I’m going to upgrade the pickups on my LP copycat I built. Im trying to decide between seymour duncan Pearly Gates or Seth lovers. Im more of a blues guy and used to my old ES335 TD . Does anyone have any advice or experience with either of these?
from what I read, it seems like the difference is really narrow
Yeah I agree. The Seth Lovers are not potted and are only a single shieled wire. I don’t think thats a big deal. I did read somewhere that the Seth Lovers are not advised with tube amps over 50 watts. Really doubt that is going to be a problem for me.
Thanks for the reply and let me know if you hear anything else. Hoping for a holiday sale.
Thanks again
btw, don’t forget that the speaker in your amp has a bigger impact than your pickups.
If you are after a better tone, consider investigating amp and especially speaker options.
If you are experiencing noise etc issues, it could be various scenarious as well.
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Thanks for the tip. I checked my amps performance today with my Strat and it seems to play full range with great sound. So I guess Im going to go into the bucket and upgrade the LP’s pickups. What I have now came with a guitar build kit and all the hardware was just crap. The pickups are the only items from the kit I used, everything else was upgraded including the pots and wiring.
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So you have a DIY Les Paul copy? Great job, before I bought my new Guild Solara I was thinking about self made SG.
My question is: are you sure you want to upgrade this guitar with a gear worth 3 times more then the guitar itself? I would suggest trying something less expensive, like Tonerider, Roswell or Entwistle. They sound really great, but are much more pocket friendly… 
I’ve mentioned these three, because I have a lot of experience with these manufacturers.
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Hey WOW. Thanks for the idea. Looked into the Toneridrrs and read many reviews and people are very happy with them. The guitar plays really well and I have a good deal of time/work on it. All the upgrades cost more than the kit so I guess I just got stuck at in for a penny in for a pound and the pickups are the only thing that I dont like. Thanks again. You just saved me some money.
Thanks so much. GREAT suggestion.