KVPro pickup opinion

[VoiceX3]

Ok guys, I have one guitar still in the shop from the flood and the only holdup is pickups. It is my Black KVPro Mustaine. I had Mustaine livewires in it that still worked, but they are corroded beyond cleaning up so after talking it over with Audrich (tech at the shop) I'm switching back to passive. All my other guitars are JB/Jazz with 1 Dimebucker/Jazz and the chibson has Slash Alnicos. I don't play with effects and play thru a 3 channel all tube amp, so the change in output was always an issue when trying to keep the tone/level consistant.

I was thinking of going with a zebra set of Duncans JB/59 for a bit of a different clean tone in the neck position. Thing is, I do want this guitar to sould a little different but I don't know too much about any passive pickups aside from Seymour Duncans so what else out there in zebra would be like a JB but maybe a tiny less shrill and what neck pickup would be most like a 59?

[algeriet]

I dunno about you bro, but I'd do the Megadeth thing and stick a Bill Lawrence in the neck and a JB in the bridge.
But s'all good either way!

[toejam]

Can't go wrong with either a Jazz or '59 in the neck. How about a '59/Custom Hybrid for the bridge?
http://www.seymourduncan.com/product...h16_59_custom/

[warlok]

My favorite combo by far is SH-4 (or TB-4) Custom bridge and '59 neck. And that is in poplar and mahogany guitars. Plus you could do an easy magnet swap without any wiring to change it up a bit (Custom, Custom5, Custom Custom, Custom8)..

[VoiceX3]

So, I ended up going with a Zebra set. Creature of habit I went with the JB in the bridge but opted for the 4 wire '59 for the neck which I'm going to coil tap. Hopefully I'll have the guitar back tomorrow....fingers crossed.

[veemagic]

Congrats on saving that one! I am sure you will dig your choice. I have, and had several of those, and have tried many different configurations. I came to the same conclusion as you, I don't like the actives in my V's. Actually I have lost my liking of actives all together. If you ever get a chance, try a BKP in there. I LOVE the Miracle Man set in mine. Gives it more punch than traditional passives, and fantastic creamy sustain. To my ears, they have all the benefits that you look for in a active set, but the added warmth or organic feel that you'll never get. They are just stellar! I know they are pricey, but after you've gone through a couple of sets of others, you're right there.