Billy Gibbons Wild signature

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Not for everyone, but definitely for me:

Philly_Q

Doesn't Billy get every pickup wound to sound close to Pearly Gates?  It seems a bit pointless to have a rotating pickup system.

Funkfingers

Philly_Q said:

Doesn't Billy get every pickup wound to sound close to Pearly Gates?

Not quite.

Gibbons' stage guitar rack system includes several programmable graphic equalisers. These are what "correct" whichever guitar he is wearing at the time to sound like the LP he calls Pearly Gates.

Collings

Philly_Q said:

Doesn't Billy get every pickup wound to sound close to Pearly Gates?  It seems a bit pointless to have a rotating pickup system.

Live I think he eq's all this guitars with a graphic eq in an attempt to make them all sound like Pearly Gates. 

EricTheWeary

Philly_Q said:

Doesn't Billy get every pickup wound to sound close to Pearly Gates?  It seems a bit pointless to have a rotating pickup system.

He had that big eq system so that he could play any guitar and have it sound the same live. He also owns a huge amount of guitars so one with an interchangeable pickup system seems about the last thing he needs. 

But, interesting. 

Philly_Q

Funkfingers said:

Philly_Q said:

Doesn't Billy get every pickup wound to sound close to Pearly Gates?

Not quite.

Gibbons' stage guitar rack system includes several programmable graphic equalisers. These are what "correct" whichever guitar he is wearing at the time to sound like the LP he calls Pearly Gates.

Interesting.  So now he can use it to make all his rotating pickups sound the same!

(Edit:  Three posts telling me all about his programmable EQ system.  How did I not know about that?)

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The rotating pickup system is, errm, 'interesting' - but the look and vibe of the guitar yanks my tallywacker.  I'm not a Gibson fan but I love Firebirds and this has a 'Bird/EBMM Mariposa vibe to it.  Didn't scroll down as far as the price as I knew it would depress me.  Too many guitars, not enough time, not enough money...

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Feck me. $9999.

Philly_Q

I don't know anything about Wild Customs, and I always say a guitar's worth what someone's prepared to pay for it... but that price doesn't seem justifiable.

Trying to think where I've seen that Gyrock system before - I think it's in the intro of Darrell Braun's YouTube videos.

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Philly_Q said:

I don't know anything about Wild Customs, and I always say a guitar's worth what someone's prepared to pay for it... but that price doesn't seem justifiable.

Trying to think where I've seen that Gyrock system before - I think it's in the intro of Darrell Braun's YouTube videos.

Only place I've seen it too Philly.   Destined to go horribly wrong over the years and I'm guessing it'll get swapped out (eventually).  But the guitar itself is uber-cool.

Funkfingers

Seymour Duncan Inc. built a rotating pickup thingy for a trade show. 

Phillip McKnight has plug-in pickup modules for his test guitar. (Shades of the Dan Armstrong Plexiglass guitar and bass of the late Sixties.)

axisus

Super ugly. You couldn't pay me to take one of those.

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axisus said:

Super ugly. You couldn't pay me to take one of those.

I'll pay you to nick one and give it to me.

LastMantra

I actually think it looks OK....maybe. Not seen the headstock though.

Looks better than the St Vincent IMO.

Don't want one though.

Kittyfrisk

Looks like a TB1000 Travis Bean shagged an Ernie Ball St. Vincent...

andy_k

Justin Johnson just had a rig rundown with a very similar idea, different manufacturer, switching was cool.

stonevibe

Looks a bit like the EBMM St Shovel...

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stonevibe said:

Looks a bit like the EBMM St Shovel...

Problem is - I love them too...

stonevibe

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stonevibe said:

Looks a bit like the EBMM St Shovel...

Problem is - I love them too...

Handy if you need to dig a hole

Philly_Q

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stonevibe said:

Looks a bit like the EBMM St Shovel...

Problem is - I love them too...

Well, there's a pattern emerging.  What about Glenn Tipton's Hamers (too metal?)

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Philly_Q said:

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stonevibe said:

Looks a bit like the EBMM St Shovel...

Problem is - I love them too...

Well, there's a pattern emerging.  What about Glenn Tipton's Hamers (too metal?)

That's utterly minging.