New guy: Les Paul and Marshall -pickup question

[Dave Sloven]

Here's a video with an Edwards LP with an Emerald in the bridge

It compares it with other pickups in other guitars and there are four videos altogether showing clean, overdrive, etc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYAgbIgjnVw

[Slartibartfarst42]

That's a great video. Those stock pickups on the Music Man are fantastic, as they were on the EVH I was tempted with earlier in the year. The only BKP I wasn't struck on was the VHII set.

[Telerocker]

Here's a video with an Edwards LP with an Emerald in the bridge

It compares it with other pickups in other guitars and there are four videos altogether showing clean, overdrive, etc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYAgbIgjnVw

That's Hunter's vid. He used to post a lot here. He owns a few very good highend amps, you can hear that in the vid. Great tone indeed.

[PhilKing]

I have Emeralds installed in a Will Scott LP Custom with all mahogany body and they sound great.  An Emerald/Mule combination is also excellent.  My original BK's (back in 2004), was that combo.  I had told Tim that I wanted to get the Still in Love With You and Paul Kossoff & Peter Green tones from my LP Std, and that's what he recommended. 

For the 80's stuff you need pre-amp drive, the Emerald will still let yo get the right sound.

[Vilches3]

The Riff Raff is also a bitey yet vintage sounding pickup. Would brighten up a mahogany guitar, and can cover most styles. I have one in a dark SG- paired with a MQ neck. Sounds sick for oldschool stuff like Alice Cooper, AC/DC, Early Motorhead- turn the tone knob down a bit and it gets a decent Sabbath tone...I use it mainly for modern stuff though, stays clear under lots of gain-I like jammin like Slayer and other heavy stuff with mines and it sounds good for that too...If you  want more output though, Emerald or maybe even  Rebel Yell