New bridge pick up on a les paul studio

[Ale84]

Hi,

I recently put a classic 57 plus in my les paul studio but i honestly don't like it. It was an improvement in clarity compared to the stock but it's flat and don't have the 3d/deepness of the stock one. I've heard great things about bare knuckle pickups so i was wondering if you could address me to one of them. I play different stuff but mostly rock like pearl jam,alice in chains so from clean to highly distorted sounds ( think about "dam that river").

Thank you

[littleredguitars2]

hmm pearl jam / alice in chains. i could be way off compared to everyone elses suggestion but i feel you might like the nailbomb. when it comes to clarity, you can pick any Bare knuckle and have all the clarity you need. the nailbomb can certainly get pretty heavy and handle cleans quite well. plus they do quite well in les pauls, and you also have a choice between the alnico and ceramic version depending on a final preference.

like i said though, it may not be the BEST suggestion. but i'll let others chime in

[Ale84]

I was considering mule, black dog and rebel yell. The first two seems good but i'm afraid they will sound like the 57 which i didn't like. Any suggestion is appreciated

[darrenw5094]

The Mule would cover Pearl Jam, but so would several others on the BKP range. It's PAF vintage though, so if you want more push in the drive, you could go a bit hotter like the Emerald.

The Nailbomb wouldn't have been my choice, but i just installed one in my Tokai Les Paul last week and it's perfect, but modern sounding.

[Telerocker]

If the Les Paul Studio has a balanced natural tonespectrum, I would look at Mules. If it's darksounding Emeralds.

[Ale84]

Thanks for the inputs. Any opinion on the holydriver/rebel yell?

[darkbluemurder]

I was considering mule, black dog and rebel yell. The first two seems good but i'm afraid they will sound like the 57 which i didn't like. Any suggestion is appreciated

The neck pickups in these three sets have similar output which is traditional/vintage. The Mule should be the most PAF like. The other two are a bit more modern in their overall character, both will work well for clean and lead tones.

Black Dog and Rebel Yell bridge are quite different though. The RY has more output than the BD. Both should sound noticeably clearer than the 57 classic.

Cheers Stephan

[Ale84]

After the bad experience with the 57 i feel like my next pickup has to be a sort of high pickup able to do heavy rock like some classic rock.. Something like the jb probably

[Dave Sloven]

After the bad experience with the 57 i feel like my next pickup has to be a sort of high pickup able to do heavy rock like some classic rock.. Something like the jb probably

That sounds like an Emerald or Rebel Yell set, depending on whether you want '70s or '80s

[Telerocker]

For classic rock I'd stick to Mules, unless you want to sacrifice the musicality of an open sounding pickup and and prefer more compression and a more modern tone like the RY's have. Besides that, Mules do everything better than the classic 57's.

[darkbluemurder]

After the bad experience with the 57 i feel like my next pickup has to be a sort of high pickup able to do heavy rock like some classic rock.. Something like the jb probably

The Rebel Yell does heavy stuff in the sense of John Sykes and Randy Rhoads very well. It has a lot of output but does not go overboard with it. The neck pickup is low output and very clear. They are very balanced as a set.

I don't have any experience with the Emerald other than having read that the bridge pickup is very bright and the neck pickup very smooth.

Since you mentioned the JB the Holydiver would be an alternative as well. Output is similar to the Rebel Yell, the tone would be warmer but still very articulate and not as overcompressed as the JB.

Cheers Stephan
 

[Ale84]

thanks..the most versatile set seems to be the nail bomb. It's difficult to choose; there is a great offer and moreover most of the clips i've heard/saw on the internet are metal oriented which i'm not 

[Dave Sloven]

thanks..the most versatile set seems to be the nail bomb. It's difficult to choose; there is a great offer and moreover most of the clips i've heard/saw on the internet are metal oriented which i'm not

You might be best off with an Emerald neck paired with either a Rebel Yell or Holy Diver bridge.  The Emerald is a beautiful neck pickup, although some people find the bridge pickup a bit bright (I don't think it's too bright in my friend's Les Paul Studio, but I do like bright pickups as long as they also have plenty of mids).

The Nailbomb has quite a metal sound to it. I have a Nailbomb set, and I really like it, but I don't think it's as versatile as my Cold Sweat set.  It is much better than the Cold Sweat though for hardcore, powerviolence, and more aggressive sounds like that.

[Telerocker]

thanks..the most versatile set seems to be the nail bomb. It's difficult to choose; there is a great offer and moreover most of the clips i've heard/saw on the internet are metal oriented which i'm not

The Nailbomb is very agressive in the uppermids and has that topend sizzle you like or not. It a great pickup for metal and does heavy riffing very well, but when I think Pearl Jam you'd better look in de the vintage(hot)-range.

[CommonCourtesy]

If you drop tune a lot its got to be Aftermath.

I have a nailbomb in my back up guitar which is also a Les Paul and it is brighter and zingy-er