[Mr. Lime]

Dear community,

I currently think of replacing the pickups of my Gibson SG Supreme again.
Since I bought it, I tried several sets and I'm still not a 100% happy.

Basically it's a slim Les Paul with a thick carved maple top.
I changed the bridge to a stainless steel unit with graph tech saddles since I didn't like the zinc bridges Gibson uses stock.
First I tried a Bill Lawrence L-100 Set which looked cool but was to bright for my taste.
I wanted something bass heavier and for a short period I put in a Satchur8 / Humbucker from Hell set.
The Satchur8 wasn't bad but I had the feeling I would prefer it in my Jackson Soloist  1985 San Dimas since I hate the Full Shred Duncan I have in it.
The HFH sounded good in some of my other guitars but was disapointing weak and lifeless in this SG. I have another SG Supreme with brass bridge and a Tone Zone / HFH set which sounds decent but it just didn't work in that guitar.
So I tried an PAF Pro / Dominion set next which till now is the best combination but I hated that set in a Jackson Stars RR. Output wise it feels medium and a little generic to me. It depends on which amp I play the SG. With a VHT Deliverance preamp the set responses better than with my Engl 580 preamp.
Usually I love Bill Lawrence L-500 XL and Duncan Distortion bridge pickups but I'm interested in how the Super 3 would fatten up the SG? I have a Yamaha SG2000 with a regular SD in the bridge which feels a little too vintage to me for the SG Supreme, althought I kind of like the punch in the mids it got. Unfortunatly I don't like the PAF style Dimarzio I have in the neck which is too weak and lifeless.

My question is, which Dimarzio neck PU would you guys recommend for the Super 3?
I would love to have something more quacky than the current PAF Pro, althought I like the quick and bright attack.
Outputwise the Super 2 might be a consideration but I have no clue what to expect from that pickup.
I might try a Bluesbucker I have laying around and usually like in Superstrats but I expect it also to be a little too weak for pairing it with the Super 3.
 
Thanks in advance!

[darkbluemurder]

For a neck pickup to partner with the Super 3 I would probably go for the hottest model that still "makes sense" somehow. Super 2 with the Ray mod (remove the screws in one coil) should work well. Quacky, however, it is not.

If you want something quackier/brighter than the PAF Pro, the Seymour Duncan Full Shred neck (SH-10n) does it. It is lower output than the PAF Pro, though.

Bluesbucker is nice as well but also lower output than the PAF Pro. Its biggest asset is that the split mode does not drop in output compared to the series mode. If you already have one it does not hurt to try.

When you say "the PAF Pro feels ... a little generic" what exactly do you mean by that? What exactly do you want more or less of? That may be helpful. E.g. if you want a more singing tone, Breed neck would be it.

Cheers Stephan