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Scatterbrain · July 4th, 2008, 01:38 PM

Thanks for the comparison and review fungus.

I know what you mean about the tonal variation of the Seth Lover WRs. These things are pretty much unbelievable for died-in-the-wool single coil followers. They sound nothing like PAF-style humbuckers and can obtain bright, piercing tones as well as deep booming lows. The best part is that they react well to dynamic playing styles, like blues or jazz. You can really get a lot of expressive tones out of the original WRs and, believe it or not, they do a fairly convincing job of the Jimi neck position sound. Perfect for Wind Cries Mary or Little Wing as well as the more funkified heavy blues material on Band of Gypsies. They can also get that P90 sound as well as a hollow kind of Filtertron sound. And the best part is that there is a ton of tonal variation depending on how hard you pick and how close to/far from the bridge you pick. The coolest humbucker ever made IMO!

FWIW, I bought my WR from eBay in Feb 2006 for $200 total. They have nearly doubled in price since then. Still, a truly wonderful and one-of-a-kind pickup.

July 4th, 2008, 01:38 PM	#56 (permalink)
Scatterbrain Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grand Junction, CO Age: 39 Posts: 255 20 Photos	Thanks for the comparison and review fungus. I know what you mean about the tonal variation of the Seth Lover WRs. These things are pretty much unbelievable for died-in-the-wool single coil followers. They sound nothing like PAF-style humbuckers and can obtain bright, piercing tones as well as deep booming lows. The best part is that they react well to dynamic playing styles, like blues or jazz. You can really get a lot of expressive tones out of the original WRs and, believe it or not, they do a fairly convincing job of the Jimi neck position sound. Perfect for Wind Cries Mary or Little Wing as well as the more funkified heavy blues material on Band of Gypsies. They can also get that P90 sound as well as a hollow kind of Filtertron sound. And the best part is that there is a ton of tonal variation depending on how hard you pick and how close to/far from the bridge you pick. The coolest humbucker ever made IMO! FWIW, I bought my WR from eBay in Feb 2006 for $200 total. They have nearly doubled in price since then. Still, a truly wonderful and one-of-a-kind pickup. __________________ Oh, yeah?