I own a Roadster now (YAY! 
), and I am finding that the 500T/496R pickups I put recently on my LP Standard are too bright and lack a sweet open midrange punch that I desire...
The original Burstbucker Pros that came on the LP Standard were nice but not "open" sounding enough (ie. not enough harmonic content?)...I thought that going to the very hot ceramics would achieve that -while they brightened the sound I don't think they are giving me a decent midrange response. In addition the hot pickups tend to accentuate the high end "buzz" coming from the Roadster which I would like to reduce if possible while still maintaining a good open tone.
So I need some advice.
Do I swap the 500T/496Rs out for:
- Burstbucker Pros that came with the LP originally (but I found didn't sound "open" enough) - or
- Seymour Duncan Custom Custom (bridge) and SD Pearly Gates (neck)
Help would be appreciated guys so feel free to chime in on this.
I am also considering playing around with the tubes, and whether swapping tubes to JJs of some sort might help, in particular to eliminate the "buzz" that I get from crunchy & overdriven tones on the Roadster. Is this possible to do? I love the heavily overdriven tones from the Roadster and the buzz doesn't matter as much when using such tones, but that buzz appears in mildly overdriven tones and annoys me a bit.
), and I am finding that the 500T/496R pickups I put recently on my LP Standard are too bright and lack a sweet open midrange punch that I desire...The original Burstbucker Pros that came on the LP Standard were nice but not "open" sounding enough (ie. not enough harmonic content?)...I thought that going to the very hot ceramics would achieve that -while they brightened the sound I don't think they are giving me a decent midrange response. In addition the hot pickups tend to accentuate the high end "buzz" coming from the Roadster which I would like to reduce if possible while still maintaining a good open tone.
So I need some advice.
Do I swap the 500T/496Rs out for:
- Burstbucker Pros that came with the LP originally (but I found didn't sound "open" enough) - or
- Seymour Duncan Custom Custom (bridge) and SD Pearly Gates (neck)
Help would be appreciated guys so feel free to chime in on this.
I am also considering playing around with the tubes, and whether swapping tubes to JJs of some sort might help, in particular to eliminate the "buzz" that I get from crunchy & overdriven tones on the Roadster. Is this possible to do? I love the heavily overdriven tones from the Roadster and the buzz doesn't matter as much when using such tones, but that buzz appears in mildly overdriven tones and annoys me a bit.
