TESLA: VR Extreme

When it comes to replacement pickups, many of us would only embrace notable units; DiMarzio, Seymour Duncan, EMG, etc. This isn't a demotion of the TESLA pickups featured here, it's just that many people would not be swayed to spend money on a made-in-Korea pickups when they know other pickups could be had for a comparable cost consideration. The fact that TESLA pickups are relatively new in the market & isn't backed by endorsements would further plunge the manufacturer's reputaiton into the deeper unknown, only to be ventured by the valiant campers.

The humbuckers you see in my Ibanez S1620 here is a pair of VR Extreme. As the label suggests, it is a high output proponent, very much inclined in the high gain/ drive domain. However, this isn't the only staple the VR Extreme is serving, it sounds very acceptable clean which is quite extraordinary for a high o/p unit. The neck model is particularly adept to clean, jazz-type comping tones which is a bonus for dweebs like me who aren't too involved in the clean channel- why buy a distortion-dedicated pickup & expect a stellar clean tone?

More VR Extreme notes here: http://soft.com.sg/forum/guitar-fx-reviews/37910-tesla-vr-extreme.html