Tokai PAF 57 II

Pickup features: Passive Humbucking
Impedence or other specs: Not sure...

Model of guitar or bass: Not sure of exactr model name but its a tokai PRS knockoff
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced:
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): Everything from latin jazz and blues to metallica
Reason for pickup change: Well actually I didnt change pickups, I just thought I should make a submission and share my opinion of this pickup.

Perceived output level: Medium, about the same as a gibson 490
Tone: Bright and Trebly
Sonic evaluation: Well I am referencing this against my other guitar, a gibsong SG standard with 490 series pickups. I think for clean tones this pickup is definately a great choice. The high frequences are squeaky clean and these pickups just have a sort of resonance to them... One thing they lack is that they just dont have the bite of my SG... Also the tone can get pretty harsh when using just bridge pickup, not warm like the SG.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Using only bridge pickup gives a very harsh trebly sound. Its also very difficult to get a good crunch from these pickups

Comments: Overall, for a knockoff, these pickups sound great. In many ways they sound better than gibson 490's (which, in my opinion, is quite the accomplishment). My only problem is that these pickups can be so squeaky clean that they sort of lose personality... Or maybe thats just because I have fallen in love with that classic gibson tone.

Pickup features: Bridge & neck position humbuckers
Impedence or other specs: Vintage sound + nickel covers

Model of guitar or bass: Burns Marquee
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: neck and bridge Rezomatik single coils
Other pickups on guitar: middle position Rezomatik
Artists using this pickup: Anyone interested in quality sound/guitars
You musical style(s): Everything and anything
Reason for pickup change:
Smoke em if you got em!

Perceived output level: Only slightly higher than the Rez single coils which was a nice surprise - mixes with the mid position well
Tone: Sparkling'searing - well defined - Jimmy Page on stick - superb blues/jazz/sabbath tone at the neck
Sonic evaluation:
I use various British valve amps and a Boss Dual Overdrive and no other effects and the Burns always sounding less than stunning with heavier rock settings - fantastic clean but I have other guitars for that and so I took into account the body weight and thickness of the Marquee and decided that it could handle the PAF's well and it sho does - my lord what a beast this guitar is now - Tokai make incredible instruments and these pickups are from one of their top of the line Japanese Loverocks - see reviews elsewhere - I now have the most versitile heart achingly toneful guitar that I've ever owned and the nickel covered pups look fantastic on this guitar Mr Burns you should look into this!

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: The pickups can handle every kind of music and I mean every kind -

Comments:
The best ?52 I ever did spend!