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I've got a Gibson 335 Satin (with the stock '57 Classic buckers) that feels really nice and has a nice resonance to it. It's a bit dark, tonally, and would like a little more clarity and punch out of it. I emailed Gibson and was told that this model came with volume pots rated at 250k...

Does anyone know if the Seymour Duncan '59 humbuckers have balanced or unbalanced coils?

Well... I've been on the hunt for ways to brighten up my rather tonally dark ES 335. Initially, I thought to change out the pickups for something else but had it suggested to me to first change out the volume pots on my guitar from the 300K that came stock to 500K. I've also had it recommended...

Wow! I've been thinking about ways to brighten up my guitar and have seemed to opened pandora's box. I've got a '07 Gibson ES 335 (satin finish) that has the stock '57 Classic pickups in it. The guitar plays really nicely and has a beautiful natural resonance that I love. My only problem...

Just thought I'd share a few pics of my main amp. /Users/todd/Desktop/100_0823.JPG/Users/todd/Desktop/100_0822.JPG/Users/todd/Desktop/100_0431.JPG

I've got a 2007 Gibson ES 335 (satin finish) that really feels and sounds pretty good. The natural resonance of the guitar really sings but is inherently pretty dark. The stock Gibson '57 Classic pickups that came in the guitar actually sound pretty good, but I'd like to find something that...