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Originally Posted by markesquire
Bottom line question: do the new Bill Lawrence pickups offer a cost-effective alternative to Bardens?
If you say no, give a reason, all I hear is that "there's no alternative"!
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Bill's not attempting the same design goals, so there's no direct answer. What do you like about the Bardens? What are you looking for? If you admire them for their clarity and strong sensitivity to playing technique and dynamics, Bill's blades absolutely deliver those aspects.
Ron Jeffreys made a thread recently and shared clips demonstrating them in both Strat and Tele. Worth looking at if you haven't seen the clips yet. There's also a clip of Bill demonstrating them on Youtube with a bit of a warmer tone.