I will soon be getting an epiphone les paul standard, and soon after I want to be changing pickups. I play everything all genres. Heavy metal, blues, clean stuff, classic rock etc.... To do this, Im thinking I need one pickups for hard rock and the other for blues. Would this be the best approach? And what pickups would you guys recommend. As long as it does not cost more then lets say 200 per pickup, I guess its fine.
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Get ahold of Jon Moore at http://www.tonefordays.com
He's in Ontario, makes great pickups at a great price.
I installed a set in a friend's LP awhile ago. Excellent quality.
Tell Jon what you're looking for and he'll custom wind them for you.
And no, I don't think you need 2 sets.
Do your pots and caps too, that's a pretty cheap upgrade.
He's in Ontario, makes great pickups at a great price.
I installed a set in a friend's LP awhile ago. Excellent quality.
Tell Jon what you're looking for and he'll custom wind them for you.
And no, I don't think you need 2 sets.
Do your pots and caps too, that's a pretty cheap upgrade.
Well, after having played my Fralin HB's (regular wind, PAF set) in one of my home made guitars (LP woods, ie, mahogany body and set neck, maple cap, rw board) for about 4 months now, they are amazingly versatile. From clean to very hard rocking OD... I love them.
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The Duncan JB/59 combo is a great all around set that will cover everything in a mahagony fixed bridge guitar. You can get the pair (without the covers) for around $250 retail...probably less.
I have a JB Classic (nickel cover) in my Epi G400, and it turned it into a tone monster. A friend of mine put one in his Les Paul and it kills in that axe also. A little punchier/brighter in the LP, darker/smoother in my SG. Works awesome with the '59 he has in the neck of the LP.
I have a JB Classic (nickel cover) in my Epi G400, and it turned it into a tone monster. A friend of mine put one in his Les Paul and it kills in that axe also. A little punchier/brighter in the LP, darker/smoother in my SG. Works awesome with the '59 he has in the neck of the LP.
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AFAIK the body of Epi Les Pauls are a combination of maple and mahogany, so you have to be a bit careful. I put a Florance Voodoo '59 in the bridge position of my Epi LP goldtop and it's a tad bright sounding, especially with Fenders. I know the pickup doesn't sound bright on its own because it was previously in a '70s Gibson LP and sounded fine.
Neck position I put a WCR Goodwood in, couldn't be happier.
Neck position I put a WCR Goodwood in, couldn't be happier.
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One pickup for rock and one for blues doesn't really work. The neck pickup no matter what you get will be fatter and warmer/darker. You usually use it for lead work. The bridge is more often used for rhythm work with some heavier lead.
I'd recommend either the Darkbursts or Goodwoods. Maybe a Goodwood bridge and a Darkburst neck.
I'd recommend either the Darkbursts or Goodwoods. Maybe a Goodwood bridge and a Darkburst neck.
Ha, I found a link with you talking in another message board about them.Jeff Flowerday said:
http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=52046&highlight=WCR+DarkBursts
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Hmm, good question. I'll have to look into changing the magnets, thanks for the suggestion.dwagar said:
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I have an epi les paul standard and recently just put a gibson classic 57 in the neck and a 57 plus in the bridge. The tone is great and I get anything from metal to classic rock to blues and jazz.
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