Why the Seymour Duncan pickups?
I experimented with pretty much every different kind of pickups out there, from DiMarzios to Bill Lawrence. I stumbled across this particular Seymour Duncan Alnico II model when I was doing the Appetite for Destruction record. They have a nice crystal clear sound, but they also have just enough output so I can play the really heavy stuff without being overly saturated. They’re a very medium output pickup and they sound really good and work great for what I do. Do you have any other Gibson Goldtops in your collection? I have some vintage Goldtops in addition to the newer ones. I have a ’54 and a couple of ’56s, but I use them only in the studio. I don’t take those old guitars out on the road because I’m pretty hard on my guitars when I’m on tour, so I usually only work with new guitars when I’m out on the road. How is your Epiphone Goldtop different from the Gibson Goldtop? The Epiphone is basically designed the same way. I think the coolest thing about the Epiphone model is its Goldtop
