Which pickups for an HS custom?

[Kaamraan]

Another question I had, and I'm sorry I have so many of these- what would an HSP90 be like in the neck position? I'm more interested in the Mississippi Queen/Stockholm than Manhattan, but how would one of those be instead of an Irish Tour?

[Telerocker]

Another question I had, and I'm sorry I have so many of these- what would an HSP90 be like in the neck position? I'm more interested in the Mississippi Queen/Stockholm than Manhattan, but how would one of those be instead of an Irish Tour?

Way fatter then the IT, almost like an humbucker. P90's have big magnets. The question is if you're after a strattype necktone or you want something bigger/fatter.

[darkbluemurder]

If you stick with the Humbucking - strat type single coil combination, Rebel Yell bridge and Trilogy Suite neck seems to be a good option. However, if the guitar comes out bright sounding acoustically (not too likely with that wood combination though), a Holydiver in the bridge would make things a bit warmer.

I really like a P90 type pickup in the neck position - there is enough output for singing leads, the balance with the bridge humbucker is usually good, and there is no mud on the bass strings.

Cheers Stephan

[Kaamraan]

I'm starting to think Trilogy Suite and Rebel Yell would be a good set for me
I do want more stratty tones from the neck, but I think I want a slightly more modern sound than I was looking for before, and I think the Trilogy Suite would be the right choice there...
The Rebel Yell just seems like it would be the right bridge pickup for me- like it's not just a full-on metal pickup, but I could still use it for that, and and a whole bunch of other things. It seems to have a really interesting tone to me.

[darkbluemurder]

The Rebel Yell just seems like it would be the right bridge pickup for me- like it's not just a full-on metal pickup, but I could still use it for that, and and a whole bunch of other things. It seems to have a really interesting tone to me.

Exactly. With my LPC it is in I can do the John Sykes and Ozzy stuff but it also cleans up surprisingly well for a high output humbucker. It does not really feel like a high output humbucker. It feels more like a bridge pickup that is really well balanced to the neck pickup.

Cheers Stephan

[Kaamraan]

Over the past month or two, I've actually been thinking about getting a Tele Custom-ish guitar with a Black Dog/Emerald in the neck and a BGF50 in the bridge, but I'm still not entirely certain.

If I decide to get a humbucker in the bridge, it would probably be the Holydiver. 

I've also been wondering about the Black Hawks though- I've read that they can be used very well for anything from jazz to the really heavy stuff, but I've only really heard them being used for medium to high gain stuff. My own music ranges from as clean as Jeff Buckley to about as heavy as Periphery- I'd say I spend just a little more time on the cleaner side, but I still need to be able to the heavier stuff with the same guitar, because I usually have changes in dynamics like that within one song. If the Black Hawks could give me the cleans I need, I'd say they look like a pretty good option too.

What other pairs of pickups are extremely versatile? This time I mean any mix of humbuckers, strats, teles, and P90s

Thanks again, everyone

[GuitarIv]

I own the Holydiver Bridge and this baby is as versatile as it gets. Nails everything from Rock over Blues to Metal if you don't mind using your volume and tone pots and have an amp with enough distortion ;)

edit: lol I feel stupid, commented on the same thread twice xD

[TheyCallMeVolume]

The Black Hawk is a very versatile pickup, and they seem great for softer, cleaner stuff.

[Kaamraan]

Thanks a lot, guys :)

Right now I think my best bet for the new guitar would be Black Dog neck and Holydiver bridge