In my opinion, the whole sound clip discussion is ridiculous. Nobody serious can buy a pickup if they just listen to a soundclip. A sound sample can give a general idea of what a pickup sounds like, but thatīs all. Whoever records the sound sample, pro or not, it still cannot replace the real experience of listening yourself playing the pickup. I know well, we donīt have a million dollars to buy every piece of gear in the world to try, but hell, At least sometimes itīs clear what you can expect from a product. I know i cannot expect the same from a company that winds billions of pickups, to one that has real people busting their asses, winding them by hand with the best components. I really want to trust a company that can give you a personal idea of what pickup could help to get your tone, rather than using a "tone wizard" program. Not only that, i will be very happy to buy a pickup from someone that offers me to try a different set, if the one i received didnīt meet my expectations. Unfortunately i couldnīt do that with my two SD sets.
So after all, I believe thereīs much more involved in wanting to try a pickup than listening to a sound clip. Actually, my previous pickups didnīt sound at all like the SD clips. I think the players section is great cause it shows lots of different people, with different styles, using the pickups. So yeah, you can hire a pro and make him record great soundclips, but the people listening to them, are they gonna get that tone? i donīt think so.
Lets get real, in the search for tone, sometimes you have to take chances. When you want great quality from a product you canīt rely on a sound clip downloaded from the internet, which in most cases you will listen with cheap pc speakers. I am so happy i took mine because, i got what i expected and more!!!!
