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Pickup for Ibanez RG2550
« on: August 21, 2026, 08:50:02 PM »
I have an Ibanez RG2550Z. I use it with EVH 5150 Stealth 100w head and Celestion Classic Lead speakers. I pick hard and play chuggie groove metal riffs, beautiful cleans, mid gain stuffs. I find the best fitting BKP humbucker set for my stuffs and not clicky or steril. What can you recommend?

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Re: Pickup for Ibanez RG2550
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2026, 04:36:27 PM »
With that kind of setup, you can get some great results from a fairly classic Alnico pickup, especially if you pick pretty hard - I would definitely recommend checking out the Holydiver bridge humbucker, one of our all-time favourites for this style of guitar. For the full setup in an HSH guitar, I would pair that with an Emerald in the neck and a '63 Veneer board singlecoil in the middle. That combination has been a favourite amongst the staff here for a long time, several of us have run it in RGs with some awesome resulting tones!
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Re: Pickup for Ibanez RG2550
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2026, 08:54:02 PM »
Thank you Tim! What a Polymath set can do in my setup?