Gibson 57 Classic Pickups

[Doctor Jeff]

I almost never use the bridge pickup on any of my guitars, so pickup balance is not an issue for me...

[icr]

How is it works that the pickup suit for both positions(bridge and neck)?

Selector switch in the middle position.

[lawson-stone]

This is another example--like the LP and 175 and Tele--that the old guys got right.

This is about as perfect as a pickup can get. Extremely versatile, and extremely responsive to picking style. There are lots of variations and refinements since then, but the original still sets a standard that's hard to beat.

I think the Stew Mac Parsons Street Alnico 2's come pretty close. Epi Classic 57's work OK in some guitars but in my experience don't have the expressiveness of the Gibsons.

The first thing I did when I got my 135 was to take out the pickups and make sure someone hadn't replaced them along the way. Fortunately...not.

I can vouch for the StewMac Parson Street A2 pickup. I have one in my Epiphone Broadway (MiK Peerless) and it's a fantastic pickup.