Swapped pickups, not happy...Tone Zone the solution?

[rstites]

I agree with most of the responses in this thread, but note that the OP was in 2015. Hopefully, they've sorted out their pickup issues in that guitar by now!

 

[Monomyth]

I recently changed out the pickups and the pots in my Les Paul. Now, I absolutely love the Dimarzio Norton (not Air Norton) in the bridge on my Explorer so I figured with both guitars being mahogony why not. I put a PAF Pro in the neck and Norton in the bridge. The neck pickup sounds great. The bridge sounds a little thin and weak. It is wired correctly. I find myself looking for more low end and more output/sustain. Took it to practice last night and it sounded mosquito thin at times. I have experimented with pickup height. Minimal help there. I was wondering if the Tone Zone or possibly Illuminator might be the solution to my problem. Any thing I can do to help my existing pickup? Any suggestions. Most of the Tone Zone clips I find are modern metal and I'm playing classic rock mostly. I like a medium hot pickup with lots of overtones generally and about the heaviest I get is old metallica. I generally like a pickup with output a little hotter than vintage. Funny how you can love a pickup in one guitar and not in another. I'm thinking it might be because the LP is weight relieved.

Tone Zone in a LP...? Pure mud IMO

Sounds like you need a Super Distortion

This

 

[fusedbrain]

I recently changed out the pickups and the pots in my Les Paul. Now, I absolutely love the Dimarzio Norton (not Air Norton) in the bridge on my Explorer so I figured with both guitars being mahogony why not. I put a PAF Pro in the neck and Norton in the bridge. The neck pickup sounds great. The bridge sounds a little thin and weak. It is wired correctly. I find myself looking for more low end and more output/sustain. Took it to practice last night and it sounded mosquito thin at times. I have experimented with pickup height. Minimal help there. I was wondering if the Tone Zone or possibly Illuminator might be the solution to my problem. Any thing I can do to help my existing pickup? Any suggestions. Most of the Tone Zone clips I find are modern metal and I'm playing classic rock mostly. I like a medium hot pickup with lots of overtones generally and about the heaviest I get is old metallica. I generally like a pickup with output a little hotter than vintage. Funny how you can love a pickup in one guitar and not in another. I'm thinking it might be because the LP is weight relieved.

Tone Zone in a LP...? Pure mud IMO

Sounds like you need a Super Distortion

This

Yup! SD for the win, baby
Tone Zone is a nice PU, but it only works is really bright guitars, otherwise mud city.
And because this thread is 5 years old, and we could all use a break from the drama elsewhere.....
https://youtu.be/84LUpG6ieis
"that pickup's got a big ol' butt"

 

[RockyStar]

These have served me very well.

BKP Black Dogs
BKP Rebel Yells
BKP Mules
Suhr Aldrich

 

[311boogieman]

Not sure if the SD11 (Custom Custom) would sound good in an LP but I like it in my Mahogany Schecter.

Also +1 on the Super D

Super curious about the Custom/Hybrid and the Alt 8

 

[Scumback Speakers]

recheck everyting about your wiring, including the bridge pickup pot. sometimes they can be overheated and cause some issues like you described

I agree with this. Sometimes you can overheat a pot swapping pickups. When the happens it can go bad, and read way too high, letting to much high end out, and not enough bass. Had that happen to me with a couple of guitars, and replacing the volume/tone pot on the offending pickup was the solution.