Ronnie Robinson Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Hows it compare to the Classic 57 s ? Is it worth the money ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellen Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 had it in a epiphone sg g 400.i really liked it.my nephew has it now,but i want it back when he upgrade with a new guitar in the future.this is swearing in the church,but i liked the epiphone sg g400 with the Angus pickup better than the Gibson faded special i bought later.have bought a Gibson sg 61 to.in my Gibson sg 61 i have now bare knuckle pickups Steve Stevens,love it.the 57 are wonderful,just wanted to try the bare knuckle pickups.i really like this Steve Stevens pickup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Hello Ronnie! I own an Angus SG, the one with the Maestro and it´s got the Angus PU in the bridge position. For this guitar it´s an excellent choice. To my ears it´s somewhere between a 57 classic and a P 90 soundwise. It´s a bit louder and more brilliant then the 57. And it´s the right choice if you like Angus´s sound or anything like it of course. To me it´s a great pickup, that combines a slightly higher output with the 57 classic sound and tonal character. Maybe it´s important to know that I´m an absolute 57 classic and P 90 fan. As far as I remember Gibson used to have a youtube link on their SG pages, leading to a video where a guy compares an original old SG to a new one equipped with the Angus pickup. It´s worth looking for it. On the Gibson site or directly via youtube. I hope it works: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OmmSmCSRcA&feature=PlayList&p=AE89EA57DEDF0C51&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1 Last not least, my answer to your question. If I had a 57 classic in my guitar, I wouldn´t spend money to get an Angus PU. They´re both excellent and the difference wouldn´t be worth the extra money for me. But if you are looking for an excellent pickup for an SG for example, that´s equipped with a 498T for example, then the Angus pickup could be an option an should be on your list. Greetings Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I have an Angus sig humbucker in my SG, and it sounds terrific. Especially if you make the polepieces go a bit higher and put it through a fuzz, now that's great tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Robinson Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share Posted November 15, 2009 Cheers, thanks for the link I may look out for a secomdhand one- if they ever come up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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