I never in my life understood WHY they (Gibson) used or Jimmy Page used metal pickups like the 496R/500T in his signature guitar. It was a joke to think Jimmy freakin Page would be using a setup fit for Slayer, as Jimmy Page was never heavy as in high gain. Biggest blunder in Gibson history. Same difference for the Joe Perry Signature model that was released that same year. 496R/500T pickups which I had to laugh as again, he was never a metal player.
IMO' date=' neither of those pups have a "classic" sound, ceramic mags, lots of wire on the 500T. If you play metal, those may be the pickups for you. The 500T is a very strong pickup, almost to the point of blurring your sound.
Very sensitive. Very loud. If you use alot of gain on your amp, you might not like them, as you won't have alot of definition.
I had a 496r, replaced the ceramic mag with an A5, and I use it as my bridge pup now, very happy with it.
If you are truly looking for the Jimmy Page tone, those aren't the pups for you. [/quote']
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I never in my life understood WHY they (Gibson) used or Jimmy Page used metal pickups like the 496R/500T in his signature guitar. It was a joke to think Jimmy freakin Page would be using a setup fit for Slayer, as Jimmy Page was never heavy as in high gain. Biggest blunder in Gibson history. Same difference for the Joe Perry Signature model that was released that same year. 496R/500T pickups which I had to laugh as again, he was never a metal player.