Recently changed pups for my Custom solid body(mahogany and maple top) and discovered that this guitar has been initially packed with G&B Pickup Company humbuckers.... they have 5 wires.... Anybody come over pups like these? Also would like to know the wire color coding what goes where?:scratchch
G&B pups?
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BluesIsBlood12
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The current line of G&Bs that come in PRS SE/S2 are pretty dang good. The ones I had in my 2005 SE are just OK.
The current line of G&Bs that come in PRS SE/S2 are pretty dang good. The ones I had in my 2005 SE are just OK.
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BluesIsBlood12
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You might just dislike the design of PRS #7s. The 85/15s I've played are practically indistinguishable from the the USA version in my PRS CE, and the stock pickups in my S2 Vela are pretty good. I see no issues at all in the craftmanship of the recent PRS designed G&Bs.
You might just dislike the design of PRS #7s. The 85/15s I've played are practically indistinguishable from the the USA version in my PRS CE, and the stock pickups in my S2 Vela are pretty good. I see no issues at all in the craftmanship of the recent PRS designed G&Bs.
wevard
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My Chapman ML2 (Korean run) came loaded with G&B humbuckers. The neck pickup sounded fine but the bridge pickup needed more power. They both were four conductor but didn’t have adjustable screws, that is, both coils were slugs. I ended up exchanging them both. This guitar now rocks a tb-4 from around 2000 in the bridge and a phat cat in the neck.
My Chapman ML2 (Korean run) came loaded with G&B humbuckers. The neck pickup sounded fine but the bridge pickup needed more power. They both were four conductor but didn’t have adjustable screws, that is, both coils were slugs. I ended up exchanging them both. This guitar now rocks a tb-4 from around 2000 in the bridge and a phat cat in the neck.
Rex_Rocker
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I have two sets that came off PRS SE's before they were using actual PRS designs just made cheaper (like the 245's or the 85/15's). They're like 10K/9K bridge and neck, respectively. They seem to be made well and use Alnico magnets, but their tone was nothing to write home about. At least not for what I was attempting to play with those guitars. In particular, I couldn't get them out fast enough in my old Mushok baritone tuned to Drop A.
I have two sets that came off PRS SE's before they were using actual PRS designs just made cheaper (like the 245's or the 85/15's). They're like 10K/9K bridge and neck, respectively. They seem to be made well and use Alnico magnets, but their tone was nothing to write home about. At least not for what I was attempting to play with those guitars. In particular, I couldn't get them out fast enough in my old Mushok baritone tuned to Drop A.
The Dali
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I had a set come in my ESP LTD EC-256. These are chrome covered and 2-wire connections I believe (I'll check). They sounded good but I wanted to put in zebra Duncans. BUT, was going to use them in something else and I remember having trouble finding wiring codes.
I had a set come in my ESP LTD EC-256. These are chrome covered and 2-wire connections I believe (I'll check). They sounded good but I wanted to put in zebra Duncans. BUT, was going to use them in something else and I remember having trouble finding wiring codes.
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