dawhoop Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Hi i'm thinking of replacing my stock epiphone les paul custom's pickups with some seymour duncans. i'm not sure as to which ones i want though. i was thinking of either 59 neck and JB bridge, or like alnico ii neck & 59 in bridge, or any other combinations? any suggestions on whats good, i play heavy, classic, and hard rock. does anyone have their own epi lp + sd setup they'd like to recommend? or at least somewhere I can go to listen to different pickups besides the website? any help is appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansmitchell Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 JB bridge, phat cat neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelodyMaker1 Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 I use SD's 59's Sh 1's. But my music is Blues, light jazz, and some R&B. So my experience is not so comparable to yours. But I don't think you could go wrong with SD's. Although I have heard a lot of good things about GFS pickups, I have never heard them live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 The JB bridge/'59 neck combo is a great idea and would be perfect for the musical styles you mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskank Sally Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Seymour Duncans Hotrodded Humbucker set. The joyous pairing of the classic SH-2 Jazz with an ever so popular SH-4JB. Cost is a measly $130 for the pair. Get that classic LP tone in spades. Check your local retailer for details. I will also recommend the Seymour Duncan SH-6 Distortion Mayhem Set. A pair of SH-6 Distortion pickups (ceramic coil) mated for neck and bridge. It doesn't get much hotter than that. $130 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawhoop Posted August 4, 2008 Author Share Posted August 4, 2008 hmm Distortions interesting Ill have to check that out. ya the JB/Jazz seems popular. thanks for the suggestions, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbirchett Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 I used a Pearly Gates neck and a JB bridge in my Del Rey. That worked really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V-Type Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Duncan has a few sets that they sell at a slightly lower than seperate purchase price. The twin 59 set, The twin Distortion set and the JB/Jazz set. All the above are outstanding for most anything and are Great upgrades too the Stock Epiphone p'ups. Ive had the JB in my Epi LP Custom but got kinda bored with it after sometime and moved on too the Seymour Duncan Custom Custom/Alnico Pro II set and am Very Very Happy with the results now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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