K, got this Gibson Les Paul Special Pro EX recently.
Came with Burstbucker Pros.
Good pickups, stock. Meant to be a slightly edgier PAF type pickup
However in this guitar, it had a hard, almost harsh top end, I just didn't like. I liked BB Pros in my former Studio. But, though they sounded good, they were hard to dial-in and had that upper end stuff I didn't like.
I had been wanting to try out relative new comers in Seymour Duncan's line, since they came out (this year). They seemed exactly what the BB Pros were attempting, and perfect for this guitar. And I wanted to try some AL4 pups.
Seymour Duncan Saturday Night Special.
From SD
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The Saturday Night Special humbucker set uses Alnico 4 magnets to deliver that authentic 70s sound.
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Unlike traditional humbuckers, the Saturday Night Special humbuckers are voiced to be a little hotter and fatter in the bridge position, and a little clearer and less “wooly” in the neck. They’re more aggressive than 50s-style models, but without the compression of most high gain pickups. These bridge the output level gap between vintage 50s and modern humbuckers, making this pickup set perfect for replicating those legendary late-70s arena rock tones.
The Saturday Night Special Set is made in Santa Barbara, California. They come standard with four-conductor wiring, maple spacer ... More and short mounting legs. Available with nickel covers, gold covers, black uncovered bobbins and Zebra uncovered bobbins.
The Saturday Night Special Set is made in Santa Barbara, California. They come standard with four-conductor wiring, maple spacer and short mounting legs. Available with nickel covers, gold covers, black uncovered bobbins and Zebra uncovered bobbins.
They hit the spot and that spot. Neck is really great delivering than non boominess, non woolyness, nice and clear. And the Bridge is fatter, but sounds and responds like a fatter 50 PAF.
Perfect fit really for this guitar, and I think one of their better pups to date..
So these
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went into Gibson Les Paul Special Pro EX recently.
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