Which BKP for a Gibson Les Paul standard?

[lulusg]

Maybe mixing two different pickups neck and bridge to cover all those styles. All sort of valid combinations available....

[ericsabbath]

if you're a booster adept, ask Tim about the custom riff raff with thicker magnet
it did wonders for my PRS mccarty and I'll move it into my les paul standard soon
it's THICK and clear and has a ton of low end punch
I was afraid that it could sound thin or weak, but it's the exact opposite
the reason I recommend a booster is to cut some low end for extra definition, but it sounds great without it too, and your amp isn't that dependent of boosting like some other Marshall based amps

I think a miracle man + quickrod + v30's can be a bit overbright, although I've heard some good tones from that combination

[Jcortez]

I cured most of the brightness of the quickrod by pulling out the Tungsol preamps and replacing them with some high gain JJ ecc83's from eurotubes. The combination of the JJ's and the Mullard powertubes is where it's @ for me tone wise(DARK).  Brightness is really only an issue when playing through the burstbucker pup in my Les paul right now. My other guitars sound really good through my rig.The cold sweat pup does sound like another good option from the clips I listened to on the site. So as it stands right now 1)MM, 2)Cold sweat, 3)Painkiller. Is the MM really that bright? From the clips I heard it does not sound real bright or trebly. All my current guitars have V magnets in them and that is all I have ever played. Just curious about the ceramics.

[ericsabbath]

cold sweat is even brighter
all ceramic models tend to be quite bright
not saying it will suck, as all BKPs work great for les pauls, but I can't imagine it sounding less bright than a burstbucker

[HTH AMPS]

I didn't find the Cold Sweats to be bright in my Les Paul - they were really fat, but had a nice cut in the upper mids.

[Jcortez]

HTH, what are you using in your LP now? What did you not like about the CS?

[Transcend]

Also check with Denim n Leather as he used to own a splawn quickrod and i believe one of his cabs had v30s in

and he owns guitars with miracle men, cold sweats, holy divers and a few of the vintage hot range too.

[lulusg]

Used to own a Quick Rod? or Owns a Quick Rod? Interesting!!

[Transcend]

Used to own a Quick Rod? or Owns a Quick Rod? Interesting!!

Used to. Till about a month or so ago

[Denim n Leather]

Well, this is a setup I know a bit about.

And I see this thread already has virtually every pickup mentioned already. PDT_008

Anyway --

I say: go with a VHII set; you will be a happy rocker!

[Jcortez]

VHII set, interesting! I had not even considered that one yet. Did you find that to be a good mix with QR/LP/V30 setup?

[Transcend]

VHII set, interesting! I had not even considered that one yet. Did you find that to be a good mix with QR/LP/V30 setup?

Im not 100% sure he had the VHII in his LP i think that has Riff Raff.

I think hell be making a recommendation based on your needs and guitar.

I think he has the VHII in one of his custom built strats he has videos up on youtube search for twilight oddysey

[Jcortez]

Seems like everyone is pointing me more towards the vintage hots. Which of the vintage hots does metal the best? Seems to me it would have to be either the VHII or the Black Dog. When I say metal I mean Pantera or BLS type metal. I'm not playing a whole lot of drop C or A with my LP.

[Jcortez]

Thanks for all the recommendations guys! It has been very educational. After all of the deliberation I am going to go with the calibrated set of cold sweats :D I think the CS's put me right in the middle of where I need to be. Thanks again.

[lulusg]

Excellent!! Let us know....!!