WCR Guitar Pickups American Steele Set

Passive Humbucking
Crossroads Neck and Godwood Bridge

Guitar: Gibson ES135
Position: Neck & Bridge
Replacing: Stock Gibson Classic '57 Also using Full WCR wiring Kit
Reason for Changing: Looking to ditch the crap Gibson uses stock

Output Bridge: Hotter
Output Neck: Vintage
Amps & Effects: ZVex SHO->Ernie Ball Vol->RC Booster->HBE Big D->DD5->DD5->Analog Man Boss Trem->DD2->Synth Wah->Cut Switch-> Modded '66 Bassman with 2x10 Cab
Tone: Smooth yet grindy...Articulate yet Big...Perfectly Balanced. Basically, the best sounding pickups that I have ever purchased. I have owned Seymour Duncan, Rio Grande, Lindy Fralin, and this takes the cake by far!!!
Style: This set is perfect for pretty much anything except Shred Metal. Really, this set is perfect for any style where guitar tone is vital to the sound.

If the guitar was destroyed I would really be only concerned about saving the pickups at this point. It completely converted the guitar from really great to insane!
I am no longer looking for <b>that</b> sound anymore. I am completely confident that my next SG will get the Fillmore set and I only wish Jim made Tele pickups still so I could use him for them as well.

10's across the board without hesitation.
I got mine with braided cable and raw covers.

Humbucking pups that are just incredible sounding.

Installed in a VOS 61 SG Re-issue. I also had a pre-wired set of pots and caps installed which also came from WCR. I want to say also that I have SEVERAL sets of WCR pups in my Les Pauls,as well as a few sets of the SR single coils with WCR electronics in my Strats. This particular set of American Steeles is the best I have heard in 35 years. I removed ALL of my stock pups and replaced them with this companys products. I replaced the garbage that Gibson calls pickups( In a guitar that they charge upwards of $3000.00 for)with WCRs.

Absolutely STUNNING!!! These pups are SO CLEAR AND TONAL! I simply cannot emphasize that point enough. The bass is tight and SMOOTH and the mids and treble are just unreal.Im certain that the caps and pots that I also purchased from Jim Wagner at WCR only made the pups even better. I have played guitar for 42+years ,35 professionally. I play Blues, Southern Rock, Country, and whatever I can sink my teeth into MUSICALLY! Talk to Jim wagner at WCR. Hear him out and decide for yourself. I did. Ive been dealing with WCR for quite some time now,and I have NEVER been disappointed.

Some folks think that these are priced too high. LOL!! If ANY of the several sets of WCR I own were destroyed or stolen, I would replace them immediatly after coming off heavy sedation!! LOL!! How much is it worth to you for a sound that is ALWAYS, CONSISTANTLY,SWEET AND TONAL? Yeah,they cost a bit,however,YOU ALWAYS GET THE SOUND THAT WAS PROMISED. Jim Wagner has delivered on his word TIME AFTER TIME.
Therefore, he gets my $$$$$ everytime.

Passive humbuckers
Neck apprx. 8k, bridge apprx. 10.2k

They went into an R8, both positions replacing the stock BurstBuckers.
Various artists using it, most noticably MArshall Tucker guys, both Buckcherry players, and Jon Schaffer of Iced Earth.
HAd to change out the stockers. Just to garbled and woofy.

Output level is perfect, very well balanced, nice and fat on the bridge, excellent articulation on both positions without any ear-cutting or dullnes anywhere. For lack of a better word, nice and flat from top to bottom, no extra bulges or scoops.
I play Souther Rock, and they fit the bill perfectly.

If lost or stollen, I would instantly get another set. I have NEVER tried a better set, or even individual pickups that can hold a candle to these.
I chose it my talking to Jim, and that was what he recommended I use. Perfect advice.
Customer service was beyond belief. I was rockin' inside a week from order.

This is a set of passive humbuckers, made up of the Godwood/Goodwood bridge and the Crossroads neck. Mine are in zebra and wound to Jim Wagner's usual specs for the set. I bought nickel covers to try, but I like the pickups so much as they are that I haven't wanted to try them.

These went into a 2005 Gibson LP Standard with Tone Pros bridge and tailpiece studs and a Gotoh aluminum tailpiece. I also rewired the guitar with RS Guitarworks pots and NOS Sprague Vitamin Q caps for the tone controls. The WCRs replaced the Duncans that replaced the original Burstbuckers.

I'm not a fan of the BBs, and the Duncans (Seth Lover bridge, Pearrly Gates neck) were better (I've used Duncans for nearly 30 years!). The WCR are the result of my first foray into the world of handwound pickups. It's nice to get it perfect the first time!

These are very versatile, and sound great clean and with any degree of distortion. They are both somewhat PAF-inspired. They clean up very well when you work the volume control and stay clear with the volume way down, without needing a treble bleed cap. Very lively response.
I use a variety of Marshall and Fender amps, also an Alessandro Working Dog. Celestion and Scumback speakers. I play some of everything (not much out-and-out metal) and the Steeles go everywhere. easily. They're just really fun to play!

Only a few pedals: a Teese wah, King of Tone, maybe a delay or chorus.

I've been playing 40 years, 30 as a pro, all the usual suspects in my guitar collection. These are the best humbuckers I've played, including all the real PAFs and patent number types. Flawless workmanship, beautiful appearance. More responsive than anything else I've used. No real need to look further.

Jim is very helpful in his recommendations, and helped me make a perfect choice.