nitro Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Your thought on the Gibson 498t likes and dislikes,do some feel its harsh and tiny.I thought about the Dimarzio Super Distortion to replace the 498.Has anyone compared the two.Thanks..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 my only compare point is a SD JB that I put inthe 02 standard I have to the stock 498t in my 95 standard Have to say I like what both of them do.. The JB is very much more the aggressor here, but the 498t imho, is a quite a fine pup by all means.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockdude Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Both are tried and true pickups for hard rock and metal. You can't go wrong with either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi Mac Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 To be honest I'm very much liking the 498T as a bridge pickup for blues. My favorite combination that I've found so far is the 490R/498T in a Les Paul. I absolutely love the 490R in a neck position the best so far, in my personal experience the 490T seems to ever so slightly lack the punch in a bridge position and the 498T fills the position perfectly. I adorned my poor-man's ES335; my Peavey JF-1EX with a set of open-bobbin 490's and man-o-man if she didn't respond with some awesome Gibson honk now, but lacks a little fire on the treble/bridge-pickup position, which is fine for that guitar, it's not what it's for to me... The middle position utilizing both pickups is sweet as molasses now and that's what I did it for. The 490R also does a fantastic job holding down neck-only position duties and gives me some of that darker bolder tone I like... While I don't have experience with the other makes of pickups, I will state that, so far, the 498T is my favorite bridge position pickup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtim Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 498T is an awesome pick up!! You wll not go wrong with either choice but for me it the 498T is nice and growl like. I love the sound myself!! Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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