Need some help in choosing pickups.

[AS R]

Hi, I want to replace the pickups in my Tokai guitar, and I would like to hear some suggestions.

I want pickups for a classic rock sound and some blues. I want to get the sound of Led Zeppelin (stairway to heaven solo, since i've been loving you), Guns N roses.. The classic Les Paul guitar sound. I want also a good clean and a lot of sustain.

Some guy in the local store I went to suggested me to put the Mule at the neck and the Black Dog at the bridge. But maybe it would be better to put a pair of Mules or a pair of Black Dogs ?


Thanks, Lidor.

[Eric12]

I'm searching Bare Knuckles pickups too and I had the doubts you have with your humbuckers(I'm playing your styles and a bit heavier).

You can read some in the topic I opened here, we closed styles so it may help you to read there.
In adittion, I understand that you are ido15 from musictalk, you can check the topic I opened there about buying new effect and upgrade the guitar(you was in this topic, asking about the pickups). People gave me helping information there.

[Nolly]

There's no problem with the Black Dog/Mule combination, but I personally would recommend the calibrated Mule set for the ultimate classic Les Paul tone.
You might want to note that the Stairway to Heaven solo was recorded with a Telecaster though ;)

[Telerocker]

Mule-set for sure.

[Mr. Air]

I'll join the choir and say Mule  :)

[kevinr]

Blues and GnRs is probably more AII Stormy Mondays than Mules! although the Mules will be better at the higher gain stuff!

[AndyR]

Yep, I'll say Mules as well.

I don't do GnR, but I do a lot of blues/rock. My Tokai Love Rock with Mules happily satisfies all my Jimmy Page, Billy Gibbons, Paul Kossoff, early Fleetwood Mac, Beano-era Clapton, Allman Brothers, etc, etc, cravings.

But like Nolly says, you'd be surprised at how useful a telecaster might be if you're really after Jimmy Page :lol:

(Out of interest, does anyone know what he used for Since I've Been Loving You? I suspect it was a Les Paul, I've always assumed it was, but I wouldn't be at all surprised to hear that it was a telecaster as well...)