Mine was a kit guitar, I believe basswood, which ranges from fairly neutral to bright in terms of tone. I play with pretty heavy strings (11-56 in standard E, 11-70 for standard D/drop C), so I tend to prefer a brighter pickup/wood to offset the sometimes woofy bass response. In terms of how the MegaDrive reacts to a traditional Explorer i.e. mahogany, I can't say for sure. Mahogany tends to be on the warmer end of the spectrum. I find when switching between my heavier stringed guitars to my Explorer it can be a little too crass.
I also have that same Les Paul with the Crunch Lab which I LOVE. I think it's my favorite pickup out of all my guitars. It's got nice warm body, balanced mids, and very clear; you can hear every note of the chord. If you split the coils, you can get a really cool fat sounding Yngwie type tone.
Clearly, I play a lot of different Dimarzios. They all have their own distinctive character and the MP1 responds to each one differently.