Burstbucker Pro Bridge 2-conductor Humbucker Pickup - Nickel Review

Great for all genres

Love this pickup! Have the full set in my LP Standard :)

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In Your Face!

I love the Burstbucker Pro pickups. They came on my 2011 Gibson Les Paul Studio Faded Brown and they sound great....very clean and clear tone with woody overtones for fresh live sound. These pickups are great with pedals and fantastic with tube amps!

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Case of bad sounding pickups or bad electronics?

I have used the Burstbucker PRO and the 498T. They both have their own distinct qualities and I like them both very much. I have had the unfortunate luck to purchase another 498T that much like one of the other reviews here for the Burstbucker PRO sounds thin and less than responsive. Not at all like my other guitar with the 498T. My only point here is that we may loose perspective… read more on the fact that it is possible for a company like Gibson to occasionally put out a sub par product, but we also must look at the signal chain and electronics on the guitars themselves. Are they the best they can be? My current Les Paul, a Trad Pro II, started out sounding bitchin with the stock '57 and Super '57 combo. After a few gigs the pickups started to sound thin. I replaced the bridge with a 498T and it sounds thin. Is this a pickup problem or did something go wrong with one of the control pots. I cannot believe that both pickups sounded thin or the Super '57 would all of a sudden change it's tonal characteristic. So here I am looking at the Burstbucker PRO. I think a better option at this point would be replacing all controls and then seeing what the 498T sounds like and if the problem lies in the controls like I think it does, I will then purchase the Burstbucker PRO.

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A Fave!

I was a bit skeptical before purchasing, but I totally dig this pickup (matching set) I play original, punchy rock and roll (ala garge/powerpop) and it sounds great for that. Perhaps a bit 'punchy' for hardcore vintage fans, but I don't find it too hot either. I suppose it depends what you play, but for most rock and roll applications, these are juicy!

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One of the top pickups

These are great pickups, they are standard on my Gibson Les Paul Standard model. They are hot enough and dynamic enough to play many different kinds of music, really good for rock, classic rock, blues rock, etc. I think some reviewers here have pickups that they bought used and just think they are BB pros. You know the only way to be sure is if you open the sealed package from Gibson.… read more Unpacked many pickups look alike, and you can sell them as BBPro when they are actually not even close. Try these out by going to any Gibson dealer, they come standard on many new Gibsons. And play them on a good tube amp that costs over $1000.

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