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  • Slash set too bright in lp

    Hi all
    i have a Gibson les Paul slash signatur with the
    sd slash set
    but in that guitar the top end is piercing(on bridge)
    would the standard alnico 2 be a better bridge for that guitar, or do you have better alternatives

    i am playing thru an marshall dsl with boss gt1000 for effects

    i have had another guitar with the slash set, which was my favorite humbucker Sound in the lower output

    so its a little shock it is so bright in that guitar
    it is almost brighter than my tele

  • #2
    If the guitar is that bright, I'd try a 250k volume (and possibly tone)pot first.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Batman89 View Post
      Hi all
      i have a Gibson les Paul slash signatur with the
      sd slash set
      but in that guitar the top end is piercing(on bridge)
      would the standard alnico 2 be a better bridge for that guitar, or do you have better alternatives

      i am playing thru an marshall dsl with boss gt1000 for effects

      i have had another guitar with the slash set, which was my favorite humbucker Sound in the lower output

      so its a little shock it is so bright in that guitar
      it is almost brighter than my tele
      The standard Alnico Pro2 would probably be slightly less bright. One thing ive never heard is the A2Pro having too much treble.
      Epiphone Les Paul Tbte Plus (SD custom shop humbucker & SH2b neck)

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      • #4
        I'm just gonna ask....Is there any reason you can't just turn the tone down a touch and leave it there?
        - Noted, similar, but not exactly the same as a 250k pot.
        Originally posted by Bad City
        He's got the crowd on his side and the blue jean lights in his eyes...

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Batman89 View Post
          Hi all
          i have a Gibson les Paul slash signatur with the
          sd slash set
          but in that guitar the top end is piercing(on bridge)
          would the standard alnico 2 be a better bridge for that guitar, or do you have better alternatives

          i am playing thru an marshall dsl with boss gt1000 for effects

          i have had another guitar with the slash set, which was my favorite humbucker Sound in the lower output

          so its a little shock it is so bright in that guitar
          it is almost brighter than my tele
          As for the surprise.....

          A lot of mojo (French for "different wood" ) goes into an LP. Get a bright piece of Rosewood, a bright piece of Mahogany neck, a body that resonates just so....BAM - super bright Les Paul. Not common, but it happens.
          Originally posted by Bad City
          He's got the crowd on his side and the blue jean lights in his eyes...

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          • #6
            Originally posted by chadd View Post
            If the guitar is that bright, I'd try a 250k volume (and possibly tone)pot first.
            Thats mayby the trick for it

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            • #7
              Originally posted by gsammo79 View Post

              The standard Alnico Pro2 would probably be slightly less bright. One thing ive never heard is the A2Pro having too much treble.
              I am also realy surpriced its that bright

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Aceman View Post
                I'm just gonna ask....Is there any reason you can't just turn the tone down a touch and leave it there?
                - Noted, similar, but not exactly the same as a 250k pot.
                Even with the tone knob Around 1,5 its still very bright, any lower than that i get too much rolled off

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Aceman View Post

                  As for the surprise.....

                  A lot of mojo (French for "different wood" ) goes into an LP. Get a bright piece of Rosewood, a bright piece of Mahogany neck, a body that resonates just so....BAM - super bright Les Paul. Not common, but it happens.
                  Yeah but the neck pickup is not brighter, than the other lp i had
                  which is a little confusing for me at least

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                  • #10
                    odd, but id start with a 250k volume control first. if thats not enough, 250k tone as well. if that doesnt work, look for another pup. pots are cheap and youll tamp down the resonant peak

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                    • #11
                      I would just roll the tone off. Changing pickups or even pots seems like an extreme solution to tame treble, especially a sig model Les Paul.

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                      • #12


                        Never liked Saul's pups.
                        SH-5 & 59n can't go wrong in a LP.

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                        • #13
                          I might even just re-EQ the amp. The standard A2P is less bright, but not by a ton. You can also just put the tone knobs on the guitar on 6, and think of that as 10.
                          Administrator of the SDUGF

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Batman89 View Post

                            Even with the tone knob Around 1,5 its still very bright, any lower than that i get too much rolled off
                            OK...now we have something wrong with the pickup, or your ears....
                            Originally posted by Bad City
                            He's got the crowd on his side and the blue jean lights in his eyes...

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Aceman View Post

                              OK...now we have something wrong with the pickup, or your ears....
                              Or the tone pot…

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