Pickup Matching to axe-type

[ZippoTragedy]

Got a couple of BKP's - absolutely love my MM which is in a ESP LTD GL-500T (Sunburst Tiger) - Alder/Maple neck/Rosewood fretboard- rips, and is probably my favorite sounding guitar. Also have a matched set of C-Pigs along with a Sinner single coil (lower output) in an Ibanez Prestige RG2550GX - dark god of chunk tones - ofc, reminding me of anything Sabbath - but altogether not entirely what I was looking for in terms of sound (Basswood body, Maple Neck / Rosewood fret board).

Just picked up a new axe - Charvel San Dimas re-issue (Candy Tangerine). Tres sexy and exactly what I'm looking for - but I can't stand the DiMarzio PUPS (ToneZone and AirNorton) - was probably the single reason I got rid of my JP6 (hindsight is lovely, that was a mistake).

Anyhow, I'm considering ordering another set of MM's, but wondering how a C-Pig set would sound in an Alder body/straight Maple neck job (no rosewood) - it's bright as-is. Wondering if the dark/moody sound of the C-Pig would be a nice complement to the brightness of the guitar. Mostly play 80's shred.

Thanks, All.

Cheers -ZT

[indysmith]

Why don't you try something lower output and slightly less beastly and slightly more 80s in the Charvel? I'd imagine it'd be fantastic with VHIIs.

[ericsabbath]

nailbomb
maybe with alnico 8(?)

[MDV]

I'd have thought the VHII would be too bright, and add to the brightness of the guitar and not be what the OP is after.

Welcome, btw

And

Nailbomb aint a bad call. Not sure you need A8, but it will increase the low end if thats what you want (though how you'd know that without playing a nailmbomb, I have no idea!)

Also,

Holy Diver.

[il˙ti]

Also,

Holy Diver.

Yes.

[Antag]

Holy Diver.

Yes.

My choice too...

[ZippoTragedy]

Can anyone lnk or post to a couple of sound clips with a similar guitar running Nails or Holy Diver or VHII? Prob my preference would be HD's. but (likely) by the time I am through I'll end up owning a little of everything. I liked the suggestion for VHII's - sort of vacilating toward lower-output PUPs (welll, in comparison to my CWP's @ 21.2/17.7, resp). Most high-gain amps have enough balls to compensate for the lowr output pups. Thoughts?