Members MattACaster Posted July 13, 2008 Members Share Posted July 13, 2008 So my girlfriend went and cleaned her car this morning and when she came inside she handed me two humbuckers. One is a Duncan Designed and the other is a Bill Lawrence XL500. Whats the deal with these pickups? Do they sound any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shask Posted July 13, 2008 Members Share Posted July 13, 2008 Weird thing to find under your seat in a car.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pr3Va1L Posted July 13, 2008 Members Share Posted July 13, 2008 the XL500 should be pretty good.. Think Dimebucker.. Only better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted July 13, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 13, 2008 Weird thing to find under your seat in a car.. I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted July 13, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 13, 2008 the XL500 should be pretty good.. Think Dimebucker.. Only better. Never played on a Dimebucker......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ENdtime Posted July 13, 2008 Members Share Posted July 13, 2008 Well I had the L-500XL. Are you referring to this one or is there a XL500? Anyway I thought the L-500xl was bright, but still had good chunk and articulation. Very quiet, becasue its encased in epoxy. I liked it in my mahogony guitar, but I didnt try it in any other guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted July 13, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 13, 2008 Well I had the L-500XL. Are you referring to this one or is there a XL500? Anyway I thought the L-500xl was bright, but still had good chunk and articulation. Very quiet, becasue its encased in epoxy. I liked it in my mahogony guitar, but I didnt try it in any other guitars. On the back is says... LawrencePickup XL500 Bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Casa-of-Pain Posted July 13, 2008 Members Share Posted July 13, 2008 Nuno used them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted July 13, 2008 Members Share Posted July 13, 2008 Does it say "Bill Lawrence U.S.A." on the front? If that's the one then I have one as well, an L-500XL. They're OK, very hot and good articulation but a bit too ice-picky for me. I'm probably going to be getting rid of mine at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ericwylde Posted July 13, 2008 Members Share Posted July 13, 2008 TLrtPJpH5S4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flummox Posted July 13, 2008 Members Share Posted July 13, 2008 Super high output, very quiet, very bright, remarkable sustain. I have trouble getting a totally clean sound from the bridge with most tube amps. Oddly enough they sound fantastic in single coil mode - better than any other humbucker I've used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted July 13, 2008 Members Share Posted July 13, 2008 Oddly enough they sound fantastic in single coil mode - better than any other humbucker I've used. I'd have to disagree here... they sound OK split, but I've never heard a better split coil tone than the Blaze in my Ibanez 7-string. Just sayin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted July 13, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 13, 2008 Does it say "Bill Lawrence U.S.A." on the front? If that's the one then I have one as well, an L-500XL. They're OK, very hot and good articulation but a bit too ice-picky for me. I'm probably going to be getting rid of mine at some point. Nope. It says nothing on the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted July 13, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 13, 2008 So you're saying I have to buy a pointy guitar to put it in? I'm willing to do that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted July 13, 2008 Members Share Posted July 13, 2008 Nope. It says nothing on the front.Then I got nothin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChS Posted July 13, 2008 Members Share Posted July 13, 2008 Nope. It says nothing on the front. Check out to see at least which L-500XL you have: http://www.billlawrencereview.com/BillLawrence_Identify Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted July 13, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 13, 2008 Check out to see at least which L-500XL you have: http://www.billlawrencereview.com/BillLawrence_Identify I have one that is made by the guy who isn't Bill Lawrence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ENdtime Posted July 13, 2008 Members Share Posted July 13, 2008 I have one that is made by the guy who isn't Bill Lawrence. I have had both and they are both good pickups and very similar, but I think the one you got is better. Try it out, but be ready for the extended treble. I found rolling down the tone a bit yielded really good results, or maybe try it with 250k Ohm tone pots.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members missingastring Posted July 13, 2008 Members Share Posted July 13, 2008 Does it say "Bill Lawrence U.S.A." on the front? If that's the one then I have one as well, an L-500XL. They're OK, very hot and good articulation but a bit too ice-picky for me. I'm probably going to be getting rid of mine at some point. I don't think they started printing on the face of the pickups until a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted July 13, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 13, 2008 I have had both and they are both good pickups and very similar, but I think the one you got is better.Try it out, but be ready for the extended treble. I found rolling down the tone a bit yielded really good results, or maybe try it with 250k Ohm tone pots.. Really? I'm building a partscaster but I don't think I want that in the bridge of it. Maybe I'll grab an Agile LP or something and drop it in there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members missingastring Posted July 13, 2008 Members Share Posted July 13, 2008 Maybe I'll grab an Agile LP or something and drop it in there... Dude! Get a Valkyrie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Iron Lotus Posted July 13, 2008 Members Share Posted July 13, 2008 the 500 sucks. Sold mine soon after I got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted July 14, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 14, 2008 Dude! Get a Valkyrie! Not sure how I feel about those. I was thinking one of these... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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