How to to warm up Bill Lawrence pickups

[Guitarist]

I just swapped in that 250K PP pot AND added a 6.8K resistor (just under the middle pickup). I have a Superswitch and thus 10 sounds, more of them with single coils in the mix.

It is much better and less harsh/annoying. Yes, the HB'ers are smoothed down but on the leads they have mucho tone. I'd post sound samples if I knew how.

Why Bill Lawrence makes pickups so hi-fi, brilliant and eye-wateringly bright is beyond me. The HB'ers flippin' WAIL for metal though!!

[David Schwab]

Why Bill Lawrence makes pickups so hi-fi, brilliant and eye-wateringly bright is beyond me.

He's a jazz player and he likes that tone. You can also use his Q-Filter to mellow things out.

[Guitarist]

Yes, it may be like Les Paul playing with Chet. One is way brighter than the other (Chet I think) who's tone is rather normal.

I bought the Q-Filter when I got the pickups. It does little to the highs but thins out the mids a bit, making them 'cleaner" or acoustic like. I don't use it very much. But glad it's there-otherwise I'd wish I bought it, right?

[Sweetfinger]

Those pickups KILL in a Lap Steel - especially the discontinued mini-hum versions.