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G0 Thrōbak Recommendation

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h4ck.b0x7

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I’m having a hard time deciding which Thrōbak pickups to put in my G0. I’ve narrowed it down to 3:

SLE-101
SLE-101 Plus
PG-102 (flipped)

I'm a rocker through and through. Here's a list of my favorite bands: AC/DC, Van Halen not Van Hagar, Skynyrd, Def Leppard...

Partially just kidding, I listen to a variety of Blues, Rock and Country:

Mayall
Clapton
Bloomfield
Rolling Stones
Peter Green
Led Zeppelin
The Kings (Albert, B.B., Freddie)
Skynyrd
Jeff Beck
Etc...
 
El Gringo

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I am a super huge fan of ThroBak MXV-SLE-101 Plus with A5 magnets as I have them in 8 of my Les Paul's www.throbak.com
 
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CatManDoo88

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I don't have any personal experience with Throbaks, but I was investigating their offerings for my CS9 recently. I'm also a big fan of the British blues guys, especially Clapton's playing with Mayall, and Throbak told me that the PG-102 set without magnet flip is the best fit for the Beano sound and their pickup buyer's guide references them as great for Zeppelin tones as well. If I recall correctly the SLE-101 is A2 magnets for more of an open,sweet, low output sound. if I recall correctly, the iconic Freddie King and BB King tones were primarily done with early Patent No. pickups, which would have been A5 magnets as well, like the PG-102 set. I ultimately got a set of OX4 Beanos instead, but if it was me, I would go for the PG-102 set based on the tones you mentioned liking. The SLE-101 Plus could also possibly a good fit and get lots of love around here.
 
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CatManDoo88 said:
I don't have any personal experience with Throbaks, but I was investigating their offerings for my CS9 recently. I'm also a big fan of the British blues guys, especially Clapton's playing with Mayall, and Throbak told me that the PG-102 set without magnet flip is the best fit for the Beano sound and their pickup buyer's guide references them as great for Zeppelin tones as well. If I recall correctly the SLE-101 is A2 magnets for more of an open,sweet, low output sound. if I recall correctly, the iconic Freddie King and BB King tones were primarily done with early Patent No. pickups, which would have been A5 magnets as well, like the PG-102 set. I ultimately got a set of OX4 Beanos instead, but if it was me, I would go for the PG-102 set based on the tones you mentioned liking. The SLE-101 Plus could also possibly a good fit and get lots of love around here.
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Funny you mention the OX4 Beano pickups, I have those in another Les Paul. I’m from Michigan and want to try Thrōbak this time around.
 
Guitar Whiskey

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The right pickup depends quite a bit on the acoustic tone or resonance of the guitar. Man this is a big topic with so many opinions.
 
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