Les paul classic

[Trigun]

Hi there,

I purchased a 2005 les paul classic with mahogany body and maple top, rosewood fretboard.

Now, I do like the sound the stock pups, but they have less 'bite' and are less 'aggressive' then my friends' 1992 classic plus. (the wood would probably be a factor as well here)
 
What I would like for my gibby, is a pickup that makes it a bit more aggressive, and with plenty of attack.  Oh, I'm thinking about a  bridge pickup here.
 
Like I said, I DO like the sound the stock bridge pup produces, but I really just want that tad more 'aggressiveness' / drive that my Samick guitar has with the EMG's in it (ok I know you can't compare active and passive pups like that). But plugging in the samick with emg's into my amp, makes it scream more, the distortion is just more pronounced.... if you know what i mean...
 
Going trough the forum, I believe a miracle man would be a good choice.
I play melodic punk and metal now and then and also a lot of leads. So I would need a pup that can do rythm as good as it can do lead (creamy, round, not muddy....)
 
I'm not sure a warpig of holy diver would be a good choice,, since I also would like to be able to still play some nice clean stuff.
 
 
so I'm looking for: tightness, agressiveness, attack, good lead sound, something with a 'punch' :) without sounding too muddy. Hell, an EMG without the sterility about sums it up :)
 
So what would you guys choose?

Thanks !
 

[Will]

I'm not sure a warpig of holy diver would be a good choice,, since I also would like to be able to still play some nice clean stuff.

The Holy Diver and Warpig cleans are FAR better than the Miracle Man.

[gwEm]

I'm not sure a warpig of holy diver would be a good choice,, since I also would like to be able to still play some nice clean stuff.

The Holy Diver and Warpig cleans are FAR better than the Miracle Man.

I do agree, but I also think the Miracle Man cleans are better than the 500T/496R combo (i think thats whats fitted to an lp classic)

[ericsabbath]

I'm not sure if the 2005 classics still had 500t's

from a direct comparison, I'd say the painkiller is the closest one the 500t
the 500t has a bit more output, but sounds colder and has a lot of mud
the painkiller has more mids, tighter low end and more musical highs
I wouldn't say it's more aggressive, but still way better for heavy stuff
the miracle man has more low mid crunch, bigger bass, a lot less midrange, more treble sparkle
sounds very unique
both are VERY percussive pickups, but the miracle man sounded punchier on the chugs (cause it definitely got more low end) and more focused on the chords (less mids)

I had them all in the same guitars and I'm actually preferring the cold sweat over them
balanced amount of mids, balanced bass, balanced output, bright and sharp top end, but not spikey like the MM, very crunchy midrange
the voicing is right between the miracle man and the painkiller, but with less extreme output
not a ton of output, but a bit hotter than the holy diver
it cleans up better than the other ceramics too
I'm using a vintage maxon equalizer as a mid booster and a hush pedal before the amp