This pickup goes a long way to getting the sound of the first Van Halen album in '78. It's a hot rock n roll pickup... I also own Eddie's signature guitars with EBMM and Peavey and those pickups are more "creamy" and capable of a wide variety of tones while this is definitely that original rock n roll VH Eruption and You Really Got Me tone. The pickup was easy to install and wire up.

This pickup seems to be heavily potted... no microphonic feedback. The braided wire is super heavy duty. I was impressed with the box the pickup came in. It was just a really cool, kind of large box with Ed's stripes on it. It made it feel like you were getting something really high quality and special that Ed was proud of, not just some chincy thing they churned out to make money.

This pickup is a little on the pricey side, but I was willing to pay the premium price to get Ed's original pickup. A pickup is really only a bunch of wire wrapped around a magnet... not much in the cost of materials department, but what you are really paying for with this pickup is Ed's signature tone, and on that it delivers.

I guess it's cool that this pickup is Ed's recreation of that original legendary Frankenstrat pickup. I built a swamp ash guitar with the hockey stick neck out of parts from Warmoth and stuck this pickup in it. People are always admiring the guitar and then I get to tell them the pickup is Eddie's authorized replica and they really start to drool.

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i had guitar center install this EVH Pickup,the sound is Amazing,when you play a lead solo ,the notes are so so clear with great clarity and tone,but most important great distortion,you get a real PRO Sound,it doesnt matter if you like van halen the sound is just awesome for playing any kind of music,the tone is the best i ever heard on any guitar im playing it on amplitube 3 and it kicks butt,amplitube 3 sounds awesome with this pick up you do hard metal to verry soft rock it sounds great,im more than 100% pleased, its that good, i played 7 1/2 hrs straight and didnt want to stop it was that good ,tune down to D tuning it is killer for thrash or zake wyld sound,the best part was when i did apashia from Europe the tone for the solo was so clear, i couldnt believe the sound i was getting ,i did boston it sounded excellent,i did easy lover from phil collins it was perfect distortion, this pickup is the best you wont come even close getting a muddy sound in amplitube3 with this pickupjust pure great tone

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