Picks to suit a Laney

[EffigyForgotten]

Epiphone les paul Specail II GT mohagony body and neck rosewood fret board.

Huh ??? Are you sure it's a mahogany body ???

FWIW, I happen to own one (swapped it for a marshall GVII pedal I was not using, nuff said), and it's actually plywood body.  I've heard there were some versions made with plain wood so double-check what you actually have before you spend your good money on good pickups. The one I have is a decent entry-level beginner guitar and better than what I expected for the price (35€ :xD), but it doesn't deserve any upgrade, seriously (and I'm definitly not into fancy expensive guitars).

My 2 cents...

This was my first guitar also, I would recommend getting a real guitar, the one I have is horrible sounding, I thought it was basswood or something, regardless its not "good" mahogany and it did not come from where gibson gets their stuff. I think you should find a PRS SE singlecut model of some sort, better neck, quality, sound, and look. 

You should look into getting a boost pedal, I didn't like tubescreamers like the ts9 or od808 because they cut to much low end and the guitar sound wasn't as full, with the maxon od9+ pro my sound is tight and balanced sounding and much clearer.

[itsonlyausername]

Epiphone les paul Specail II GT mohagony body and neck rosewood fret board.

Huh ??? Are you sure it's a mahogany body ???

FWIW, I happen to own one (swapped it for a marshall GVII pedal I was not using, nuff said), and it's actually plywood body.  I've heard there were some versions made with plain wood so double-check what you actually have before you spend your good money on good pickups. The one I have is a decent entry-level beginner guitar and better than what I expected for the price (35€ :xD), but it doesn't deserve any upgrade, seriously (and I'm definitly not into fancy expensive guitars).

My 2 cents...

This was my first guitar also, I would recommend getting a real guitar, the one I have is horrible sounding, I thought it was basswood or something, regardless its not "good" mahogany and it did not come from where gibson gets their stuff. I think you should find a PRS SE singlecut model of some sort, better neck, quality, sound, and look.  

You should look into getting a boost pedal, I didn't like tubescreamers like the ts9 or od808 because they cut to much low end and the guitar sound wasn't as full, with the maxon od9+ pro my sound is tight and balanced sounding and much clearer.

ugh i thought this would happen

The Epiphone specail GT is not the epiphone specail go on the wibesite the spec or as follows



Body:
 •Body Material: Mahogany
 •Bridge: 6-Screw Vintage-style Tremolo
 •Colour: Worn Black (WK)
 

Neck:

 •Neck Materials: Hard Maple
 •Neck Shape: SlimTaper
 •Neck Joint: Bolt-On; Contoured heel with recessed 4-bolt pattern
 •Truss Rod: Adjustable
 •Scale Length: 24.75"
 •Fingerboard Material: Rosewood with pearloid Parallelogram inlays
 •Fingerboard Radius: 14inch
 •Frets: 22 medium-jumbo
 •Nut Width: 1-11/16"
 

Pickups & Hardware:

 •Bridge Pickup: U.S.A Designed 700T? Humbucker
 •Neck Pickup: U.S.A Designed 650R? Humbucker
 •Controls: Master Volume Master Tone with integrated push/push Kill Switch - 3-way Toggle
 •Hardware: Black
 •Machine Heads: Premium, 14:1 covered
 
This was epiphone essentailly making a cheap guitar better and mind happen's to be the best the mahagony is solid that even a skrew driver couldn't dent it i remember an art teacher telling me you know it real mahagony when you can't drive a nail through it.

It maybe sourced cheaply and many rule's are violated but that dosen't go to say one in 1000 can't turn out to be perfect.

My bridge humbucker is also broken so i need a replace and i don't have the money for another guitar however i have got my eye on my next buy it's nothing specific rather a project of impulse and maybe il take the bridge pick up out and put it in that if i so desire.

Also bolt on and set in theoritically are on the same level and has been argued many time's over. While with a bolt on you have metal absorbing the sound waves that resonate with the body in a set in there is still a gap and between the gap there is glue which only goes to slow down the sound waves/vibration from crossing neck to body on top of that if you have ever did wood work in your life alot of skill is needed to make a wood joint and sometime's it can be to thight making unreliable understress are too loose and to get perfect is near damn impossible unless your a robot that has been made 1000 years into the future it will alway be a little to too thight to a little to too loose to keep quality is impossible even for gibson. But with bolt on what can go wrong? and if a set neck breaks what do you do?

Please refrain from comments against the guitar in it's price range it is the best and most likely better then guitar that cost more then it.

and it is a real guitar.

[EffigyForgotten]

No that's the one I have too. I personally think epiphone is only good if you want a gibson replica but cheaper and not so good. I actually like ESP's and PRS's offerings more + they're just plain better.

[BigB]

ugh i thought this would happen

The Epiphone specail GT is not the epiphone specail go on the wibesite the spec or as follows

(snip)
 

Please refrain from comments against the guitar in it's price range it is the best and most likely better then guitar that cost more then it.

and it is a real guitar.

Sorry for the confusion and thanks for clearing it out. Oh, and no need to be that defensive - my comments were obviously about a different guitar 8)

So, back on topic: you have a mahogany body / maple neck guitar, you're into early hardcore punk / 80's metal stuff and you're looking for a replacement bridge pickup. From what you describe AND the pups I've tried, I'd suggest a ABomb bridge - I have one on my SG, we obviously have some common tastes, and it works wonder for me for both roaring riffs and meaty leads (with some help from a good OD pedal but my amp is not specially hi-gain). The extra bonus with this pickup is how it can go from a somewhat (but not too much) modern aggression to a more vintagey tone with just a roll of the volume pot, kinda best of both worlds.

[itsonlyausername]

I did explain my bad grammer

Im not from the united states im from the Uk not telling you where because if i say where im from then every american will resort to a steriotype brought upon my country by henry ford. It's not really a big deal but i don't want spam in this forum about it.

Im dyslexic so noticing mistake's i have made is difficult as some will will just go over my head so much so if im writing something important it need's to be proof read by somebody else although i tend to proof read myself because im not a fan of recieving help. My primary also did help with the sitoution choosing to ignore it rather help.

On top of the dyslexia i do have big hands and im typing from a laptop i small laptop so mistake's are made.

Thanks for your ignorance on that although i am on the internet.

anyway back to the point the nailbomb gets alot of vote's so it maybe in the best choice but the cold sweet appears to be a niche whats the difference besides the output eg level what is the nailbombs advantage and disadvantage.

also sorry about my long rant on the EPI i skrewed up on copy and paste il re edit it.

[DoomBuggi]

You don't need to explain anything to any one.  You are just trying find pickups that are going to work for you.  I'm an American.  I don't care what country you are from.  We all bleed red, and we are all on this earth together.  Most of my country folk are conditioned, coach potatoes, and war mongers.  For that I'm sorry, forgive those who are too weak to use deductive reasoning, and for lack of better words, lazy.  I have been guilty of that at some point of my life. 

 I would rather ignore some who chooses to compose their self in such a manner. 

 I think it would be good if you contacted Bare Knuckles, and asked them what you think would best suite your guitar, your amp, and your needs.  After which, please post the results.  The main reason I am on this forum is to learn more, and share it. 

[itsonlyausername]

kk thanks just use the normal contacts etc

[Toe-Knee]

You don't need to explain anything to any one.  You are just trying find pickups that are going to work for you.  I'm an American.  I don't care what country you are from.  We all bleed read, and we are all on this earth together.  Most of my country folk are conditioned, coach potatoes, and war mongers.  For that I'm sorry, forgive those who are to weak to use deductive reasoning, and for lack of better words, lazy.  I have been guilty of that at some point of my life. 

 I would rather ignore some who chooses to compose their self in such a manner. 

 I think it would be good if you contacted Bare Knuckles, and asked them what you think would best suite your guitar, your amp, and your needs.  After which, please post the results.  The main reason I am on this forum is to learn more, and share it. 

Very well said!

Its not you at all that needs to explain yourself the other guy should be ashamed of how hes behaving

[DoomBuggi]

kk thanks just use the normal contacts etc

you can follow this link, and fill out the required info, and they will get back to you soon enough.  Good luck.

https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/ccs/open.php

[itsonlyausername]

Got my reply and they said the Nailbomb in the bridge would best suit.

I said exactly what i said where and didn't mention any preference to any current pick up.

The only thing about the nailbomb that bugs is the fact that does it fullfill a specific demand because it appears to be the pick up bare knuckle sell alot of. Is it a kind of jack of all trades pick up it just gives me the feeling that these something more specific e.g a horse made by a comittee will end up being a camel.

[DoomBuggi]

I think you'll be happy with the Nailbomb.  The BK team is really good at suggesting a pickup. 

[itsonlyausername]

KK it will be a worth while purchase Thanks.