Gibson 500T

Very Good Crispy Sound

Love This Crispy Gibson sound. Very good pickup for the price. This pickup could bring a case.

very good product

very good product, arrive so quickly

Bought to update the stock bridge picups of a Jackson JS32 Roads.

The overall feeling is great and it is compressed and even to play, giving a massive thick sound-wall with tight bass response. The sounds is clear, but it does sound somewhat mid-scooped.

Pros:Great output, great rich overtones and strenght in pinch harmonics

Cons: Somewhat lack of mid and difficult to get to cut through a mix.

One of my favourite high output pickups

Having experienced this pickup on my Buckethead Les Paul this is one of my favourite pickups for G spaced Gibsons. It is a ceramic magnet pickup which in my opinion offers a little bit of airy brightness that really cuts through. I used this to replace a gibson p90 and the increase in output is significant. It also splits very well if you go to the 4 wire option. I've owned almost all Gibson pickups except the Dirty Fingers, for a rock or metal player this thing really kicks butt.

Amazing pickup

If you're looking for a hot pickup, with slight compression and balanced eq, this could be it. It sounds very musical, and the cleans are always present, it's amazing. I had them (this one and the 496R) on my Gibson Les Paul Classic and I loved them so much, so I got another pair for my SG Standard, which I use more on tours, (cause it's lighter). If you're looking for some AC/DC tones, or the Russian Circles sound, or probably the Billy Howerdel sound, this is a great option.

Great pickup

I am more than satisfied with this pickup, robust tone, excellent output, great suggestion i have to say!!

Legendary sound

I’ve got 500T as bridge pickup to complete 496R as set for Gibson SG. This sound is the one exactly you want to get. Loud and sensitive ceramic pickups with some compression.

One star removed from retail package quality. Plastic box is fragile and hardly reusable as storage compartment.

Puissance et attaque

excellent micro , je l'utilise sur une DEAN GRAN SPORT double cut manche set-in en acajou couplé avec un 496R et , ça envoie du lourd , convient parfaitement à mon usage en jouant entre autre des reprises de SOAD

High power guitar pickup - for person who looks for high output

I installed this pickup to my handmade Les Paul, my customer wanted a lot of power and distorsion and he really got it. This pickup has a lot of output power.

A true Monster

I ordered this pickup to replace to crappy bridge pickup of my LTD FX-260, which sounded pretty horrible and flat with it's passive 'EMG's'. And boy, this has been an upgrade! This pickup easily screams, bites and growls it's way through any heavy style that you can think of. But not only that! Roll back the volume and you can get a really nice rock/blues sound out of it. If you have a push-pull pot, you can split the coil and get a sound that I would desribe as a very hot stratocaster.

The build quality of the pickup is great, as expected, and to my surprise it came with all the parts necessary (screws and springs) to replace the old pickup.

Pro's:

- very high output, suited for any heavier style

- smooths out nicely with the volume rolled back

- coil split

- not even that expensive!

Cons:

- when used on a small amp it lacks definition, highs and lows could be more distinct sounding

All in all I advice you to get this pickup, it beats even a lot of pickups with a higher price point and in my opinion it sounds better than an EMG 81. Hope I helped you out!