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Gibson 57 Classic Humbucker, Nickel Cover

4.5 out of 5 stars 24 customer reviews
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Item Weight 8 ounces
Product Dimensions 5 x 5 x 2.5 inches
Shipping Weight 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Domestic Shipping Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
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Origin USA
Shipping Advisory This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
ASIN B0002D0LCM
Item model number IM57R-NH
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4.5 out of 5 stars 24 customer reviews

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Best Sellers Rank #43,530 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
#350 in Musical Instruments > Instrument Accessories > Guitar & Bass Accessories > Electric Guitar Parts > Pickups & Pickup Covers
Date first available at Amazon.com July 30, 2004

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5.0 out of 5 stars'57 Classic Neck Pickup, '57 Classic Plus for the bridge into a '58 LP RI
By Blues-ster on March 30, 2014
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My guitar is an '06, custom shop '58 Les Paul Reissue. The guitar came stock with Burstbuckers #1 (neck) and #2 (bridge) The guitar itself has a fantastic "woody tone" to it, (plugged & unplugged) that you don't find in the Gibson USA models. (I also own a 2013 Les Paul Traditional which I love, but it doesn't compare to the '58 RI) From day one, I found the stock pups to be very harsh sounding, even with the guitar volume on 6 and plugged into a very clean amp, but I was fighting to leave the guitar "stock." When I bought the LP Traditional last year it came stock with the '57 pups, WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!!!!! Clarity, harmonics, note detail .......................... it was all there and yet it still had the "Les Paul Balls" that we've all come to know.

I was so impressed with the '57 pups that I said; "Screw keeping the '58 RI stock, I'm putting these '57's into it," and so I did. I bought the '57's from Amazon, (best price out there!) and brought my guitar and new pups to the Luthier (Cris Mirabella) that works on all of my stuff. I SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS YEARS AGO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When Cris handed me back the guitar he looked at me, smiled and said; "I think you're really gonna love this."

Love this .................................. is an understatement! The guitar still sounds "massive," but the clarity, harmonics and note detail that come out of it are ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! I put the '57 Classic in the neck and the '57 Classic Plus into the bridge, a PERFECT MATCH! Don't make yourself crazy with all these "hi end" pickup manufacturers, these are definitely "boutique quality"
pups, made by Gibson for Gibson Guitars.
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5.0 out of 5 starsAmazing upgrade for an Epiphone Les Paul Standard
By John F on January 29, 2015
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I stuck this in the neck of an Epiphone Les Paul Standard. It made a huge improvement in the sound of the guitar. The tone is much fuller and clearer now. The stock Epiphone pickups have such a muddy sound. These sound so clear. You can really get a variety of tones out of these if you play with the tone and volume knobs.

I paired this with a 57 classic plus in the bridge. I probably should have gone with a 57 classic in the neck and Burstbucker 3 in the bridge like they do on the new Gibson Les Paul Traditional Pro model.

Just FYI, they came with the mounting hardware and they fit the guitar without having to modify them at all. I was able to just drop them right in.

I've owned other Gibson pickups. Compared to the Burstbucker 2, I would say the 57 classic sounds a bit more mellow. I find myself playing clean a lot more often when I'm playing my Epiphone now. These aren't great for metal, but they sound great for classic rock, rockabilly and blues. My Epiphone is my 'go to' guitar now.

I paid 90 for these, but I've seen them go for as little as 80 and as much as 110 on Amazon. Its probably worth shopping around until you find a good price.

5/5 all around.
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5.0 out of 5 starsWhat can I say, this is THE pickup.
By Steven C Minnick on August 12, 2013
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Someone replaced the stock 57 classic out of the SG I bought used. Don't know what it was, but it didn't match the other 57 classic in the bridge, so I replaced the odd ball with this one so they were the same. Sounds GREAT. If you have an SG, I highly recommend them. Of course it came with them, so it should have them anyway. But if the guy who had your SG before you removed the stock pickups, put them back and enjoy!
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4.0 out of 5 starsExpensive, but good
By jenksdrummer on October 11, 2012
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Installed this into an Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus. Originally replaced the pickups with uncovered Seymour Duncan SH-1's, though the guitar can with covered pickups.

Liked it for a while (5 years, to be exact), but, having bought a 2012 Gibson LP Standard Plus, and it having burstbucker pro's, I figured I'd show the Epi a bit of love and swap to some covered pickups, and, why not Gibson 57 Cl/Cl+?

Yes, I know, I could have just bought some covers, soldered them on, and potted them myself, but, that's a PITA I didn't want to deal with. These are already potted.

Removed the SH1's, installed these, and there's a difference - these are a bit 'hotter'. Granted, that could be pickup-string distance differences, but, overall, I still think it was an improvement. No matter, asthetically the Epi looks better, though tonally it can't touch the Gibson.

Still, as a grab it, play the crap out of it and put it away wet, the Epi is a bit more friendly to that kind of treatment, and if i ding it, I won't shed nearly as many tears...hence why I still have it....plus it's a good comparison to what I thought was a pretty good guitar...

I know these aren't Burstbuckers (1/2/3) or Burstbucker Pros, BBs are "scatter-wound", which I guess means they're wound randomly (but probably the same number of turns), and unevenly wound coils - meaning one coil has more winds than the other, which give the BB's more "bite", where the 57 CL/CL+ would be more "smooth/creamy"

-1 star because they ARE so expensive, even though here they had the best price I could find easily.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSmooth
By J. Zink on April 30, 2012
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This is probably the first humbucker I have ever liked. I put this in my Gibson Les Paul studio and just upped it to the real thing. The original bridge pickup sounded cheap and had too much gain, this one is smooth and sounds like a real les paul now. It will do what you want it to, throw on some gain or keep it clean, it sounds amazing. For 100 bucks and free prime shipping, you cant afford not to try it.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsSounds great! The thin vintage sound replaced by that great ...

I 've mounted this in 76' ES175 neck position for jazz playing.
Sounds great! The thin vintage sound replaced by
that great rich mid tone.

Published 1 month ago by Dennis J. Easter
3.0 out of 5 starsGreat for semi-hollows (ES335 type guitars)

These are very smooth pickups. Great for semi-hollows (ES335 type guitars). But they are NOT PAFs and lack the snap, or bite, of a PAF type pick up. Read more

Published 6 months ago by Adam Wilson
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Love it, will buy again.

Published 8 months ago by Phillip Konieczny
5.0 out of 5 starsI bought this pickup for my acoustic guitar for bachata and its sound...

Good

Published 10 months ago by Nicanor Cespedes
5.0 out of 5 starsIt's perfect.

It's a 57 classic new in the original packaging, enough said. It was easy to install with very minimal soldering. Makes my epiphone LP standard sound AMAZING.

Published 16 months ago by DanTac127
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Great replacement pickup

Published 17 months ago by Jim Askew
4.0 out of 5 starsThey sound good, I replaced epi classic pro's and they are ...

They sound good, I replaced epi classic pro's and they are clearer and sound better but I expected them to be much better, they are nicer but I'm not sure by how much.

Published 19 months ago by john foley
5.0 out of 5 starsFrom my own experience

I purchased, own and use. Replaced for my Gibson ES-335. Awesome tone quality. For the right guitar like my semi-hollow body awesome.

Published 19 months ago by Mr. M.
5.0 out of 5 starsThe real deal. Gibson's classic humbuckers.

These are the holy grail for Gibson electric guitar. The real deal, accept no substitutes. Paired with the Classic '57 plus puts you in guitar nirvana. Read more

Published 20 months ago by hammergjh
5.0 out of 5 starsThe perfect cap for SG's.

This cap have an amazing velvet/warm tone combinated with a balanced equalization. It's absolutely fantastic.

Published 20 months ago by Jose Augusto

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