Why do Gibson pickups cost so much?

[El Dunco]

Re: Why do Gibson pickups cost so much?

Most of us here who have had a lot of experience with SD staff and ex staff and know how decent they are know how much of a f'ing tosspot you have to be to upset them. Nice going.

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: Why do Gibson pickups cost so much?

The only thing I could add is that my experience "in the wild" is that the responses here, and the number of responses on one side or the other, mirror my experiences with the general population. Whether or not that reflects a greater echo chamber within the entire guitar playing population, I wouldn't speculate. But I can say as someone in the pickup business, these responses seem mainstream. Some people love their 57 Classics, many others think they are "just okay" or uninspiring sounding. Same goes for the Burstbuckers, though often people I talk to will say "the __ number is great, the other two are not so great" and the Burstbucker model that they think is the "good" one, is not the same as someone else who tells me the same thing. But that's no different than the Jazz, A2Pro, Pearly Gates, 59, etc. Players will have a favorite among those and find another one uninspiring.

That's right. I happen to be a big fan of the Pearly Gates humbuckers but that doesn't mean that everything I'm not a fan of "sucks" or is the "worst".

That's kid stuff.

Larry Carlton and Derek Trucks use 57 Classics in their signature guitars. That pickup wouldn't be my first choice if I had a signature guitar, but I can't deny that they get stellar tones from that pickup.

Shoot, I've made good music on MIJ ceramic magnet Squier Strat pickups - even though I eventually replaced them with Duncans.