Re: NGD - Epiphone Les Paul Special 2020
The stock ones on mine after getting them the proper height sound so good to me. What's different about the SD ones? I see they're both Alnico 5 with braided wire. I'm all about making this guitar all it can be, so if the difference is really that stark, I may spring for the change myself.
I thought the stock tuners were great, it's just that locking tuners are a must have for me, which is why I went the Kluson Revolution route...glad I did. What do you think you're gonna end up doing about yours?
To my ears the set of SD Vintage P90s are a definite improvement over the stock Epiphone P90 PROs: better definition and bloom, and lots of clarity, not that the stock ones were THAT bad. Touch sensitivity is also much noticeable on the SDs.
Minor gripe to me is the fretboard, an indian laurel one, which is definitely not as smooth as a rosewood one. I have a Squier VMJM with a pau ferro board, and while not as good looking as the Epi one, feels way smoother.
After Dystrust's tip, I may try to find some Gotoh locking ones, if the brand makes them.
Tone-wise, it's a monster. Using volume and tone pots on these SD P90s definitely gets a lot of different tones.
I just find the back of the neck too sticky, and it's the first guitar I've ever owned that feels that way.
Judging from the YT reviews I had seen before I bought it, it's really a lot of guitar for € 368! Since a Gibson would cost around € 1.200, I really couldn't justify the cost of the real one, so I guess this gets me 90% close.
