Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Brow on September 16, 2005, 02:37:20 PM
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Hey guys.
I've got an Epiphone LP that used to be my no1 guitar (until I bought my Gibson LP and had my Gordon Smith LP clone made) and it currently just sits in it's case not getting played.
I'm considering selling it as I don't really play it all that much, but I wouldn't really get that much for it anyway I don't think.
It's always been a nice, solid guitar (plays well, stays in tune, looks good too) so now I'm thinking of putting a set of BKs in it and using it as either a backup guitar or 1 to string heavilly and keep in Eb.
I know this is an un-answerable question, but I guess I'm just looking for opinions as to what any of you guys would do in the same position :)
Craig
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If you like it and have the need go for it - EPis sound great BKP'd
How's the Gordon Smith LP?
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If you like it and have the need go for it - EPis sound great BKP'd
How's the Gordon Smith LP?
Thanx for your opinion :)
The Gordon Smith is a good guitar. It's not quite on par with my Gibson LP tone wise (the GSG isn't quite as 'woody'), but it's a great guitar nonetheless.
The neck is also a little thinner than I prefer, but aside from that it's good :)
It's alot better now it's got a Black Dog/Riff Raff in it :D
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if yu decide yu don't want it, i'll have it :wink: . I definately think yu should kit it out with some BKPs. i don't doubt that with them it will sound as good or better than your gibson!! (ultimate faith)
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if yu decide yu don't want it, i'll have it :wink: . I definately think yu should kit it out with some BKPs. i don't doubt that with them it will sound as good or better than your gibson!! (ultimate faith)
Thanx for your post :)
I may put a Emerald/Stormy Monday on it and leave it at that! :D
If it did sound as good as my Gibson, it'd be alot cheaper option for me than buying another 1!
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Wich BKP humbuckers do you already have? What do you wanna play with it?
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Wich BKP humbuckers do you already have? What do you wanna play with it?
I currently have Black Dog and a Riff Raff in a Gordon Smith LP clone am currently awaiting a Crawler/Irish Tour/Irish Tour set for my old Strat.
I generally play Classic Rock sorta stuff mainly. I don't use much gain, so I dont really need anything along the lines of a War Pig or a Miracle Man imo :)
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I'd say you want a set of Mules. Tom's clips are great, he has Mules in an Epi Les Paul.
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I'd say you want a set of Mules. Tom's clips are great, he has Mules in an Epi Les Paul.
I'm planning on a set of Mules for my Gibson LP, so IF I do keep the Epi, I'd want something a little higher output or with a different tone. Hence the reason I'm considering the Emerald and Stormy Monday :)
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that sounds like a great combo. i'm probably going to go for something similar (emerald/mule probably)
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I'd go for an Emerald set or maybe even a crawler set
The good thing about Epi's is that they can sound good and you are not so reluctant to take it out with you for a jamnight at the pub or where-ever
And not everybody wants to have a go on it - unlike the Gibson
Of course if you tell them that it has BKPs on it then they will all want a go.
I'm just about to load an Epi Gothic SG with Warpigs to put in one of our local shops so that people can try them out in a guitar that doesn't cost £1500+ and so they can see that they might enjoy a set in their guitar.
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I'm just about to load an Epi Gothic SG with Warpigs to put in one of our local shops so that people can try them out in a guitar that doesn't cost £1500+ and so they can see that they might enjoy a set in their guitar.
Well it also means that you can have a stock version sitting, and not have 3K tied up to demo the difference.
Kilby...
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I am no h/b player but from what I have read and heard , a Crawler set seems to me to be the ideal solution.
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Pimp it Brow! I'm going to pimp an Epi and a Richwood L.Psoon myself.
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i really wanna pimp my old pacifica with a lime green paint job, and a stormy monday/apache/apache H/S/S set. new tuners, bridge too. then it'd actually be an amzing guitar- i'm convinced
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go for it - you know you want to!
i did a similar thing with my richwood strat (i have heard from alot of sources that they were made from fender jap neck and body blanks). i've got swineshead pickups in it at the moment, due to an undesirable financial situation at the time (oh yeah, and the fact i hadn't heard of BKP yet...). anyway it has a trilogy coil going in the neck position soon. (thanks HJM!)
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Thanx for all the posts guys :)
I'm kinda trying to avoid putting Crawlers in my Epi, as I received 1 for the bridge of my Hot Rod Strat this morning and want to avoid 'doubling up' on pickups :D
Any pickups I order will have to wait for the future, as I couldn't really afford the 1's I received this morning :lol: That and my Dad went mental when he found out how much I spent on the pickups and tremolo unit! :roll: :D