Gibson Les Paul Classic with Rebel Yell set

[littleredguitars2]

FINALLY got this baby home. my tech is great but he's usually got a lot of things to take care of so it was about 10 days i was without it. so far this is the main gist of how i feel

Loving the les Paul so far. The rebel yell pickups sound similar to the ones that were in it before but they are much clearer. The 500t bridge pickup was a bit harsher on the highs and this new one fixed that for sure. the neck pickup especially is a lot better than the old 496r. The new volume pots and capacitors are much better as well. Faster and better sounding pots for sure. I'll probably post a video tomorrow of a little review.

and YES i havent forgotten that people suggest tweaking the pickup height since its sensitive to it and i have been.

[darrenw5094]

Did you pimp your standard to look like a custom?

[littleredguitars2]

Did you pimp your standard to look like a custom?

classic. not a standard. but yes

[Dave Sloven]

I would have thought it would sound more different from the 500T - I'm assuming you hear a clearer difference between the 496R and the RY neck - given that the latter is ceramic and (from memory) hotter in terms of specs.  How are the cleans by comparison?  I find that the cleans on the various BKPs I've had in my SG (which had a 490R/498T set) - including CS neck, A-bomb bridge, and CS bridge - have all been much better than those on the stock set.

Have you tried adjusting your amp settings?  You might find that you have a broader range of settings that you like now

[Telerocker]

Looks great! Good to hear is wasn't for nothing.  :)

[littleredguitars2]

I definitely do need to mess with my amp settings a bit.  I love the current settings for my strats but maybe I need something completely different for my lp

[Dave Sloven]

Done any shredding on the neck yet?

[littleredguitars2]

Done any shredding on the neck yet?

Hah not much yet.  Still need to find a bit deeper

[littleredguitars2]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65zOouArFDo

heres my little run through of the pickups. its not super informative but it gives you an idea of how it'll sound.

enjoy!

[darkbluemurder]

Good job on the clip, and IMHO an accurate representation of the RY set - love mine in my LPC.

Cheers Stephan

[Dave Sloven]

Nice clip.

Listening to the clip it's obvious that the RY set is warmer sounding than my CS set, as I expected.  I didn't think the RY sounded overly bright, it seems around the same as the CS in that respect, although the CS is probably more scooped with more down low.

[littleredguitars2]

i've definitely noticed how much i like the rebel yell neck. and its rare for me to like a neck pickup

[darkbluemurder]

Indeed the neck pickup sounds great too. It's just a very well balanced set overall.

Cheers Stephan

[littleredguitars2]

yes. i'm glad i didnt go with a different neck. i was tempted to do maybe an emerald or something else but this one is great

[Dave Sloven]

As a neck pickup hater who loves his CS neck I knew you'd like the RY neck ... the CS and RY necks are closely related and both great pickups, the differences between them mainly being to match each better with their respective bridges in terms of overall tonality.  They seem to respond the same way.

I'd love to have a RY set one day