What pickup am I describing ?

[troublehead]

For the bridge of a LP:

Alnico V
Medium-Hot to Hot
Moderate, but very tight low end
LOTS of fat sounding low mids/mid mids..........not peaked in the upper mids (like JB)
Present and articulate high-end.........but smooth, not fizzy

I have a Duncan Custom 5 in there right now............too much loose, overbearing low end, nowhere near FAT enough in the mids, highs are good

Rio BBQ ?
BKP Holy Diver ?

 

[headlessdeadguy]

MCP Afwayu.

Edit: Afwayu imo does not have tight lows.. The Angel Dust however does.

 

[JakeAC5253]

Based on your description I was about to say Duncan Custom 5

The Duncan Custom has a Ceramic magnet and might tighten up the low end and fatten the mids a little. Duncan Distortion is really middy as well, but it's also Ceramic. Once you get past medium output on an Alnico 5 magnet you are out of the realm of fat mids, you generally get warm lows and extended highs. Ceramic is the better option for mids at high output.

 

[chunktone]

Yep, Rio Grande BBQ! It's my all time favorite full sized humbucker.

 

[racerevlon]

1. Dimarzio Norton
2. Dimarzio Tone Zone
3. Dimarzio AT-1

 

[JonVengeance]

Gibson 498T

 

[JakeAC5253]

Man, I'm looking up some of these pickups and WOW. You've got to be nuts to spend $130 bucks on a single pickup. If Seymour Duncan, DiMarzio, EMG, Gibson, and Fender aren't enough for you then man, you've got some magic ears. And a deep wallet. My opinion.

 

[Motorpud]

Man, I'm looking up some of these pickups and WOW. You've got to be nuts to spend $130 bucks on a single pickup. If Seymour Duncan, DiMarzio, EMG, Gibson, and Fender aren't enough for you then man, you've got some magic ears. And a deep wallet. My opinion.

I used to think the same thing until I bought a set of MCP Black Belts, I had to see it for myself....I'm never going back now

 

[AmpliFIRE]

Aldrich

 

[9ball]

i recommend this pickup all the time here and it's retarded i know - but (lol)
the dimarzio mo'joe does have a tight low end, has smoother highs than a JB, and has a fair amount of mids. very articulate and matches great with a PAF joe neck (imagine that lol)
it is medium output though - not "med/high".
i just like that set so much more than the JB/jazz set.

 

[RockStarNick]

For the bridge of a LP:

Alnico V
Medium-Hot to Hot
Moderate, but very tight low end
LOTS of fat sounding low mids/mid mids..........not peaked in the upper mids (like JB)
Present and articulate high-end.........but smooth, not fizzy

I have a Duncan Custom 5 in there right now............too much loose, overbearing low end, nowhere near FAT enough in the mids, highs are good

Rio BBQ ?
BKP Holy Diver ?

Before you spend money on a new pickup, try:

A. Roughcast Alnico5 magnet in your Custom5 (supposed to smooth out trebles)
B. Ceramic magnet, making it a Custom. I'm telling ya - the custom is a great sounding pickup. Not harsh at all. Plenty of fat mids, tight low end, great pickup.