New Gibson ELEV8 Pickups

[mermer]

https://www.gibson.com/en-eu/products/gibson-elev8-pickup-treble-nickel

Anyone tried them yet?

 

[SFW]

I'm wondering if these have anything to do with the Phil X sig. Since he is a massive fan of the alnico eights.

 

[PDC]

10k (ish) - A8 - Wax Potted - sounds interesting...

 

[thegame]

This feels like a lecture when Dinesh is sitting down during the explanation parts. “Son, we’ve got to have a talk about this Alnico 8 your mother and I found in your bedroom”.

 

[hellzington]

I'm interested but keeping my hopes in check since there aren't that many great Gibson pickups. Also kind of hard to justify $150 per pickup when you can get a Duncan JB or a DiMarzio Super Distortion for $99 each. Even the Duncan Alternative 8, using the same magnet and a 15-17k wind is $115.

 

[Findthetone1]

Interesting. Don't sleep on the A8 magnet. It has some damn good characteristics.

 

[BlueParfait]

10k A8? Sounds interesting

I've played the DiMarzio IGNO, and that was ~13k A8

It's like a more aggressive A2

 

[Metalhex]

They sound good to me in the demo. Man Gibson makes some beautiful guitars. If only my wallet wasnt screaming at me! (And my wife)

 

[Findthetone1]

They sound good to me in the demo. Man Gibson makes some beautiful guitars. If only my wallet wasnt screaming at me! (And my wife)

You keep your wife in your wallet? How do you carry it?

 

[Mr. Chainsaw]

Was wondering when they'd start doing some more modern pickups. Description says "series of pickups" so maybe they'll have more? Wouldn't mind something like this with an A5 mag.

 

[Metalhex]

You keep your wife in your wallet? How do you carry it?

Not by choice. I open it up and her face starts yapping

 

[japetus]

I want that damn Baritone Gibson lol

 

[thegame]

Not by choice. I open it up and her face starts yapping

Speaking of Wallets, nothing better to plug a noisy leak than the ol’ coin purse

 

[Skinwalker]

Cosmetics aside, there are 4 variations:

Lead (10k) and Lead Plus (15k)
Rhythm Underwound (8k) and Rhythm (10k)

I think I saw somewhere that they have the shorter legs so they’ll fit in PRS, Ibanez, etc. Not sure where I saw that though.

 

[IHateRap]

Interesting. Don't sleep on the A8 magnet. It has some damn good characteristics.

It’ll also cling pretty hard to a scrotum piercing.

 

[Findthetone1]

It’ll also cling pretty hard to a scrotum piercing.

Raise your guitar strap?