OP
Very cool, Man!
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Very cool, Man!
OP
Biddlin and The Colonel sure been quiet of late....
OP
You get it going?
Mr Grumpy
Ambassador of Comings and Goings
SG Faded Special - I love this guitar; 490R in the neck and a soon to be introduced/soundclips Angus Young in the bridge.
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HELL YEAH!
well Owwegi did the electricals I cobbled the box together to contain the beast!
looks like Hell---sounds like Heaven---or Hell depending on where the knobs are turned!
gasket
Ambassador of the Guitarded
That's the opposite to my amp.
Mine looks like Heaven and because I can't turn the knobs properly it always sounds like Hell :-(
OP
Ok...now build a cabinet
OP
OP
Im about half tempted to throw the gold GFS VEH's in the SG but fear it would look awful...
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This is a short clip of my 2016 Gibson SG with its original PCB and played on the bridge 490T through a Marshall DSL40C with just a DD-3 delay.
In contrast, here is the guitar after removing the 500k Gibson PCB and Gibson 490's and installing a vintage harness, 50's style with 500k Bourne pots, K40Y tone capacitors .033uf bridge/ .015uf neck and GFS Classic II Alinco II PAF clones 7.93k bridge and 7.88k neck with identical amp settings...gain is maxed on both videos.
The tone is richer with less of an edge...a more natural tone.
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OP
The Gibson Artist Relations Representative advised I can pick the guitar up from the retailer in Beverly Hills on Thursday.
OP
Ya post plenty of pics
That's a heckuva long drive for me....
Mr Grumpy
Ambassador of Comings and Goings
OP
Thank God for Dio, Black Sabbath, Ozzy and Rainbow....I would have killed myself, and possibly others, had I been forced to grown up listening to that....
OP
Ok,
So I wasn't able to break away and make the trip to Beverly Hills today. Maybe tomorrow will be better??? So, while I am very optimistic this 2016 50's Tribute Les Paul will be everything I hope it will be, I also plan to inspect it most objectively and I won't keep it unless it is 100% to my satisfaction. If not, I am not going to write any hostile tirade, just measurements and observations.
However, I have already decided that if, for any reason, this 50's Tribute Les Paul doesn't work out for me, I am going to build a Warmoth 24-3/4" scale neck for my 1987 Squirecaster and be happy....
So I wasn't able to break away and make the trip to Beverly Hills today. Maybe tomorrow will be better??? So, while I am very optimistic this 2016 50's Tribute Les Paul will be everything I hope it will be, I also plan to inspect it most objectively and I won't keep it unless it is 100% to my satisfaction. If not, I am not going to write any hostile tirade, just measurements and observations.
However, I have already decided that if, for any reason, this 50's Tribute Les Paul doesn't work out for me, I am going to build a Warmoth 24-3/4" scale neck for my 1987 Squirecaster and be happy....