Gibson 500T replacement for a 76 Gibson Explorer Reisue made in 1995

[enuenu]

Further research is backing Ben's call on the MMs. However some say the cleans are poor. But then, you can't have one guitar do it all and I'm looking at creating a doomed out metal axe with some real grind at high gain. I have a Strat and R7 for cleaner stuff.

Some use a different neck pickup (CS, Mule....others?) for some clean action, but maybe a set with two different pickups creates balancing problems. A calibrated set of the same pickups might work better and be more evenly balanced. More predictable result? Though it sounds good if you couldhave a brutal bridge and a sweet neck.

[ericsabbath]

MM does a much better job for cleans than the 500t or any other big brand ceramic I've tried
the high E can get annoying sometimes if you pick too hard at standard tuning, but that depends on the guitar as well
the MM boosts a lot of bass and treble, so the low E gets very bassy and the high E gets very trebly

[enuenu]

MM does a much better job for cleans than the 500t or any other big brand ceramic I've tried
the high E can get annoying sometimes if you pick too hard at standard tuning, but that depends on the guitar as well
the MM boosts a lot of bass and treble, so the low E gets very bassy and the high E gets very trebly

Thanks for the info. Would you vote for or against the MMs for my Explorer/Recto (dark guitar, loose amp)? Maybe the bass would be too much. It dominates way too much at the moment. I thought the MM might add cut to the bass and tame it so it was more defined....??

[ericsabbath]

bass is pretty solid
don't worry about it mushing out
but if you really want a bit less bass or more mids, try the c-bomb
cold sweat is very controlled and the clearest of all ceramic models, imo
if clarity is your priority, you should consider it

[enuenu]

bass is pretty solid
don't worry about it mushing out
but if you really want a bit less bass or more mids, try the c-bomb
cold sweat is very controlled and the clearest of all ceramic models, imo
if clarity is your priority, you should consider it

Thanks. Taking it all in. I'm all over the shop now! Lack of definition is my main problem, especially when playing full chords with gain. Totally mushed out mess. Aftermaths also have real tight bass I hear.

[darkbluemurder]

bass is pretty solid
don't worry about it mushing out
but if you really want a bit less bass or more mids, try the c-bomb
cold sweat is very controlled and the clearest of all ceramic models, imo
if clarity is your priority, you should consider it

+1, on all counts.

Cheers Stephan