Les Paul Pickup Suggestions

[samzadgan]

I popped in the A8 HB from Avedissian, very pleased with it.

My Epi is in need of new pickups too.

Nick, when you say A8, you mean Alnico 8?

whats the diff between the 8 and 5? does it produce a hotter output, clarity, brightness?

I don't think i could do Avedissian, given I'm in the UK...but could probably find a local builder to do it.

[new05002]

I popped in the A8 HB from Avedissian, very pleased with it.

My Epi is in need of new pickups too.

Nick, when you say A8, you mean Alnico 8?

whats the diff between the 8 and 5? does it produce a hotter output, clarity, brightness?

I don't think i could do Avedissian, given I'm in the UK...but could probably find a local builder to do it.

yes Alnico 8, alex would be better to ask those questions about the 5 v 8 kind of comparisions.

He could probably just ship it to u in the UK, only costs a few more bucks to ship honestly.

[Josh Pelican]

I only skimmed through this, so please forgive me if I repeat anything. I've been doing some research on this because I want to write some doom/stoner metal with my Les Paul. A lot of people seem to recommend the P90 tone for this sort of music, so I'd take a look at these:
http://irongear.co.uk/irongear_014.htm

For just the bridge, you're looking at about $50 shipped.

If you want to try something less common, look into J S Moore, Zhangbuckers, or BG Pickups. I've read a lot of reviews on these pickups, especially on the Les Paul forums.

EDIT: Lately the Distortion Mayhem set from Seymour Duncan has been attracting me. Curious to see how it compares to the regular Distortion set.

[humancertainty]

I've always been a fan of the stock Gibson LP pickups, honestly.
My Motor City Nuke in my Monson is pretty fucking vicious. Stupid high impedance. Like 21K or something.