57 classic question

[callous_frigid_chill]

Since i never saw it mentioned outright, but with hints at it, I'm assuming the regular 57 classic is a neck pickup? Or can it be used as a bridge? The 57 classic + looks like the bridge match to it.

 

[Mllerrin]

Re: 57 classic question

I believe there is both a neck and bridge version. The Classic Plus could be seen as a bridge version as it has slitghtly higher output.

 

[ErikH]

Re: 57 classic question

There's both a neck and bridge version. Nice pickups. One of the few non-Duncan pickups I like.

 

[Kac]

Re: 57 classic question

Nice pickups. One of the few non-Duncan pickups I like.

+1

Had one in direct mounted to a "franken-strat" a while back and I liked it.

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: 57 classic question

There is a neck and a bridge as well as the 57 Classic +, which is wound a bit hotter that the 57 Classic bridge. FWIW, the Burst bucker 1's, 2's and 3's are FAR better pickups that a classic 57...this of course IMO.

 

[callous_frigid_chill]

Re: 57 classic question

allright, thanks

 

[sunnysideup]

Re: 57 classic question

There is a neck and a bridge as well as the 57 Classic +, which is wound a bit hotter that the 57 Classic bridge. FWIW, the Burst bucker 1's, 2's and 3's are FAR better pickups that a classic 57...this of course IMO.

Without mentioning what genre you're playing, this comment is rather pointless.

For clean jazz sound, i do think classic 57 perform better than burstbucker. But for overdriven sound, burstbucker wins hands down.

You can see that all top of the line archtop Gibson use classic 57.

 

[drpietrzak]

Re: 57 classic question

I like the 57's as well for clean to blues. 57+ bridge did classic rock well. I like the APII, CC, Seth Lover and Pearly Gatged better though.

 

[Dave Z]

Re: 57 classic question

I had a pair of 57 classics and was underwhelmed...compared to the duncan 59s that replaced them they sounded muddy & indistinct. I'm wondering if maybe Gibson has 'off' days, and the lousy ones get sold off? Don't know as they were in an SG and in another SG that had 57s stock I thought they sounded shrill, go figure...