Hi all!
After a long time of playing I realized I don't need high power pickups all the time. I have three electrics at the moment and I have decided that I am actually going to keep the EMGs in the Eclipse.
That means my remaining two guitar need an overhaul.
First - my Gibson SG. Naturally tons of upper mids, quite strong on the treble end as well. Could do with a bit of boost on the low end. At the moment: Bridge Miracle Man
Second - LTD baritone. Balanced throughout the tonal spectrum really (surprisingly), the heavy strings along with the long scale pump a lot of power into the pickups. At the moment: Bridge Seymour JB
So i am looking for the SG for a dynamic and expressive sound that can go from Joe Bonamassa to old-school metal (Maiden, GnR, Megadeth). Therefore I would like a lower powered pickup that doesn't mush out on the low end with lots of gain. My current thoughts: Riff-Raff, Black Dog, Emerald.
On the baritone I feel the JB is just not giving all the guitar can offer acoustically. My ideas: Black Dog, Holy Diver. I love Arch Enemy and this guitar, being tuned to B standard, gives a great Arch Enemy lead tone at the moment, but this JB I have just lacks balance totally (it's a screaming monster, but not in a good way; the low end doesn't cut throug with clarity on higher volumes).
I have been also thinking of just putting the Miracle Man on the baritone and just getting a new bridge pickup for the SG. I know some here might not understand why I am choosing the EMG equipped ESP over the Miracle Man eclipsed SG, but the truth is the EMGs just FIT in that guitar and the SG has to offer more than just constant high gain grind.
So if you could give me some insight please, I'd appreciate it.
