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bridge pickup for les paul studio : need more definition


koen77

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Hi,

i have a really great alpine les paul studio 2009 that i use through a modded jet city jca 100 and vintage 30 cab. It sounds great but it sometimes lacks a little definition, note separation in complex chords and the clean sound was much better with my wolfgang special. What would be better than a 498t in the bridge position ? I play high gain rock with a few clean moments. Thanks !

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Quote Originally Posted by Marc G

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I have a Duncan JB in the bridge position of the guitar in my avatar which is a LP type guitar, mahogany with maple cap, and it works great for me, cleans are clear and the OD and Dist tones are great IMO.

 

I agree with the above. A JB in a Les Paul will do for what you are asking. It cleans up real well, which is surprising for a high gain pickup. Very nice harmonics too I might add. I hate them in strats though, too shrill.
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Quote Originally Posted by Marc G

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I have a Duncan JB in the bridge position of the guitar in my avatar which is a LP type guitar, mahogany with maple cap, and it works great for me, cleans are clear and the OD and Dist tones are great IMO.

 

I agree with the above. A JB in a Les Paul will do for what you are asking. It cleans up real well, which is surprising for a high gain pickup. Very nice harmonics too I might add. I hate them in strats though, too shrill.
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you could try a p-90 style pickup. I use a Tone Rider rebel 90 in a guitar... it still drives my amp but gives you great clarity. Definitely not a High Gain pickup though, so if thats what you're looking for, look elsewhere.

I also have a Gibson Dirty Fingers in a LP... thats a high gain pickup that gives you great distortion with great clarity. I don't play very many complex chords, but i feel like just strumming basic chords, it kind of allows each string to be heard evenly.

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you could try a p-90 style pickup. I use a Tone Rider rebel 90 in a guitar... it still drives my amp but gives you great clarity. Definitely not a High Gain pickup though, so if thats what you're looking for, look elsewhere.

I also have a Gibson Dirty Fingers in a LP... thats a high gain pickup that gives you great distortion with great clarity. I don't play very many complex chords, but i feel like just strumming basic chords, it kind of allows each string to be heard evenly.

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Quote Originally Posted by koen77

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love the responses, as it happens i have a jb laying around. Will try and report back to you asap. Thanks ! Any more suggestions ? What is the 57 plus like ?

 

The Gibson 57+? It's fatter sounding than a JB, drives amps well, and still has good clarity.
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love the responses, as it happens i have a jb laying around. Will try and report back to you asap. Thanks ! Any more suggestions ? What is the 57 plus like ?

 

The Gibson 57+? It's fatter sounding than a JB, drives amps well, and still has good clarity.
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Have you tried playing around with the height on the 498t?

 

That was one of my thoughts, and also I would concur that the JB may indeed give you the additional articulation you want. It seems to be a rather versatile pickup for various genre's as well.
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Quote Originally Posted by Into Nation

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Have you tried playing around with the height on the 498t?

 

That was one of my thoughts, and also I would concur that the JB may indeed give you the additional articulation you want. It seems to be a rather versatile pickup for various genre's as well.
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