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Gibson 498T Alnico Humbucker Black & Creme

It would be a big mistake to assume that all humbuckers sound alike. Truth is, there are a number of Gibson humbucking pickups available, and each one has its own distinctive personality. The "Modern Classic" Series from Gibson features tonal ...

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My favorite bridge pickup!

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I have been using the same lest Paul Studio with this pickup in the bridge since 1996, and it has grown to become 'my sound'. It is just a great sounding, thick, full, rich pickup that sounds very organic. I find some pickups to sound sort of 'artificial' or unnatural in their natural EQ, but this one is just very natural sounding. I generally use it for my overdriven and distorted sounds, but it can be nice for a more articulate clean tone as well. It really nails that classic to modern rock tone and with great sounding overtones. It is a very musical pickup. I would recommend it for all types of music, except for maybe crazy over the top highest gain possible metal. If that is your thing, you might consider a higher output pickup, or even an active one. I personally hate the sound of active pickups and feel that you compromise your clean tone too much for them to be worthwhile. The ones I use have the nickel covers on them and they look great! I haven't tried it in anything other than a Gibson, but I would assume it would translate well in pretty much any guitar. I currently have this pickup in my LP Studio and my Flying V. I'm even thinking of putting one in my ES 137.