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R8 Gets a New Look and Tone
A while back a buddy of mine got me some 80s butyrate 59s. They are wax potted too, so I'd say they are a pretty rare bird.
I just wanted to say I've played 59s in a plethora of guitars. Mostly double cuts of one type or another and they always sound pretty good. I never put them in my Les Paul because I've always figured myself more of an A2 guy. I had these in my SG Special and decided to give em a try in R8 since I was selling the SG.
Wow....I know how Analog Mike (I believe) felt when he was going over a guitar that sounded killer and he thought had a real PAF. We've seen them countless times, but until you experience them in a good LP you forget how extraordinary they actually are. I pulled out my Seth/Seth parts '78 and was pretty amazed what a drop in output/power I had going from A2 wound to 9K going down to A5 wound to 8.1k I wouldn't have thought 30yrs +/- would be that significant not to mention the gauss on the '78 reads just a tad higher than the Ants' gauss.
So anyhow I went from Zebras to Dbl black. I went from unpotted vintage hot to potted and pretty straight vintage.
Anyhow, in closing I just wanted to give a little shout out to the hot girl next door we've seen for years and sometimes forget. I wish I could talk to some guys who were there when the first 59s came out in the 70s and heard them against t-tops or their old bursts.
I just wanted to say I've played 59s in a plethora of guitars. Mostly double cuts of one type or another and they always sound pretty good. I never put them in my Les Paul because I've always figured myself more of an A2 guy. I had these in my SG Special and decided to give em a try in R8 since I was selling the SG.
Wow....I know how Analog Mike (I believe) felt when he was going over a guitar that sounded killer and he thought had a real PAF. We've seen them countless times, but until you experience them in a good LP you forget how extraordinary they actually are. I pulled out my Seth/Seth parts '78 and was pretty amazed what a drop in output/power I had going from A2 wound to 9K going down to A5 wound to 8.1k I wouldn't have thought 30yrs +/- would be that significant not to mention the gauss on the '78 reads just a tad higher than the Ants' gauss.
So anyhow I went from Zebras to Dbl black. I went from unpotted vintage hot to potted and pretty straight vintage.
Anyhow, in closing I just wanted to give a little shout out to the hot girl next door we've seen for years and sometimes forget. I wish I could talk to some guys who were there when the first 59s came out in the 70s and heard them against t-tops or their old bursts.
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