DHart
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In all but one of my current 5 Epiphones, I've replaced the ProBucker (or AlNiCo Classic in my ES-339) pickups... thinking that USA-made pickups had to be better. Certainly different, in the case of Firebird, T-Armond, Wolfetone Dr. V pickups.
On the one Epi (an ES-Les Paul) that still has the ProBucker pickups, I removed the covers yesterday.
And now, I have to fully admit that I find the tone of these pickups to be outstanding - every bit the quality of Gibson and other USA-made pickups. And they sound awesome.
As has been reported elsewhere, ProBuckers use Gibson specs all the way, from 18% nickel-silver covers & baseplates, to Elecktrasol wire, sand-cast A2 magnets, same spec screw poles and slugs. And, a blind test reported elsewhere turned up experienced listeners couldn't discern Gibson from Epiphone ProBuckers.
While I'm glad to have Firebird, T-Armond, and Dr. V pickups in four of my Epiphones, because they each have a great tone of their own, I'm just as thrilled to have the uncovered ProBuckers in this Transparent-Black ES-Les Paul.
On the one Epi (an ES-Les Paul) that still has the ProBucker pickups, I removed the covers yesterday.
And now, I have to fully admit that I find the tone of these pickups to be outstanding - every bit the quality of Gibson and other USA-made pickups. And they sound awesome.
As has been reported elsewhere, ProBuckers use Gibson specs all the way, from 18% nickel-silver covers & baseplates, to Elecktrasol wire, sand-cast A2 magnets, same spec screw poles and slugs. And, a blind test reported elsewhere turned up experienced listeners couldn't discern Gibson from Epiphone ProBuckers.
While I'm glad to have Firebird, T-Armond, and Dr. V pickups in four of my Epiphones, because they each have a great tone of their own, I'm just as thrilled to have the uncovered ProBuckers in this Transparent-Black ES-Les Paul.