Super Sport Owners - Question for You

[Vito Porkleone]

The one thing I don't have in my recording arsenal is a LP-type guitar. How close is a Super Sport to LP territory?

 

[NickNihil]

Tone-wise, not terribly close. Super sport pickups are a lot hotter and more mid heavy.

 

[jlf599]

My Morse HH BFR was the closest EBMM I've had to a Les Paul. Even the neck felt similar to my 91 LP Standard!

 

[msquared]

The wood choices, longer scale, and bolt on neck are going to impact things pretty heavily as well.

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

I would say an ALHH with the solid Rosewoood neck is the closest to a Les Paul in the EBMM line. It has the same pickups as the Axis but the wood choices make it sound different, at least to my ear.

 

[V_S]

+1 for the Al HH. Additionally more easy to swap PUs on that one, which will you get closer to a LP. But it's not unlikely that you don't want to swap PUs after trying the Al HH.

 

[DrKev]

What about the Reflex (or 25th anniversary)? I have seen very few of them here in darkest Pareeee but when I did I thought LP.

 

[Vito Porkleone]

I actually have thought about the AL HH. May need to revisit this. Don't tell the wife...

 

[fbecir]

You cannot go wrong with an AL HH !
The only things you don't have with the AL are the 2 volume knobs and 2 tone knobs for mixing the sound between the 2 humbuckers.

 

[Sweat]

Yea AL HH or one of the Morse HH, ASS not so much but I do love my Axis Super Sports

 

[Ventanaman]

I have two Super Sports, and one set up with great LP tones.

As others have pointed out, you will need a pickup swap. After trying many different sets of PAF-style pickups from several manufacturers, I settled on the BKP Abraxas. The Suhr Thornbucker Plus is another great option. YMMV, but I LOVE putting lower-output pickups in the Axis SS guitars. It brings out a versatility and dynamics that aren't there with the DiMarzios, imho.

 

[jlf599]

I have two Super Sports, and one set up with great LP tones.

As others have pointed out, you will need a pickup swap. After trying many different sets of PAF-style pickups from several manufacturers, I settled on the BKP Abraxas. The Suhr Thornbucker Plus is another great option. YMMV, but I LOVE putting lower-output pickups in the Axis SS guitars. It brings out a versatility and dynamics that aren't there with the DiMarzios, imho.

I'm a huge BK pickups fan. I have an Abraxas set in an LP Standard and they sound great. I also have an Abraxas and two Mother's Milk in a Silo Special.

They're very warm and have some bite. Hotter than regular PAFs but definitely not as hot as Axis pickups. Though the Axis humbuckers are my favorites of all time.