Experiment with Pickups on EBMM

[Micheal D Lord]

I am looking to experiment with pickup on my EBMM- has anyone tried Bill Lawrence pickups?..Thinking of ordering a L-500XL & L-500R.

 

[jazzbo jim]

paging Dr. Beej.........

 

[Astrofreq]

This might not be much help, but I did switch out the neck pickup in two of my Axis'. I threw a Dimarzio Humbucker From Hell in both of them. It really gave me the single coil, yet hot, sound I wanted. I don't know what you are looking for, but that pickup really blew me away.

 

[beej]

paging Dr. Beej.........

Haha! Thanks Anthony.

I'm a big fan of these. Though the XL is really hot. I had one in an N4 and found it was a bit too much output for my tastes (though very clear and well balanced).

I've got an R and an L in another guitar (not an axis) and love 'em (I've had them in other guitars as well). They're really well balanced pickups that sound great when you roll back the volume- they clean up well. If you're buying these right from BL you might think about ordering the Q-Filter. It's pretty cool too.

 

[ripley]

I've had an l-500xl in one of my axis SS's for a couple of years now. it's a little hot but I've found that it turned that particular guitar into a great contrast to the stock axis SS I was already using. putitng them both together makes for a nice set. I also put a DiMarzio evolution in the bridge of another SS I had laying around. I really don't tend to use it except for solos and random bizarre noises because of the output difference between it and the stock neck pickup.

all together I really do like the stock pickups a bit more than any combination I've tried to use in my axis guitars thus far.

 

[jazzbo jim]

Haha! Thanks Anthony.
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No probs! What's up Jay?
Speaking of pickups, whaddya say I bring my Axis MM90 by your place soon to suss out that buzz problem? Are you game?

 

[Pundix]

I am looking to experiment with pickup on my EBMM- has anyone tried Bill Lawrence pickups?..Thinking of ordering a L-500XL & L-500R.

I've tried a few different pickups in EBMM's I've owned. So far my two favorites have been an Anderson H3 in the bridge of a Silhouette Special and a PRS HFS in the bridge of an old Silhouette. Not to say I don't like the pups that come in them, I do, but variety is the spice of life.

 

[Micheal D Lord]

it's not that I don't like The stock pups either...just wondering if any tone freakz out there did some experiment

I play alot of 80's Rock- Ozzy,VH,Dokken,panthera

heard the B.L are awesome!?

Thx for the input

 

[beej]

They are great pickups. But so are the stock Axis PUs- they are killer.

The 500XL sounds like what you want if you're looking to nail those sounds.

 

[ex3.8]

They are great pickups. But so are the stock Axis PUs- they are killer.

The 500XL sounds like what you want if you're looking to nail those sounds.

I have 2 silos with BL's. I just got an Axis 2 weeks ago. You know what? I do NOT like the pick up in the axis at all compared to the BL's I am even thinking of selling the Axis... i can't bring myself to change pick ups or pots in a guitar of that value!!!! I came accross this thread looking for an answer to see if the BL L500XL would be a drop in fit on the axis...

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

You have to consider the Axis pickups are not easy to swap out, as they screw in. You would probably have to modify the lugs on a replacement pickup to make them fit.

 

[Pundix]

ex3.8, That sunburst Silo Special looks sweet! If you were closer I'd have to figure out something to trade you for it.....

I have 2 silos with BL's. I just got an Axis 2 weeks ago. You know what? I do NOT like the pick up in the axis at all compared to the BL's I am even thinking of selling the Axis... i can't bring myself to change pick ups or pots in a guitar of that value!!!! I came accross this thread looking for an answer to see if the BL L500XL would be a drop in fit on the axis...