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hbucker · 03-30-2008, 12:22 PM

I think any of the custom winders would be a good choice but are usually pretty expensive by anyone's standards. I can personally recommend Manlius pickups. Custom Handwound Guitar Pickups from Manlius Guitar Pickups They are outstanding.

This guy: HighOrderPickups.com Will custom wind some for you at a much lower price. He's not as high on customer service as others I've corresponded with but he seems willing to put a good product in your guitar.

There are always the DiMarzio's and the Duncans of the world. I doubt you can go too wrong with those. Guitar Center online or Musicians Friend would be a good source.

Here's a site: Humbuckers
Don't know anything about them but they have a decent selection.

If you're on a budget I can't recommend GFS pickups enough: Home They are, IMO, worthy of competition in the $60-$70 range but sell for half that. depending on your personal preferences I can whole heartedly recommend their Fat PAF, Vintage '59 or the Crunchy PAF as improvements over the stock Epi pickups.

And I have to point out that I'm selling a set of Gibson pickups from my Epiphone Elitist just in case you're interested:
For Sale: Elitist Pickups

Good luck and have fun.

03-30-2008, 12:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
hbucker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 840 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Got some good pickup sites? I think any of the custom winders would be a good choice but are usually pretty expensive by anyone's standards. I can personally recommend Manlius pickups. Custom Handwound Guitar Pickups from Manlius Guitar Pickups They are outstanding. This guy: HighOrderPickups.com Will custom wind some for you at a much lower price. He's not as high on customer service as others I've corresponded with but he seems willing to put a good product in your guitar. There are always the DiMarzio's and the Duncans of the world. I doubt you can go too wrong with those. Guitar Center online or Musicians Friend would be a good source. Here's a site: Humbuckers Don't know anything about them but they have a decent selection. If you're on a budget I can't recommend GFS pickups enough: Home They are, IMO, worthy of competition in the $60-$70 range but sell for half that. depending on your personal preferences I can whole heartedly recommend their Fat PAF, Vintage '59 or the Crunchy PAF as improvements over the stock Epi pickups. And I have to point out that I'm selling a set of Gibson pickups from my Epiphone Elitist just in case you're interested: For Sale: Elitist Pickups Good luck and have fun. __________________