75lespaul
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Was NOT in the market for another guitar, but I've always wanted a goldtop Les Paul with a Bigsby. This pic is of the actual guitar, but it is the ebay photo. I'll post some pics after I do the work I have planned. I put some D'addario 8.5s on it and it plays great. No dead frets or buzzing and I have the action set really low. The Bigsby stays in tune fine...as long as you don't USE it, lol. I'll use some nut sauce on it, and if that doesn't work, I've heard that getting a Tusq self lubing nut does the trick without trying all the other wacky stuff. Worse comes to worse, I just won't use the bar.
It is loaded with the Epiphone Probucker pickups which I always wanted to hear. Now I've heard them and I can't rip them out fast enough. Ungh. Terrible pickups IMO. The stock pickups in my Jackson Rhoads JS model are so much better. Played it at rehearsal on Thursday, then strapped on the Epi 60s Tribute with the Duncan Distortion and Jazz, and the difference was like night and day. When I first got it, played it against my 75 Custom with a Super Distortion/Jazz and again...night and day. Really wanted to like the probuckers, but nay nay. It will get "the treatment", which is new CTS pots, orange drops etc. Got another Super Distortion and an Eric Johnson neck pickup looking for a home, so in they'll go. I've got a custom shop set Custom Custom and APH neck, but they are only single conductor. Too bad cuz while they're gold covered, they're double black with two rows of gold screws and would look and sound sick in this guitar, but I want to split the pickups. Probably will have no complaints with the Super D and EJ neck as they both sound fantastic and split great...but I wanted to use those Duncans, hee hee.
It is loaded with the Epiphone Probucker pickups which I always wanted to hear. Now I've heard them and I can't rip them out fast enough. Ungh. Terrible pickups IMO. The stock pickups in my Jackson Rhoads JS model are so much better. Played it at rehearsal on Thursday, then strapped on the Epi 60s Tribute with the Duncan Distortion and Jazz, and the difference was like night and day. When I first got it, played it against my 75 Custom with a Super Distortion/Jazz and again...night and day. Really wanted to like the probuckers, but nay nay. It will get "the treatment", which is new CTS pots, orange drops etc. Got another Super Distortion and an Eric Johnson neck pickup looking for a home, so in they'll go. I've got a custom shop set Custom Custom and APH neck, but they are only single conductor. Too bad cuz while they're gold covered, they're double black with two rows of gold screws and would look and sound sick in this guitar, but I want to split the pickups. Probably will have no complaints with the Super D and EJ neck as they both sound fantastic and split great...but I wanted to use those Duncans, hee hee.
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