I had thought twice because of the price, but ordered them because of other reviews giving them good ratings. A little mid-range heavy, but easily EQ'd out.

Installed these pickups in the 12 string position on my Epiphone G-1275 double neck. Was a very nice improvement as they sound much more open and have a lot more clarity and chime than the originals which sounded very muffled. Greatly improved the sound without breaking the bank. Other pickups I was looking at were at least double the price. But, I am very happy with the sound of these. Since I had multiple upgrades to do, saving over $100 in pickups alone was very helpful. Very good sounding pickups for the price.

i always have been fan of SD pick up's but since i started to play guitar many years ago, this time i decided to have a go on GA pick ups to see what is look like ,WOW stunning, amazing, the distortion is perfect,from the Blues that i like to the heavy metal that i love most it is awesome nice clear distortion ,the quality of these pick ups are fantastic

Trying to improve a cheap Peavey single pickup guitar. Already changed the volume & tone pots and tone cap. Makes the old p/u sound muffled and quiet. Big difference. I'd buy it again. Minor issue, the cream/black configuration is what most folks call "Reverse Zebra", because the black side has the screws, and goes nearest the bridge, unlike the rest of the industry.

I just these in a Epiphone double neck and they sound great. Regular Golden Age on the 12 string and over wounds on the 6 string.

I'm a London based professional guitarist for many years and I just put a set of Golden Age Humbuckers in a PRS guitar and I would just like to thank Stewmac for selling a great product...they sound great and just what I was looking for. Fat chord sound and cutting lead without being over 'distorted', where you can loose clarity....I shall be buying more of these in the future..Nigel Bennett.

I have used Golden Age humbuckers in a few guitars over the years and I think they are great. I wrote a review years ago stating that they are the best bang for the buck in replacement pickups – and I still feel that way. I’ve had a pair of first generation (2-wire + shield) Golden Age humbuckers in in a salvaged 90-something Ibanez AX320 of mine for quite some time. When I rebuilt this guitar, I wired it up using the Peavey T-60 wiring scheme. I always liked the way a Peavey T-60 split the pickups using the tone control sweep. One function of the T-60 that I did not add to this guitar was the phase switch. The only reason I didn’t add that function was because you needed at least one of your pickups to be 4-wire – but the Golden Age pickups were not 4-wire back then. I recently discovered that they are now 4-wire, so I bought a neck pickup and a push/pull pot to add that function. I was totally delighted with this guitar before. I am even more delighted with the guitar now. I gigged with it reasonably often before. I gig with it more often now. I still wish Stewmac would offer Golden Age humbuckers with chrome covers though. The only reason I give them only four of five stars is because they are still not available with chrome covers.

I'm a 45+year pro player and a 40+year pro guitar tech.
Not all pickups sound good in every guitar. They should be chosen (in great part) with consideration for the woods the instrument is made from, the style of music to be performed on the guitar and the type of amp the guitar will usually be played through.
I installed the GA A5 in the neck position in my Epi ES-339. While at it, I changed the pots to CTS, the switch & jack to a Switchcraft, replaced the bridge with a Gotoh Nashville, the stop bar & studs to a Gotoh zinc model, added a bone nut and installed Grover 102 Rotomatics.
The GA A5 opened up the instrument. It's clear, has a super broad & balanced frequency response and is silent in operation.
It interfaces well with pedals.
Hows it sound? Like a beefy SD Jazz neck at 1/3rd the price. Tight lows, sparkling non-irritating highs and a balanced midrange.
Construction is excellent.
It mates well with my thinline and blends perfectly with the GA Hot A5 I installed in the bridge.
I hope you try one & have similar success. Good stuff!!!!!!!!

These pickups easily match those which cost twice. Very well made, great tone. Couldn't be happier!

Half the price of the "brand" name pickups. I installed them on a clone Les Paul and the guitar came alive. The sound has great presence and body. I bought another set for another guitar I have. Highly recommended.