And I need some direction :p :p
I just bought a Warmoth Les Paul from a local guy the other day. Seems to have came along at a pretty sweet time because I have been loosely hunting for a nice aftermarket LP for a while. Specs below:
Body: Black Korina :) (Clear finish) :)
Top: Maple (Black top, no flame/quilt)
Neck: Mahogany
Fretboard: Ebony
Bridge: Gold Gotoh Tune-O-Matic
Tuners: Gold Locking Sperzels
Bridge Pup: SD Distortion
Neck Pup: SD Slash Alinico Pro II
Electronics: Added push-pull pot to split both hums
This is going to sound slightly odd, but I haven't really even heard the guitar through any kind of decent rig yet. I played it for about 10 minutes through some sort of practice amp before buying it. It was really dirty and definitely needed some TLC when I got it home. Before I could even get it home I had to get the strings off of it. I took the bridge off, scrubbed it, and buffed the hell out of the body. I taped the entire fretboard and polished the hell out of the frets with steel wool. I sanded the neck and I have a coat of satin finish drying on the neck now. Going to sand and apply another coat or two on it over the next few days. Should come out really nice, I hope :)
Anyways, I won't be able to play the guitar for a few anyways. It's going to be a bad week for me. I need to get the guitar all situated and I am cabless at the moment. I'm waiting on a new Port City Standard 2x12 to arrive, and I should be receiving it shortly :)
A-N-Y-W-A-Y-S-! - To get back on track -
I am trying to get some suggestions on what to put in it. I have Miracle Man's in my Suhr, so that is going to be my tight metal guitar. I want something more organic in this guitar. It has to be able to EASILY handle metal as that is the core of what I play, but I would also like to get some fresh new sounds out of the guitar. I'm either going to set the guitar up for Eb or D with 11's. Something that splits well, or at least has that general vibe that it might split well, would be nice. A fair amount of output will be needed... But nothing over the top. I'm assuming that a C-WP, for example, would be more than what I am looking for... I think... I always like tight pups, but I want something with a tad of open character this time around. Also, I want something on the warm side, and definitely NOT something bright and piercing. I'm thinking about trying to go more with an 80's rock sort of sound, if that makes sense... Maybe... I don't know... Yet... For sure...
As a guideline, I have also been heavily thinking about putting a set of Rio Grande BBQ/Texas hums in this guitar. I have; however, decided that I would rather try a set of BKPs that perhaps have a bit more tightness and hotness, but still somehow retain a somewhat similar character if possible.
Since the guitar has a very distinct look with the gold hardware, there is a HUGE part of me that wants to jump right into the Gold Ray Gun Covered Rebel Yells. I like the clips I've heard and the site description of RY's seems very very neat, but I am scarred from the reviews I have read on here from people describing the pick ups as being "piercing". I have a pretty bright amp (Splawn Quick Rod)... While the MM's tame the amp's bright character quite well, I'm looking for a different sound with this guitar... An Alinico-5 bridge pup will definitely go in this one.
Here are some BKP's that I am interested in trying, but I am definitely open for suggestions:
Rebel Yells
Holy Divers
A5 Warpigs (mayyyyybe)
A5 Nail Bombs (an even bigger maaaaaayyyyyyyybe)
WP or NB bridge / Cold Sweat neck
Or... depending on how good BKP's warranty is... I may be willing to try a slightly lower output bridge... A big part of me really wants to try the VHII set, but I'm afraid to put them in the LP.
Or anything that I might like
BTW, I would like to hear some thoughts on korina wood too? Thanks for reading.
