• From: BELGIUM
  • Registered: 2007-01-27
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Topic: REALLY NO ONE? IT's JUST ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE

1) Pickups: smoky-coil 490R & 498T brass stud humbuckers
2) Pickups: 490R Alnico magnet humbucker, 498T Alnico magnet humbucker

GIBSON SG: They can be found equipped with = SMOKY COIL HUMBUCKERS (490R & 498T)
                    They can be found equipped with = ALNICO MAGNET HUMBUCKERS (490R & 198T

Except from the price, CAN SOMEONE BE SO KIND TO EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE?
Thanks, I've really searched as a fool (I am one) to FIND OUT MORE.

[color=blue]- GITAARDOCPHIL SAIS: TO CONQUER DEAD, YOU HAVE TO DIE[/color]   AND [color=blue] we are born to die[/color]
- MY GUITAR PLAYS EVERY STYLE = BLUES, ROCK, METAL, so I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY IT.
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  • Registered: 2007-01-29
  • Posts: 533

Re: REALLY NO ONE? IT's JUST ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE

I've been searching around and can't really find any info from the Gibson Site. It seems that Gibson produced an SG-Menace around 2002 and advertised the Smoky Coil pickups with a brass bobbins. These were sold thru Musicians Friend at a much lower price ($800.00) and seemed to be marketed for Heavy Metal artists! The Regular Gibson 490R and 498T pickups are hotter pickups used in some of the Les Pauls and SGs...  If I can find any good info then I'll forward it here...

Middleaged Redneck sorta guy who refuses to grow up...passion for music, especially Southern Rock but like bout everything cept Gangsta/Hip Hop. Collect guitars, mandolins, and love to ride Harleys.
  • From: BELGIUM
  • Registered: 2007-01-27
  • Posts: 3,403

Re: REALLY NO ONE? IT's JUST ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE

Thanks jay, you know that I have plenty of time, and despite searching and searching (if you use google and you change 1 word or place that word at the end, you will get different results) and since months I wanted to know an answer, even in a guitar store, they don't know the difference, it is making me nervous. About lacquer, I know that using this method raises the price.
Is the difference between an electric with lacquer versus a noon lacquer significant too?

[color=blue]- GITAARDOCPHIL SAIS: TO CONQUER DEAD, YOU HAVE TO DIE[/color]   AND [color=blue] we are born to die[/color]
- MY GUITAR PLAYS EVERY STYLE = BLUES, ROCK, METAL, so I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY IT.
[color=blue]Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.[/color]

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