Can you guess which pickup/guitar?

[maxime1122]

I'm doing some comparison these days between my Les Paul, and I though it would be cool for you to guess the order of the guitars used in a clip.

In the clip, I was using 3 of my Les Paul (in no particular order):
- Gibson Custom Les Paul Axcess (Gibson 498T/496R)
- Gibson Les Paul Studio (Gibson 498T/490R)
- Gibson Les Paul Traditional (Seymour Duncan APH-2 Set)

Can you guess the order of the guitars used in the clip? Which one did you prefer?

https://youtu.be/HelRaA1zlIg

Both


They were plugged straight into a Marshall 1959SLP Super Lead Plexi, through the same cabinets (Marshall 1960AX and 1960BX). One Celestion Greenback G12M-25 was mic'ed with a Shure SM57 straight where the dustcap and cone meet, about 1" from the grill cloth. No post-processing was applied to those tracks (no EQ, no reverb, etc.).

Thanks!
 

[Dave Sloven]

Axcess, Traditional, Studio would be my guess.  The second one sounds like a different pickup set from the other two.

[Dave Sloven]

I liked #1 the best

[Yellowjacket]

Number 1 definitely sounded the best.  The other two clips were so bright as to be strident.  Perhaps the mic position needs to be slightly more towards the outside of the cone.  At least moved until the sound warms up and balances a bit.

[maxime1122]

Thanks guys!

[maxime1122]

1. LP Studio
2. LP Axcess
3. LP Trad

:)

[Dave Sloven]

Ha!  I got them completely wrong!

[maxime1122]

btw for those of you that want to hear the 498t in the axcess in a mix.. I did this today for fun!

https://soundcloud.com/maximepauldegarie/the-darkness-i-believe-in-a-thing-called-love-cover

[maxime1122]

Ha!  I got them completely wrong!

haha, it could be hard to guess sometimes !