Gibson Les Paul vs 70's Tribute

[StratFreak]

Long & McQuade sells the Faded Les Paul Studios for 885$ and the 70' Tribute Les Paul Studios for 850$.

While the regular les paul has humbuckers, the 70's have the mini humbuckers. Has anyone tried both and could tell me the difference ? Does the fact that the 70's studios having mini humbuckers give them less output or less crunch ?

[Empty Pockets]

Re: Gibson Les Paul vs 70's Tribute

Generally speaking, mini humbuckers have a cleaner tone.

[StratFreak]

Re: Gibson Les Paul vs 70's Tribute

That's good news :P how about the gain-y sounds ? which ones better for metal ?

[AlexR]

Re: Gibson Les Paul vs 70's Tribute

Typical minis are quite low output....especially ones that were in original Norlin LP's.
The ones on the tribute LP's are hotter, and more resemble firebird pickups (apparently a dual blade design under the cover)

This may well 'work' in a metal situation, but you'll have to have a gain laden amp or pedal to get the chunk from them. They will likely be quite defined on the upside.

[Ashurbanipal]

Re: Gibson Les Paul vs 70's Tribute

^^ The original Firebird pups had blades as magnets; these tribute guitars have steel blades powered by a magnet under the coils like a regular hb.