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I have a 2001 Gibson Les Paul Classic with the slim 1960s neck, and I love this guitar, but I really hate the pickups. They look great (their the black and white zebra ones) but they sound really shrill. It takes a lot of tweaking with the tone and volume knobs and at the amp to get them sounding good on clean. On distortion they really blur some of the notes when I play a lead or solo type part with higher registers. They have plenty of sustain and growl, which I like, but they're just too shrill and harsh.
I've checked out different pickups online, but all the descriptions sound the same...and it's like, "Well how are they gonna sound in my guitar?"
So, anybody changed the pickups in their Les Paul? Have any favorites? I know Gibson has a lot of different series of pickups that they put in their different guitars...which ones sound better? I'm not even sure which models are in mine. BTW I would like pickups that are versatile, good for rock, sound good on clean as well, and are not shrill or harsh. Hopefully I've provided enogh info.
Thanks in advance for the help.
I've checked out different pickups online, but all the descriptions sound the same...and it's like, "Well how are they gonna sound in my guitar?"
So, anybody changed the pickups in their Les Paul? Have any favorites? I know Gibson has a lot of different series of pickups that they put in their different guitars...which ones sound better? I'm not even sure which models are in mine. BTW I would like pickups that are versatile, good for rock, sound good on clean as well, and are not shrill or harsh. Hopefully I've provided enogh info.
Thanks in advance for the help.