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Gibson gives its Les Paul Special an ultra-rare pickup overhaul with new Mini Humbucker models
It could potentially be the first time in history that mini-humbuckers have come as standard in a slab-bodied Les Paul ...
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“We’re all looking for new inspiration. These P-90 pickups work really well”: Warren Haynes on the P-90 renaissance
Almost 70 years since it was usurped by the humbucker, the P-90 pickup seems to be staging a comeback. The surge in P-90 ...
Gibson remixes the Les Paul Special with mini humbuckers
Available with dual mini humbuckers or with a P-90/mini humbucker combo, these Tobacco Burst singlecuts are available ...
How Larry DiMarzio’s pickup revolution defined the sound of 1970s guitar rock
Gibson had lost the recipe — not only for guitar building but for making pickups based on their original design.” How Larry ...
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Warren Haynes’ Gibson Les Paul Standard is here and it’s a plain-topped beauty with an onboard boost
Haynes says he is “really psyched” about his choice of electric guitar pickups, admitting that it is a change of pace. “Being mostly a humbucker guy, I’m really loving the hum-free P-90s,” he says.
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Gibson remixes the Les Paul Special with mini humbuckers
A Gibson mini humbucker retails for $129 and it is an easy installation on a Special – or indeed a Junior. It has the same footprint as the P-90, simply swap ‘em out. Note: the Gibson pickup shop’s ...