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Les Paul Pickup questions
I'm fixing a broken Les Paul and the pickup is broken. I found a replacment pickup for 300 but I want to know if that is a good price. It seems a bit too expensive. Does anyone know what a good price is?
https://pulldeals.com/itm/Gibson-Les...c-Set-Zebra-57 Last edited by fenderforlife; 09-11-2019 at 04:01 PM. |
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This isn't really the right forum for this question (there is an electric guitar page here), but Gibson '57 Classic humbuckers typically sell for $150 - $175 each, so $300 for a pair is about right.
If it were me, I'd buy a Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB set for about half that. Last edited by Guest 728; 04-20-2019 at 11:54 AM. |
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If you're on a tight budget, I've heard good things about these:
https://www.stewmac.com/Pickups_and_...umbuckers.html |
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fenderforlife (OP): What tone are you going for? I'd recommend a Seymour Duncan but it depends on what you're looking for. BTW: Welcome to the AGF. |
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Agreed - good call.
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Moved to electric guitars sub-forum.
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If you want to keep things original, then you may decide to get the pickup repaired. People who make pickups usually provide a rewinding/repair service as a side business.
Lindy Fralin quotes $75 per coil, so if I have my math correct that's $150 for a humbucker. That might seem expensive, but if it's an original vintage pickup, then it's a good investment. Seymour Duncan, Kent Armstrong, et al. Also provide a similar service.
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