Finally got the Custom Shop Jimmy Page set installed...

[J.C.R.W]

So I finally got the time to install the set of Custom Shop Jimmy Page pickups I had lying around in my Les Paul. Took me a while because I set them up with a 21 tone wiring harness. What a difference this whole setup made to my guitar! I still need some time to fiddle around with all the different push/pull settings but as far as the 'normal' settings go the pickups sound fantastic.

The pickups replaced the stock set from my LP Traditional (Gibson 57+ bridge & 57 neck). I found this set to be a little too generic sounding (at least in my guitar). The 57+ in the bridge was quite bright and a little thin sounding and the 57 neck pickup was decent but I have had better luck with a SD '59 in the past.

The JP Bridge got rid of the brightness that the 57+ had. It almost seemed hotter than the SD Custom 5 that I used in the past, but I found that it is very sensitive and extremely versatile with use of the volume and tone controls. The JP Neck is very balanced, I would say it is very close to a '59 neck but with a little less bass (IMHO that is a good thing). The best thing about this set is the middle position, with everything on full it has that nice honky characteristic that the stock set just did not have. I couldn't help but quickly play the 'Whole Lotta Love' riff and it nails that sound to a T.

Now that the 'Whole Lotta Humbucker' set will be released to the general public I can highly recommend these pickups to try out.

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Finally got the Custom Shop Jimmy Page set installed...

Bugger! I was hoping that the WLH set would remain unavailable outside the UK.

 

[Condemned soul]

Re: Finally got the Custom Shop Jimmy Page set installed...

J.C.R.W, Thanks for the write up about the pickup. Here are a coouple of questions maybe you or someone else can answer.

Many thanks in advance.

Your comment about less bass than a 59 interests me because I'm considering this pickup for the neck spot in a SG to replace a Gibson 57. My goal is to prevent the SG from having a boomy or flabby bass.


Would you say the bass response of the neck Whole Lotta Humbucker is - flubby, about the same or maybe a bit tighter when compared with SD 59 neck in the neck spot on a SG?



Do you think a Whole Lotta Humbucker in the neck will play nice with a 59/Custom in the bridge?

Thanks for your time.

 

[Frogman]

Re: Finally got the Custom Shop Jimmy Page set installed...

J.C.R.W, Thanks for the write up about the pickup. Here are a coouple of questions maybe you or someone else can answer.

Many thanks in advance.

Your comment about less bass than a 59 interests me because I'm considering this pickup for the neck spot in a SG to replace a Gibson 57. My goal is to prevent the SG from having a boomy or flabby bass.


Would you say the bass response of the neck Whole Lotta Humbucker is - flubby, about the same or maybe a bit tighter when compared with SD 59 neck in the neck spot on a SG?



Do you think a Whole Lotta Humbucker in the neck will play nice with a 59/Custom in the bridge?

Thanks for your time.

Try an A3 in your neck 57 before you change pups.

I've used A3's in two different neck pups now to get rid of boomy bass and it works like a charm.

 

[Condemned soul]

Re: Finally got the Custom Shop Jimmy Page set installed...

Will give it a try. Thanks for the suggestion.