Gibson Burstbucker Pros Install:

Gahr said:
I guess all other things being equal, it might say something about how hot a pickup is, but I agree.
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Perhaps, but it still tells you nothing about how much inductance the thing has. Resistance is a constant, but what actually makes the sound you hear is the inductance. Found a pretty good, simple explanation:

Resistance is a constant pushback against electrical force, much like friction.

Inductance is resistance to a change in electrical force, much like inertia. If current flows through a circuit with high inductance, the current will continue flow at a similar rate, resisting any changes to the flow.
 
Catmandue said:
The main reason I got a 2010 Standard LP was because the bb pros sounded that good when I tried them out in the store. That SG sounds awesome with bb pros to my old ears.
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I don't have em in any of my guitars but I've played a few and thought the pickups were spectacular.
 
gball said:
Popular choices. No SD pickups I have owned lasted very long in my guitars, but I know most people love 'em so hope you get what you are looking for.
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I very much like the ‘59s and the Custom 5.

I haven’t really been very thrilled with the JB and Jazz pickups.

They may come out.
 
gball said:
Popular choices. No SD pickups I have owned lasted very long in my guitars, but I know most people love 'em so hope you get what you are looking for.
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I would like to try the Alnico II pros...I have heard the SD 59's and liked them...
 
Can't really put into words what it is that I don't really like about them...they have a house "sound" that just doesn't work for me. Same with DiMarzio's - I like them at first but then they end up getting ripped out after 4-6 months. The only pickups I have been consistently happy with are Gibson and Lollar.
 
gball said:
Can't really put into words what it is that I don't really like about them...they have a house "sound" that just doesn't work for me. Same with DiMarzio's - I like them at first but then they end up getting ripped out after 4-6 months. The only pickups I have been consistently happy with are Gibson and Lollar.
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I'm pleased with the Burstbucker Pro's in the SG - but I wouldn't want that tone in a Les Paul....way too bright.
 
gball said:
Good demo. I do hear a bit of the midrange thing that SD's do in it that I don't get along with. I briefly had a set of the Slash pickups in one of my guitars a while back but ended up putting the originals back in it.
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In this video, I prefer the 57 Classic +, which surprises me because I had a 57 Classic/57 Classic + set in my Gibson SG that did not impress me....
 
Robert Herndon said:
In this video, I prefer the 57 Classic +, which surprises me because I had a 57 Classic/57 Classic + set in my Gibson SG that did not impress me....
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Interesting. The '57/'57+ combo is pretty much my favorite all-purpose pickup set ever in a Les Paul. In an SG I like a '57/'57 set better, for some reason SG's seem to be better with the same output pickup in both holes.
 
I found the magic with these Burstbuckers....in an old trick used by Angus Young...as related to my by friend Fil "Solo Dallas" Oliveri - who has actually examined Angus' guitars and chatted with him extensively. Angus liked to screw the pole pieces in flush with the cover, then raise the bridge pickup until it was almost touching the strings. Well, I took Fil's advice and wow....it is amazing...clean, overdriven, just everywhere. The shrillness is gone. The tone is much fuller and the balance between the strings is excellent, whereas before, the G/b/e were way too bright.

This is the single best modification I've done yet!!!
 
Got the pickups correctly oriented to the strings, tailpiece raised with Faber locking spacers (to correct for overly steep neck angle) and bridge pole pieces flush with cover...

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