Budda
Axe-Master
Yep. And I may have mentioned it but there isn’t an album tone or x/y descriptor I have in mind which probably complicates it.A $350 pick up is cheap if it is right for you and you end up keeping the guitar. If as the OP you are starting with a guitar of the caliber of an R0 .
I don't advocate that you should fit a TB 101 in a Epiphone , the platform matters enormously but the R7~R0 deserve a top pickup to fully realise the potential .
The R9 with stock CS burstbuckers sounds pretty good. It sounds like a les paul, especially recorded. I did have the tonepros avr2 installed and dont know which burstbucker clips have it vs dont.
During play, my R8 sounded sweeter (harmonics? high end? No idea) however listening to the recordings the R9 has the brighter tone. The R8 has also been sold so I can only go with the recordings I made.
The vineham royals do reduce the lows and change the high end a bit with reduced output. The neck pickup sounds clearer and I really like this for clean tones. The bridge pickup feels a little more brittle on the recording and I prefer the BB here.
My understanding of the mike turk set is they are wound a little hotter (9k ish?) but retain that A3 clarity a bit more. I am hoping they are the total package like the few custombuckers i have tried.
I think the reduced lows of the vinehams will fit the R0 well as I want it to be more the doom/fuzz guitar along with my 96 standard. Just not sure if i want covered or double cream…
Which leaves me a set of cs burstbuckers doing nothing lol.