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    Anyone like these? I hear theyre very similar to the Duncan Dime... Thinking of trying a set.
    Imagine, being able to be magically whisked away to... Delaware. Hi... Im in... Delaware...


  • #2
    Did you do a search?
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    • #3
      Too thin...Went with the X2n instead.

      joe...
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      • #4
        I'm told the 500XL has assymetrical coils - so if it sounds too thin, you can try putting it in reversed, like Dime did. Apparently he had the treble coil towards the neck.

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        • #5
          I've been told by sources close to B&B that that's just bollocks...

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          • #6
            Originally posted by slash-ed View Post
            I've been told by sources close to B&B that that's just bollocks...

            what part? The pickup sounds thin or you can turn in around to correct this?


            joe...
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            • #7
              I've heard these are thin too..I had a BL in my N4 and I did not care for it much, not sure if it was the XL tho.

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              • #8
                I really like this pickup. I have one in the bridge of both my SLATQH and Les Paul.

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                • #9
                  Thanks guys... was either looking at these, or for a nice chrome covered pickup set. Trying to see whats out there, looking to try something new.
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                  • #10
                    OK the BL pickups in jacksons & washburns were the one that arent really BL's or at least i think the one bill & becky make are much closer to the originals. look into them, personally i prefer the L, its sounds a little fuller, not as much output. i tried one of the other ones with the thinner rails bill lawrence USA & thought it sounded like crap. thin harsh & just not musical, tho it maybe good for a serious rack or a mud monster of an amp cause it had great clarity & harmonics, but toneless.

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                    • #11
                      I guess I should clarify that I was refering to the Bill & Becky 500xl. I have no experience with the other company's version.

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                      • #12
                        the bill and becky 500's are great and are worth far more than the $50 they charge but be warned they are very biting and do not have a lot of a$$ to them
                        if you use one and need to crank the bass on the amp your neck pup may get muddy?
                        they have the CFH or VDOP tone with a solid state amp and with a all tuber they sound great as well
                        my engls seems to like em
                        If it's not a CHARVEL then i dont want to play it,look at it or even fuckin THINK about it!

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by GodWentPUNK View Post
                          what part? The pickup sounds thin or you can turn in around to correct this?


                          joe...
                          The flipping thing. I have it on authority that it makes el-zilcho difference...

                          I agree they don't sound like conventional pickups... however I like the sound, thick but not hugely warm. In comparing these to Evos, which are another pickup I like, I find the Evos are easier to get harmonics out of, a tinge more clarity, but not the same "bark" I get from the XLs. Soon I'm going to try the Dimebucker finally and see how it compares to the original.

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                          • #14
                            The ones I was considering were the ones made by Bill Lawrence USA, not Bill and Beckys.
                            Imagine, being able to be magically whisked away to... Delaware. Hi... Im in... Delaware...

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                            • #15
                              Before anybody starts squawkin' like "what's the difference, huh, 2 companies? Duhhhh?" Go here and click on the links:

                              http://www.jcfonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46337

                              "Quiet, numbskulls, I'm broadcasting!" -Moe Howard, "Micro-Phonies" (1945)

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