Billy Gibbons' Hades Gates Signature Pickup Set

From scorching lead guitar to his own line of hot sauces, Billy Gibbons has never been afraid of a little extra heat. The Pearly Gates™ pickup set from his coveted 1959 Les Paul® has been a favorite among P.A.F. purists for decades. For the Reverend, some guitars in his collection benefited from additional output to deliver his signature sound.

This demand for a hotter wind forged The Hades Gates™ humbucker set – a fiery take on the mid-forward, punchy sound Billy is known for. Alnico 2 magnets and this added output drive your amp into some hot, blue, and righteous territory.

Hades Gates™ Humbuckers are hand built in Santa Barbara, California with 4-conductor cable and short mounting legs.

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[ConcezioPellegrini]

Seymour Duncan makes OUTSTANDING Pick Ups. You CAN’T go wrong with them.

[jasonbates]

I put a set of Pearly Gates on my 2020 Les Paul Standard 60s about a week after I bought it. The best sounding guitar I have ever played.

[SlavicSon]

Billy is a natural voice over artist. He can make millions with that voice from the comfort of his home.

[kingbrutusxxvi]

Greatest part of this post? Billy gets to play all the greatest riffs in history and they don't need to worry about a copyright strike because HE WROTE THEM! 😏👑🎵🎶

[stratmagic]

That makes about 10 different Gibbons signature pickups out there in the wild. That being said I love his music. Nobody sounds like Billy no matter what pickups you use.

[TGoodguy]

Oh boy another set I gotta get. I have a pearly gates set in my LP standard and a Pearly gates bridge in my Esquire, now I need these. Have mercy!

[bidenbuyersremorse]

I don't often switch pickups in my guitars, but when I do, I switch them to what Billy Gibbons uses.

[tymanngruter]

Without any pick-ups Billy sounds like Billy! ♨️

[scottdrumm]

Sounds fantastic… great demonstration by one of the greatest 🎸👏🏼

[andrewpappas]

From Pearly Gates to Hades Gates, I love that and they sound damn good as well

[John_Doe]

Love the dynamic range and organic sound of SD passive Alnico 2 pickups. When i put them in my guitars i always know they are going to sound great.

[davidpaul]

I have a Pearly Gates in my Les Paul standard and love it!!

[lostinpa-dadenduro]

Waiting for Glen Fricker and his crew to jump in and try to tell Billy and Seymour that pickups don’t matter.

[Jovi-yh]

So they sort of did the Slash 2.0 treatment i.e. a little hotter but same ballpark tone? I’m intrigued. I’ve had a Pearly Gates in the bridge of my hss strat for the past year and it’s absolutely fantastic.

[Shiloh]

It's all in the soul of the hands the instruments are in, no offense, but

[zztopTIBET]

billy with les paul standard.. this is rare

[mikeg]

Can be the best pickups in the world but that tone is in his hands.

[angusorvid]

I wonder how close these are to the wonderful Pearly Gates Plus they used to pop in the Lonestar Strat.

[dude_moode]

Ah, the honorable reverend! His playing might have aged with him (as it will with all of us!) - but he sells like not many others can. My deepest respect goes out to him, albeit I have a set of PGs in an '04 LPCL: They're definitely not "The Stuff´", at least not in that guitar!
Thus, I will just wait another year (or two), when the next reverend-humbucker comes along...✌😜🏴‍☠

[SlavicSon]

Love all my Duncan’s. Have a Seth Lover neck and Slash SIGNATURE in my Les Paul Classic bridge. A Slash neck and Saturday Night special in my SG. Killer tone imho.