What pickups for Les Paul or PRS Custom 24...weird conundrum!

Jonathanthomas83

I like Burstbucker Pros in my LP, but am getting another and want it to be my go to guitar for heavy rock/metal. 

I'm very tempted to take the Bare Knuckle Cold Sweats out of my PRS Custom 24 as I think they will fit the bill, but that leaves me with a dilemma of what to replace them with?!

So am looking for some good suggestions for both really.

I play atmospheric rock style stuff and like think chug for palm mutes etc. 

I kind of want my PRS to sound like this...


So may be open to putting the same pups as hes got in his Ibanez RG.

William Williamson

I've found Lace Sensors "Passive Aggressives" to be by far the best hard rock/metal pickup I've tested (out of Dimarzio Gravity Storm. SD Jeff Beck, Ibanez IBZ, Yamaha RGX, IronGear Tesla Sharks)

Jonathanthomas83

William Williamson 
 can't seem to get any results back for them when googling...I'm loosing at the internet

EDIT: I can't even tag you!!!

Bucket

Oil City Blackbirds.

samzadgan

i gotta admit, on my LP i swapped pickups a few times and ended up with Bursbucker Pro's and they really sing on it.

admittedly I haven't tried Oil City pickups on it...but im sure I would love what ever he makes for it.

guitars4you

Bucket said:

Oil City Blackbirds.

Oil City Night Fighters - just fitted a set for a customer on a Custom 24 - Not to hot and not to vintage - warm with a melodic bite

John_P

Suhr Aldrich 

ChrisMusic

Jonathanthomas83 said:

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I kind of want my PRS to sound like this...

I thought I should point out that your YT embed is broken, that will be thanks to the editor's nice little recent feature update (read - bug) when you save or edit a post.  Maybe just re-embed the link in to OP or a new post?  HTH  

Jonathanthomas83

That's odd, appears ok for me! Thanks

professorben

guitars4you said:

Bucket said:

Oil City Blackbirds.

Oil City Night Fighters - just fitted a set for a customer on a Custom 24 - Not to hot and not to vintage - warm with a melodic bite

Sounds like PRS's description of the Dragon 2's in my CU22. 

They dont seem to get much love, but it's the best pickup I've ever had, snarly but tameable. 

drwiddly

I have Oil City Scrapyard Dog + p/u's in one of my CE24's and they're excellent. The Alnico V magnets make them a bit snarlier than the Nightfighter's (which are also excellent) so great for ballsy rock.