Carvin ST300 lackluster pups

[Valisch]

       So I got my Custom Carvin almost a year ago and I love the way it plays. But (and I knew this before buying it) the pickups leave something to be desired.
I got their S22J Neck pickup which doesn't sound too bad, it pretty good split too.
(A5, 7.6K Ω, 3.7, 5.0, 4.3, 3.7(Low, Low mid, High mid, High)) 

And for the bridge I chose their M22SD, this is their highest output humbucker but it seems to be lacking a bit in that sense.
(A5, 13.9K Ω, 7.8, 9.1, 10.3, 9.4(Low, Low mid, High mid, High))

Both pups are a bit sterile sounding, especially the bridge.

The guitar has a 5 piece maple/koa neck-thru with a swamp ash body, ebony board. Floyd trem, Coil splitting, 'Active/Passive Electronics' (basically a Boost/cut for both Treble and Bass when active), and a phase in/out switch (not super fond of it but it came with the active/passive electronics)

The guitar is tuned to Drop D right now, most likely I'll set it up for D standard (one step down)

I haven't really looked too much into how all that is wired but it would be pretty nice to be able to keep all those features after replacing the pups.

In the neck I want something very glassy, smooth sounding that splits pretty well and that would be a good match for the bridge.

And for the bridge I want something with fairly high or more output with a pretty tight bottom end.

I was thinking about maybe a Cold Sweat in the neck, as for the bridge I like the tone of the A-bomb and I love the bottom end of the Aftermath. Not sure if i should choose one of those or maybe there's something with a tighter bottom than the A-bomb but still an A5 magnet organic-ish tone.  A-pig perhaps?

Here are some pics (if I posted 'em right) of my dad holding the subject guitar
 

[Mr. Air]

What music styles do you play and what amp do you use? This will help regarding recommendations  :D

[darkbluemurder]

Tighter bottom end than A-Bomb and an organic A5 tone? That would be the Rebel Yell.

The wood combination of your guitar indicates that it could be rather bright sounding unplugged. Therefore the Rebel Yell could be too bright, espeically the bridge pickup. I would consider the Holydiver for the bridge and the Cold Sweat for the neck position, unless you want something better suited for metal. In that case look at the Miracle Man or C-Bomb sets.

Cheers Stephan

 

[gwEm]

Based on the wood combination, it should be a lively sounding guitar. Something lower output can work well with a resonant instrument.

[ericsabbath]

ceramic nailbomb?

[Telerocker]

Tighter bottom end than A-Bomb and an organic A5 tone? That would be the Rebel Yell.

The wood combination of your guitar indicates that it could be rather bright sounding unplugged. Therefore the Rebel Yell could be too bright, espeically the bridge pickup. I would consider the Holydiver for the bridge and the Cold Sweat for the neck position, unless you want something better suited for metal. In that case look at the Miracle Man or C-Bomb sets.

Cheers Stephan
 

+1 for the Diver/CS-set. What Stephan recommend for metal makes sense to me.