• Registered: 2010-08-29
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Topic: 1989 stock pickup epiphone

Hi everyone,i have à original stock pickups in My Les Paul Epiphone built in Korea in 1989,soon i think i will change my pots & capacitors but can anyone help me to find out what those original pickups can be ,humbucker or just stock epiphone pickups,i did have à look at them ,but nothing it's writing on them under The pickups,thanks for Any help /loic

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  • From: Detroit
  • Registered: 2006-06-02
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Re: 1989 stock pickup epiphone

HI

Not sure what you're asking... any humbucker should fit.
Stock Epi pickups should have the logo on the bottom somewhere.

Good pots and caps can be found here
http://store.rsguitarworks.net/

- Nic from Detroit... posting on JB's Forum since 6-2-2006
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  • From: The Gates of Delerium
  • Registered: 2008-05-07
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Re: 1989 stock pickup epiphone

I have a newer (+/- 2005) Epi LP standard. I loved everything about it except for the pickups. I dropped a P94R in the neck position (P90 with a humbucker footprint) and a 498T in the bridge position. I got the new Gibson pups from GC online, but any pickups designed for a Lester should fit. The ones I bought were around $100 each. It all depends how much you want to spend on your upgrade, or to trade it in on a Gibson. BTW the Bonamassa Epi LP I got sounds freakin great with the Gibson BB2 & BB3 pups!  smile

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  • Registered: 2011-03-12
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Re: 1989 stock pickup epiphone

RICjunkie wrote:

I have a newer (+/- 2005) Epi LP standard. I loved everything about it except for the pickups. I dropped a P94R in the neck position (P90 with a humbucker footprint) and a 498T in the bridge position. I got the new Gibson pups from GC online, but any pickups designed for a Lester should fit. The ones I bought were around $100 each. It all depends how much you want to spend on your upgrade, or to trade it in on a Gibson. BTW the Bonamassa Epi LP I got sounds freakin great with the Gibson BB2 & BB3 pups!  smile

I'd post it on the Epiphone forum, there are some very helpful and knowledgeable people over there.  They'll most likely want pictures.  Here's a link to the forum:

http://forum.gibson.com/index.php/forum … electrics/

5 Reply by dknight16 (edited by dknight16 2011-04-25 18:03:47)

  • Registered: 2006-05-08
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Re: 1989 stock pickup epiphone

Epi Les Pauls are great candidates for pickup replacement.  My son change his to Seymour Duncan Jazz at the neck and JB at the bridge.  Amazing results.

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