I have a new Gibson SG Standard that I am in love with. I think I got one of the better SGs I've played. No neck dive!!!
Anyhow, the pickup weren't jiving with me. The 490R in the neck was dark and muddy and just terrible sounding. The 490t in the bridge had the right amount of low end, but just seemed muffled sounding to my ears. Not enough clarity.
I picked up a secondhand set of the Saturday Night Specials, and in the neck this pickup was exactly what I was looking for. Tons of clarity! It almost reminds me of a single coil sound. I had a SD Jazz in a former Les Paul of mine, and the SNSn reminds me a lot of the Jazz, but slightly less trebly. It's perfect for the SG, so it's staying put.
The SNS bridge however is not exactly what I want. It's a lot thinner sounding than 490T, too thin for me. I do like the clarity the pickup brings, but it doesn't have enough low-end oopmh to it that the 490t had and it sounds kind of brittle to my ears. I do like a lot of harmonics and not much compression
I've been spending time time browsing lots of pickups and doing comparison with the various EQ charts, and the '78 seems to fit what I need, but the A2Ps and the Antiquity also look appealing too. I keep reading that pearly gates are great for SG, but the EQ chart makes it looks super bright. How reliable are these EQ charts?
For the record, I do have a mojotone solderless 500k wiring harness installed in my SG now. Not sure what was in it originally with the 490's.
Anyhow, the pickup weren't jiving with me. The 490R in the neck was dark and muddy and just terrible sounding. The 490t in the bridge had the right amount of low end, but just seemed muffled sounding to my ears. Not enough clarity.
I picked up a secondhand set of the Saturday Night Specials, and in the neck this pickup was exactly what I was looking for. Tons of clarity! It almost reminds me of a single coil sound. I had a SD Jazz in a former Les Paul of mine, and the SNSn reminds me a lot of the Jazz, but slightly less trebly. It's perfect for the SG, so it's staying put.
The SNS bridge however is not exactly what I want. It's a lot thinner sounding than 490T, too thin for me. I do like the clarity the pickup brings, but it doesn't have enough low-end oopmh to it that the 490t had and it sounds kind of brittle to my ears. I do like a lot of harmonics and not much compression
I've been spending time time browsing lots of pickups and doing comparison with the various EQ charts, and the '78 seems to fit what I need, but the A2Ps and the Antiquity also look appealing too. I keep reading that pearly gates are great for SG, but the EQ chart makes it looks super bright. How reliable are these EQ charts?
For the record, I do have a mojotone solderless 500k wiring harness installed in my SG now. Not sure what was in it originally with the 490's.
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