So I've gotten my hands on a 2000 LP Gothic recently (rounded profile, ebony board) and am looking at a set of SD Sentient/Pegasus pickups. While I have an SG with an early SD Pearly Gates and an LPS (soapbars) that I love for blues/rock (and sad attempts at jazz), I'm getting into prog metal.
I've seen the clips of (and played) more traditional LPs with wiring harness upgrades but with PAF variants.
Question: Given the guitar and intentions, I'm wondering if its also worth doing a handwired harness (Emersons or the JonesyBlues kit with CTS 550K pots) at the same time given the nature of these pickups. I'm not thrilled with the 490/500T setup due to the muddiness of these units with high gain. I'm looking to get some clearer note separation from the Sentient/Pegasus setup, but am wondering if anyone out here has gotten further benefit from a different harness in conjunction with medium/high output pickups.
Opinions please.
(Mods: please move if I've posted in the wrong subforum)
I've seen the clips of (and played) more traditional LPs with wiring harness upgrades but with PAF variants.
Question: Given the guitar and intentions, I'm wondering if its also worth doing a handwired harness (Emersons or the JonesyBlues kit with CTS 550K pots) at the same time given the nature of these pickups. I'm not thrilled with the 490/500T setup due to the muddiness of these units with high gain. I'm looking to get some clearer note separation from the Sentient/Pegasus setup, but am wondering if anyone out here has gotten further benefit from a different harness in conjunction with medium/high output pickups.
Opinions please.
(Mods: please move if I've posted in the wrong subforum)