79 les paul needs new pickups. recommendations?

[muscmp]

i'm working on a 79 les paul with a set of bill lawrence pickups that one has gone bad. open coil. looking for suggestions for replacements, both neck and bridge. seymour duncan has a set that would be perfect but owner wants me to get recommendations prior to making a decision.
thanks,

play music!

 

[schmee]

Full size Humbuckers or Minis?

 

[Cali Dude]

What kind of music will they be playing? Metal, classic rock, blues, country,ect...?

 

[Antoon]

I like Maxon Dry Z clones

 

[Peegoo]

One of the best all-round humbuckers is the Stooge Mac Parsons Street humbucker. I generally don't recommend Stew Mac because they're expensive for tools, etc.

But their pickups are reasonably priced, well made, and sound fantastic. I have them in several of my guitars and love 'em. They're not particularly powerful, but that's the key to great tone and real versatility. They can twang and bark. The lower power is the reason why Gibson's legendary PAF is so coveted.

 

[Beebe]

Based on the info provided, I'd say the Gibson Angus Young Signature Humbucker.

Or anything from Revel.

 

[uriah1]

Some of the high end Gibbies use Classic 57
I like them.
Seymour Duncan antiquities are good too.
imho

 

[eallen]

When you say Bill Lawrence, the fake Bill Lawrence USA or Bill Lawrence Wilde? Don't judge the quality of the later by the former!

You won't find any better than the Bill Lawrence Wilde L500 or L90 series depending on taste. Crystal clear to killer dirty even in the 500XL version.

1st video 500XL & L even with 250k pots.
2nd video L500L & R
3rd L90 6.0 & 4.0h

Eric

 

[muscmp]

Full size Humbuckers or Minis?

full. thanks,

 

[northernguitar]

T-Top clone. I like the Vineham 6070.

 

[muscmp]

What kind of music will they be playing? Metal, classic rock, blues, country,ect...?

rock mainly. thanks,

 

[muscmp]

One of the best all-round humbuckers is the Stooge Mac Parsons Street humbucker. I generally don't recommend Stew Mac because they're expensive for tools, etc.

But their pickups are reasonably priced, well made, and sound fantastic. I have them in several of my guitars and love 'em. They're not particularly powerful, but that's the key to great tone and real versatility. They can twang and bark. The lower power is the reason why Gibson's legendary PAF is so coveted.

a few available. which have you tried? owner plays mainly rock. thanks,

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[muscmp]

When you say Bill Lawrence, the fake Bill Lawrence USA or Bill Lawrence Wilde? Don't judge the quality of the later by the former!

You won't find any better than the Bill Lawrence Wilde L500 or L90 series depending on taste. Crystal clear to killer dirty even in the 500XL version.

1st video 500XL & L even with 250k pots.
2nd video L500L & R
3rd L90 6.0 & 4.0h

Eric

open coil on one so owner wants to replace both. i'll check out the videos. thanks,

 

[Dismalhead]

rock mainly. thanks,

It's like a game of 20 questions:

Do you want it to sound classic LP (Alnico II) or balls to the wall like Slash (Alnico V)?

 

[muscmp]

It's like a game of 20 questions:

Do you want it to sound classic LP (Alnico II) or balls to the wall like Slash (Alnico V)?

great! that's exactly the info i need. most likely classic lp, alnico II. thanks,

 

[Dismalhead]

great! that's exactly the info i need. most likely classic lp, alnico II. thanks,

What's your budget? A pair of Seymour Duncans or DiMarzios will run you about $200. Go higher for boutique or lower for budget pickups.

 

[el cheapo]

Tonerider Alnico II Classics.

 

[basher]

One of the best all-round humbuckers is the Stooge Mac Parsons Street humbucker.

My eyes just went over that and unquestioningly parsed that there's a boutique winder named Stooge MacParsons, or maybe he's a famous guitarist I haven't heard of, and this is his "Street" model (I don't know, maybe there are other models in the line called "Alley" and "Thoroughfare" and "Cul de Sac"), and I had to google it before the penny finally dropped. That's my mental state today.

Anyway. I've got DiMarzios in my LP, Super Distortion bridge and 36th Anniversary PAF neck, and I couldn't be happier with them. Just a good meat n potatoes rawk set.

 

[boredguy6060]

Gibson mini humbuckers,

 

[Cali Dude]

rock mainly. thanks,

If money is no object, then my experience with the Lollar Imperial humbucker would lead me to recommend those. I also like the the Pearly gates by Duncan.