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The Gibson '57 Classic is a humbucking guitar pickup built to vintage Patent Applied For specs: Alnico 2 magnets, nickel-plated pole pieces and slugs, maple spacers, and two-conductor braided wiring. Balanced coils give a warm, creamy tone with strong hum cancellation, and wax potting keeps microphonic squeal down at high volume. It suits players chasing classic rock and blues crunch in a Les Paul or SG. Against hotter PAF-style pickups it trades output for warmth and clarity, and against the '57 Classic Plus it stays smoother and less aggressive.
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Owners describe the '57 Classic as a warm, articulate PAF-style pickup that cleans up well and stays quiet under gain. Many praise its vintage character in Les Pauls and SGs, though some find it too polite for heavy styles.
The Gibson '57 Classic is a humbucker pickup introduced in 1990. It gives a warm, full tone with a balanced response and the classic Gibson humbucker crunch. The balanced coils give a smoother, creamier tone and excellent hum cancelation.
It is made to the same specs as the originals. It uses Alnico 2 magnets, nickel-plated pole pieces, nickel slugs, maple spacers and vintage-style two-conductor braided wiring. The pickup is wax potted to remove all internal air space and any chance of microphonic feedback.
