Should I Use A P.G. PLUS Or Regular Pearly Gates In My L.P.???

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Re: Should I Use A P.G. PLUS Or Regular Pearly Gates In My L.P.???

PG+ has not just an A5 mag instead of the A2, but it's wound hotter too. I read an origin story for it once, where one of the developers said the A5 was chosen to offset the darker characteristic of the overwound coils and bring the tone more back in line with the original PG voicing.

The wind makes it hotter and middier than the wind of regular PG. Hence the A5 as the magnet of choice. I installed PG+ in my friend's maple capped LP and I like it much better than the scooped-mid '59. It's thicker than '59 and chuggier than PG. If you're into rock and heavier territory, this pickup is great for that. The brightness/high is fine. I'd say it's bitey than piercing. And it's a cool pickup in the neck too, especially in long scale 24 fretter. Overall I like it better in LP than strat.