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gball said:
For sure did. They're the perfect feel, tension and tone for what I want to do, so they helped make me a more expressive player since I get exactly what I want out of them. I fight with any other strings (feel or tone), so that detracts from my playing. One huge thing too, at least for me, is that I can string up a new set on one of my guitars without having to stretch them and they just stay in tune, rarely having to tweak any string.
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Keep us posted when you get some time with the new LP!
 
Sp8ctre said:
Keep us posted when you get some time with the new LP!
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Played it for about 3 hours yesterday actually. Lots and lots of small adjustments to the pickup heights, bridge height, intonation. Have not needed to tweak the truss rod yet luckily; when I swapped the 10's out for 9's the neck straightened out to the almost zero-relief that I prefer and has held stable there.

Great tone from the '61 pickups. They seem much hotter than I remember in this guitar, so I don't know if Gibson changed something about them. They have the same clear, articulate overdrive sound that I love in T-Tops, where no matter how much gain you throw at them you still have plenty of individual string definition and single note lines and solos really pop out front without having to twist a knob or boost.

The switching options are tits. This is the first Les Paul I have ever had (and I have had a lot) that has had push/pull options and I am really liking the versatility. So many variations between the coil splits, which amazingly have no volume drop at all, and the phasing. Some of most interesting tones are both pickups on with one or the other coil split. And you can get some super-funky quack out of 'em with the phase. Have not found a use for the blow switch yet but there has to be something in there - I actutally wish it worked on the neck pickup not the bridge, that would be more useful to me personally.

This is also the first Les Paul I have had with a SlimTaper neck. Its not like the thin necks that late '70s LPs have - those have a very different profile and get much fatter as you go from the nut to the heel. I've had SlimTapers on a bunch of SGs and a couple of Firebirds before but never a LP and this one is different. Its a round profile instead of flat and for me that's much more comfortable. After a bit of acclimation is started feeling natural and very fast.

Overall, very happy with it and still think the Classic is an absolute steal for what Gibson is charging for them.
 
I cant much tell the difference between the brands I use of the same gauge.
I use the basic D'Addario EXL / XL, GHS Boomers and Martin Darco in 9-42 and 10-46.
I almost never break strings and probably leave them on longer than most.

The only beef I had with D'Addario is I had 2 or 3 3-packs a few years ago where the hi e balls kept pulling out.
I think it was a production lot issue and would buy them again.
 
gball said:
Played it for about 3 hours yesterday actually. Lots and lots of small adjustments to the pickup heights, bridge height, intonation. Have not needed to tweak the truss rod yet luckily; when I swapped the 10's out for 9's the neck straightened out to the almost zero-relief that I prefer and has held stable there.

Great tone from the '61 pickups. They seem much hotter than I remember in this guitar, so I don't know if Gibson changed something about them. They have the same clear, articulate overdrive sound that I love in T-Tops, where no matter how much gain you throw at them you still have plenty of individual string definition and single note lines and solos really pop out front without having to twist a knob or boost.

The switching options are tits. This is the first Les Paul I have ever had (and I have had a lot) that has had push/pull options and I am really liking the versatility. So many variations between the coil splits, which amazingly have no volume drop at all, and the phasing. Some of most interesting tones are both pickups on with one or the other coil split. And you can get some super-funky quack out of 'em with the phase. Have not found a use for the blow switch yet but there has to be something in there - I actutally wish it worked on the neck pickup not the bridge, that would be more useful to me personally.

This is also the first Les Paul I have had with a SlimTaper neck. Its not like the thin necks that late '70s LPs have - those have a very different profile and get much fatter as you go from the nut to the heel. I've had SlimTapers on a bunch of SGs and a couple of Firebirds before but never a LP and this one is different. Its a round profile instead of flat and for me that's much more comfortable. After a bit of acclimation is started feeling natural and very fast.

Overall, very happy with it and still think the Classic is an absolute steal for what Gibson is charging for them.
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Nice! That is essentially my opinion of my Classic as well. Love the tapered neck too. I liked the blow switch so much for some songs we do that I installed a push pull blow on a few other of my guitars.
Glad you love it and such a funky cool color!!
Cheers
 
gball said:
You may be able to add it with a push/pull? Not sure what exactly the electronics are in the model you have, but yeah I like it much more than anticipated.

Speaking of, how is the love affair with the PRS progressing?
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I'm loving the PRS! It has me back to playing every day. It does have coil splits on both pickups. They are split with separate mini toggle switches. I may see if anyone has found a way to do phase inversion.

The PRS is the best fit for me of everything I've owned. It's light weight, has the contours in the body I like, dual humbuckers with many switching options. And the build quality is beyond reproach!
 
Jethro Rocker said:
Nice! That is essentially my opinion of my Classic as well. Love the tapered neck too. I liked the blow switch so much for some songs we do that I installed a push pull blow on a few other of my guitars.
Glad you love it and such a funky cool color!!
Cheers
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It's easily the best gigging guitar I own now. Shame I'm not gigging anymore, cos it would have been perfect!

The thing with the blow switch is just that - I'm like Dave Murray, I play the majority of my solos with the neck pickup, so it would have been rad if it was assignable to one or the other.

Highly recommend the color for anyone shopping the Classics. Wish I had an excuse to buy the LP Special they have in the same finish.
 
gball said:
It's easily the best gigging guitar I own now. Shame I'm not gigging anymore, cos it would have been perfect!

The thing with the blow switch is just that - I'm like Dave Murray, I play the majority of my solos with the neck pickup, so it would have been rad if it was assignable to one or the other.

Highly recommend the color for anyone shopping the Classics. Wish I had an excuse to buy the LP Special they have in the same finish.
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Nice to hear you're liking it!

:cheers:
 
Sp8ctre said:
I'm loving the PRS! It has me back to playing every day. It does have coil splits on both pickups. They are split with separate mini toggle switches. I may see if anyone has found a way to do phase inversion.

The PRS is the best fit for me of everything I've owned. It's light weight, has the contours in the body I like, dual humbuckers with many switching options. And the build quality is beyond reproach!
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Great to hear!! that thing is one of the most gorgeous damn guitars I have ever seen, so good to know it sounds great too.
 
SG John said:
I've tried them on several guitars, yet really only like them on the Strats. They didn't sound or feel right on the Gibsons or Tele.

For everything else I've been sticking with Pyramid 10-46.
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I swap the 38 out for a 40 sometimes. Gives a little more low-end response.

Sometimes I just build a random hybrid set to see if I like them. I really need to find a favorite and stick with them. The PRS is new and still has the 10-46 set that came on it. I may change those this weekend.
 
Sp8ctre said:
I really think you would like it. Nothing will ever replace a Gibson for you, but I think you would still enjoy playing this PRS and get some good sounds out of it!
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I liked the two PRS' I had. Of the two the 245 (singlecut) was the one I preferred but ironically that guitar kind of made me just like Les Pauls more. It was so similar but not quite the same thing, y'know?
 
gball said:
It's easily the best gigging guitar I own now. Shame I'm not gigging anymore, cos it would have been perfect!

The thing with the blow switch is just that - I'm like Dave Murray, I play the majority of my solos with the neck pickup, so it would have been rad if it was assignable to one or the other.

Highly recommend the color for anyone shopping the Classics. Wish I had an excuse to buy the LP Special they have in the same finish.
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How are you liking the weight relief?
 
smitty_p said:
How are you liking the weight relief?
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Its fine. I’d always thought the weight relieved ones had a little bit of honky midrange when I played em in shops and other peoples guitars, and this is no exception. Its there, but I kind of like it since its something different from all my others. No two sound alike anyway. As for the actual weight, it falls between my lightest carved-top LP (Traditional) and the heaviest (Custom).

Luke Chili was sayin, some are real heavy and they don’t bother me.
 
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