humbuckers? burstbuckers?

[whiteshields1830]

Hi all, just wondering whats the difference between the humbuckers that studios come with and the burstbuckers that standards come with? are they different in tone?

 

Cheers

[Tim Plains]

Much different.

Not to confuse you here, but there's more than one type of BurstBucker.

BurstBuckers 1, 2 & 3 have an Alnico II magnet, BurstBucker Pros have an Alnico V magnet.

BurstBucker Pros are found in new LP Standards.

The pickups in LP Studios (and Customs) are called modern classics 490/498. They have a higher output than BurstBuckers Pros. Some people say 490/498 sound muddy...I like mine just fine!

The best thing you can do is head to a music store, play them and hear the differences. I wouldn't buy a guitar without first hearing roughly what it'll sound like.

[ChanMan]

The best thing you can do is head to a music store' date=' play them and hear the differences. I wouldn't buy a guitar without first hearing roughly what it'll sound like.[/quote']

 

+1 I spent several months and many trips to the various music stores shopping for my first LP. It was a lot of fun, and helped me narrow down the many choices.

 

 

Enjoy the hunt man!!

[saturn]

If I'm not mistaken, I think LP Standards of the late 80's up to about 2000 or so all came with the 490R/498T pickups. Sometime in the late 90's or early 2000s they started making BBs to try and re-capture the vintage PAF tone.

[hi13ts]

Are the Burstbuckers 1,2, and 3 wax potted? I remember reading in Gibson somewhere that they are not. I wonder how much feedback they'll produce.

[surfpup]

Are the Burstbuckers 1' date='2, and 3 wax potted? [/quote']

 

They are not potted.

 

I wonder how much feedback they'll produce.

 

Depends upon your rig' date=' doesn't it? [img']http://forum.gibson.com/public/style_emoticons/default/eusa_drool.gif[/img] As I understand it, they produce way too much for some players. Others seem to handle it just fine.

 

Kinda reminds me of a story I heard somewhere - another hot shot 60's guitarist (don't remember who) tried to play Hendrix's set up (Strat and Marshall stack as usual I believe) and all he got was screeching feedback. Couldn't play it at all. He handed the guitar back to Jimi, and of course Jimi sounded like himself, having apparently learned to control the feedback with muting and such.

 

I know we have quite a few Burstbucker lovers here who can chime in with first-hand experience.