Thanks for that, thats good info. I have tried the Crawler before and found it a little tame for my taste. I found it a more blues rock vibe.
I don't even know yet if i can swap out the pickups on this guitar that easy, they are a total custom build. I hope they are still a standard size and fitting. I notice looking down at the screws that fix it to the body there are two on each side and its a wider plate too.
Matt
A Crawler in basswood can indeed be a bit dull. You need something with more bitey uppermids. The Diver is certainly brighter than the Crawler. I think it will do fine in your guitar. But what yoy dislike about the stockpickups?
I’ve never owned a basswood guitar. How does it compare tonally to alder and mahogany? The Crawler I have works well in my ash Strat with a Floyd to help mellow it, and it worked decently well in an alder Strat, but I can definitely understand people finding it dull, especially compared to a Holy Diver.
The Crawler is great in the RIGHT guitar. Mine sits in a swampashstrat with maple neck/ebony fingerboard. It's like having a Les Paul in a strat-setup. And the split is very good, nearly tele-esque.
In general basswood is quite neutral, but that depends on the quality of the wood used. Suhr and other topbrands use high quality basswood. I find - again generally - that basswood does need a pickup with not too much bass and enough highmid-frequencies to obtain a lively balanced spectrum.
