Seymour Duncan SHPG1 Pearly Gates Humbucker Pickup

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Designed to replicate the raw tone of the '59 Les Paul humbuckers, this pickup delivers great sustain and bright harmonics.

Overview

Originally designed as a recreation of the pickups in the '59 Les Paul Standard that defined the raw, rebellious sound of Texas blues-rock. The Pearly Gates is sweet, but slightly rude, with great sustain and a bright top end that make harmonics jump out of the guitar. Comes with four-conductor hookup cable.

Complete setup: Often used in both neck and bridge positions. Can
be used in the bridge with an APH-1n Alnico II Pro in the neck for smoother tones; or, a Pearly Gates in the neck with an SH-11 Custom Custom for heavier rock sounds from the bridge position.

Guitars: For brighter toned instruments. Works especially well with maple and ebony fingerboards. Also works great with hollow and semi-hollow body guitars.

Players: Dickey Betts (neck & bridge), Warren Haynes/ Gov't Mule (neck & bridge), Howard Leese / Heart (neck & bridge), Greg Martin / Kentucky Headhunters (neck & bridge)

Specs

Dimensions and Weight in Packaging
Black, SHPG1B, Bridge: Shipping Weight: 0.43 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 4 x 3 x 2 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 11102-49-B
Black, SHPG1N, Neck: Shipping Weight: 0.25 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 4 x 3 x 2 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 11102-45-B

Documents and Manuals

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 805-964-9610
Email: support@seymourduncan.com
Web: https://seymourduncan.zendesk.com

Reviews

(11 ratings)

Submitted March 28, 2011 by a customer from gmail.com

"Lean mean tonal machine."

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Great, not perfect, but a solid pickup, very happy with purchase

Sound

I put these pickups into a reissue korina V from epiphone. It makes this baby sing. They bring out the natural tone and sustain that you may not quite hear with the standard pickups. It is now my main axe, and I still need to upgrade the potameters (sorry for misspell) for tonal issues when turning down the volume, but the pick ups are solid.

Features

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Ease of Use

I had someone install it for me, so pretty easy

Quality

like I said before, solid pickups. If you get these, you will not be disappointed.

Value

The price on these bad boys are more than fair, in my opinion. I didn't put as a replacement for a high end guitar, I used them to build up my mid range quality guitar, for this purpose they are a steal.

Manufacturer Support

I've used epiphone support before, and they are great.