How to tame lots of mid lows in a Les Paul

[luis]

Hello experts!

 

I have a Les Paul Standard with predominant low mid range (more than I liked), hence neck pickup boom is excesive. I am thinking about two ways to get more high mids to balance the sound:

 

1) Changing neck pick for another one: Currently has an A2 magnets ´58 style modern replica. I had Throback  SLE-101 before with worse results.

I have thougth about a Hmaer late 70´s A5 (8.5 resistance) or a Gibson Burstbucker Pro A5. Also a boutique Wizz pickup. Anothe roptions?

 

2) The wiring has old vintage bumblebeer (the real ones) in specs 0.022 uf. I think about a mylar one for a change (either mylar bumblebee or a Cornell Dubilier green from 60´s used in hi-fi applications, maybe a russian white polypropilene K-75 used in cab circuits who have a fast response). What do you think?

 

Thanks in advance.

[django49]

 You might try experimenting with the height of the neck pickup and the balance (inc adjusting the screws to try to dial back some of the lows). On my go to guitar, I lowered the neck pickup to near the height of the pickup ring to get my preferred sound from that pickup.

Costs nothing to experiment! And easily reversible.

[murkat]

lower the pickup, raise adjustment pole pieces.

[Dutchman]

This^^^^