SG pickup recommendations

[Pale Rider]

I have an 1986 SG with the original pickups, and while they are fine, i feel like they are a bit weak

I think I'd like something along the lines of a Fralin P-92, which I had in the neck pickup of a Tele, and loved-
or something high output-had some Bare Knuckle tele pickups I liked as well-and the War Pigs have always interested me...
looking for great, tight bass and great articulation and balance-

I should say I occasionally play a bit heavy with the fuzz-but I appreciate a nice, pure Gibson-y tone


Thanks for any suggestions....

[Evansexcellent]

Gibson P94's are awesome in the neck and burstbucker pro bridge

[ES330]

Bareknuckle VHIIs

[Roe]

highorder t tops

[Pale Rider]

I really dig the sound of the Nailbomb Bare Knuckles-
very organic and "of the guitar" plus a big boost
http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/pickups.php?cat=humbuckers⊂=contemporary&pickup=nailbomb (http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/pickups.php?cat=humbuckers&sub=contemporary&pickup=nailbomb)

any thing else like that?

[Pale Rider]

for some more insights....

[Sun Creature]

57 Classics or P94's, or mix them up and do both.

Keep in mind if you play with a lot of fuzz, it's important to keep with lower output pickups. Ceramics can turn that wall of sound into a wall of poo.

[barney steele]

Bareknuckle nailbomb in the bridge and Mississippi Queen in the neck. Awesome combo for fuzz. Thats what I currently have in my SG.

[Pale Rider]

Barney
tell me MORE!

why not a pair of Nailbombs? what's a Mississippi Queen like?

[rbrogan]

I have a late 90's Gibson SG Standard that I was looking to do the same thing with. The neck pick-up just wasn't doing it for me anymore. I had just picked up a second guitar with Seth Lovers that made the SG feel dull and boxy. So I started looking into either lower out-put PAF style pick-ups or humbucker sized P-90's.

I ended up with a Fralin p-92 that I found on the emporium pretty cheap. After I got it installed, I was in love with the sound. The P-92 had the clarity i was looking for, and it was a bit punchier, and a little more hairy with gain if that makes any sense. I hate trying to describe guitar tones sometimes... I left the bridge pick up in, and I think it makes for a really great mix.

BTW, that Creston is amazing. If I ever have money to get a custom guitar built, it will be a Creston, I love his stuff. That looks like one hell of a guitar.

Also, love your High Aura'd stuff. Listening to Third Life right now while I'm working (...er... or at least pretending to work...). Have you ever listened to The Sight Below from the Ghostly International Label? Third Life reminds me of that a lot. Would love to know how you get some of those sounds.

[kevinhifi]

I went through a lot of pickups with my 2000 Standard SG, and the P90 inspired ones were definitely my favorites in the neck position. I had a Fralin P-92 in there for a while and recorded a song with my band using that pickup. So if you want to hear a P-92 in the neck position of an SG through a vintage amp both clean and with a fuzz, listen to the song "405" on our myspace page.

http://www.myspace.com/tinymagnets

It's at the bottom of the list.



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[Pale Rider]

Thanks-last bump for new ideas, though the BKP Nailbomb/neck
Miss. Queen/bridge sounds pretty righteous

[amphead777]

I don't remember the name, but Rio Grande makes a pickup that a friend raves about.

[aaland_brian]

I buy all my pickups of the shelf so you might not be interested, but a seymour 59 in the neck and a custom 5 in the bridge is where its at for me. I tried probably 10 different combinations and of all the ones that worked, they were alnico 5 magnets. I have the pickups in a 61 les paul custom sg so the middle pickup is a 59 bridge model. I find the key to getting to the best tone is getting the basic sound you want out of a pickup and spending a lot of time adjusting the height and pole pieces, it will make the overall eq and balance just how you want. Also make sure to wire up coil splitting to cut the output down for fuzz, that is if your fuzz is of the vintage variety.

[champion ruby]

I don't remember the name, but Rio Grande makes a pickup that a friend raves about.

I had Rio Grande BBQ's in my old sg which were just killer.

[barney steele]

Barney
tell me MORE!

why not a pair of Nailbombs? what's a Mississippi Queen like?

the Mississippi Queen is a P90. It has a ALOT of output but it's pretty clean. the nailbomb is a pretty hot pickup but not too over the top. With fuzz thats not always a good thing. It just makes the fuzz sound so much fuller. I like to run then both at the same time with the volume pot on the P90 rolled down about 3/4 since it gets a little noisy at full volume.

[barney steele]

My next SG purchase I'd like to go with a black gordon smith with a single warpig in the bridge.

[Pale Rider]

Thanks all-
I do listen to off the shelf suggestions-I like everything that sounds good

[golfnutt67]

I have a 83 SG and have been through a few different sets. In my hard rock days I had a JB in the neck and a Duncan distortion in the bridge. I had WCR Fillmores which I absolutely loved in there, but just recently put in a set of Duncan phat cats and they are pretty cool ( great price point) Im no P-90 expert by any means but the PC fit nicely in the HB cavities and are a nice tonal change. Love them for slide guitar

[Fenderosa]

I have an '86 SG that I put '57 Classics in (Classic + in the bridge). I had to change the volume and tone pots to 500K because the originals had drifted alot. The cleans are a lot better with the Classic 57s. They have more presence/detail (they cut through more).

I also play with a Big Muff and didn't notice as much difference between the 57 Classics and the originals with the fuzz engaged.