I second this. The Breeds were initially designed for a basswood body/maple neck guitar, specifically Steve Vai's Jem 7DBK. I own one and it's one of my favorite guitars, exactly the tone the OP says he's looking for. After buying the 7DBK, I ended up putting Breeds in several other guitars, as well. Love them. They help fatten up most any guitar. I also love Suhr Aldrich pickups, though I've never tried them in a basswood-body guitar to know how they compare to Breeds in that exact context. Both pickups were designed to be "hot" PAF-style and, I think, in general, the Breed is a bit fuller in the mids and lows than the Aldrich.Toshiro":2nr9xq9y said:
The MM sounds great in that wood combo IME. I originally purchased a set for a mahog guitar because I thought they were designed for a mahog LP(Zakk Wylde?). I didn't like how they sounded in my SL2H-MAH, so I was going to send them back to Tim for a rewind/covers. While I had them out though, I threw them in a basswood project guitar I was putting together, just to get a feel how the guitar played, and it sounded massive. Kept trying those pups in about 5 different mahog bodies, all sub $2k fiddles, and it sounded the best in the cheap basswood guitar for some reason. Finally gave up on trying them in other guitars, and they are still in that old basswood/maple RG.gibson5413":m627md3n said:
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veji":22ig47lw said:
for the music I play, which is on the heavier side, I like the Painkillers a lot in mahogany. Has a nice accentuated growl in the mids and a deep but controlled lowend with the mahogany. The Rebel Yell is also pretty killer for my tastes. The Coldsweat is another I want to try in mahogany actually, so I would be interested to hear how you get on with it.OUTLAW1969":bupg6nj3 said:
