Gibson '57 Classic Plus Pickup  

I own this beauty of a "PRS" look a-like and it fingers great, looks great but it just didn't have any "Umph!". I say didn't because I just had the Gibson '57 Humbucker bridge position pickup installed and it has "UMPH!!!" Not a lot to say other than it pushed my gain way up there without screwin' with my clean sound for slower or softer stuff.  I've been playing for about 35 years and own about...15 guitars. I can't say this is the most amazing pickup I've heard. A lot of that is based on opinion, but It clearly did exeactly what Musician'sFriend said it would. If I go dirty, I've got plenty of gain, drive....umph! However as with some hot pickups, with gain comes a muddy or fuzzy "clean" sound. Not true with the "57. My clean channel has plenty of volume and briteness along with lows but it's not distorted in anyway.. The "57 is not an "Active" pickup., so don't be worried about constant distortion. It's just a great Pickup. I only have 2 draw backs, both a little silly. I wish the pickup came with out the gold cover so I could put it in my some of my other guitars and lastly...I guess I only have one draw back. Lol. Great pickup, great service, GREAT!

good warm sound when used in neck position.    

Great pickup.  We all know 57's are killer.    

comparable to other leading pickups out there.    

I put this in the neck position of an Ibanez AFJ 85 jazz guitar.  I originally put a 57 classic in and it was too bright and almost harsh in this guitar.  This is a fairly bright guitar to begin with being only 15" lower bout and 2 and 3/4 thick.  I took out the 57 classic to put in another guitar and decided to try the 57 plus in.  Very pleased. It made it warmer yet clear. I was afraid it would be muddy but it made this smaller guitar sound like a much bigger guitar.  The only down fall is when used in the two pickups together it is weird and unbalnced but when using only the neck it plays real nice.  Being a jazz guitar I only use the neck position.  I used to roll the tone down to 7 or 8 now just to 9.5.  Just putting this out there as I found almost nothing about using a 57 classic plus in the neck position.  It's suprisingly cool.  So this isn't just a bridge pickup.

Needed to upgrade my Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus.  Put a Gibson P94 single coil in the neck (very nice) but had to get the 57 Classic Plus for the true humbucker experience.  Chose the Plus over the 57 Classic for the hotter windings.  I had a great installer who adjusted them both and I have to tell you, this is no longer a guitar that is just playing being a Les Paul.  Both pickups are great but the 57 Classic Plus is so clean and powerful.  Sounds like a Gibson.  Couldn't be happier with the sound of my Epiphone now.  If I had a Gibson Less Paul, I would still want this pick up in the bridge.

Sound of this pickup suggests the highest quality.

It's expensive but I don't think there is a better bridge pickup for county, jazz, rock, etc.  Sounds great through my Lil Night Train and my Flextone III.  Used for recording it is sweet.

Just very positive about this pickup for upgrading my Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus.  Any humbucker space is improved with this one.  Cleans are sweet and when pushed it has a strong bite as well.

Great tone coming out of these pups!  I put one in the bridge of my blacktop tele and the difference is night and day.  Not for metal heads, but everything else.  Really has some good jazz tones as well.