With LOVERS humbuckers installed in a Murphy Lab Les Paul and TELEX pickups fitted to a Telecaster, we put Sebastian Gruenburg's designs through extended playing and listening sessions with vintage amplifiers and effects. The evaluation includes VIP's custom potentiometers and wiring harnesses, with particular attention to pickup dynamics, volume and tone control response, and interaction with pedals. Beyond assessing the pickups individually, we consider how the complete electronic system influences the guitar's character and the degree of control available to the player.
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