gball
Ambassador of Boogie
No, that's just measuring without fretting anything. The action is very low on this guitar though, owing to the vintage-size fretwire.
2021 Gibson Les Paul Standard 50's Gold Top:
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No, that's just measuring without fretting anything. The action is very low on this guitar though, owing to the vintage-size fretwire.
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
OP
See man, there's your first mistake. Keys don't belong in hard rock/metal
I'll play a Kazooie if they pay me, Bro...
OP
Don't Stop Believing....one of the greatest songs ever....next would be Africa by Toto.
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Thank you...
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
Hmmm… not sure if joking. Both of those songs/bands are on my “no fly” list.
OP
No joke. I happen to love them, but the venues pay us very well too....I enjoy what I do and I enjoy performing songs I grew up listening to.
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gball
Ambassador of Boogie
Haha…again, to each their own. You and I are the same age but I went out of my way to avoid those bands (and their genre of music) contemporaneously. Just never appealed to me. But…I was a Metal snob at the time, which may explain but not excuse my mindset. My wife loves them both though!
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
And The Bee Gees
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I love metal. Truly!!! But I was one of those who made a living playing music, so I played was popular and many times, it wasn't always my favorites...
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Robert, I am pretty sure my memory has gball as saying he was totally NOT a fan of the BG's, but his wife was.
OP
These Burstbuckers are wax potted!!!! Gibson Rep told me "over the counter" BB's are not potted, but BB's installed in guitars at the plant are. As he explained, wax will squeeze out when the screws are turned if they are potted...
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Ok,
I staggered the magnets, as I have always done and that balanced the string to string volume on the VU meter.
My bridge pickup was 4/46" fretted at the 22nd. I moved to to 10/64"
My neck was 8/64" and I moved it to 4/64"
Wow, what a difference! Much more open and articulate.
This BB is really bright in the bridge when played clean....
Yea and it didn’t take long, it’s the same difference’s. I hear between my LP’s and Epiphone..
So Robert you bought it !!
Congratulations
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Mitch I wonder how you would like testing and hearing differences in my EPI with T Tops and my Other GIB pup equipped guitars.
ES 135 with 57's, White SG Std with Tarbacks, SG Faded Walnut with 490's, and of course the Black 3 knob with Bill Lawrence Circuitboard pups.
And of course Smitty's Washburn ES copy with Duncan pups
ES 135 with 57's, White SG Std with Tarbacks, SG Faded Walnut with 490's, and of course the Black 3 knob with Bill Lawrence Circuitboard pups.
And of course Smitty's Washburn ES copy with Duncan pups
I would love to, as I can only comment on my own tests, heard the same thing in a GC a few months ago, me and another guy were playing a pair of $600 Epiphone LP’s and he asked me what the actual difference was besides the $$$ on the gibsons what do you hear differently.
And I told him the same thing we heard. Not knocking the Epi, it’s just how I hear them..
OP
It's kinda tough getting used to lower output pickups. It's a much different world!!!
I have not changed any of the pickups in any of my Gibsons yet. But I do want to experiment !
Faded SG maybe first .
Cheers
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Mitch, I've only ever changed pickups in one or 2 guitars and did so, not for some magic formula or seeking tones of my idols, or to be cooler than rocking an Epi with Epi pups vs Gib/Dimarzio/Duncan etc. The decision to swap in my Epi LP was not because the OEM Epi's sucked,. which they do not. BUT I did so, as a cheap enough means to re acquire the sounds of my original 79 Les Paul. I put some '79 T Tops in and flat out loved the sound. That guitar started as a 2010 LP Std for a cost of approximately $359-$379 back in 2012 I think I got it. With another $430 into it with PUPS and a Bone Nut and Setup, I definitely could have spent $6-700 for a newer stock Epi with USA pups, or a USED LP at a bargain price like the Tribute I looked at for around $875 if memory serves. BUT I went the route I did and got a great player. Still it is not my '79 but then again, it will cost me likely $3-$5 k to find another like the Original I foolishly parted with and will likely never see again unless a miracle happens.