Pickups for Les paul

[BigB]

No, get a miracle man. It's plenty versatile enough, unless you play a lot of jazz and blues. Do you?

Not a lot but yes, I do.

For bluesy and jazzy tones, you'll need something more in the vintage range - low to medium output, alnico magnets. FWIW, you can also get some serious rocking (and I'm not talking about 60s classic rock tones here - I mean Slash / Gary Moore etc) with vintage or vintage alnico pups. But I'm not sure how they would work for thrash metal.

what about the rabel yell?

Should work fine for hard-rock / hair metal tones and still be usable for more bluesy stuff. The Crawlers might be a good solution too if you want a broad range from warm soft jazzy  to powerfu, cuttingl hard-rock / hair-metal tones.

[Roobubba]

No, get a miracle man. It's plenty versatile enough, unless you play a lot of jazz and blues. Do you?

Not a lot but yes, I do.

For bluesy and jazzy tones, you'll need something more in the vintage range - low to medium output, alnico magnets. FWIW, you can also get some serious rocking (and I'm not talking about 60s classic rock tones here - I mean Slash / Gary Moore etc) with vintage or vintage alnico pups. But I'm not sure how they would work for thrash metal.

Don't be fooled, you can get thoroughly stuck into brutal hardcore with a black dog, in the right axe ;)

[Les Yuval]

I really liked the rabel yell sound.

should I buy it?

[Roobubba]

We can't make that decision for you!

a) ask Tim for his advice

b) follow it.

c) if not b), buy the rebel yell and enjoy, or exchange if it's not quite right.

Simples!

[BigB]

We can't make that decision for you!

a) ask Tim for his advice

b) follow it.

c) if not b), buy the rebel yell and enjoy, or exchange if it's not quite right.

Simples!

+1

[ericsabbath]

what amps and fx devices are you using?
is the tokai a mahogany one or an alder one (chinese/korean)?

[Les Yuval]

what amps and fx devices are you using?
is the tokai a mahogany one or an alder one (chinese/korean)?

My Tokai is made in japan, it has Mahogany body.
My amp is Krank rev jr pro 20W without effects.

[ericsabbath]

what amps and fx devices are you using?
is the tokai a mahogany one or an alder one (chinese/korean)?

My Tokai is made in japan, it has Mahogany body.
My amp is Krank rev jr pro 20W without effects.

nice
for that rig and your needs, I'd pick the holy diver
unless you want something really aggressive

the diver has a lot of punch, not insanely tight, but tighter than most alnico pickups I've heard (except the nailbomb), great clean tone, smooth leads, even easier to pull pinch harmonics than the miracle man
it's a wonderful rock/metal pickup
just like the rebel yell, but punchier, fatter and more balanced

the nailbomb is a bit less versatile, has an edgier top end, less midrange and a more focused and aggressive response
like a miracle man, but less extreme on the lows and highs