Epi Pickup Question????

[Swamp]

I wanted to ask a question to get everyones opinion on Epi Pickups. I just did a pickup change in my sons Epi Les Paul, replacing the Epi 57's, and putting in Gibson 57 Classic's. Now, my son has an Epi SG Custom Shop with G-400's in it. Can you please give your feelings on which you think is the better pickup, the Epi 57's, or the Epi G-400's?

Thanks!

 

[Tanqueray]

G-400 isn't a pickup name as far as I know. It's a guitar model that uses Epiphone Alnico V Classic pickups; which are generally the same ones you find in standard Epiphone Les Paul guitars.

 

[Swamp]

Tanqueray, thanks for the reply! The pickups in the SG have a sticker on the back that says G-400, and the pickups I removed out of the Les Paul have a sticker that says 57-CH.

So is there any difference between the two? And if there is, is one better than the other? I guess that's what I'm tryiing to find out!

 

[Tanqueray]

It sounds like they're the exact same pickups. The G-400 uses the same HOTCH and 57CH pickups that the Les Paul Standards do. Why they labeled the pickup with a sticker that says G-400 is beyond me, but that is my best guess.

 

[Kresna Cahya]

i have epiphone les paul 100 guitar, i want change my pickup. so whats the right pickup for my guitar? thx

 

[swamprock]

Grab some Mean-90s for that bad boy.

 

[DaveM]

i have epiphone les paul 100 guitar, i want change my pickup. so whats the right pickup for my guitar? thx

There are no "right" pickups for a guitar. There are "right" pickups for you. For anyone to give you an idea of what you might like they would need to know what type of music you play,

 

[SJM]

You want Humbucker size P/U's. Try going through the info on SD's web site. They have sound clips for comparison but to me they all sound the same so I don't know how much help they would be.

Seymour Duncan

 

[purevilpleasure]

i have epiphone les paul 100 guitar, i want change my pickup. so whats the right pickup for my guitar? thx

Get some with magnets in them...they rawk.