I have two Gibson Les Standard OSBs. The factory pickups are TB+ ceramic, guitar sized humbuckers. They actually sound pretty good, but just don't have the mid/high definition I like.
I have retained factory pickups in the "backup", but I have Rio Grande Pitbulls in my main LP.
I run volumes and tone full on and the Pitbull neck pickup as a humbucker and the bridge Pitbull in single coil mode. It's an amazing tone. THUD from the the neck & punch/cut through CLANK from the bridge.
I want to try a little something different in the other bass. Thinking about actives. I just really can't find many clips or or descriptions of what the EMG HBs sound like. EMG just seems to refer to both as P bass (to me that conjures up thump thud thump...bassy...not a lot of highs or mids).
Anyone know which pickup sounds best in which position? Of course, I know tone is subjective, descriptions vary and it depends placement on guitar, strings, playing style, amp settings...but pickups do have their own inherent characteristics when it comes to Lows/Mids/Highs...anyone know what the scoop is on these?
I actually thought about using an EMG HB in the neck, and maybe use a guitar EMG 60 guitar pickup in the bridge (I think Steinberger actually used them as bass pickups!)...Maybe even an EMG H guitar pickup(single coil in a humbucker housing)...not sure these would up with too much treble though.
Any thoughts?
I have retained factory pickups in the "backup", but I have Rio Grande Pitbulls in my main LP.
I run volumes and tone full on and the Pitbull neck pickup as a humbucker and the bridge Pitbull in single coil mode. It's an amazing tone. THUD from the the neck & punch/cut through CLANK from the bridge.
I want to try a little something different in the other bass. Thinking about actives. I just really can't find many clips or or descriptions of what the EMG HBs sound like. EMG just seems to refer to both as P bass (to me that conjures up thump thud thump...bassy...not a lot of highs or mids).
Anyone know which pickup sounds best in which position? Of course, I know tone is subjective, descriptions vary and it depends placement on guitar, strings, playing style, amp settings...but pickups do have their own inherent characteristics when it comes to Lows/Mids/Highs...anyone know what the scoop is on these?
I actually thought about using an EMG HB in the neck, and maybe use a guitar EMG 60 guitar pickup in the bridge (I think Steinberger actually used them as bass pickups!)...Maybe even an EMG H guitar pickup(single coil in a humbucker housing)...not sure these would up with too much treble though.
Any thoughts?
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