Upgrading my LP soon. looking for suggestions

[Dave Sloven]

Emeralds.

I installed them in my friend's Les Paul and they sounded the shiznit through my Peavey.  You will be very happy with them.

[littleredguitars2]

thanks for all the help so far. still unsure what i'll do. i'll have to decide when i actually get the guitar and get used to it more. a little while back i made a post about the seymour duncan slash pickups and asked if there was anything in the bk line similar because they sounded awesome. and i was told that the 10 anniversarys were actually the most like that. so maybe i'll keep the LP stock for a while and hope i eventually find a set on ebay. and hopefully gold haha. i've certainly seen a few sets on there in the past few months.

but then again who knows what i'll do. i'm always changing my mind

[littleredguitars2]

i think this video might have sold me on the riff raff/mule combo

http://youtu.be/D756154qUdo

definitely the sort of vibe i'm going for.

[darkbluemurder]

That's a very nice video. I liked the Riff Raff in particular.

Cheers Stephan

[Telerocker]

Sounds good! The RR can kill in a balanced Les Paul.

[littleredguitars2]

finally have my gibson les paul custom. it DOES sound nice. but i do think i'll be going the BKP route again. the riff raff/mule combo does sound nice. but i'm wondering if it really is the best for an all around type guitar. i like the warm crunch, but sometimes i want my sound to punch someone in the face. granted, i'll be running either through my mesa dual rectifier roadster or my peavey 5150 so maybe with those, i dont really need to go for a higher output pickup.

thoughts?

[Ale84]

We're on the same boat. I was told to go for a riffraff set. The vintage pickups are warm but at the same time i'm not sure they have that bite/mid scoop or in your face sound you( and I) are looking for

[littleredguitars2]

Yeah,  in one sense,  I would love the classic crunch but I play heavier stuff more often.  Think like foo fighters or something. They have a very classic sound but it's quite big at the same time.  I have a juggernaut pup coming in for one of my strats.  I may have to try it in my lp first.  Or I could put the Gibson dirty fingers in it which is what I'm swapping the juggernaut with.  The dirty fingers is definitely a nice pickup.  Never tried it in an lp though

[darrenw5094]

For me the 1980's is not old enough to be vintage is not near enough to be modern. :)

The Holy Diver has got to be the most versatile BKP, and with the lower bottom end, it would balance nicely in a LP.

[Ale84]

I also play that stuff.. Some say the nailbomb are good for both classic and modern but i never tried them

[littleredguitars2]

I tried the abomb in a strat which I know is world's away from a les Paul but I didn't like it much. 

[rockingturtles]

i think this video might have sold me on the riff raff/mule combo

http://youtu.be/D756154qUdo

definitely the sort of vibe i'm going for.

Bridge covered, neck uncovered !

[darkbluemurder]

The dirty fingers is definitely a nice pickup.  Never tried it in an lp though

But I did - wandering in the footsteps of Blue Murder ... in an LP Custom.
It really has something going - loud, in your face, not as rizzy as the DiMarzio high output offerings but also not really tight in the low end. Not recommended for bass heavy guitars - you would be asking for trouble - and not only with your bass player.

Cheers Stephan

[Telerocker]

Your Mesa has enough gain to squeeze some burning tones out of a RR/Mule-combo.

[Ale84]

Yeah,  in one sense,  I would love the classic crunch but I play heavier stuff more often.  Think like foo fighters or something. They have a very classic sound but it's quite big at the same time.  I have a juggernaut pup coming in for one of my strats.  I may have to try it in my lp first.  Or I could put the Gibson dirty fingers in it which is what I'm swapping the juggernaut with.  The dirty fingers is definitely a nice pickup.  Never tried it in an lp though

The rebel tell wasn't good for foo fighters and vintage and modern sounds?