Review: 59-Buckers from leosounds

Today I want to introduce you to leosounds 59-Buckers which I installed in my PRS SE Tremonti.

Why did I changed my pickup setup? 

Well, I wasn't satisfied with the stock pickups, as a huge fan of the classic blues and bluesrock/hardrock sound, these stock pickups had to much output, were to modern in their sound. 


So I searched for replacement pickups and discovered leosounds.de, a small company in the heart of  Baden-Württemberg/ Germany. Michael Pantleon the owner of leosounds manufactures the pickups by himself and they are completely handcrafted.  Also the price was very acceptable and so I decided to give him a try.


After we exchanged some emails and discussed the specifications of the pickups and the wanted sound, I decided to take the 59-Bucker CreamGen for the neck position and a 59-Bucker Growldog for the bridge position.


The 59-Bucker CreamGen 
The pickup is a mid fifties PAF replica with alnico 2 powering, uneven scatter winding and is not wax potted. 
So the sound of the pickup is very creamy, but not to much, it is still possible to receive enough clarity for cleaner setups. 
I would say the pickup is just perfect for me. He loves to play blues and jazz and he creates a well-defined tone.


The 59-Bucker GrowlDog
the pickup is also a mid fifties PAF replica, but with alnico 5 powering instead of the alnico 2 of the CreamGen. In opposite to the CreamGen, this pickup is really growly. A very open sounding pickup which gives you clarity even in high gain situations. But also if you play clean, this pickup gives you a nice and open, well-defined tone.
For me, this pickup is the optimal counterpart to the creamy CreamGen at neck position.




So as you could imagine, I highly recommend this pickups. They have a very good cost/performance ratio and are produced in very high quality. So if you are interested in very good custom pickups and the possibility of special customizing options, give leosounds a try.


A small sound sample