why my les paul sound so thin?

pogisnake

pogisnake

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ive got a 1998? gibson les paul studio....and ive always noticed that it sounds thin compared to my other lp ...anyone know whats up with that? it has stock pickups it...

aj
 
Re: why my les paul sound so thin?

it could just be the wood.... trying a different set of PU's may help some...
 
Re: why my les paul sound so thin?

A '98 LP Studio would probably be a 490R 498T. Did you buy it new? Check the wiring to make sure it's not wired in parallel and that there are no cold solder joints. You never know.
 
Re: why my les paul sound so thin?

Dru Edwards said:
A '98 LP Studio would probably be a 490R 498T. Did you buy it new? Check the wiring to make sure it's not wired in parallel and that there are no cold solder joints. You never know.
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Agreed! There's good chance it's the wiring.
 
Re: why my les paul sound so thin?

What's your other LP?

As mentioned the Studio has the 490/498 set.
Where as the Standards have the Burstbuckers and the Classic Antique will have the 57 classics.
 
Re: why my les paul sound so thin?

Like these guys are saying...you are comparing one guitar to another yet we only know about one of them...what is the X factor???

Whats in the other LP?
 
Re: why my les paul sound so thin?

The other one may have a 500T at the bridge. Anything short of an Invader will sound thin in comparison :)

The other one might be full mahogany.

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Re: why my les paul sound so thin?

If you want you can send your Studio to me free of charge. I'll figure out what's wrong with it.
 
Re: why my les paul sound so thin?

My other guitar is a Gibson Lp custom COPY...this guitar is plywood, but it has an amazing lowend to it...

i imagine a real LP would sound better or as good as a plywood LP... but in this case no...i like the plywood sound better...haha...the low end at least...plus, it retained that lowend no matter what pup i put in it....

Dru Edwards said there could be cold solder joint...i think that could be my problem... becasue i know i did a crappy job at grounding the pups, it just wouldnt stick to the pots! how would i know if that was it?

to answer other questions....
yes i bought it new...i swaped out pups a while back, but came back to the stock ones...
i dont know if it's chambered...i doubt it...

Thanks er'body
 
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Re: why my les paul sound so thin?

pogisnake said:
My other guitar is a Gibson Lp custom COPY...this guitar is plywood, but it has an amazing lowend to it...
i imagine a real LP would sound better or as good as a plywood LP... but in this case no...i like the plywood sound better...haha...the low end at least
Dru Edwards said there could be cold solder joint...i think that could be my problem... becasue i know i did a ****ty job at grounding the pups, it just would stick to the pots! how would i know if that was it?
Thanks er'body
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You still said nothing about the other pickups...or the pots, caps or anything really...
 
Re: why my les paul sound so thin?

If you think it may be a solder issue and you try to fix it make sure you let us know how it turned out.
 
Re: why my les paul sound so thin?

the guy who invented fire said:
You still said nothing about the other pickups...or the pots, caps or anything really...
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oh sorry....
Gibson LP Studio (the thin sounder)
stock pots n wiring
490 498
BASICALLY STOCK
cant remember how it sounded b4 i played with the soldering

LP custom copy
it has a 500k pot
epi pickups i got fer 5 bucks...
it just always had a good low end sound to it...
 
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