Suhr SSH+ = Win!

[SFW]

Just finished installing the Suhr SSH+ in my Les Paul. So far, I really like this pickup. It has the same general tonality as the Suhr Aldrich, but you can actually roll back the volume knob and get a nice clean out of it. The mids are just magic!

 

[parntz145]

How is it with high gain? I know the Aldrich is based off the SSH+ just with bumped mids. Is it close to the Aldrich or different? I was thinking about buying one, but if its not much different than the Aldrich I wont bother.

 

[glip22]

I love this pickup. I have one in my Guthrie. It does high gain very well imo.

 

[Doubleneck]

Just finished installing the Suhr SSH+ in my Les Paul. So far, I really like this pickup. It has the same general tonality as the Suhr Aldrich, but you can actually roll back the volume knob and get a nice clean out of it. The mids are just magic!

Have a Aldrich in my Modern and really like it, kind of considering getting an SSH+, did you have an Aldrich before?

 

[SFW]

Yes, I had an Aldrich in the same guitar a few months ago. I hated it. It was great at high gain, but I couldn't get it to back down "right." The mids are different on the SSH+. They are there, and they have this really cool growl or grind- not sure exactly how to describe it. It's chewier than the Aldrich. It feels more touch sensitive- as in if you change your pick attach, it changes the dynamics of the pickup. Lack of dynamics was my main complaint with the Aldrich. So far, I'm really loving the SSH+.

 

[Doubleneck]

Yes, I had an Aldrich in the same guitar a few months ago. I hated it. It was great at high gain, but I couldn't get it to back down "right." The mids are different on the SSH+. They are there, and they have this really cool growl or grind- not sure exactly how to describe it. It's chewier than the Aldrich. It feels more touch sensitive- as in if you change your pick attach, it changes the dynamics of the pickup. Lack of dynamics was my main complaint with the Aldrich. So far, I'm really loving the SSH+.

I like the Aldrich, but it's really tight. Your description is dead on what I'm looking for.

Thanks

 

[SFW]

Yes, I had an Aldrich in the same guitar a few months ago. I hated it. It was great at high gain, but I couldn't get it to back down "right." The mids are different on the SSH+. They are there, and they have this really cool growl or grind- not sure exactly how to describe it. It's chewier than the Aldrich. It feels more touch sensitive- as in if you change your pick attach, it changes the dynamics of the pickup. Lack of dynamics was my main complaint with the Aldrich. So far, I'm really loving the SSH+.

I like the Aldrich, but it's really tight. Your description is dead on what I'm looking for.

Thanks

Yeah, check it out.

 

[blackba]

Does your Les Paul have the ability to split the coil?

With my Les Pauls that have the Aldrich bridge, if I want less output, I just split the coil and the Aldrich does that really well. From your description, sounds like I would like the SSH+. If I changed the Aldrich though, I would probably go for something less hot, like the SSH or SSV+.

 

[Tone Zone]

Big fan of the SSH+ pickup as well. I've got it in both of my Moderns and also will be in my soon-to-be-built 3rd Modern. I considered an Aldrich at one point, but there is just something about that pickup that I don't like.

 

[Nico]

Does your Les Paul have the ability to split the coil?

With my Les Pauls that have the Aldrich bridge, if I want less output, I just split the coil and the Aldrich does that really well. From your description, sounds like I would like the SSH+. If I changed the Aldrich though, I would probably go for something less hot, like the SSH or SSV+.

+1, the Aldrich splits really well I love it!

 

[guitarslinger]

meh,

I had 3 or 4 SSH+/DSH+ pups before I got an Aldrich.

IMO, the Aldrich has a less pronounced midrange, and better cleans. More of a "V" voice, vs. the "H" voice.

I'm not going back. The Aldrich works MUCH better for what I play.