Passive pickups in an Eclipse

[gainiac]

Those of you that swapped out your EMGs for something passive, what pickups did you find really sounded awesome in the ESP Eclipse?

My impression of the Eclipse vs a Les Paul is that it is a brighter guitar with more cut but less balls, less bass. Makes sense since it's a thinner slab of mahogany. A whole lot more comfortable and faster to play though. I love this guitar, how it hangs, everything seems to be in just the right spot - about 5% better than my Les Pauls in terms of playability, but every bit counts. What passive pickups give it guts?

Was thinking about Invaders or Dirty Fingers. Or maybe a Bare Knuckles Warpig - that's a fat sounding pickup from what I hear.

[MikeC]

BNP's are supposably amazing pickups. I've known about them for a few years, but I have yet to play one, so it's hard for me to judge them against other pickups. What sound are you looking for exactly?

[DeathIsMyJustice]

Iv got a Duncan JB and 59 in mine, sounds so much better now than when it had emgs in :hat

[Fikealox]

I have Bareknuckle Nailbombs in mine. They're awesome, but a bit too dark, fat, and aggressive for what I play so I'm swapping them out. Warpigs would be great, imo, but not for my style of playing unfortunately.

[nileguy]

Those of you that swapped out your EMGs for something passive, what pickups did you find really sounded awesome in the ESP Eclipse?

My impression of the Eclipse vs a Les Paul is that it is a brighter guitar with more cut but less balls, less bass. Makes sense since it's a thinner slab of mahogany. A whole lot more comfortable and faster to play though. I love this guitar, how it hangs, everything seems to be in just the right spot - about 5% better than my Les Pauls in terms of playability, but every bit counts. What passive pickups give it guts?

Was thinking about Invaders or Dirty Fingers. Or maybe a Bare Knuckles Warpig - that's a fat sounding pickup from what I hear.

I ended up with the DiMarzio D'Activators in the black Eclipse with the floyd. It was way too thin, and the Floyd added even more brittleness to it. I know DiMarzio's don't get alot of favor here, but that's the set that brought the bottom back to it for me.

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[BoD]

I went to a Bill Lawrence L500XL. Much better low end and still cuts through for lead work. As for the neck, I used a duncan 59 just to fill the hole. I don't use the neck pick-up much at all.

Note: If you buy Bill Lawrence, make sure you order it straight from them. NOT "Bill Lawernce USA"

Also don't forget that you will need to change out your volume and tone pots to 500k.

[Kgry]

I have the JB/59 combo and I love it.

[Zach21]

I don't have it in an Eclipse, but I think you might like a D-Sonic.

[Thrash]

personaly I think mahogany guitars with Seymour Duncan Distortion in the bridge is just pure sex.

[TheDevilHimself]

I had a ToneZone and AirNorton combo. It gave a lot more bass and depth to the guitar. I've since gone back to EMGs on that guitar though, because I wanted to have at least one guitar with EMGs. If I went passive with it again I would go for a slightly less output pickup combo - like Air Zone/Paf Pro. The reason is that the Eclipse given its "LesPaul light"-approach is quite a responsive and "dynamic" guitar. A output monster like a ToneZone or the Invader you mentioned would just kill that.

I think DiMarzios are better for giving a guitar more body (mids and bass) than Seymours (they are better for making guitars brighter). Bareknuckles are right in between and just great pickups all around.

Please don't put the Invader in that guitar; it would just make the sound "stale" and generic IMO. It's an ok pickup to pimp a cheapo, but for this guitar I'm certain you'd be happier with something more "refined".

[MajorTom]

I went to a Bill Lawrence L500XL. Much better low end and still cuts through for lead work. As for the neck, I used a duncan 59 just to fill the hole. I don't use the neck pick-up much at all.

Note: If you buy Bill Lawrence, make sure you order it straight from them. NOT "Bill Lawernce USA"

Also don't forget that you will need to change out your volume and tone pots to 500k.

I love this pickup. I just recently purchased an Eclipse after selling all my guitars a year ago. One of those guitars was an EC-1000 with a L500XL in the bridge. Loved it. For everything. Also had the 59 in the bridge and they didn't sound too shabby together.