PCs

When I bring my LPJ out to play, I usually have given up on the Gibson tone for the day / moment & looking for a saving grace. The LPJ is a gloss-free model & it will always sound more appealing to me when its other glossed out siblings failed to please tone-wise.  

But folks, this LPJ is special because it has a pair of Seymour Duncan Phat Cat pickups; single coils in a humbucker housing. This is the second guitar in my possession to sport a pair of PCs & they sound killer. I'm impressed with the distortion aspects of these pickups; they simply sound good & will out perform humbuckers meant for overdrive / distortion excellence, no kidding.

This is the EQ break down of the PCs from the manufacturer's website. It has a little bit of kick in terms of treble & might possibly be the reason for them sounding good. The general expectation here is that, anything with excessive treble will sound repulsive & serrated, almost next to being useless. All this remains to be perceptive, you need to hear the tone in real time application. These pickups sound appealing despite the manufacturer's caution of a zestful treble response. Phat Cats, no regrets!

EQ pic: Seymour Duncan