I recently did the swap on my Les Paul Classic Goldtop. It had the stock ceramic open coil pickups and I went to a set of BB1 and BB2s out of a Historic GT. The guy bought a set of Lollars for it, and I bought the BBs from him.
I also went for the RS guitarworks Kit. I went with the Vintage kit that comes with the .022 caps, for both neck and bridge.
The only thing I would say in caution is to make sure you follow the wiring diargram and place all the volume and tone controls in the specific locations marked on each. I talked to one of the owners of RS guitarsworks and they have engineered them for a specific role, and they really do work.
As far as control goes they do what a potentionmeter is supposed to do. A gradual increase or decrease in the volume or tone. They are not like an "on off" switch that you get with the stock set up.
The beauty of this kit is that you just pull the whole original wiring including the plate and mount them directly to the guitar. I kept the old wiring intact and saved it with the pickups. OH and you can get prewired kits as well.
I am more than pleased and my guitar tech who owns two of the Classic GTs like mine was totally blown away by the difference with the complete wiring change including the pickups.
Think Joe Bonamassa tone all day long.
I am also a big fan of the 490, 498 combo and I have them in two of my other LPS with the stock wiring. I am sure some day I might throw a kit in each one, it would surely make them come alive.
I also had a 2008 Studio in Fireburst and loved that guitar as it was. I recently traded it for a 2008 DSL 100 Marshall amp. The guy WANTED my guitar. I paid 1099 new for the guitar he paid 1799 for the amp. The trade even was a no brainer for me, and I have still have 4 LPS now.
So I guess I would highly recommend the RS guitar works vintage kit.
If you check out their site you can get different sets according to your playing preferences, with different cap values.
Worth every nickle of the money and very prompt shipping.
The Blues is alright!
Guitars: 1968 Gibson SG, 2005 Gibson SG Standard, 2006 Gibson LP Classic Gold top, 2004 Epiphone Elitist LP Custom, 1996 Gibson Les Paul Standard. 2001 Epiphone Sheraton II, 2007 Epiphone G400.
Fender Strats: 1996 Fender 68 Reissue CIJ, 2008 Squier CV 50s, 2009 Squier CV 50s Tele Butterescotch Blonde
Amps: Blues Junior Special edition Jensen in Brown Tolex with Wheat front, 65 Deluxe Reverb reissue,1970 Sonax reverb by Traynor, Avatar Custom 2/12 Cabinet with Eminence Legend V1216 speakers,
2008 DSL100 Marshall Amp , Fender Super Champ XD,Fender Vibro Champ XD
Effects and Pedals: Fulltone Fulldrive II, Fulltone OCD, Fulltone Mini Deja Vibe, Fulltone Fat Boost, Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Boss DS1, Boss DD20 Giga Delay, Boss TU2 tuner, Boss BD2, Ibanez TS9 Tube screamer, Zoom 505. Radial tonebone hot british.