Yet another pickup recommendation for a baritone guitar

[HEadoftheAges]

Hey there, everyone. This is my first post on this forum, though i am a longtime user of BK pickups. I have a set of Rebel Yells en route that i hope to be put into a mahogany neck-through, sapele-winged, walnut-topped Monson Nomad, as well as a Rebel Yell/Cold Sweat in an ESP E-II Eclipse.  Before too long, i am planning on having Brent Monson build me a neck-through baritone; i am aiming for a black limba neck and body as well as a macassar ebony top with an ebony fretboard. Now, one of my bandmates has a set of A-bombs in his ESP E-II Arrow, and i find his tone to be absolutely vicious. I love the tone of them. Would the A-bombs suit the tonewoods i have chosen, or would i be better off ordering the C-bombs? I prefer the warmth lf the alnico V, as the pickup has plenty of growl and ferocity on its own.  I was also looking at the Aftermath as a means to bypass this problem altogether. I want a tight distortion that would also be suitable for open chords, as well as a warm, chimey clean tone.

[Kiichi]

Disclaimer: I am not familiar with those particular woods.

However, I am at least gonna throw in what to me is the go to baritone pickup: Black Dog.
Yes, thatīs right. It works because it has an basic middy character which works with the baritone scale adding more high and low end. Furthermore it has a PAF inspired high end which means that the top stays clear and balances out in the low tunings baritone usually brings. Due to it being a bit of a PAF+ you get the open sound that lets you play open chords with "that" clarity, even under quite heavy gain. PAF inspired pickups just have a different string separation, as you can probably tell by the RY which has a fistfull of PAF DNA too. The middy character brings the warmth, again together with the PAF spritit, which also of course gives you a lovely clean tone.

In general the Black Dog can do classic rock to propfer stoner, but once you put in in a baritone it becomes a werewolf kinda thing. Can go more classic and clean than most pickups but can crush in a way that is more powerful than other too since it retains more growly character. No tighness concerns. No concerns.

If your amp can deliver the tones the BD can keep up. It can bite. It can cuddle. It can bark. It will do just about anything but take a sh*t on the carpet.

[Tim]

Neck thru's generally make for quite a stiff/solid neck which in conjunction with the extended scale length produce quite a bit more bottom end. In this context the vintage and vintage hot humbuckers perform better than the medium and higher output pickups for a more controlled bass response and punchier mid range.
Black Dog is tried and tested in this format and produces excellent results results, so too the brighter and tighter Riff Raff humbucker.

[HEadoftheAges]

Would you say that the Black Dog or Riff Raff are particularly "fast" pickups as far as pick attack and/or response are concerned? How imbalanced would an Aftermath or a Nailbomb sound in the type of guitar i was describing?

[HEadoftheAges]

Moreover, does anyone have any sound clips of the Black Dog in a baritone? I recall a fellow on YouTube who had a Warmoth Iceman baritone with a Black Dog in it....are there any others?

Regards,
Alec

[rcuthriell]

Replying back to a very old post... I'm looking to update the stock pickups in a PRS SE 277 baritone. I'm considering the Black Hawks, Silos, and because of this thread the Black Dogs. Can anyone provide any new updates for recommendations? I want to go maybe drop A in the baritone, nothing too low but I want solid bass, good meds and highs they aren't brittle or too harsh. Well balanced chug that cleans up nice too. I have to say the stock 85/15s pickups have insanely good clean tone in the PRS—I just don't have the full weight I want in the bass and mids. The 85/15s pick ups are good for rock and the can get heavy with a lot of push but I want a growl that can be tamed if needed from this baritone!