Pickups for a Les Paul
Two humbuckers in the classic Gibson spacing. The bridge pickup does most of the work in rock; the neck is where the woolly lead tones live. The same slots as ES-335, Explorer, Flying V and most guitars with two full-size humbuckers.
Neck humbucker
All 231 that fit, in the table →Its maker publishes too few specs for us to name a closest match in each direction. Put it on the map to see what sits warmer, hotter or brighter.
Put it on the map →Vintage output
Lower output: open, dynamic, clean up well
Medium output
The middle of the range: for most styles
Hot
More output: drive the amp harder, more compression
Each group shows the five with the most demos, reviews and player posts, two at most from one maker. The meter places each pickup among all pickups for this slot, low output on the left.
Bridge humbucker
All 281 that fit, in the table →Its maker publishes too few specs for us to name a closest match in each direction. Put it on the map to see what sits warmer, hotter or brighter.
Put it on the map →Vintage output
Lower output: open, dynamic, clean up well
Medium output
The middle of the range: for most styles
Hot
More output: drive the amp harder, more compression
Each group shows the five with the most demos, reviews and player posts, two at most from one maker. The meter places each pickup among all pickups for this slot, low output on the left.