Asia makes generic Lil/Jr pickups

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I installed one in a project today. The bridge is a Lil 59. The first difference, the case of the generic pickup is too large for a single coil route. It originally had a generic single coil without a case, which rattled in the route of the pickguard because it was smaller; the cover added space. The Lil 59 doesn't have a cover, but is the same size as a single with one, the name and color of the pickup printed on a piece of plastic. I used a dremel to cut the cover of the generic to be a cover like Duncans. I glued it on.

The Lil 59 was a neck pickup in the bridge. The generic doesn't specify position, and it was in the neck. Even my girlfriend noticed how drastic the difference is. The Lil 59 is bright, loud, and heavy. The neck pickup has no high end and sounds like it is covered in fabric and much quieter, maybe half the volume or less.
 
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Ah, its almost guaranteed that Aliexpress and high quality meet like your username.
 
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Honestly, I buy from Aliexpress often.

I started a blog about it, but it needs upgrading.

cheapstufffromasia.tumblr.com

My girlfriend and I do a lot of costumes, so while the quality might not be up to par with what I wear to work, we've bought a bunch of clothes that meet the need, and some of them I do wear to work (dress shirts, ties). The bridge and tuners on the guitar I put the Duncan and Duncan ripoff in were also from Aliexpress. It all depends; for guitars, this was the most disappointing piece of hardware I have bought.
 
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Suntekstore sells these also. I actually bought one just to see what it sounds like. It looks exactly like an old-school Hot Rails. I've never gotten around to installing it yet, so I don't know what it sounds like.
 
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I have one of those in a guitar, as well. Sold it today, actually. It seems a little dull but it's alright. It's in a single pickup guitar so I don't have much to compare it to other than a different guitar. Playing it, it's definitely higher output and more clear than the generic Duncan copy.
 
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