I've been looking at upgrading the Les Paul with some new pickups. However I'm having trouble distinguishing the features of one compared to another. Every builder uses stock words like "smooth" or "creamy"
I also feel like sound clips arent very helpful because the overall rig changes too much from clip to clip.
So how do you choose your pickups?

I also feel like sound clips arent very helpful because the overall rig changes too much from clip to clip.
So how do you choose your pickups?