490 v Burstbucker pro

[iplayto]

I'm 69 years old.I just started to play a guitar again.I;m looking at the Les Paul Studio with 490 & 498 pickups and the studio Deluxe with the 490 & burstbucker pro. which has the better sound for blues. the studio is cheaper. Thank You

[Kennis]

The burstbucker has a real nice vintage sound to it, while the Gibson pickups with 3 digit names are good, but not spectacular.

I think getting the cheaper guitar and then buying a nice set of pickups on ebay might be cheaper over all. so use other factors to decide which guitar to get than the pickups.

 

I have a studio that I put burstbuckers in and it sounds phenomenal.

[Riffster]

Burstbucker Pros have an Alnico 5 magnet, they brighter when clean and crunchier when overdriven.

 

Burstbuckers 1,2 and 3 have Alnico 2 magnets, less gain, mellower sound softer clipping when overdriven.

 

Same applies to the 490T. One is no better than the other, for a mellower blues sound I would go Alnico 2 magnets.

[CowboyBillyBob1]

I have posted this a bunch of times. Be advised that output is not the be all of tone. That is a personal decision.

 

Gibson Pickup Output

[RyanStorm]

That is a nice chart of the pick ups, really gives you an idea of where they stand next to each other. I would love to put the Iommi pickups in a Gibson, but an Angus Young or Ace Frehley guitar would also be so awesome!

[gizeh68]

I actually like my 490t better than my BB3, strangely enough. The 490 has more high end, and is almost "bell like" in its tone, like a strat. My BB3, OTOH, really sounds best with some overdrive.