I think a 59 neck is closer in tone to a 490R, magnet or not. The 490R sounds really nothing like a A2P to me- too scooped.
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Originally posted by Mincer View PostI think a 59 neck is closer in tone to a 490R, magnet or not. The 490R sounds really nothing like a A2P to me- too scooped.
Have you played them in semis or hollows? Maybe that makes a difference.
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Originally posted by Blille View Post
That’s interesting. The 490R I had was like it was said above, an A2Pro without the clarity. Mud-town territory.
Have you played them in semis or hollows? Maybe that makes a difference.Administrator of the SDUGF
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Originally posted by Rex_Rocker View PostI think the 498T is a fantastic bridge pickup. It's rude, raspy, and grindy. Perfect for gain, IMO.Jackson Dominion Bourbon Burst-Duncan '59 bridge, Screamin' Demon neck
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My experience with the 498T/490R is very mixed. I have 2 90s Les Paul Studios (Ebony fretboards) and the pickup combo sounds amazing in them. I have a 2001 LP Custom and the pickups sound anemic as hell in that guitar (waiting to put a 35th anniversary JB/Jazz set in). Maybe the modern ones are just dull? the 90s ones sounds great, or maybe thats just some "vintage magic" happening to the pickups as they age.
As for pickups that are within the output range, the Custom 5 and Jazz/59 neck would be on par output wise.Charvel, Kramer, Gibson, Fender, MIJ/US Epiphone, BC Rich
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No experience with the 498t, but the 490r is probably the worst neck pickup I've ever played. I've had them in an SG, Les Paul, and a Jaguar. They're mudbuckers. Replaced the one in my SG with a Pearly Gates (later a Wolfetone Marshallhead neck) , Les Paul with a Jazz (later a Wolfetone Legend), and the Jaguar got a Jazz too. Magnet swapping will help, but it's kind of like polishing a turd."An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. " - Bukowski
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I can't compare the 498T to anything Duncan does. The 498 is a solid stock pickup, to my ears. It's on the hot side of the output spectrum, but it rocks for hard rock and metal.
The 490T is my least favorite Gibson pickup, my a longshot.Epiphone Les Paul Tbte Plus (SD custom shop humbucker & SH2b neck)
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