I have used a Pearly gates set in my Les Paul Standard for several years now. I recently got the bug for double cream and out of curiosity, I ordered the Dimarzio 36th Anniversary set in double cream. They looked spectacular in my wine red LP. The bridge was interesting tonally as it was a bit more "Schenkery", a bit of that Dimarzio mid-hump that I heard about.. The neck did not do much for me in my instrument other than I noted it was a nice balance to the 36th bridge. I left them in for about a week. I think it takes that long to get your ears right and really give them a shot, nice product, but just not for me. I reinstalled my Gold cover Pearly Gates set and I was re-awakened to the tone I wanted. Pearly, I apologize. I do think the Dimarzio 36th's are a good value for the price, and the bridge pickup is a pretty good unit. But I do like my Duncans.
Apologies to Pearly Gates set
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Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: Apologies to Pearly Gates set
Pearly Gates are great pickups.
I think many players get scared by SD's description of "sizzle." In reality, they're just slightly agressive PAF's.
Pearly Gates are great pickups.
I think many players get scared by SD's description of "sizzle." In reality, they're just slightly agressive PAF's.
mojosman
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Re: Apologies to Pearly Gates set
When I bought my first Les Paul it was a Faded Brown Studio. It was what I was able to afford at the time, but I had played quite few before trading my Tele for this guitar. I knew the tone I wanted, and this guitar just didn’t have it. The stock Gibson set sounded ok through dirt pedals, or with the amp pumping out a good amount of gain, but anywhere close to clean they sounded vanilla; just blah. My older brother suggested a set of PG’s. I installed the PG set, and a 50’s wiring harness from tundra tone with 500k CTS pots and PIO caps.
Best money I ever spent. It was a whole new guitar. It literally sounded like what I thought a good Les Paul should sound, it had the tone I was looking for. It could not only do clean but you could get sort of jazzy with it, do some country twang, and still sounded good through some dirt pedals and gain. They made me a Duncan believer.
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When I bought my first Les Paul it was a Faded Brown Studio. It was what I was able to afford at the time, but I had played quite few before trading my Tele for this guitar. I knew the tone I wanted, and this guitar just didn’t have it. The stock Gibson set sounded ok through dirt pedals, or with the amp pumping out a good amount of gain, but anywhere close to clean they sounded vanilla; just blah. My older brother suggested a set of PG’s. I installed the PG set, and a 50’s wiring harness from tundra tone with 500k CTS pots and PIO caps.
Best money I ever spent. It was a whole new guitar. It literally sounded like what I thought a good Les Paul should sound, it had the tone I was looking for. It could not only do clean but you could get sort of jazzy with it, do some country twang, and still sounded good through some dirt pedals and gain. They made me a Duncan believer.
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BluesIsBlood12
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Re: Apologies to Pearly Gates set
I had the 36ths in 3 guitars, and they always sounded kinda blah. Not bad, but not impressive either. I'd like to try some Perlies one day, but I've already got more pickups than guitars, and I really need to stop buying guitars. Stupid Reverb teasing me all the time.
I had the 36ths in 3 guitars, and they always sounded kinda blah. Not bad, but not impressive either. I'd like to try some Perlies one day, but I've already got more pickups than guitars, and I really need to stop buying guitars. Stupid Reverb teasing me all the time.
