blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: Pickup Upgrade for Epiphone Les Paul Standard
For some players, Gibson PU's get them 90% of the way, or 100% of the way. For others they don't. Gibson's approach seems to be:
"We'll put good pickups in our instruments, if you like them, fine. For those who want different or better ones you can buy those elsewhere. We're not trying to compete in the PU aftermarket. We're a guitar maker. We make our own PU's for economic reasons, as it's cheaper than buying someone else's. We're not slugging it out with high-end PU makers on tone, authenticity, or quality. We price our PU's to give our guitars a higher perceived value. That's where our profit is, guitars not pickups."
For some players, Gibson PU's get them 90% of the way, or 100% of the way. For others they don't. Gibson's approach seems to be:
"We'll put good pickups in our instruments, if you like them, fine. For those who want different or better ones you can buy those elsewhere. We're not trying to compete in the PU aftermarket. We're a guitar maker. We make our own PU's for economic reasons, as it's cheaper than buying someone else's. We're not slugging it out with high-end PU makers on tone, authenticity, or quality. We price our PU's to give our guitars a higher perceived value. That's where our profit is, guitars not pickups."
