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The DEFINITIVE Peter Green Mod
Pickup Set!
I worked for many months with a pickup
maker to come up with an alternative to the BB Pro
pickups used in my LCPG Peter Green Mod Les Paul
Standard Fadeds. I love the BB Pros, and they were
better than anything else I tried in Fadeds. But, I was
still looking for something a little different - less
edgy and "modern" sounding. With the right
combination of mismatched coil outputs and weakened ALNICo V magnets, the Manalishi™
pickup was born! Less bright than the BB Pros, with more
harmonic range and overtones, they are the perfect
alternative, and are now standard on LCPG guitars and I
have them installed on all my personal player guitars.
For a good before and after tone comparison, check out
"Making an LCPG Guitar," a two part video on
YouTube.
I also put a Manalishi™
set in a 2007 regular
finished Les Paul Standard. Awesome! You can read the
"why" and hear the results here:
LCPG-146S. I have had
varying success with the PG Mod over the years on all
types of regular finish Les Pauls. Mostly not so good.
Due to the cancellation of the lower range frequencies
when pickups are out of phase, a guitar which is
inherently less bright than most, with naturally good
resonance and sustain (all Fadeds I've come across have
these qualities) is a good candidate for out of phase
pickups. Manalishi™
pickups are much more vintage and mellow sounding than
most pickups you will come across, so they are more
forgiving in this regard.
You don't have to buy one of my LCPG guitars to own a
set of these pickups. They are available separately
(sets only), in
a variety of bobbin colors and options, including IN
PHASE! Truly, I developed these pickups with
the PG tone as the most important criteria (would I do
anything else?) on Standard Fadeds, but I believe these
pickups have such an awesome vintage tone that folks who
are not into the PG Mod, and/or don't own a Faded, may
want a set also. There's nothing to lose in trying them
out, because I will take them back, within 30 days of
receipt, if they don't work for you.
Available in double black or
zebra, with optional tall
pickup rings (includes aged or bright nickel vintage
style ring mounting screws), and optional aged or bright
nickel covers. Manalishi™ are
NON-POTTED, just like a vintage PAF! So, when a set is
ordered with covers, I put a small strip of electrical
tape across the top of the bobbins, between the pole
pieces. I've heard this is supposed to reduce the
potential squeal and feedback of a non-potted p'up, but
I never stand in front of a cranked 100 Watt Marshall
stack, so I can't say I know this works from personal
experience!
Optional aged nickel cover, ring and screws |
Optional bright nickel cover, ring and screws |
U.S.A Distributor, CV Guitars, Allentown, PA 18104
Tel. (610) 217-4298
Base pricing is $240 Per Set. Please visit our
Online Store for
pricing with pickup rings and covers, or to place an
order.
Web: www.cvguitars.com
Online Store: www.cvgshop.com
e-mail: info@cvguitars.com 
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