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Your cart is empty.The SH-PG Pearly Gates was originally conceived to conjure tones similar to those of the pickups found in the venerable 1959 Les Paul Standard - the guitar that set the standard for Blues guitar tone. And chock-full of tone it is! Described as "sweet, but slightly rude," the SH-PG Pearly Gates makes your amp come alive with the perfect blend of sustain and harmonics - not to mention a nice, bright top-end. A versatile pickup, the SH-PG Pearly Gates can be paired with virtually any humbucker for a variety of tonal options. Seymour Duncan SH-PG Pearly Gates at a Glance: Sound Complete setup Sound The SH-PG Pearly Gates has a tone that can be characterized a warm, with slighter-hotter-than-vintage humbucker output. You've heard the SH-PG on everything from blues to classic and southern rock to modern rock - it's versatility is key to its success. Originally designed as a re-creation
Rhoad
Reviewed in Canada on February 16, 2025
Gave my strat some balls. Has that zz top feel.
Leah
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2025
Great pickup, legendary Billy Gibbons tone!
robert tingstrom
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2023
I had it installed in my Chinese built Ibanez Iceman. It made it sound so much better. Paul Stanley uses only the bridge pickup anyway. The neck is just for show. This pickup is perfect for classic rock.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2023
Stuck it in and played some old Van Halen, a ZZ Top. Exactly what I wanted. Best pick up I've heard!
Luis Alfredo Abrego Partida
Reviewed in Mexico on March 21, 2022
Excelente pastilla de puente con un sonido clásico PAF pero con un poco más de medios agudos que hacen que corte muy bien a través de la mezcla
Cameron M.
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2022
In the bridge of my PRS Custom 24, this pickup can do anything from clean and choppy ska to mean and chunky rock. And nestled right between those two is where it truly shines: a singing, slightly broken up tone that is perfect for blues.
Jared
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2022
Installed these in my 2021 LP Standard. Immediately I noticed the clarity over the stock Burstbucker pickups. I can hear every note in a chord, even under gain. I liked these so well that I’ve ordered a gold set for my new 62 SG. I play through several Marshall plexi amps, so there’s nowhere to hide. These pickups tell the truth.
Jeffrey D. Howcroft
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2022
Replaced the stock bridge PU in my Fender Player Plus strat, green burst. The gold is strikingly beautiful, but the real kicker is the tones. Played it through a Fender Twin Reverb and alternated pedals: Tumnus Deluxe, Blues Driver, Big Muff, Rat, and a Waza Fuzz. Sustain for days, tight bass with mids and highs that cut through, pinch harmonics are a breeze on any string. Hit the boost and it slams the amp into gritty but defined distortion. I can't recommend enough.
Jeff Raines
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2021
Bought this to drop into a PRS SE CU24. The stock PRS pickups sounded... weird. The neck pickup is okay, but the bridge sounded like a blanket was over the highs(it was more subtle than the tone control).A lot of people had talked about the highs being shrill and it being ideal for a Les Paul due to the scale length/bridge balancing that out so I gotta say I was concerned ordering it because the tremolo... and if I’m being honest, the tone is amazing. It’s got a nice “grit” to it when you dig in. It is absolutely the sound I had in my head. The highs aren’t bad, it’s got good lows and mids, and it has a nice sweet sound. Tons of dynamics. You want blues? You got it. Classic rock? You bet. It’ll even do a decent VH and some more modern stuff if you want to(although it definitely isn’t ideal for that).All in all, if you’re looking for a sweet sounding vintage-hot pickup for classic rock/blues, look no further.Note - I’ve had this pickup in the guitar for about 3 weeks so you’re not hearing “first night honeymoon” raves. It still continues to impress me every time I plug it in.
JAVIER
Reviewed in Spain on July 2, 2019
hacia tiempo que le tenia ganas a esta pastilla y al verla en amazon me anime y que decir , sonido billy gibbons , todo perfecto .
Eduardo Benitez Hurtado
Reviewed in Spain on June 26, 2019
Pastilla de puente muy buena.
jason owen
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 12, 2018
I installed the pearly gates bridge pick-up in a Tokai LS95 and it sounds really nice. This pick-up differs from the Seymour Duncan 59 in the sense that it's got more of a chime-like quality when it's played clean. The note separation also sounds superior to the 59 to my ear and you get a nice high-end. When you crank it up this thing sounds great too. I don't think you can go wrong with either the 59 or the Pearly Gates, though it's down to you how much you're willing to pay for an upgrade. If you've got a Les Paul or something similar, then it's worth checking these out, but make sure you listen to clean demo's as well as overdriven to see whether they're for you.
strat_lover
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2018
For the pickup and the way it sounds, I would give this pickup 5 stars. The mounting screws were a bit of a pain, but I got through it. I mounted this in an American Strat and the screws were too long, so I had to cut them down to about 3/4" long. Evidently, they are #3-48 screws and are about 1.75" long. I am sure they fit fine in a Gibson guitar, they just bottom out in a Strat body before the pickguard is completely seated in the guitar's body. They are also slotted screws which made it difficult to start the screw into the pickup's mounting hole with all the tension from the spring. If installing this in a Fender Strat, it's easier to remove the volume pot to make more room to work with the spring. Once installed, adjustments were easy, though I would have still preferred a cross head type screw so I did not have to switch screw drivers when adjusting pickups.All that aside, the pickup sounds magnificent! It is well worth the small, extra effort.
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