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I have always stayed away from anything vintage output or below medium output really, other than a jazz, a2pro or paf pro in the neck I haven’t tried to much.
My current #1 has been a Les Paul with black winter set for awhile in fact. Recently I saw something though that caught my eye and gave it a shot.
I finally understand how good a low output humbucker can sound, while not being thin, piercing or one dimensional. I guess too many Gibson 57’s, 490’s and burstbuckers left a terrible taste in my mouth.
If you get a chance to try the 58/15 LT do it. It is the best pickup I have ever played, just tons of definition and clarity, and not thin sounding in the bridge. The split neck is amazing and regular neck is just right for thicker sounds. Add a clean boost and I’m right there with the output and saturation of the black winters, they thicken right up and still cut through.
Anyway here’s a pic:
I had no intention of keeping it stock, but they actually took the time to make these right. I doubt that anything short of the Duncan custom shop or bare Knuckle pickups are even gonna come close to these. I’m ready to sell off most of my Gibson Les Pauls because this is so much better, in every way.
It’s to bad they don’t sell them separately. I am interested in what the regular 58/15 non Low Turn version sounds like. I have seen used sets sold on reverb for crazy money, and they are worth it.
My current #1 has been a Les Paul with black winter set for awhile in fact. Recently I saw something though that caught my eye and gave it a shot.
I finally understand how good a low output humbucker can sound, while not being thin, piercing or one dimensional. I guess too many Gibson 57’s, 490’s and burstbuckers left a terrible taste in my mouth.
If you get a chance to try the 58/15 LT do it. It is the best pickup I have ever played, just tons of definition and clarity, and not thin sounding in the bridge. The split neck is amazing and regular neck is just right for thicker sounds. Add a clean boost and I’m right there with the output and saturation of the black winters, they thicken right up and still cut through.
Anyway here’s a pic:
I had no intention of keeping it stock, but they actually took the time to make these right. I doubt that anything short of the Duncan custom shop or bare Knuckle pickups are even gonna come close to these. I’m ready to sell off most of my Gibson Les Pauls because this is so much better, in every way.
It’s to bad they don’t sell them separately. I am interested in what the regular 58/15 non Low Turn version sounds like. I have seen used sets sold on reverb for crazy money, and they are worth it.
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