Sammyp

Hey guys

I'm after some advice on which pups to use on my first build (a copy Les Paul) 

Body & Neck: Mahogany

Cap: Lacewood

Fingeboard: Ebony

I'm leaning towards the SD SH-5 Custom(bridge) & Pearly Gates(neck) or the old faithful JB & Jazz combo

What do you think?

I'm wiring it up to Jimmy Pages setup and trying to acheive a diverse sound/s as possible

I'm into Heavy Rock, Metal & Blues

dayvo

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From Duncan i've enjoyed both Duncan Distortion, and Pearly Gates Plus (might be only on Fenders) in the bridge position. I think a 59' is usually a great choice for the neck and set of '59s would yield a pretty classic tone all the way around. I like Dimarzio hums too - i've dug both Super Distortion and Tone Zones in the bridge. Both of those might be a bit hot for the neck. Good Luck

You'd probably need some tom-foolery with a push-pull pot or a superswitch, but using the PRS style of switching can give you some strat-like tones, or at least as close as you can get with that kind of guitar and keeping it hum-cancelling. 

The two outer coils in parralel should do it.

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Yeah i found a diagram last night for 2 hums which will yield - 1. Bridge hum, 2. Outer coils parallel 3. both hums 4. inner coils parallel 5. neck hum

I think i'll replace my 2 conductor hum with a 4 and try this wiring.

Hi guys, i'm in a similar situation as Sixstringfunk! I've been messin' with the soldering iron tonight and i'm not totally sure what i've done. I have a 4 conductor hum in the bridge and a 2 conductor hum in the neck. I took the capacitor on the tone pot off and wired the output of the 2 conductor hum to the centre lug and grounded the other wire. I was trying to set up the tone pot to be an independant volume for the neck hum but it's never fully off when i roll back. So the tone off the bridge is a bit thicker than normal. Regardless there are some decent tones as i play with the tone pot. I was trying to find a way to add some "stratiness" to this dual hum axe without using toggle switches or push pull pots. Any other thoughts or ideas. What exactly have i done with this wiring?

Edit: i want to stay hum cancelling so don't want to just split the bridge or something although it was great to learn how to split the coil with the tone pot from CraigJC