Need Gibson sounds on my old Ibanez Roadstar 1986
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Re: Need Gibson sounds on my old Ibanez Roadstar 1986
well, if we go for something like the 59 LP, only another 59 LP, will sound alike, while most other LP's and LP attempts wouldn't, i think i kinda screwd it on my previous post, but my point is, if you dream of sounding like Jimmy Page, or Billy Gibbons LP's, only these LP's (and presumibly their replicas) will sound that way, other LP's will sound in the ball park (if specs are correct) but would not sound the same...... i think i just screwed this one too
well, if we go for something like the 59 LP, only another 59 LP, will sound alike, while most other LP's and LP attempts wouldn't, i think i kinda screwd it on my previous post, but my point is, if you dream of sounding like Jimmy Page, or Billy Gibbons LP's, only these LP's (and presumibly their replicas) will sound that way, other LP's will sound in the ball park (if specs are correct) but would not sound the same...... i think i just screwed this one too
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Re: Need Gibson sounds on my old Ibanez Roadstar 1986
brian_smithjr
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Hey I'm doing the same thing, what I would recommend is the Seymour Duncan hot rodded set, it does have a tiny bit more output than a normal Gibson pickup set but if you're into eighties music a little bit more output is a good thing
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Hey I'm doing the same thing, what I would recommend is the Seymour Duncan hot rodded set, it does have a tiny bit more output than a normal Gibson pickup set but if you're into eighties music a little bit more output is a good thing
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treyhaislip
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Well, Mahogany+Gibson scale does not necessarily equal a Gibson tone...there are lot of factors at play. Gibson has made many guitars over the years with Mahogany and a Gibson scale...a Firebird sounds nothing like a Les Paul.
If you want the Gibson tone I would say get a Gibson. If you are on a budget then going with an Epiphone can get you tone; however, there are differences in finish, parts and quality. From what I've heard, Epiphone pickups are vastly improved from where they were years ago.
Well, Mahogany+Gibson scale does not necessarily equal a Gibson tone...there are lot of factors at play. Gibson has made many guitars over the years with Mahogany and a Gibson scale...a Firebird sounds nothing like a Les Paul.
If you want the Gibson tone I would say get a Gibson. If you are on a budget then going with an Epiphone can get you tone; however, there are differences in finish, parts and quality. From what I've heard, Epiphone pickups are vastly improved from where they were years ago.
Rex_Rocker
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Re: Need Gibson sounds on my old Ibanez Roadstar 1986
FWIW, I used to have a Gibson Burstbucker Pro in the bridge position of my RG570, and it sounded great! It didn't sound like a Les Paul, but it did sound great.
I'm not really a PAF pickup kinda guy, so I've swapped the pups in that guitar a few times, but I remember the DiMarzio PAF Pro in the bridge had a similar vibe going on as the BBP (loosely speaking), but slightly beefier and more modern.
Neither made it sound like a Les Paul, but that's not to say a basswood Ibanez can't sound beefy, yet rude with an old-school rock attitutude.
FWIW, I used to have a Gibson Burstbucker Pro in the bridge position of my RG570, and it sounded great! It didn't sound like a Les Paul, but it did sound great.
I'm not really a PAF pickup kinda guy, so I've swapped the pups in that guitar a few times, but I remember the DiMarzio PAF Pro in the bridge had a similar vibe going on as the BBP (loosely speaking), but slightly beefier and more modern.
Neither made it sound like a Les Paul, but that's not to say a basswood Ibanez can't sound beefy, yet rude with an old-school rock attitutude.
