pickups for Les Paul Studio

[Alex]

I think Cold Sweats wouldn't be a bad choice at all given that he likes Sykes. Also, it probably cuts the mix nicely, and nothing is more gratifying (in my experience!) than cutting through the mix much better than the other guitarist.  :D

[Dave Sloven]

Yeah, I tend to think that he'd be happy with the Cold Sweats.  I don't think they would sound overly similar to the Cold Sweat set in my guitar (we play together sometimes) just because Les Pauls sound very different from SGs, even the non-maple LPs. To me my SG does not sound especially like Sykes but I suspect in a Les Paul it would be more so.

He's a fan of early Sykes (Tygers, Lizzy) rather than Whitesnake etc and I suspect that the CS set would get him in the ballpark of the early Sykes stuff.

Eric I liked those Coheed & Cambria clips, even if I'm not especially a fan of their style of music it still sounded pretty good! I like the lead sound he was getting out of the bridge pickup, and I think that could sit well with my friend's playing, but the tone on the rhythm I think wouldn't gel with what I was listening to last night, or at least it wouldn't fit that well with the other guitarist's sound.

I terms of a mix of pickups I suspect that the Rebel Yell neck with VHII bridge as in hunter's Les Paul would fit nicely in his band.

https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=30396.0

EDIT: I recorded a new song at their gig last night.  The guitar we are working on is the one played by the bald guy next to the bassist.

Wicked Empire, new song, 'Rise', 12 October 2013, Edinburgh Castle Hotel, Adelaide

[Dave Sloven]

Well, we finally ordered a set of Emeralds for this guitar an hour ago after long deliberation and a few false starts. I think they will be perfect for his Les Paul.  He really liked the clips on the BKP site and Robbo is one of his favourite guitarists so all should fit well.  I'm fitting them for him in exchange for a few bottles of red wine ;)

[CommonCourtesy]

I've recently put an Aftermath in my guitar and it literally now screams, chuggy chords are fat and mid-rangey, squealies take your ears off and the output is immense.

I know the original guitarist from Paramore had a custom Telecaster but not sure what pickups he had in there. He also used deluxes and a Les Paul. had a fat chunky sound, he used Mesas and Marshall heads.

[Dave Sloven]

In the end the decision was made on the basis of his band's sound (rather than the sounds of bands he likes) and what would work best with his guitar and the Laney Lionheart, as well as his playing style.

I received an email this morning to say that it's in the post, a one day turnaround again.  Great service from BKP!  Hopefully it arrives by Friday 29th of November as his band has a gig on the Saturday. The mail isn't usually quite that fast though, although last time it was ten days

[Dave Sloven]

The calibrated set of Emeralds arrived today.  I'm wondering though, are BKPs now shipping without the long pickup screws and springs?  There aren't any in this box

[littleredguitars2]

the last pickup i got about a month ago came with the screws and springs. mustve been a mistake

[Dave Sloven]

The pickups are in and I did a quick setup of the height etc and sounding fantastic so far!

Steve couldn't wipe the smile of his face