Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Brow on March 25, 2015, 08:49:21 PM
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Hey guys.
A bit of background for anyone that cares:
Over the last 14 years or so I've amassed a decent guitar collection but I've noticed that for the last 18months or so I've only really been using a small selection of them with either of my bands, so I've decided to have a cull and keep what I actually use sell the rest and buy myself something nice.
I've been watching hundreds of Les Pauls on Ebay and Gumtree (UK Craigslist basically) for the last few months as apart from it being a Les Paul, I had no specific model or spec in mind. Then a few weeks ago I got put intouch with a private dealer about an hours drive or so away and we got talking.
I told him I wanted a Les Paul, no black or white finishes, but that anything else was fair game. I went to his place over the weekend and there were about 12 or 13 Les Paul cases sat waiting for me. It's pretty safe to say I was like a kid in a sweet shop :D
Well, after a few hours of trying out several Les Paul Standards and Customs, a Goldtop 70s Deluxe, a Goldtop R7 and a Sunburst R8 I made my decision and paid my money.
The final 3 were an 02 Flametop Standard (which I eventually discounted in the end due to the thinner neck, a shame as I'm a sucker for a Flame Top), a 92' Wine Red Standard and the Plaintop Sunburst R8. All 3 were lovely playing and sounding guitars but the R8 just sounded that little bit sweeter and felt that little bit more resonant in my hands so I went for that. I felt at ease with it straight away, like I am with my 98' Standard that I've had almost 12 years now.
Excuse the shoddy pics, they're taken on my phone and I'm rubbish at photos anyway:
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/Browsif/10982084_10152633425821090_646388120672231390_n_zpsdhigdweg.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Browsif/media/10982084_10152633425821090_646388120672231390_n_zpsdhigdweg.jpg.html)
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(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/Browsif/11084255_10152633423346090_1173586344058989581_n_zpsgelswrak.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Browsif/media/11084255_10152633423346090_1173586344058989581_n_zpsgelswrak.jpg.html)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/Browsif/10309029_10152633427136090_7588585658520884683_n_zpsuwwu8shr.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Browsif/media/10309029_10152633427136090_7588585658520884683_n_zpsuwwu8shr.jpg.html)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/Browsif/11084255_10152633423346090_1173586344058989581_n_zpsgelswrak.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Browsif/media/11084255_10152633423346090_1173586344058989581_n_zpsgelswrak.jpg.html)
It's a 2007 Gibson Custom Shop 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue R8 in, according to a check with Gibson as no-one was sure, Faded Tobacco Burst. I have no idea at all what the pickups are, I can only assume they're stock but I haven't pulled them yet to check. It's got the odd nick and dent on the back and 1 on the neck so it's no case queen, buyt I gig all my stuff anyway so it'd pick some up eventually anyway.
At the minute I have a pair of Mules in my Cherryburst Standard so what I'm thinking of doing is putting those into this guitar and then getting a Super Distortion pair or Super Distortion/Super 2 set to go into my other Standard as I always wanted to be Ace Frehley :grin:
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Absolutely gorgeous. I prefer plaintops myself and yours is stunning!
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Congrats mate, it looks like a winner. Glad you've found something that shouted your name!
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Looks great! Congrats!
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Absolutely beautiful. That with Mules in would be the stuff of dreams. Lovely. Don't go for Les Pauls much bu that one is top notch.
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Lovely looking geetar there sir. Congratulations.
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A fine looking instrument!
This chap you bought it from sounds interesting, does he make a living buying and selling guitars?
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Cheers guys!
I'm really enjoying it so far, haven't really put it down since I got it :grin:
This chap you bought it from sounds interesting, does he make a living buying and selling guitars?
I'm assuming so Philly yeah. He's an older chap, mid 60s I'd say, and he said he's been doing it since the 1960s.
He had a lot more stuff available but he only showed me what I asked for and what was in my price range.
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That looks beautiful and it sounds like the whole experience was good too- congrats.
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Love the 58's reissue, really beautiful
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Cheers guys :smiley:
I remembered earlier that I have a pair of nickle covered Abraxas pickups knocking about that I took out of my PRS CU22 as I wasn't keen on them in that guitar. I'm thinking about either trying them in the R8 straight away and leaving the Mules in the Cherryburst or putting the Mules into this and then try the Abraxas into the Cherryburst.
I'm off work al lweek so might make a project of it :rolleyes:
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Stormy Mondays! Do it! DO IT!! :smiley:
I'm stunned at what you can do with them in a Les Paul:
https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=32456.0
https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=32407.0
(Of course, I do realise you're looking at existing pickups and giving them a go... but! :grin:)
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Nuked again?!?!?
This is the third time I'm posting in this thread :laugh:
Absolutely awesome :D I think you made the right choice holding off until you found exactly what you wanted. :grin:
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Hope you'll post a recording of original pickups compared to the BNPs!
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Nice guitar Brow :grin:
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Stormy Mondays! Do it! DO IT!! :smiley:
I'm stunned at what you can do with them in a Les Paul:
https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=32456.0
https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=32407.0
(Of course, I do realise you're looking at existing pickups and giving them a go... but! :grin:)
I have always been interested in Stormy Mondays but never had what I felt was the right guitar to put them in, I see them for myself more in a 335 maybe. I'm in the process of putting a Stormy bridge in the neck of my SG so hopefulyl that'll give me some idea of it it'll suit my LP.
I'm also interested in the PG Blues too :grin:
Nuked again?!?!?
This is the third time I'm posting in this thread :laugh:
Absolutely awesome :D I think you made the right choice holding off until you found exactly what you wanted. :grin:
Cheers Dave! This is the only post of yours I've seen on here, so not sure what's happening.
Hope you'll post a recording of original pickups compared to the BNPs!
I might do, all depends if/when I actually get around to doing the swap as I tend to be lazy with these things :rolleyes:
Nice guitar Brow :grin:
Cheers Keith!
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^ Yeah I definitely posted 3 times- when I posted, it seemed to be in the thread ok, but then when I signed in the next day, it was gone. :laugh: Something does seem to be up, the forum was down yesterday when I tried to sign in, too.
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Lovely, lovely, lovely stuff. As a died in the wool Tele man I must say that is rather lovely.