Sheptone Pickups

Well, these pickups far exceeded my expectations. I turned 64 in April and have been playing for 53 years. I got my first Strat when I was seventeen and these pickups remind me of that guitar I had back then. I could not be happier ! Thanks Sheptone !

These A4 Tributes have a very classic tone. A nice midrange character that is a perfect alternative to Alnico 2, which can be a little too "soft" sounding with some guitars/amps. There is a reason Shep uses A4 in his Blue Sky set!

Sheptone never disappoints! The attention to detail and the love of tone is so evident. It's sometimes difficult to put new pickups in a guitar you love, but I've now done it three times in 3 completely different respects and cannot encourage you more to try. You'll take a guitar you love and transform it into the only guitar you play!

I put a set of Sheptone Tribute Humbuckers into my (circa 2001 Samick plant) Epiphone Sheraton II. I had seen some reviews and videos of others demonstrating the sound of these pickups, but they were all playing some fantastic bluesy licks. That was great, but that's not my playing style. The recipe that might get closer to my influences and playing style is like this: one cup each of James Honeyman-Scott and Andy Summers, a dash of Rick Nielsen and a tablespoon of Nile Rogers. So I wasn't sure how they'd sound for me. But rest assured, they're great for what I do and I just love them. Nice and clean when I want that and a little crunchy when some of that is required. Now, unfortunately, I'm starting to look at my other guitars and wonder which will be the next one to get a set of Sheptone pickups (someone put in a good word for me with Santa, will you?)...

These sound great. This is my second set of Sheptone pickups and in my opinion are the best sounding pickups out there.