Gibson 57 Classic Vintage BK

Got this and 57 plus as an upgrade for my Epi LP. Not very experienced with PAF-style pickups myself, but I can definitely say it gives out a great sound. Plenty of smooth, yet surprisingly bright (when required) tone on tap. I usually like to play around with the volume pots to get different tones out of the guitar, and this pickup offers something special on every setting: lovely cleans and drive sound, does a great job at picking up the dynamics in my playing. My favorite is a bit of gain for that "on the edge of breakup" sound, it really sparkles with character.
One single complaint .. When installed on my LP, it wouldn't quite sit centred in the pickup cavity. The guy who installed it said it was due to the pickup mounts (the little handles beneath it). It might also be due to it not matching my Epi LP cavity, but I've had no such problem with the 57 plus. The result is that the strings and the poles aren't quite aligned ... minor issue though, doesn't seem to affect the sound.

I am very happy with this purchase, it is a great pick up with a fantastic vintage sound.
A couple of years ago I put a 57 on the bridge position of a cheap LTD LP style body as I waned to have that kind of sound available in my studio and i've been very happy so far with it but recently I decided to replace also the neck pup, to my surprise it sounds even better than the one on the bridge.

Highly recommended!

The only negative comment i have about it is the fact that being a vintage pup it only comes with one wire + earth so is not possible to install a pull/pull knob to switch it into a single coil pup but hey, it is a Gibson 57 vintage after all...!