leedoug Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 i would like to know what everyone thinks would be the best pick ups to put in a les paul standard, other than the originals at the moment i have a seymore duncan jeff beck in the bridge and a 59 in the neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cudamax2343 Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Lately I find myself only play-in all my gibby's or gibby copies that have emg's. My explorer and a les paul with the emg's not only sound better too my ears now but they make the hole axe vibrate and I cant wait to install the 20db boost for-em. That and my studio with the bustbuckerIII and we will not talk about my emg-sa set. I did have a dimarzio dp151 in a old heavy paul that sound great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPRIDER Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Well , I love the 57 classic in my elegant..but the BurstBucker Pro's are so sweet...I'm gonna buy a Standard as soon as I find that special one..I have an SG with 490-498's and its a AC/DC Screaming Dog..I guess it depends on the tunes you plan on playing though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPDEN Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 When it's not broken, I don't fix it. The 57's and BB's perfect for my sound and use. But, if I had to pick an aftermarket, I'd go with one of the Lindy Fralin offerings.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 i would like to know what everyone thinks would be the best pick ups to put in a les paul standard' date=' other than the originals at the moment i have a seymore duncan jeff beck in the bridge and a 59 in the neck.[/quote'] That's the perfect combo for me. Burstbucker Pros are really good as well. As you are in the UK, why not give Bare Knuckles a try? I'm very curious about them and am about ready to take the plunge on a set of Rebel Yells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet22 Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 at the moment i have a seymore duncan jeff beck in the bridge and a 59 in the neck. .....that's a pretty common PUP combo you've got there. My local dealer is an authorised Semour Duncan stockist, and he keeps that set in stock just for Les Pauls..... ......you've not been through York with your axe have you...? Nice Tobacco Burst BTW. I tossed a coin between the TB and the Vintage Burst. VB won (see avatar). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaresz Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 If you are looking for an aftermarket only check out Lindy Fralin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Have you seen the latest LP? Change the PUP's on the go. >Product page< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaresz Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 When it's not broken' date=' I don't fix it. The 57's and BB's perfect for my sound and use. But, if I had to pick an aftermarket, I'd go with one of the Lindy Fralin offerings....[/quote'] Agree! +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRom Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 +1 for the BB Pro's +2 on the '57's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 bb pros if i want an all sound-all style guitar emgs if i want a heavy metal guitar... but bb pros do as well if not better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I found the BBPros gave me the tone I wanted. If I were to go get another LP (I would not change out my existing) I think I'd look at the 490's first. If you are seriously looking, never miss a chance to go play and see for yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Martin Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I've been pretty happy with my BB pros. I have a '57 bridge in my SG though that I swear by though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjc guitar Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Hi, My take on this subject is stay original. I have a Les Paul because I LOVE the LP sound (burstbuckers in one and 57's in the other) I have a Strat because I like the "Strat" tone( one with original Texas specials-1 with Lace sensors and 1 with original "noiseless"). I have an older original USA Krammer because I like the 80's rock tone of that guitar (original pups) With that being said I do have my custom built that I love to experiment with different pups. And until I find that "perfect" tone I will keep trying!! so far Seymores are the choice, SH4 bridge and Jazz in neck. If you spent 1000's of $ for a Les Paul why would you want to change the tone?? if you don't like it why would you buy it? Just my opinion!!! -Rj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leedoug Posted April 25, 2008 Author Share Posted April 25, 2008 can some one tell me more about these "bare knuckles" pups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knapp_425 Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Here is the Gibson chart on the Pups. I was surprised to see how hot the 498s are. And how low the BBs are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 +1 for the BB Pro's +2 on the '57's What he said ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadCase Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Had the JB-59 Seymour Duncans, the 81-85 EMG's. They're both great, but I kept putting those guitars down and goin' back to the BB 1-2. 57's rock too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson CS Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 a 57 classic plus in the neck and a dimarzio norton in the bridge good hotter Pups, that can kick your *** one minute, and be so gentle the next and according to my friends, screams jimmy page vibe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_randy Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 I'm in different tone moods from day to day.Kinda undecided overall I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingarmadillo Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 +1 for the BB Pro's +2 on the '57's What he said ... What they said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrktwn Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 I have Seymour Duncan Antiquities in my Explorer. The absolute **** as far as I'm concerned. Bright when I need it, clarity and definition at high volume, and sweet sweet woody singing tone. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooperoni Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 I'm like's me Burstbucker 1 & 2s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer993 Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Here is the Gibson chart on the Pups. I was surprised to see how hot the 498s are. And how low the BBs are. That's an interesting chart. I like 57s and BBs best and don't like the 490s at all - muddy. BUT, having said that I wonder how different pickups interact with different amp electronics. Tube amps use different style power tubes for instance - Mesa is different than Budda than Fender, etc. I believe my Mesa is more friendly toward the 490 PUs and will try to qualify that this weekend. I know the amp settings change quite a bit, to get a similar sound, when I switch guitars with different PUs, and play on the same amp. The Pagebuckers on my JP custom are so different than The BBs on my 2007 standard. And of course tapping the coils or changing the phase is another story. What do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson CS Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 when im playing amps @ GC i bring my les paul so i can see what it sounds like with MY gear the way my guitar is, the marshall vintage modern sounds bad-***, but wth the same EQ the jvm-410 dosent sound good, where as , when i play a stock les paul off the wall, the vintage modern is too saturated, and the jvm 410 sounds better i guess the moral of the story is perfect tone well never be found, except for jimmy page on the BBC sessions, and the first van halen album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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