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I'm playing through a Kemper, but had the same feel when playing through a JVM and Silver Jubilee.
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youThat is why to me the unplugged test is a good place to start on any/many guitars
It still might feel great etc to play, but some just don't sing, for whatever reason that might be - Not always down to weight either as I've seen light weight and heavy weight that can be both good and/or bad regarding that acoustic vibrant voice and how they sing/sustain
Don't see anything wrong with his set-up etc - So me it just sounds like the bit of wood you have
My only other comment would be a) what LP is it age/model and b) is it worth trying a better bridge and tailpiece ie Faber, but if the tone is not in the wood in the first place then not much left to do
Play it unplugged and see how it rings - see how that compares to a mates/other LP, especially one that you know possesses the voice/resonance that you are after
It's a 2008 Les Paul standard. It's been my main workhorse for 10 years - I have a 2015 Tribute as well, and that feels the same, so I have a feeling it might be the top wrapping... Will have a go at changing it!
People reckon bridge and tailpiece material/weight makes a difference, might be worth looking for a known good one?
Anyone have suggestions for better bridge and tailpieces?
First, stop top-wrapping it. Second, try increasing the relief slightly - sometimes there is a ‘sweet spot’ where the resonance increases - if the neck is straighter than that it can kill the sustain. Lower the bridge if necessary, if that makes the action too high. (But not low enough to choke on bent notes at the top of the neck.)
If that doesn’t fix it then as guitars4you said, the problem is likely to be in the woodwork - some guitars simply resonate better than other ones, and if you’ve got one that just doesn’t resonate very well then you normally can’t fix it. (At least on one without a bolt-on neck.) Gibsons are quite well-known to vary a lot. In that case you need a different guitar.
Sorry to be so blunt.
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Will investigate more shortly!
You don't have to go crazy but it is very surprising how it can alter the vibrancy of the guitar. Costs nothing too!
Pretty much this. Some guitars seem to go better when they are set up to require slightly more physical effort to play.
On this point, try playing more acoustic guitar. With no amplification or pedals to help, you have to extract sustain mechanically, using only your fingers, plectrum or, maybe, a slide. Always a useful lesson.
These are not the most powerful pickups in the Duncan range. More significantly, because Slash is going deaf, his signature humbucker design was tweaked to produce the levels of treble that he used to hear in his twenties. For anyone with healthy hearing, the pickups can sound a little bit screechy.
Thus far, all comments in this thread have assumed that your guitar is a Gibson Les Paul. Is this correct?