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Hey that's a cool looking bass. What is it?

The sound quality are both great, but the difference is negligible. While seasoned players may be able to identify the difference, the audience likely won't.

Just depends on the style. The riff at 3:25 was way better with the JB, the 498t was better on the others. A mix of each in a two guitar context would slap.

Both sound really good. You can never go wrong with a JB! Btw.... Nice string butler! I love those things!!

DUUUUUDE! The tone at the end. Holy shit that’s sick.

so i went and bought one after watching this vid, i restored it and it's great. i copper shielded the pick guard and the inside cavity and there's literally no noise or hum whatsoeve, the shielding worked amazing on this. then i set it up with nashville tuning because johnny marr did that with his coronet, and it's super cool for that especially if you put it through loads of delay and chorus to do that whole thing..

The JB is brighter and looser in the low end. The 498t is tighter and more balanced, with a slight scoop.

Agree - Great video. I love the 490R and 498T combination vs Seymour Duncan JBs, to me they just seem more dynamic and versatile across the rock/blues spectrum.

To be honest.. You are very lucky that Gibson still put the same pickups in the studio as what you get in a 6k custom shop les paul custom.... The 498T/490R pickups are very versatile whilst being hot enough for metal shred heads

it's surprising when you play the supersonic riff how oasis 'epiphone' it sounds tho

Honestly listening on my phone, I couldn’t really tell a difference!

That Gibson 498 T compressed mid range is total 💘💝💖💗💓❤💯💪👍

498 has character like no others. My 99 SG has 498/490 and never felt the need to change them.

Yes your right , do you still have the split coil ? i was thinking of changing my pickups and going with the 920D wiring and do away with the split coil , i don't use it ..never liked split coil ,what do you think ?

the jb was better, more present. how did you get the studio to look like a les paul custom with an sg special neck?

Gibson are very expensive (to me) guitars with high-end hardware. I don't know why anyone would automatically assume they need "uprgrading". The only thing I would do is maybe replace one pair of volume and tone knobs with series/parallel switches for more diverse tones.

How much did you pay for this LP back then?

Hey dude, where can I get that same desk you have behind you? also. 498t is my all time favorite. played 57 classics for years then switched back to 498t. it might be because my first les paul had a 498t in it and its engrained in my mind. I do however like a 57 classic in the neck. I think that a couple pickups sound better to me then the 498t but the 498 feels better.

the Gibson pups sound fine

I've a Fender HH strat that I'm planning to put upgrade with the Gibson 498T/490R combo. It'll become a Fibson

Those 89 and 90 Epiphones came stock with 490 and 498 Gibson pups I believe.

Simple but usefull

SDs are poetry of tone

i have the 490/498 pickups in my CS Les Paul Custom. The 498 is just hot and sharp for my taste. I'm going to put a set of Slash 2.0 in the guitar and hope that solves it.

Interesting video, Jimmy Page often used a Telecaster in the studio, but on stage he needed the Les Paul. What I do in those cases is use a compressor before the distortion so you reduce the dynamic range and the sound is more forceful. Greetings

Can't hear the pickup character when it's full on distortion.

If you want to drastically change the voicing of your guitar, you need to change the space between the bridge and the P.U. Results may vary though. It is as drastical as picking/strumming near the bridge or closer to/on the fretboard. My personal point of view is that changing the same type of P.U. for another doesn't have enough effect to justify the purchase and bother doing the mod.

No offense intended, but I don't know how you can evaluate a pickup by playing it with the gain on 11. All I hear is clipping. But to be fair, I'm not into that head-banger thing.

So IMO the JB is probably the greatest pup you’ll find to replace any pup you don’t like. But would never consider replacing the 498 set with anything at all. I’ve had a less Paul studio that I’ve had for 25 years back in my younger days. I went through the pick up stage thinking I could make it sound better and going through about 10 different sets of very expensive pick ups I always ended up going back to the original set and still to this day have it. Nothing was able to beat them.

They are awesome guitars and will only increase in value

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I found that a Duncan Distortion gave me more of the sound and bite I wanted. That’s not to say I discarded the 498T; in fact, my daughter has an LP copy that is going to receive an upgrade with that pickup - easily increasing the guitar’s performance

that exactly happened to me. get your string height first

finally someone who plays jazz chords/doesnt just chug metal riffs with an orange. great playing!

That's a great tone. I'm interested to know you signal chain, amp, and settings.

I appreciate your totally honest review and the way you framed it in terms of what works for you. It helps balance the “initial GAS urge” with the “post honeymoon phase reflection.” (hope that makes sense to you lol)

First, stoked to find your channel, as you’re comparing very similar guitars/ pick ups that I’m interested in purchasing! I have this super cool 89 LP studio with “the original “ Bill Lawrence pickups and they sound phenomenal. However, I’m looking for either a 90s era gibson or just found an 89 Epi custom that I am really leaning towards for playing gigs/ rehearsal. Something I wouldn’t be heartbroken about if it were damaged I guess. Also interested in finding out more about the string butler! I’ve never seen this until now. Any recommendations? Thanks! And great great content 🤘🏼🤘🏼

I like the 498t . Year does matter. The ones before 2008 are better.

'Filtertrons do not work in stage environment.' Hm.. Malcolm disagreed.

I had a LP studio some years ago with covered pickups, ended up removing the covers and cleaning the wax, made 498T a bit brighter and gave the guitar more bite. This is my favourite bridge pickup. I’m about to put one in a 2022 LP classic, and redo the whole electronics. I heard some people swap the A5 magnet for a ceramic one with interesting results, may try that in the future.

I was just thinking about putting a 498t into my Edwards(LPC style)guitar. I was noticing it didn’t sound as good as my Gibson sg so that is the plan.

The JB sounded somewhat clearer to me.

Nice-sounding distortion, I wonder what the pick up sound like.

I use both...they are very close indeed. I prefer the gibsons though...they have a little bit more bite and midrange scream, while the JB's sound a little bit more civil and scooped. 'bigger' if you will, but with less "wail". You can only really tell the difference when you play them yourself in front of the amp, it's so close all the differences kinda vanish on recording.

It's the same magnet material and structure and a similar wind. Why do you keep calling it an "upgrade?" What is upgraded about it?

If you are into mods or don't mind getting your hands dirty, a popular mod is to swap the magnets from each pickup i.e. take the alnico 5 from the 490r in the neck and put it in the 498t in the bridge and use the alnico 2 from the bridge 498t and put it in the 490r. It gives the bridge a bit more cut and makes the neck a bit more classic creamy gibson type tone.

I love the 498t. It's one of the best pickups out there in my opinion. And honesty, you switched pickups but you didn't necessarily upgrade because the 498t is about $100 by itself. It's not a cheap pick-up. It's a very good pickup. As a general rule, only change for pickup if I'm not satisfied with the one in there. I never do it blindly just because I want to see if one sounds better. You can throw away a lot of money that way.😊

Thanks bro

wow this review got so real, so fast! nice lol :D definitely an audible difference - much more clarity in the JB