This Guy Describes The Les Paul Very Well:

My first Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Standard had Bust Bucker 1 and 2, I got complaints to bass heavy
it sounded OK to me on stage amp used 1968 Marshall Super Lead 100
now I had a real 1957 Les Paul Gold top with PAF pickups one of the best sounding Les Pauls I have owned
I had Jim Rolph clone me 4 sets of pickups from that 1957 gold top not cheap but spot on
1964 the pickup wire changed on the application of insulation Jim uses the old style of wire claims it cost much more than current production
All I know is both my Les Paul Custom Shop guitars with Jim's pickups sound amazing now 20+ years later.
 
Les Pauls have always been my favorite guitars and nowadays are all I play, so I obviously agree with everything he says about them in the article. They are the best-feeling, best-sounding and most versatile guitars I have ever played. As to the P-90 question, while I do like them for some things and it's occasionally a nice departure (which is why I own one P-90 equipped LP) I could never rely solely on them. They are too limited and can get messy sounding with high gain.
 
gball said:
Les Pauls have always been my favorite guitars and nowadays are all I play, so I obviously agree with everything he says about them in the article. They are the best-feeling, best-sounding and most versatile guitars I have ever played. As to the P-90 question, while I do like them for some things and it's occasionally a nice departure (which is why I own one P-90 equipped LP) I could never rely solely on them. They are too limited and can get messy sounding with high gain.
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Love Les Pauls.

I still tape off studs to keep the finish on my Les Pauls looking good.
 
Inspector #20 said:
I've been very pleased with the Burstbuckers in general. I don't think Gibson makes a bad pickup.
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I love the BB1 and 2 combo. I am also a big fan of '57 Classic/Classic+. I know they get a lot of grief for some reason but I remeber when they were only available in CS guitars and people were going crazy for them, and people were begging Gibson to put them in USA guitars and they did and then everyone moved on. OK. But I find them to be some of the most versatile pickups ever made and they work great for everything from Country to Metal.
 
67plexi said:
To me the Mini PAF pickups sound great way better than the Burst Buckers Gibson makes now
I have two Les Pauls with P90 stock they have their own sound
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I can’t say how I like them compared to Burstbuckers, but I really do like the tight sound of the mini-PAF style pickups, too.
 
Inspector #20 said:
I've been very pleased with the Burstbuckers in general. I don't think Gibson makes a bad pickup.
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I got a Burstbucker 2 in the 335 clone. I think it's a fantastic pickup honestly. A 57 Classic essentially but more authentic in the sense of it closer matches the original design of the PAFs, in that in those days no 2 pickups were ever the same. There were inconsistencies all the time from the coil wiring being unbalanced in each pickup as well as magnetic pole pieces were sometimes hotter than others.

The Burstbucker is basically Gibson homing in on the inconsistencies of the old days but making it, consistent you could say. Deliberately unbalancing the coils and using hotter poles. Thus giving them a harder and warmer sound.

I have a 57 Classic Plus in the neck of the same guitar and enjoy it quite well too, as it's a lil smoother
 
gball said:
I treat them well. I don't go bonkers with trying to keep them pristine, because scratches, dents and knicks to happen, but I sure don't abuse them.
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Ask @Sp8ctre to show you pics of my Squirecaster that i gigged with for 29 years. No major scratches or dings.

When you grew up with nothing, you take care of everything.
 
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