Pickup Advice???Gibson Explorer

[FELINEGUITARS]

I tend to find thatthe A Bomb sounds better in a bright guitar.

I would vote for Mules or PG blues for blues rock - or if you want more power then Rebel Yell would be good
The other set that I would say to try is the Abraxas - very nice set in a guitar like that

I tend to prefer vintage alnico or higher power ceramic in a mahogany guitar like an Explorer

[Adog2202]

The Abraxas might be a good idea....I'd like to have some extra guts to the sound but be able to roll off the volume and clean it up nice.

Thanks.

[PhilKing]

One thing about MQ's is that they have less hum than regular P-90's.  I think it might be something to do with the cover and baseplate acting as a Faraday Cage to some extent.

[littleredguitars2]

yeah i absolutely love my stockholm p90. but i'd love it more if i didnt have to worry about the hum.

[Dave Sloven]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure though that my Stockholm in the regular P-90 format has more hum and more tendency to feedback than the HSP-90 version.

I can't stand within a metre of my amp without it feeding back.

[Adog2202]

So...for shites and grins I pulled the Emerald set out of my PRS and slapped them in the Explorer....and so far...the sound is just what I'm looking for! It handles hi gain nicely and cleans up nicely as well. The biggest thing I like about them in this guitar vs the stock ceramics is that they have a real "vocal" quality to them. Now the stock Gibsons weren't bad. They were a 500T and a 496R I believe and they had a distinct sound...but it really made this guitar a "one trick pony" in my opinion.  It just had a really aggressive sound all the time. That would be fine if I were still playing nothing but metal...but I'm not.

The Emerald set seems to really fit in this guitar....at least for my needs. Now I'm going to have to find another set for my PRS!!!

She looks kinda empty now! :D

[Slartibartfarst42]

When I tried an Emerald bridge in my PRS CU24 it was way too bright but I can imagine it working really well in an Explorer. In my PRS, the Crawler is just awesome. The Holydiver is also incredible but much more of a Metal/Rock pickup whereas the Crawler just does everything.

[Dave Sloven]

Cool!  I'm glad my hunch about an Emerald set in a mahogany Explorer turned out okay.  Always good when you have some pickups there that you can use for no cost!!  What will you get in the PRS?

[Adog2202]

Not sure what I'll put back in there. I've been thinking about putting it back the way I got and maybe doing some trading. I would really like to have a firebird again! Maybe another SG.


But...the PRS was really versatile with the Emerald set...I had them wired up to split the coils...and even with just two pickups I was getting really "strat-like" sounds.

I might try that Crawler as suggested above. Who knows?

[Dave Sloven]

I would go for another bright pickup if the Emeralds worked well in there - maybe Rebel Yells or Riff Raffs?

[Adog2202]

hopefully this doesn't get me banned from the forum...but I had some dimarzios sitting around that I wasn't using...Air Norton Neck and Super Distortion bridge. They actually sound really good in the PRS!!!..and they even split pretty well. Not sure I'm going to keep the PRS so...I'm gonna hold off on replacing the Emeralds..

[Kiichi]

hopefully this doesn't get me banned from the forum...but I had some dimarzios sitting around that I wasn't using...Air Norton Neck and Super Distortion bridge. They actually sound really good in the PRS!!!..and they even split pretty well. Not sure I'm going to keep the PRS so...I'm gonna hold off on replacing the Emeralds..

Kill the traitor! SLAY HIM!!!

Ah, a lot of us also like PUs from other brands. Nothing wrong with that. This is Tims brewpub and we should respect that, but it does not mean we have to pretend that no other pub has tasty beers too.

[Slartibartfarst42]

I really like the Super Distortion so I wish there was a BKP equivalent but other than that, I can't think of anything else that appeals more than Bare Knuckle.

[jorgercrosa]

Now I tend to put BKPs in pretty much anything. I haven't figured out how to install them in my truck yet..but I'd bet they'd make that sound cool too!

By the way..that MQ/ WP config sounds interesting. I bet it screams!

I am very sorry for bringing back such an old thread, but I havê to say this is THE BEST BKP related quote EVER!

On a more serious note, I am thinking about pairing an Aftermath bridge with a Mississipi Queen bridge on the neck position of a mahogany neckthrough spanish cedar wings 28" rosewood scale guitar. I aim to play jazz fusion and death metal on it. Any thoughts? :-)