Golden Age Parsons Street Humbuckers

I purchased the Alnico II bridge and the Alnico V neck versions. I am totally satisfied with the look and the sound. They replaced the Ibanez stock pickups in a Artcore AM 73 that were too harsh and not balanced. The II and V combo are perfectly balanced in this guitar and allow the amp to be a set and forget setup. Simply the best pair of humbuckers I have worked with in 25 years and many many guitars. No less important is the service and solid advice from the StewMac staff. You have great business model, don't change.

These pickups are the closest to the old les paul sound I have ever heard. Soft touch, these are so smooth. On full throttle they Grunt,scream or sing just like an old Gibson LP. I will never buy potted pickups again. I will never buy any pick ups again infact I love them soo much! I did both my LP Standards.Buy these pick ups they sound better than the $500 Burstbuckers. Special Thanks To Mike @ Stewmac for fixing my mistake! Your a great Human relations guy! Fantastic 2 Day delivery to Toronto, Wow! Thanks Again Jimmy

Neck & Bridge A2's in Les Paul style Ibanez ART series guitar. No buzz; no hum; no feedback; just clean, clear, and sweet.

I've ordered several Golden Age pickups, since they became available, and I've never been disappointed. I use them primarily in projects where I want to upgrade the electronics of mid-priced instruments that have good to excellent quality and playability, but lack the output and response of high-quality pickups. Whether it be jazzy chords, lead riffs that really cut through, or growling power chords, I've found Golden Age pickups to handle them all. In my opinion, they are are the best value for the dollar, bar none.

I put these pickups in my recent build of a les paul natural knockoff. Nice clean low growl and they get dirty when you dig in and start jamming. I will keep using them. Everything but the wood is from Stew Mac. Great service and great products. I am hooked!

Recieved the p'ups in few days after ordering. Installed them in my Agile 2000. WOW!!! The difference is fantastic. For the price and the TONE, don't know why I didn't do this upgrade sooner. The difference between the ceramics that came in the Agile and the Parsons Street's has made this a completely different guitar. Thanks Stew-Mac for a great product for a great price!!

So awesome in fact I got another set within days of getting the others. True story.

I have an old Ibanez Les Paul copy pre law suit and wanted to restore it to more classic vibe. after 20 years of DiMarzio pickups I was wanted the traditional look and sound. I was not disappointed. The wiring matches the original and dropped in with no difficulties. When I played it through my amp the sound was excellent both clean and overdriven. Great job on a great product.

I put the PUs in my own project PRS style guitar. They sound great when
played clean especially when I put down the tone control the neck pickup
is awesome for jazz soli!!! They sounds verry good when played overdrive too.
With Sky Blue Od. Mad Professor I have a amasing blues sounds and a top lead sounds with my Riot distortion.
The finish is great! Five stars! Thank you Stew Mac!

I just put the neck and bridge pair (both Alnico 2) in my 1972 SG replica (mahogany neck and body, brazilian rosewood fretboard).

I am amazed by the sound of these pickups, especially because they cost like half the price of an equivalent Gibson. They sound great when played clean or with overdrive, but do keep in mind that, for being a non-wax-potted pickup set, it gets very sensitive to microphonic feedback when used with heavy distortion. The neck pickup is very punchy and tonally well-balanced, great for clean solos and blues. The bridge one is great for hard rock overdrive, with a lot of treble, sounding quite Angus Young-ish to my ears. I loved them both.

The finish is also flawless. They came with matching golden mounting screws, adjustment springs and a protective plastic film on the face of the pickup. When I removed the protectitive film, the cover was beautiful, shiny and polished like a mirror.

Five stars is not enough for these pickups. Great job, StewMac!