Guitar Pick ups

wrathchild

Im thinking of purchasing and Epiphone Les Paul...Which would be the best pick ups to use with it?

I play mainly hard rock stuff along the lines of whitesnake?

Any input will be appreciated
Thanks

Ravelleman

For the price of a new Epiphone with a pickup change you're getting into Edwards territory. Edwards are higher quality guitars and come in a variety of models with different pickup brands. And they have the correct headstock, if that's what you're into.

They even do a John Sykes model.

Do a search here on the forum. Many have waxed lyrical about them.

i57dwun4yb1pt8

buy an ESP ec 1000 - its metal mayhem

i even know someone whos selling one ;-)

Ravelleman

Personally, I'd take an Edwards over an Ltd. But strokes/folks etc.

Red Sleeping Beauty

Don't see why the stock pickups can't do Whitesnake. www.Guitarfetish.com do cheap pickups in all shapes and sizes.

brendansmith

Alan Rouge wrote: »

Don't see why the stock pickups can't do Whitesnake. www.Guitarfetish.com do cheap pickups in all shapes and sizes.

Are their pickups any good?

goldtop57

John Suhr makes them, but their not cheap


http://www.suhrguitars.com/pickups.aspx#DA

Red Sleeping Beauty

brendansmith wrote: »

Are their pickups any good?

Yes.

Sometimes that answer is supplemented with "they're great for the money". They're made in Asia but designed by yer man behind that site.

wrathchild

Are the Shur Pickups any good...The aldridge one is meant to be very good.

Do edwards have a website..cant find one?

Red Sleeping Beauty

http://www.espguitars.co.jp/edwards/

Look for the code "LP" as that's les paul.

To buy one you've to use some kind of Japanese site that sells them. I remeber hearing positive things with orders from a crowd called Ishibashi or something but I can't find their site shop.

MattKid

wrathchild wrote: »

Are the Shur Pickups any good...The aldridge one is meant to be very good.

Do edwards have a website..cant find one?

Suhr pick ups are very good, I know lots of people that rave about them.

I'm a fan of Bare Knuckle pickups http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/

Keyzer

I bought a set of Gibson 57 Classics for my Epiphone Sheraton yesterday - you cant go wrong with these pups for classic rock and blues.

I would also recommend Seymour Duncan Antiquities...

Fingers Mcginty

MattKid wrote: »

I'm a fan of Bare Knuckle pickups http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/

Me too

Murphyt

Seymour Duncan 59's, I put them in a cheap epiphone les paul years ago and they sound great.

Red Sleeping Beauty

I actually have an Epi Joe Pery Les Paul which has Burstbuckers 2&3 I think. They're fantastic, slightly overwound I think . I'd recommend them. The Burstbucker Pro pups are a bit too balanced and clean I thought. If that makes any sense at all

Neo#

How do you guys put the new pickups in? Do you do it yourself or get it done professionally? Im thinking of getting new pots and a pickup for my telecaster but couldn't do it myself.

Red Sleeping Beauty

My Telecaster is still sitting in a heap of wires and pots

Totally DIY failure! It's pretty pricey getting a guitar shop to swap pickups (€40)