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    59 vs Alnico II vs ?

    Hi. I have some experience with Duncan pickups as well as some more boutique stuff. I'm trying to figure out what to do with a guitar I bought. It's one of the Elitist Epiphone Les Pauls from about 20 years ago. A great value, especially with Gibson's issues at the time. I actually rather...
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    Compatibility with Epi 50SR - have Stag Mag

    Hey guys. Just picked up an Epiphone Elitist Les Paul. I've had one before and actually like the pickups pretty well. They use two different ones in the bridge - one about 13 or 14k and one closer to 9. I prefer the 9. The necks is around 8k. I think the neck is basically a Classic 57 and the...
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    Which SD for bridge?

    H i. My first post. Please bear with me as I'm visually impaired. I may post something that seems stupid. It could be due to my vision. Or that I'm stupid. The vision is a nice excuse... I just bought an inexpensive guitar. I have some cheap ones, some that I made, a couple of pricier ones...
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    Like A2 PU's but not Seth Lovers...

    Maybe it's just me. I like the warmth and kind of understated but refined characteristics of most A2 pickups. But I really dislike the Seth Lovers. They have a wiry top end in my experience that I just can't handle. Am I crazy (rhetorical question - this is a guitar blog so...) I'm into sound...
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    Have new guitar with Seth Lovers - Question

    Hi. I've owned some sets of Duncans over the years but never Seth Lovers. 59's, Antiquity humbuckers, Antiquity Tele, Phatcat's.... I just took delivery of a new Heritage 535 semi-hollow. The old Gibson plant in Kalamazoo. I'm not familiar with these pickups, although I've heard their...
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