lolo_guitar Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 hi my guitar has a 498t : ok loud, fat, not really metal, just rock for me so i have seen some new pickups to find the good one to have a different tone a brighter sound with a new sg which can be the Angus signature guitar, standard or supreme tell me what was your experiences with these pickups considering that the 498t is alnico 5 and 9k ? or more ? classic 57 (alnico 2) i think that i prefer alnico 5 for a brighter tone A Young pickup (alnico 5, 14k) : i really don't know if it's really different from a 498t bb pro lead (alnico 5 8k) = i wanted this one but only 8k ? is it good enough vs the 498t ? 500t (ceramic) i don't know it not with the sg in the shops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhead Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 What amp setup are you using? I have a set of 490R/498T in my SG playing through a Marshall and 4x12 with G12T75 and G12H100 speakers. Does everything we play, but is a bit microphonic, although I don't really have an issue with it. It's definitely brighter than any of my other guitars. Don't think the '57 will do what you want. The 500T is also a 3 ceramic magnet unit, but not as much winding as a Dirty Fingers, only 11.4 k. A Dirty Fingers might though. They are pretty hot. About 14k resistance. (My 498T is 14.2k) 3 ceramic magnets so should be real bright. Gibson Dirty Fingers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Six Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 The A Young signature is a high gain '57 , a 490 is a low gain 498 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolo_guitar Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 i only use preamps no no amps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Pickups don't have "gain". That makes no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricLobster Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Pickups don't have "gain". That makes no sense. haha yeah I use to think that too. Rookie mistake :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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