for anything heavy but, have you tried an EQ in the loops?

I use a boss EQ in the loop for certain parts but I don't like to leave it on all the time because it introduces some noise. Sounds awesome on droning bits to clip certain frequencies and add punch & harmonic depth but I don't want to rely on it constantly

 

[psychic_driver]

I have always been happy with my various sets from Planet Tone, even when fully stock with no magnet swaps.

Catch them on sale all the time and they are crazy cheap and killer sounding.

Good looking out! Their prices seem very reasonable

 

[BeZo]

I use a JB and a Jazz in that tuning for that genre.