Burny Les Paul Custom

[Telerocker]

Black Dog, Mule-neck, great combo. Also, the Abraxas for the bridge is nice and beefy.

[Cpt_Gonzo]

I suppose you had the Barfuss Pat.Ap. for?

I had that one, too. If you found the neck pickup of it lacking or too muddy then we'll need to search a really bright neck pickup for you. Something like the Emerald?

[Marco78]

Black Dog, Mule-neck, great combo. Also, the Abraxas for the bridge is nice and beefy.

I think that I'll go for Riff Raff / Black Dog, but I'll hear before the unplugged guitar, when I'll buy it.

I suppose you had the Barfuss Pat.Ap. for?

I had that one, too. If you found the neck pickup of it lacking or too muddy then we'll need to search a really bright neck pickup for you. Something like the Emerald?

It was a custom pickup made for me: 7,8 kohm, 42 PE, A4. Imho it was too "flat" or "hi-fi", it lack character is difficult to explain with word. Probably Mule is different, but I think that Riff Raff is more adapt. :)

[darkbluemurder]

It was a custom pickup made for me: 7,8 kohm, 42 PE, A4.

That is very much like the Crawler neck specs. I guess I was on the right track to recommend the VHII neck instead of the Crawler neck - it's more defined in the bottom end. Nevertheless, after reading all of the comments I believe Black Dog bridge and Riff Raff neck will work best.

Cheers Stephan

[Marco78]

It was a custom pickup made for me: 7,8 kohm, 42 PE, A4.

That is very much like the Crawler neck specs. I guess I was on the right track to recommend the VHII neck instead of the Crawler neck - it's more defined in the bottom end. Nevertheless, after reading all of the comments I believe Black Dog bridge and Riff Raff neck will work best.

Cheers Stephan

Thanks a lot Stephan!  :)

[Marco78]

Tim advice with mule neck and emerald/abraxas bridge... mhhh.....

[Telerocker]

Tim advice with mule neck and emerald/abraxas bridge... mhhh.....

So a lot of us were right or close. Listen to Tim, he knows his pickups!

[darkbluemurder]

Mule neck is a bit smoother than Riff Raff - at least that seems the common opinion on these two.

Since you ruled out the Abraxas for you that would then leave you with the Emerald for the bridge spot. From what I read it does have a lot of treble.

You have probably already listened to the classic rock clips of The Mule, Riff Raff, Black Dog, Emerald and Abraxas. You may want to listen to them again.

Cheers Stephan

[Marco78]

You have probably already listened to the classic rock clips of The Mule, Riff Raff, Black Dog, Emerald and Abraxas. You may want to listen to them again.
Cheers Stephan

For the neck slot, probably I'll choose Mule, Tim say me that is more clearer that riff raff.
For the bridge slot the chooise is more difficult: in this moment I'm hearing the sample of BD, EM and AB... I like the AB on the solos for the smooth character, but for rhythm stuff, EM and BG are better because I like so much the greater amount of treble frequencies. The choice is very hard!!!  :(

[Telerocker]

Black Dog definitely. It has quite some centermids, but the topend is very alive. Great pickup for classic rock.

[Marco78]

Luckily the guy that had to sell me the guitar have changing his mind another time! So probably in the next days I'll do the trade and I'll can the hear the guitar to choose the pickups better...  :lol:

[darrenw5094]

I believe there is at least one forum member with the Black Dog bridge/Riff Raff neck combination.

Cheers Stephan

I am one. RR has much lower gain, so when switching from bridge to neck, feels a bit like a single coil. It's also brighter, so going from bridge to neck is not as bassy as normal.

[Marco78]

I am one. RR has much lower gain, so when switching from bridge to neck, feels a bit like a single coil. It's also brighter, so going from bridge to neck is not as bassy as normal.

I don't understand... Have RR much lower gain in comparison to BD? And would I feel BD like single coil?

[Gibson 1964]

If I understand correctly, he is saying the riff raff neck is almost single coil like. Meaning the shift from a black dog in the bridge to the riff raff in the neck will not be as vast or as bassy.

I own a set of riff raffs in an LP firebrand deluxe. Match made in heaven, though I totally get the single coil like sound from the neck pickup.

The riff raffs are not very high output. This lends them to be chimier, open and having a nice top end in my estimation.

[darrenw5094]

I am one. RR has much lower gain, so when switching from bridge to neck, feels a bit like a single coil. It's also brighter, so going from bridge to neck is not as bassy as normal.

I don't understand... Have RR much lower gain in comparison to BD? And would I feel BD like single coil?

RR has a lot less gain, as in overdrive than the BD. The switch from BD to RR in the neck is like engaging a single coil, but the volume are equal in both pickups.

No the BD is not like a single coil, it's a hot humbucker with plenty of mids.

I think Gibson 1964 understood what i meant perfectly.