Help with pickup selection in EPI

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Inhuman

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HEllo there... I own an epiphone black beauty (3 pups, mahogany, etc) and I am switching out my crappy stock pups. I play indie music comparable to Radiohead, Interpol, The Cure. I don't use too much distortion, mostly the reverb, delay/tremolo style modulation. I have been doing some research and have narrowed it down to the following setups:

seymour duncan 59n/SD Phat cat middle/seymour duncan sh-14 custom 5
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SD 59n/phat cat/gibson 57 classic plus (bridge)
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G57 classic neck/phat cat/57 classic plus+ bridge

I am chasing a nice clean warm, fat, vintage tone. The neck I need to minimize the mids...don't need no mud. Bridge want it to complement the neck and be clear when alon and well balanced. Any recommendation please?
 

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i would go for the Gibson 57 classics :)
they were killer in a SG 61 reissue i played.
 

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HEllo there... I own an epiphone black beauty (3 pups, mahogany, etc) and I am switching out my crappy stock pups. I play indie music comparable to Radiohead, Interpol, The Cure. I don't use too much distortion, mostly the reverb, delay/tremolo style modulation. I have been doing some research and have narrowed it down to the following setups:

seymour duncan 59n/SD Phat cat middle/seymour duncan sh-14 custom 5
or
SD 59n/phat cat/gibson 57 classic plus (bridge)
or
G57 classic neck/phat cat/57 classic plus+ bridge

I am chasing a nice clean warm, fat, vintage tone. The neck I need to minimize the mids...don't need no mud. Bridge want it to complement the neck and be clear when alon and well balanced. Any recommendation please?

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Music page of Pickup Shootout 2009 - MP3 music page on SoundClick
 

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