Westie’s getting some 57/08’s

[Alan Jurgens]

I’ve heard a lot of good about the 57/08 so I decided to change my Westie out to them. Anyone else done this?

 

[ViperDoc]

I’m sure that would sound thoroughly bada55.

 

[Alan Jurgens]

I hope so. Love the guitar dislike the bridge pickup in it.

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

57/08 neck with 59/09 bridge is a great combo too.

 

[bodia]

It's odd, I've wondered exactly what pickups are in the Westie. The hang tag on one of the Westies I owned said "West St Ltd". Sergio and I have had conversations about them being Mira pickups. When I run the modcat on my Red Westie it comes back with 57/08.

 

[bodia]

57/08 neck with 59/09 bridge is a great combo too.

That combo was the sh!t in my Cu22

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

It's odd, I've wondered exactly what pickups are in the Westie. The hang tag on one of the Westies I owned said "West St Ltd". Sergio and I have had conversations about them being Mira pickups. When I run the modcat on my Red Westie it comes back with 57/08.

I’ve read a few different options. I think Dragon 1’s would be killer in a Westie.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

It's odd, I've wondered exactly what pickups are in the Westie. The hang tag on one of the Westies I owned said "West St Ltd". Sergio and I have had conversations about them being Mira pickups. When I run the modcat on my Red Westie it comes back with 57/08.

West Street pickups are an unpotted HFS and an unpotted RP.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

57/08 neck with 59/09 bridge is a great combo too.

That’s what’s in my Westie, although I “ordered” it with a 53/10 bass, but it was ridiculously yuge sounding (and not in a good way).

 

[ViperDoc]

West Street pickups are an unpotted HFS and an unpotted RP.

I need mucho pot on my pickups. Good thing In N Out just opened their 400th location down the road. Nothing like waiting 3 hours for a 4x4 Animal style, fries and a shake. Pickup munchies.

 

[ViperDoc]

That’s what’s in my Westie, although I “ordered” it with a 53/10 bass, but it was ridiculously yuge sounding (and not in a good way).

I’ve never played/heard the 53/10 or the 59/09. Seems like a travesty. The 53/10 was stock on the P22 when it first came out. I almost pulled the trigger but ended up building a PS P22 Studio with 408s.

 

[Alan Jurgens]

Pickups on the way now. I ordered black rings and switch tip too.

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

I’ve never played/heard the 53/10 or the 59/09. Seems like a travesty. The 53/10 was stock on the P22 when it first came out. I almost pulled the trigger but ended up building a PS P22 Studio with 408s.

I believe I had a few sets of P22 53/10’s. They weren’t bad. Not terribly boomy. I really wish that PRS would have Squabbin 57/08’s for sale. For some reason they are so much better than the covered versions.

Many moons ago I picked up a 53/10 \m/ combo from someone who pulled them from a PS. That’s where I learned about how great the \m/ Squabbin pairs with the 85/15 neck.

 

[JasonE]

I believe I had a few sets of P22 53/10’s. They weren’t bad. Not terribly boomy. I really wish that PRS would have Squabbin 57/08’s for sale. For some reason they are so much better than the covered versions.

Many moons ago I picked up a 53/10 \m/ combo from someone who pulled them from a PS. That’s where I learned about how great the \m/ Squabbin pairs with the 85/15 neck.

The squabbin 57/08s are hotter. I have them in my P22 Trem. I have a set of covered 57/08s that I bought in 2017 that are as hot as the squabbins in my P22 Trem. They sound as good as the uncovered set. You can't get the hotter covered set anymore for some reason. I am not sure why they were winding them hotter for a while.