I bought a stock ES 137 in 2007. I wouldn't change the pickups (or anything else on the guitar) for all of the tea in China. I had a '60's 335 & '70's Les Paul since the 1970's. Sound is subjective, but to my ear the 137 is by far the best sounding, most versatile Gibson I've ever owned. I play through a custom, hand-made valve amp based on a Fender Blackface '65. The combination is magic. For overdrive, I use a "Tube Screamer"
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I bought a stock ES 137 in 2007. I wouldn't change the pickups (or anything else on the guitar) for all of the tea in China. I had a '60's 335 & '70's Les Paul since the 1970's. Sound is subjective, but to my ear the 137 is by far the best sounding, most versatile Gibson I've ever owned. I play through a custom, hand-made valve amp based on a Fender Blackface '65. The combination is magic. For overdrive, I use a "Tube Screamer"