• Fall In Love All Over Again

  
  As reviewed by Hometwitch on 3/19/2010

  I Purchased the SH-4 in the Bridge position along with the SH-1 '59 in the Neck position to try to breathe new life into my guitar. I am amazed with the difference these two pickups made. I put these two pickups into my Schecter C-1+ to replace the stock DuncanDesign 102's. First thing I noticed after changing out the pickups was how much more presence and clarity they added. These pickups put my guitar way out in front of the rest of the band. The stock pickups got muddy when you really went at them, but the SH-4 and SH-1 '59 are so clear that you can hear every string when strumming a chord. The Schecter C-1+ I put these pickups in has a coil tap push/pull switch on the tone knob which, prior to installing the SH-4 and SH-1 '59, didn't really do much. With these two new pickups installed I can get six completely distinct tones out of this one guitar. The SH-4 in the bridge has lots of attack and is very bright but still has plenty of bottom end to balance it out. Overdriven is pure bright rock solo time with great harmonics. The highs tinkle against one another like broken glass down a stairwell. Pull the coil tap and you get a clean Fender single coil tone. Using both the SH-4 and SH-1 '59 produces a great blended soupy modern rock crunch when overdriven and a beautiful thick warm tone when clean. Pull the coil tap and you get a jazzier tone with lots of attack. The SH-1 '59 in the neck is pure Gibson Les Paul greatness. Overdriven is fat and punchy with lots of sustain. Clean is crystal clear from E to e string with beautiful harmonics ringing into eternity. Pull the coil tap and you get a poppy Brit Rock tone. I can't recommend getting anything other than Seymour Duncan pickups but that's what I was looking for. I will say do your research and take your time when looking for the pickup to produce the sound you want. Tone samples were a big help to me.

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• BJ

  
  As reviewed by MJR on 2/11/2008

  This pickup is amazing. Killer tone. I put this in the bridge of the Billie Joe Armstrong replica i built and it rocks. I also put a push/pull in it so it can be a single coil. The price is also great. If you want crisp clean sound or more distortion than anyone, you should get this pickup.

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• Nice upgrade!

  
  As reviewed by The Johnny O on 2/7/2011

  I dropped one of these into my bridge position on my Ibanez G10 and I love the sound that I get out of it. Installation was a easy and my guitar sounds much better than it did before. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking to upgrade their pickups.

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