Product Reviews for Gibson 490R Humbucker Pickup
Feature: i found the cover it came with was delightfully black, and useful for an ashtray. The actual pickup, I threw at my dog.
Quality: Considering it sounds worse than my pregnant cat, it works quite well as a frisbee. One time, i scratched my pick across it, and two of the screws and a pole piece fell out.
Value: Too expensive for i can make in the bathroom after a turkey dinner. More value is offered by finding a rock and jamming it into the pickup slot of my guitar.
Desirability:
Sound: this pickup sounds like instead of copper wire, it was wound with poop. Muddy, indecipherable, just plain shitty. It's hard to believe people like Jimmy Page and Joe Perry can stand to play out of it without k@@@@ the rest of their band in frustration.
Support: I love gibson. They listened carefully as i went to the phone and told them their product s@@ked. They didn't yell, or cry, they just helpfully suggested i return the pickup and buy another. Keep up the good work, boys!
Overall: If you're looking for a replacement pickup for a LP or SG, do yourself a favor and look elsewhere, such as Ibanez, or hell, a Squier is probably better overall.
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