Burstbucker pro's

[marker33]

Has anybody put a set of Gibson burstbucker pro's in a Epi dot 335? If you did how did you like the sound? Was it comparable to 57's classics?

[Wyatt]

 

Has anybody put a set of Gibson burstbucker pro's in a Epi dot 335? If you did how did you like the sound? Was it comparable to 57's classics?

 

 

No.

 

BB Pros are brighter and tighter (and, IMHO, harsher); they really don't have the same PAF thing going on that a '57 Classic or BB 1 and 2 have.

 

They are more for modern players who like the idea of PAF tone and really want something a little more rock-oriented.

 

I like 335's to be versatile...and the '57 Classic is better for jazz, country, clean and rocks well too. But ultimately, I go hand-wound for the same price (or less) and skip the over-the-counter options anyway.

[GAS Man]

So far I just have the BB Pros in a LP Studio VM and that's a great guitar for those pickups, they are a very lively pickup with lots of vibe and chime to them, but I agree with Wyatt that I'd lean towards something more PAF-like for a Semi-hollow. The VM has a bit more mahogany to chill them down a bit. My first choice would be the BB1 & 2 unless you are going to be playing in a high gain live environment. If that's the case, then '57 Classics. OTOH, my answer to your question has to be "no" I haven't tried them. Maybe it would work. But if it were me, I'd start off a little less edgie than the Pros.

[naveed211]

I loved them in a Gibson Les Paul Standard faded. They smoked through a 5150 I tried in a store.

 

Other than that, no experience with 'em. They're HOT, though, so I guess if that's what you're looking for. Definitely a lot hotter than '57 classics, as previously stated.

[cratz2]

I've never owned the BB Pros, but in my experience, the BB Pro is sort of like a hot-rodded version of the standard BBs. More modern, but better suited to higher gain than the BBs. I'd say the pickup most like the BB Pro bridge is probably the Duncan Custom 5. I'd say that within the realm of roughly PAF-ish pickups, they are VERY dissimilar to the 57 Classics which are all about 'smooth' and 'warm'.

 

For a semi hollow, I'd want 'smooth and warm', not 'modern, bright and aggressive'.

[Willyguitar]

I like BB pros - they do a good traditional sound, and can do a nice chimey thing too - a bright Les Paul can be a good thing after all. I put one in the bridge posn of a Studio for a while and preferred them to the BB2. I have absolutely no use really for high gain, so have no sense of how they compare with other humbuckers in that area.

[dcooper830]

I love Burstbucker PROs. I have 'em in a few of my Epi Les Pauls, and my Gibson Les Paul Standard Faded.

 

Sure they do have a lot of brightness, but if you roll back your tone knob just a little, you get a really warm phat tone that still has plenty of bite and definition.

 

I think they'd work just fine in a semi-hollow, but a lot of people prefer the 57 Classics or Duncan Seth Lovers for that.

[GAS Man]

I just dropped this G-400

 

 

Off at the local Gibson tech to have him install a set of BB Pros in it.

 

I'm eagerly looking forward to hearing the transformation.

[tiltsta]

I've got them in my gibson standard. I really like them. They are fairly hot, despite what the output specs say. The also sound great with the volume rolled back a bit.

[DSnellen79]

It seems like no one is able to really answer your question about BB Pro's in a 335 style guitar. But I can! I just put BB Pro's in an Epi Sheraton II. I think the BB pro's sound awsome. I had 57 classic's in it before and I thought they sounded really compressed and muddy, perfect jazz tone. I had played a LP with BB Pro's and liked the open sound, maybe a little gritty sounding but open not compressed. I hope you understand what i'm trying to say. Anyway when I want the warmer jazz sounds I just turn the tone down and it gets really close to the 57's IMO. I play contemorary praise and worship. I think the 335 style guitar with BB Pro's are an awsome combo. I'll be keeping mine. Oh and they are a little hotter too. A versital pickup. If you have any more specific questions just PM me. Rock on!

[Patuney]

Gas Man, you're really going to like them in your 400, of course nearly anything is better than stock. I have them in my NOS Diablo and they are warmer than I would have thought. We practice in a fairly small basement area, and feedback is a problem at any decent volume, but no problem with the Pro's.