Pickup Suggestions.

RSVampire · #1 03-14-2003, 02:14 AM

Alright I'm replacing pickups in a 1977 Ibanez Les Paul. I want a Gary Moore type of sound. A really blusey type sound. I was thinking about some Pearly Gates...what do you guys think?

frankfalbo · #2 03-14-2003, 11:09 AM

The pearly gates bridge is one of my favorite bridge pickups. Ironically I don't have any.

I have an old Ibanez Les Paul that is bolt on and the top is bent, not carved, so there's some hollow space in there. Is this what you have? Or do you have a set neck/solid top? I can't remember what Ibanez did in which years. The reason is that although the pearly gates will be fine in the bridge no matter what, the neck pickup tone is totally different acoustically between the two types. Usually, a pickup that replicates a PAF is all you'll need in the neck of an LP. Duncan's alnico II would be a good choice too. Will the pickups be covered or uncovered?

VOLTAGE · #3 03-14-2003, 11:50 AM

PG's are great but for a gary moore tone,try a duncan 59 set

little wing · #4 03-18-2003, 11:11 AM

hi guys,
i have a jem. most prob d old version 1. its with a maple neck & some sort of wierd never seen bf termolo in my life. anyway i'm planning 2 change d pickups.. i thought of the super distortions for the bridge side and an evolution for the neck and proberly a fender strat single coil for d middle on. wat do u guys thing it will sound like? or any recommendations?

darren wilson · #5 03-18-2003, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by little wing

hi guys,
i have a jem. most prob d old version 1. its with a maple neck & some sort of wierd never seen bf termolo in my life. anyway i'm planning 2 change d pickups.. i thought of the super distortions for the bridge side and an evolution for the neck and proberly a fender strat single coil for d middle on. wat do u guys thing it will sound like? or any recommendations?

I'm sorry... are you posting messages from a cell phone or something? Around here we like to use full words, not techno-babble abbreviations.

little wing · #6 03-19-2003, 01:17 AM

actually, i was like kind of in a hurry at that time.. sorry.

i've got a jem with a maple fingerboard. i actually planning to change its pickups.i tought of the dimarzio super distortions for the bridge side and an evolution for the neck side. for the single coil i tought of a fender lace sensor or meaby a normal fender strat pickup. what do you think about it?
or meaby u have a better idea or recommendation?

_FR0D0 · #7 03-19-2003, 11:08 AM

little wind, what kind of sounds are you after?

RSVampire · #8 03-19-2003, 03:01 PM

I have the 1977 exact replica of a Les Paul so it's neck-through with a dark cherry transparent finish. Nice guitar...needs better pickups then these "Ibanez Super 70's" though. So any more suggestions?

_FR0D0 · #9 03-19-2003, 05:16 PM

there are a lot of good pickups out there, the question is what sound are you after

RSVampire · #10 03-20-2003, 02:52 AM

I don't wanna sound like an ass or too blunt...but I posted it in my first post. It's really my dad's guitar, he wants a Gary Moore type of sound. Also, I'm getting slightly frustrated with pickups, I just got a Super Distortion for my bridge pickup in my JS1000BTB. It's got too much low end, it's too grainy. So here's the pickups I've tried and not liked and the reasons why. Tone Zone, too mushy. Fred, loved it but wound strings lacked definition, tone was good though. Super Distortion, too much low-mid range tone, too grainy. So I'm looking for something like a Fred...but with the wound strings having definition. Would a Paf Pro or a Norton do it? I'm kinda goin for a Satriani type tone but with like Flextone (or 2-3 pedals/amps) get a Gilbert type tone. ANY suggestions to match a pickup with an Air Norton in the neck of a JS1000BTB?

_FR0D0 · #11 03-20-2003, 09:32 AM

For your father's guitar get a pair of 59's or Pearly Gates. For your JS1000 use a Norton

RSVampire · #12 03-20-2003, 01:13 PM

alright cool...thanks Frodo. How are those Breed pickups for rythem? I like the lead sounds on those just wondering how the rythem section was.

little wing · #13 03-22-2003, 09:34 AM

well, i'm actually looking for proberly something like you know the introduction to the song ' answers'. something like that.. besides that
with a little tighter, fat and aggressive sound would b cool..
well, something like that. besides that i also love the sounds of strats.