Author Topic: Got my new BKP's installed....Check em out!! (Read 4669 times)

brewboy73 · « **on:** December 26, 2007, 11:06:50 PM »

Got the new pups installed today!! They sound awesome. The bridge is a coil tapped ceramic Warpig and the neck is a Cold Sweat wired in Series/Parallel. I had Tim use the aged nickel finish on both. Can't wait to replace the EMG's in my other Les Paul. :lol:

ailean · « **Reply #1 on:** December 26, 2007, 11:11:33 PM »

Gratz!

Glad you like 'em. Gonna be a noisy New Year at your house then?

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #2 on:** December 26, 2007, 11:14:55 PM »

Looks nice!

Never thought that camo covers would blend so nicely into a traditional guitar.

ailean · « **Reply #3 on:** December 26, 2007, 11:19:10 PM »

Quote from: noodleplugerine

Looks nice!

Never thought that camo covers would blend so nicely into a traditional guitar.

It actually works quite well as the covers still reflect some light, it's just not quite so bling.

Kilby · « **Reply #4 on:** December 27, 2007, 09:06:31 AM »

Quote from: noodleplugerine

Looks nice!

Never thought that camo covers would blend so nicely into a traditional guitar.

That may be becasue theyre not :roll:

brewboy73 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 27, 2007, 01:46:59 PM »

These arent the camo covers. I opted for the aged nickel covers for something a little different. Didn't think that the camo would look that good on a flametop.

Pale Rider · « **Reply #6 on:** December 27, 2007, 03:45:01 PM »

Cool! Is that Desert Burst?

brewboy73 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 27, 2007, 05:13:06 PM »

Yeah, its the Desert finish. Its the closest thing they make now to the old tobacco sunburst in the Les Paul model. I think the tobacco is still available in other models though. This standard has the 60's style neck on it.

Pale Rider · « **Reply #8 on:** December 28, 2007, 03:43:56 PM »

I like that finish so much. If I buy a LP sometime it will be a desert one, but I'll change every hardware, pup covers and rings to black. hehe

shaman · « **Reply #9 on:** December 28, 2007, 08:36:25 PM »

nice paul-what year?if it is 06...07..it is chambered, I believe-I am a lefty and debating on ordering a new one or waititng to find older one w/o chambers-I can't go into the neighborhood store and try one out b/c they are all righties!!if yours is chambered, tell me what you think-its obvious you love the axe-wondering if you can tell any noticeable difference between older ones/newer ones besides the weight
thanks!

hunter · « **Reply #10 on:** December 28, 2007, 09:05:17 PM »

Quote from: brewboy73

Got the new pups installed today!! They sound awesome. The bridge is a coil tapped ceramic Warpig and the neck is a Cold Sweat wired in Series/Parallel.

How is the wiring/switching done?

Is the difference between series/parallel noticeable or useable enough to make it worth the effort?

brewboy73 · « **Reply #11 on:** December 29, 2007, 08:24:20 AM »

This Les Paul is a 2007 Standard that is chambered for weight relief. I also have a 9.25 pound '59 reissue built in 1989. The 2007 is much brighter and projects a lot further. The 59 is tighter and has more bottom end. My old '76 Custom was 17 pounds and that was very heavy and had a lot of bottom end. I highly recommend the chambered models. I've played quite a few of them when I was shopping for the one that I bought. They are more of a shredders Les Paul. This guitar with the warpig and cold sweat absolutely SCREAMS!! I also have the 60's neck so its a little faster.

brewboy73 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 29, 2007, 08:36:00 AM »

The switching is done by using a push/pull pot. Or you can use a push/push pot(which I dont recommend). There is a major difference in the tone with the coil tap and the series/parallel wiring. Especially with the pups that I chose. Tims really recommended coil tapping the warpig and now I know why. In tap mode, the warpig in the lead channel takes on a very hot single coil pup. Hot enough to still get some serious bottom end. In clean, is has a very bright, glassy tone. The cold sweat in parallel mode is very thin and glassy. I love it. Very bluesy. Using both pups with both in the tap and parallel mode, I swear you can get a Les Paul to sound very close to a Fender. Tone that would make Stevie Ray very proud. I highly recommend this setup if this is something that you are trying to achieve. :D

brewboy73 · « **Reply #13 on:** December 29, 2007, 08:42:45 AM »

.......Oh, one thing I forgot to add. You can also put a push/pull pot on the tone control and wire a coil tap on that same pup that is wired series/parallel on the volume control. This would give you even more versatility. The only problem, if I remember correctly is that the humbucker would no longer be in hum canceling mode. This I would have to check on though to see is this correct. :roll:

hunter · « **Reply #14 on:** December 29, 2007, 10:32:10 AM »

Quote from: brewboy73

The switching is done by using a push/pull pot. Or you can use a push/push pot(which I dont recommend). There is a major difference in the tone with the coil tap and the series/parallel wiring. Especially with the pups that I chose. Tims really recommended coil tapping the warpig and now I know why. In tap mode, the warpig in the lead channel takes on a very hot single coil pup. Hot enough to still get some serious bottom end. In clean, is has a very bright, glassy tone. The cold sweat in parallel mode is very thin and glassy. I love it. Very bluesy. Using both pups with both in the tap and parallel mode, I swear you can get a Les Paul to sound very close to a Fender. Tone that would make Stevie Ray very proud. I highly recommend this setup if this is something that you are trying to achieve. :D

Cool. Do you have a wiring diagram on how to do the series/parallel thing with the push-pull?