@Pop: As I said, I will keep all of you posted and also plan to write a review of the Stormy Mondays here on the forum when I've had a chance to play with them for a while, so stay tuned ;).
@BigB: Concerning the caps: I ordered the caps in the webshop here, along with the pups. They are PIO, so I guess they'll do the job.
there's a LOT of marketing hype (and cargo cult thinking) in this domain.
Amen to that. I've been there and done that as well, but there really is a lot of hype involved with almost every piece of equipment musicians use (especially guitarists, I think).
I thought this would have been PGBlues - hopefully I didn't bet
I had also taken those in consideration, but I think the main reason Tim did not recommend them to me is that the LP Classics are somewhat on the bright side of the LP spectrum (I honestly didn't realize that before, but after comparing my guitar to some other LPs / copies with fatter necks - the Classic's got this sixties slim taper neck or whatever they're called - I have to admit Tim's right). After he knew what sound I wanted for the type of music I play and that my LP was a Classic, he narrowed it down to either Stormy Mondays, Mules or the VHIIs. I think maybe the PGBlues would be brighter sounding than the other pups he suggested.
Just one last hint : BKPs seem to be very sensitive to height adjustment, so once you'll have them installed, take some time to fiddle with this, it'll pay off. You'll have a more "in your face" sound with pups close to the strings, and more "air" and more of the wood tone (but less output...) if your lower them quite a bit.
Thanks for the hint, but I usually fiddle with this all the time until I find some kind of a "sweet spot" that's usually somewhere in the middle (except for the ceramics, they're almost all the way down at the moment). The guitar has been freshly set up to my preferences, so I'll have a solid base to work from when the pups arrive.
Might be better to open a "NPD" (New Pups Day) thread in the Guitars, Amps and Effects section (eventually adding a link here to the new thread so anyone wondering about how the Stormy Mondays worked for you can find out).
Good idea, that's how I'll do it!
