leewilson78 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Hi all, Long story cut short, I had a gold top les paul around 8 or 9 years ago, it got stolen after 4 years. I finally replaced it with what I thought was an identical one, turns out the pickups aren't silver like I remember they used to be, they are cream coloured. Can anyone shed any light on these new types of pickups, are they less expensive than the silver ones, is the sound as good etc. Appreciate any info. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostindesert Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Silver would be humbuckers and cream are P-90's (Gibson/Epiphone versions of single-coil pickups). The sound is different then humbuckers and they don't 'buck the hum'. Most people on this forum like them, me included. Maybe other forum members can explain these pickups characteristics better then me. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Yep. You probably had the '57 Goldtop with chrome-covered humbuckers, and you replaced it by a '56 Goldtop with cream P90s. A P90 is a basicly a meaty Single-coil PU(like on a Strat) with almost twice the balls, output, extraneous noise and hum. Don't call it a GT. That is this one: http://www.thomann.de/nl/epiphone_les_paul_special_gt.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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