Guitar-Rocker Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 My 98 has Seymour Duncans in it, a JB in the bridge, a 59 in the neck. My 07 Custom has Gibson 490r / 490T. Both have their own sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangbang Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 I am going to play the crap out of my G 400 before I decide to swap pups but If I do I will probably go with SD '59 neck, SD JB bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corcoran Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Gibson P94 in my Epiphone Invader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken361 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 whats better for metal and hard rock, iommi or emg's anybody try both?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn1281733995 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 '05 G400 - OEM pickups. '06 LP Classic - Tonerider "rocksong" bridge (with tap) and OEM neck. Jackson RR3 - Original JB/Jazz combo. Ibanez AFS75T - OEM pickups. Â I'm not much for changing out pickups. I find I can get everything I want from my Digitech FX pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carverman Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 I'm all GFS these days.. The crunchy PAF is just what it says' date=' a crunchy PAF humbucker and it's been a good companion for the Mean P90. The GFS P90 beats the crap out of the Epiphone P100 that came with the Junior. [/quote'] Â All right there Biff! Â I find that both of the bridge FAT and Crunchy are good for my GFS diet. I "saved" some dough to experiment with a Sustainiac which replaces the neck pickup . It functions as a sustainer or neck pickup with SC or HB equalization switch and works in conjunction with the bridge p_up which happens to be the original Epi 57 CH right now. This thing turns an LP into a dark beast..wails and screams as long as you want it to. With the sustainer in standby mode it sounds like a two pickup model using the 3 way. Â However, I'm planning to use some traditional combination of GFS that will use either the FAT or Crunchy paf in the project Lp still being worked on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEPI Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 The thing that pissed me off about the pickups in my Samick '94 LP Classic was that the 'adjustable' pole pieces weren't. They had slots stamped in the tops so that they looked like screws' date=' but they didn't turn. Eventually I popped in a SD Jazz and a SD JB... then when I sold it the new owner turned around and popped in a set of Gibson '57 Classics and sold me back the SDs. The JB is in my Elitist LP and the Jazz is not being used. [img']http://www.marantatech.com/Graphix/Les Paul2.jpg[/img]  Samicks from that period had pickups from before the "designed by Gibson" era. Mine sounded better with the Duncans.  The thing that pissed me off about the pickups in my Samick '94 LP Classic was that the 'adjustable' pole pieces weren't.  The first thing I did after reading this was to go to my "guesstimated" late 80's Samick LP to adjust the pole pieces up and down and, they did. These pics, posted previously, show that there's no markings or signature on the back of the pups and the "6 or 9" is the only number that I can find on the entire guitar..........J    Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvastogie Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 GFS Vintage '59s in my LP Standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrma Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 SXounds like people rate the GFS' above tonerider? Would that be right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumblinman Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 LP 100 with P-94 Neck and Burstbucker 2 Bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkwire Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 SXounds like people rate the GFS' above tonerider? Would that be right... Â GFS definitely has more models to choose from, and more people are aware of them. Â I can't really do a comparison, since the only GFS pickups I currently have are a set of the blowout vintage Strat pups in a Peavey Falcon...and those aren't GFS pups, but pups that Jay picked up from somewhere else. But they're pretty good, especially considering they cost me $18 for the set. Â All I can tell you is a friend of mine played my guitar with the Tonerider Rocksongs and said they sounded identical to the SD 59s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5er driver Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 DiMarzios, double cream open coils. Super Distortion and an Air Classic Neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefoxicy Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Special II has DiMarzio Steve's Special DP161 Â The Slash will have Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pros, it comes stock with. Â The LP Studio Chameleon I'll put DiMarzio Super Distortions in. Â The Sheraton II I'll probably dump some Alnico II Pros into, but I want to hear them and the Super Distortions first. I heard the Alnico II Pros give a sweeter sound instead of a screaming signal that overdrives tubes so fast, which might go better with a semi-hollow (too much overdrive isn't so great for preserving the sound of the guitar, so why bother with a Sheraton?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrma Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008  GFS definitely has more models to choose from' date=' and more people are aware of them.  I can't really do a comparison, since the only GFS pickups I currently have are a set of the blowout vintage Strat pups in a Peavey Falcon...and those aren't GFS pups, but pups that Jay picked up from somewhere else. But they're pretty good, especially considering they cost me $18 for the set.  All I can tell you is a friend of mine played my guitar with the Tonerider Rocksongs and said they sounded identical to the SD 59s.[/quote']  GFS aren't easy to get hold of over here in the UK, so I think i'll go with the tonerider AC4's... £50 the set which aint too bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayer2525 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Stock OEM for now. But next week I hope to slap EMG 81/85 in it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayer2525 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I've got stock OEM in my LP Standard + top for now. But next week I hope to slap in EMG 81/85! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PS91 Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 I like Epi stock pickups these days: Â My Korean LP standard has stock pickups and I'm very happy with them. Just bought a faded brown G400 and am keeping the stock pickups in. Â Additionally: My Chinese LP standard has GFS Fat PAFs which work well. (I have these in a Bradley, LP too) If I get another Dot I'd consider swapping in GFS Mean 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smd24fan Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Duncan 59's in my Goldtop and in my Sunburst I have a Duncan SH-5 Custom and a Duncan Alnico Pro II in the neck. The Sunburst is setup to be a little more aggressive in the bridge, but not overly. The Goldtop sounds awesome, it can run with my Bro's LP Custom all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiflyer Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 SD Antiquity P90 in my Les Paul Junior '57 in place of the Epi P100. I had a '97 Epi Junior in cherry red & I loved the sound of the Epi P90. Â Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latka Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 every epi i`ve ever had has been modified in some way or another. pickups are the first to go.(except for my ace frehley lp) and the toggle switch is next up. I generally replace the epi pups with gibson pups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken361 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 how's that ace guitar pretty nice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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