Less agressive Rebel Yell?

[rosssurf3]

I have a Rebel Yell Bridge currently. But, I'm looking for something that is not as aggressive and more along the lines of hot paf and not as modern. Is there something the folks here recommend?

Ideally it would be something less aggressive with a little more low end and not as much High mid frequencies. But perhaps less of the high mid frequencies with equate to feeling as though the bass is a touch more forward.  Should I consider one of these? Abraxas, Black dog, vh2? Or another pickup? For reference I have a rewind electric creme brulee in another Les Paul bridge. And I do like that sound a lot

[darrenw5094]

Hot PAF that's not modern could be Abraxas. More bottom end and smooth on top too.

[b.gandt]

Interesting question.  I was thinking about this myself.  I’ve thought Polymath, which I understand has less in terms of highs…although probably similar in terms of aggression.

The only BKP humbucker  I have is the Mule, which is not what the OP is looking for.

[darkbluemurder]

Of the three suggested I would rule out

- the VHII as it is rather more aggressive
- the Black Dog as it would not have more lows

That leaves the Abraxas which would fulfill the less aggressive request. Crawler would be an alternative.

Cheers Stephan

[ericsabbath]

The Rebel Yell sounds a lot like the Riff Raff boosted by a tube screamer, so I'll say Riff Raff (less compression, less upper mid spike, less low end cut)

abraxas or emerald should be interesting, though

[b.gandt]

Since my previous post, I’ve put a Crawler that I have back into my Strat.  I haven’t used the RY, but I’m confident that while having some heaviness to it, it won’t be as aggressive.  However, I have read comments suggesting that the Crawler may not always be the best choice for a LP.

[greham]

I have used a RY for many years in all kinds of guitars. Looking for a slightly softer pickups to go on a PRS S2, I tried both an Abraxas set and a True Grit set.
The Abraxas is a genius of a pickups. Still that vintage "yeahhhh" feeling but more basses, super smooth and vocal top end that sings on bends and high notes, and the more saturation the more chunkiness. It does have some muscles. The neck pickup is a bit on the loose end with a lot of distortion but has a damn pristine clean jazzy sound. Really sweet PAF. I used to own (for 1 month) a black dog on a different guitar and the Abraxas has definitively more power but sounds juicier. The Blackdog had strong basses and mids but was very proper, straight, and didn't match that need of dirt that I always have when it comes to pickups.

I'm rocking the True Grit at the moment to really make an educated decision when it will come to picking what set will stay in the PRS. It's a bit more powerful but the main difference is the compression. Not a lot of basses but they are chunky, so they don't track fast like modern metal pickups. Thick leads but thinner than the Abraxas for sure. It's also very sensitive to the amount of mid you dial up in your sound. The neck is very clear, fun to use. The grain is also a bit tighter, less hairy. Very particular humbucker that demands to play very differently that what I'm used. So judgment pending. Might need to go on a guitar that is not full mahogany, when this is the perfect wood setup for the Abraxas and the RY, in my opinion.

In terms of music feeling, Abraxas is Opeth, from Blackwater park to the latest albums, and the True Grit is Nolly when he plays his PRSs.