Gibson 490R/498T vs Burstbucker Pro Pickups

I bought a new 2013 Gibson Les Paul Studio (in 2016 since Gibson pretty much stopped making lefties for a few years) that came stock with 490R/498T pickups. One of the guitars that I sold to fund the Gibson was an Epiphone Les Paul Standard. I had put Burstbucker Pros in the Epiphone several years ago and had really gotten used to them. When I first plugged in my Gibson Les Paul, it definitely had a different sound and I missed the clarity of the Burstbucker Pros. So I bought a 4 connector set of Burstbucker Pros for the Gibson.

In this video, I decided to record both sets up pickups in all switch positions so I could compare them and decide which I preferred. I play mostly rock, but was also wanting to see how much country I could get out of each set since I didn’t have a Telecaster at the time.