Getting my very first BKP for my LP

[_tom_]

Personally, I think that Mules are a great all round rock pickup.

Mark.

+1, love mine. Keep going back to them. I tried Rebel Yell and have a Pig 90 but none sound as good to me as Mules.

[Scotty477]

Emeralds?

Sounds about right to me.

Mule tone but hotter basically and delivers Classic Rock tone in spades.

[carlaz]

Wouldn't Crawlers be an option as well??

I would say so!  I replaced pretty much exactly the same set of pups in my LP with Crawlers, and ahve been very pleased with the results.  I was actually pretty OK with the Gibson stock pups, in general, but wanted something that just did it better.  And I'd say the Crawlers deliver there; if I recall aright, many of their stats aren't so far away from the Gibson stock pups ... but they're BKPs. :)  Very good for rock, metal, blues, and the neck gives a great Santana-style tone.

Naturally the Mules are drop-dead gorgeous for that classic PAF thing, though if you want something a bit hotter (as, indeed, the usual Gibson pups are) and with perhaps a touch more mid-range muscle to cut through, then the Crawlers are a great option.

[carlaz]

Emeralds?

Sounds about right to me.
Mule tone but hotter basically and delivers Classic Rock tone in spades.

If I remember, it's the Abraxas that's basically a straight-up hotter Mule (without the extra mid grunt that the Crawlers have) -- though the Emeralds are also lovely (and still underrated) pups too.  The Emerald clips I've heard have generally been very tasty.

[LP_LOVER]

Sirene:

Every BKP is great, so you'll hear lots of opinions.

However...I think Hunter is right. Your Studio will have a darker sound by nature, so it's basically the choice between low/medium output or medium/hot output.

VH2's or Cold Sweats.

I'd go for a calibrated set of Cold Sweats; they'll be exactly what you're looking for (for your playing style etc).