Hi everyone. I'm new, my name's Cristian, and I live in Italy, near Venice.
I'd like to ask a pup suggestion, if someone can help.
I recently bought a PRS Tremonti Custom SE in limited edition, with ebony fretboard and EMG 81-85 set. I didn' like te EMG that much, they're great to pley Metallica, but they lack in almost everything else. I know a lot of people like 85 clean sounds too... but I don't.
So, I decide to change evreything and swap to passive. I found a PRS 59/09 treble at very good price for the bridge position, and I used a DiMarzio Paf 36th Anniversary that I originally had in another guitar for the neck position. This coupling sounded killer to me, I liked very much the 36th in the other guitar, and the 59/09 bass would have been way too expensive.
Anyway, while the 59/09 treble sounds really wonderful, probably the best bridge pup I've ever played, the 36th in neck position seems a little bit flat now. Maybe it's because of the cover I put on it? The wiring is OK, the luthier turned the mag inside the 36th to avoid counterphasing, and he did an excellent job. The middle positions are great, so it works really well with the PRS; but when i play the neck alone it's like it lacks something...
So, I'd be willing to replace it. I originally had it in a Chapman ML-2 (great guitar and excellent value for the money!), with a Duncan Custom in the bridge. They were a great pair. But I was looking for a "Petrucci" sound, so i replaced them with a Cold Sweat in the neck and a Crunch Lab in the bridge. The CS is just awsome; the CL sounded very aggressive and punchy in the first times, but soon I got tired, it was too muddy and "c--ked wah", even turining it upside down. So I went back with my old Custom, and I found the perfect combo for that guitar.
Now, for the PRS, I was looking for a "modern PAF" sound, organic and smooth but with an aggressive twist. The PRS 59/09 bass would be great, but it's too expensive. So I was considering another BKP. As I told you, I love the Cold Sweat, but I would prefer different sounds on my gears. My idea is a "middle way" between the Paf 36th sound and the CS, a modern paf with a "liquid" twist. Something that could work covered, since the 59/09 treble is a "squabbins" model, and pairing it with a regular pup would be quite unbareable to watch.
Any suggestion? Is the Mule too vintage? Black Dog? The Crawler? Anything else?
Thanx to everyone!
