Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum

Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Economista on January 21, 2013, 03:27:08 AM

Title: Noobie here. Need suggestions
Post by: Economista on January 21, 2013, 03:27:08 AM

Hello folks:

I´m new to the forum and would like to get advice on a bridge pickup to install on a Warmoth Gibson Les Paul copy that I assembled last year.  The guitar currently has a Dimarzio Norton pickup and to my ears it sounds liveless.  Specs for the guitar are:

Mahogany Body
Maple Neck
Ebony fretboard
Floyd Rose trem

I play thru a Friedman BE 100 amp and my main styles are 80´s hard rock, metal, and fusion music.

Here is a picture of the guitar in question and thanks in advance for your help.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Econ/WarmothLesPaulFrontShot.jpg)

Title: Re: Noobie here. Need suggestions
Post by: ericsabbath on January 21, 2013, 06:06:02 AM

sounds like another holy diver bridge/cold sweat neck job

Title: Re: Noobie here. Need suggestions
Post by: darkbluemurder on January 21, 2013, 10:40:06 AM

Quote from: Eric Hellstyle on January 21, 2013, 06:06:02 AM

sounds like another holy diver bridge/cold sweat neck job

+1.

Cheers Stephan

Title: Re: Noobie here. Need suggestions
Post by: Economista on January 21, 2013, 12:53:51 PM

Thanks for the suggestions.  Now, should I go with the tall leg version or the short leg version?  I know that for the bridge I will get a 53mm version and for the neck the 50mm version.

Title: Re: Noobie here. Need suggestions
Post by: darkbluemurder on January 21, 2013, 01:40:50 PM

Quote from: Economista on January 21, 2013, 12:53:51 PM

Now, should I go with the tall leg version or the short leg version? 

Depends on how deep the cavities are routed. I would definitely go short leg for the neck pickup. For the bridge pickup both could work but I would also go for short leg - that will definitely work.

Quote from: Economista on January 21, 2013, 12:53:51 PM

I know that for the bridge I will get a 53mm version and for the neck the 50mm version.

Good choice for the FR trem bridge.

Cheers Stephan

Title: Re: Noobie here. Need suggestions
Post by: Telerocker on January 21, 2013, 06:35:45 PM

I concur with the HD/CS-recommendations.