Suhr Aldrich Bridge 50 N

I have yet to find a high output pickup I have been able to gel with, but I wanted to try one in my Les Paul to differentiate it a bit more from my ES-335, to justify keeping both guitars - because I truly enjoy both, but they’re not that different in actual core tone. And I kept seeing the Aldrich described as "more of a hot PAF" and "not as hot as the DC resistance would suggest", so I took the plunge. After spending a lot of time experimenting with pickup height, even recording short clips with my amp for every adjustment to make sure I wasn't getting tricked by any other factor - I have no other choice than to throw in the towel and take it out again.

I believe I’m able to distinguish between "bad" and "not to my preference", and it’s certainly not the former. I also agree with the statement that it doesn't feel quite as hot as the 17.5k measurement would suggest, but in terms of tonal quality/timbre it really has nothing to do with a PAF. It’s got way more compression, mids and is missing the open clear top end of a good PAF. Maybe it’s my particular guitar, but I doubt it because it sounds great with lower output pickups - a tad on the scooped side even, so the excessive mids can’t come from the guitar.

Not saying this is the way to go for everyone, after all there is a reason why there are so many positive reviews of this pickup, but personally I much prefer to start with a lower output pickup and then add gain/output/compression in other ways if needed. As I’ve read on a lot of forums, "high output pickups is a solution to a problem that no longer exists", and I’m inclined to agree with that. But they do have a certain sound and feel, and if you dig that there’s nothing wrong with that of course. If you really want to slam the front end of your amp hard without using pedals, it might just be the ticket!

same problem as with the neck pickup. Here the bass is unevenly weak, compared to the mid+high ends. I get that the pair of pickups must have differences as they are different, but I shouldn't have to adjust the volume when switching from neck to bridge. On a separate note, the bridge pickup doesn't sound as good on my LP as the original gibsons do. Quite disappointed, especially given the hype about this pair.

Ich hatte lange überlegt ob der Preis es Wert sein wird. Nach dem Einbau war klar, der Kauf hat sich definitiv gelohnt :)
Der Pickup klingt Richtung Hot PAF, aber ist super differenziert egal wieviel Gain man am Amp einstellt. Auch löst er offene Akkorde schön auf. Da geht einfach die Sonne auf
Ich steh auf Pickups die nen gesättigten Ton produzieren wenn man abgedämpft spielt, und das kann der Suhr Aldrich super gut. Hatte den PU auch schon in einer Humbucker Telecaster drin und da hat er mir auch schon gefallen. In ner Les Paul produziert er dann aber genau diesen fetten, saftigen Ton den eine Paula für mein Empfinden haben sollte damit ich mich wohl fühle...
Kurzum: Ich bin sehr froh das Aldrich Set meiner Paula gegönnt zu haben.