I was going to sell this on, but it plays nicely and i can't justify anything more expensive as I don't "get" Les Paul style guitars really.
So, it has mini humbuckers and I was wondering if it would be worth upgrading these for something better? The stock neck pick up seems to be considerably louder than the bridge. Is this normal or is there likely to be a problem?
I normally use 10 gauge strings and am wondering going up a gauge to see whether that has some impact on the sound of the guitar.
Anything else people like to do? It's not a very expensive guitar so probably wouldn't be sensible putting loads of money into it but might benefit from a little fettle?
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try raising the bridge pickup and lowering the neck pickup first, you should be able to balance the Pickups you have already.
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Are there many companies doing mini-humbuckers? Never done aftermarket modifications before.
The solution is to have a bridge/Treble position pickup that is at least ten per cent more powerful than the neck/Rhythm position pickup.
This suggests that you find the dynamic response of the guitar lacking. If the unamplified sound lacks "impact", the chances are that upgrading to better pickups and/or controls is not going to improve matters very much.
So, why own one? What he said.
So, it seems that it may not be worth doing much with this guitar then? I live in very rural parts so will have to have a think about how to move it on.
There's a Strat I have my eye on up in the big city and they also have a decent looking GIbson LP in stock so I will have a try on it and see what I think.
how is that for you?
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Pushed the valve amp into natural distortion. Sounded ok?
Advantage of living in a wood with the closest neighbour being half a kilometer away!
I was wondering about heavier strings as I was thinking it would have a more similar response to the longer scale length Telecaster?
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Seymour Duncan SM-1, -2 or -3 mini humbuckers are worth seeking out pre-owned. The -2 and -3 have higher output - if you require it.
@Grunfeld was listing a pair of EMG mini humbuckers in the Parts £ section. http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/113641/
Shit, the best thing you can do to any new Gibson is change these strings out. Awful strings!
No seriously, you've got to use different ingredients when dealing with a "Vintage".