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21 hours ago, Deej said:

Actually, all the photos show the leading edge right at the bridge saddles. 

 

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Oh yeah, he had that other one behind the bridge.  I forgot.  I see what you're on about now.

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4 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

Social media really wants me to buy something called an Octonaut Overdrive pedal.

Mine has moved on to something called the Holy Mother.

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4 minutes ago, Deej said:

And that's how you play a Les Paul Jr. 

 

That's funny, I was just watching this video this past week. Mountain were so good live. RIP Leslie

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The CustomBuckers in my R8 are hands down the best sounding of all my Gibson's and its not close. That said, im still tempted to replace them with Filtertrons and already would have by now if it weren't a custom shop guitar. I love the way that guitar plays and wish it sounded like a Gretsch.

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2 minutes ago, AnotherUTFan said:

The CustomBuckers in my R8 are hands down the best sounding of all my Gibson's and its not close. That said, im still tempted to replace them with Filtertrons and already would have by now if it weren't a custom shop guitar. I love the way that guitar plays and wish it sounded like a Gretsch.

Is it just the pickup swap, or do routing changes need to be made for filtertrons in a HB slot?

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They make a set that's a drop in for a Gibson route. I have them in my V. Which also begs the question, how many guitars do I need that sound like a Gretsch? Then again, i like playing them all and I have a sound im after.



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Now you made me pull out the R8. 1st time I plugged it into the 5150. It sounds great and I'm still super high on that amp, but the Gretsch's still sound better. Its close enough that noone but me would notice, but boy do I notice. I wish I had the word to describe the element that's missing, maybe throatiness - or more organic.

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Now you made me pull out the R8. 1st time I plugged it into the 5150. It sounds great and I'm still super high on that amp, but the Gretsch's still sound better. Its close enough that noone but me would notice, but boy do I notice. I wish I had the word to describe the element that's missing, maybe throatiness - or more organic.

remind us what you’re R8 looks like.
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These are the 2 I'm A/B-ing.

Also notice that the Les Paul's neck position sounds closer to the Gretsch's bridge position than its bridge does - so the closest they sound is as they are pictured.

The 5150 has a knob on the back called "Resonance", thats hard to describe what it does, but its very useful. Kind of like to opposite of whatever a Presence knob does. Instead of more bite its more gutteral. Its exactly the knob the LP needs to sound like the Gretsch. In fact, I dimed it and get pretty close. The LP is louder, ive always said that guitar sounds like Thor's hammer.
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That's gorgeous.

 

I'm pretty excited to get my 77 back with the new custom wound pickups. Should be a couple more weeks. I wish I had something recorded with just that guitar that I could A/B with.

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12 minutes ago, AnotherUTFan said:

These are the 2 I'm A/B-ing.

Also notice that the Les Paul's neck position sounds closer to the Gretsch's bridge position than its bridge does - so the closest they sound is as they are pictured.

The 5150 has a knob on the back called "Resonance", thats hard to describe what it does, but its very useful. Kind of like to opposite of whatever a Presence knob does. Instead of more bite its more gutteral. Its exactly the knob the LP needs to sound like the Gretsch. In fact, I dimed it and get pretty close. The LP is louder, ive always said that guitar sounds like Thor's hammer.
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Heed the call of the Filterburst.  I mean, cost of the filtertrons aside, why not?  Completely reversible change if you hang onto the custombuckers.  I don't think anyone would care about original soldering on an R8/9/0 if you ever had to sell.

That R8 is gorgeous, don't hide it under a bushel.

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2 hours ago, Goredho said:

Heed the call of the Filterburst.  I mean, cost of the filtertrons aside, why not?  Completely reversible change if you hang onto the custombuckers.  I don't think anyone would care about original soldering on an R8/9/0 if you ever had to sell.

That R8 is gorgeous, don't hide it under a bushel.

I agree with this.  My similar R8 doesn't have the original pups.  I feel pretty certain I could get at or near original value for it now watching the market.  Make it your guitar and if you ever need to sell it you can always switch it pretty easily.  

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If you feel your LP needs Gretsch pickups, then sell your LP. You have a Gretsch to get that sound, so why do you need an LP to duplicate that?

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8 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

Sell? What the hell is that?

He obviously doesn't think that LP fits his needs as is. I'll give him $500 for it..

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So tonight, I plugged my old SG Faded into my Lil Dawg Harvard 1x12.  That Harvard has to be the biggest sounding little amp I've ever heard.  Just tremendous.

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6 hours ago, AnotherUTFan said:

Now you made me pull out the R8. 1st time I plugged it into the 5150. It sounds great and I'm still super high on that amp, but the Gretsch's still sound better. Its close enough that noone but me would notice, but boy do I notice.
 

I wish I had the word to describe the element that's missing, maybe throatiness - or more organic.


I bet that the Germans have a word for it.

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…and it’s probably like 23 letters long.

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I think I have zero guitars other than my Goldtop that have original pickups, and I'm getting ready to ditch those if I like these customs I'm getting on the other LP.

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Seems like the custombucker1 is pretty closely related to the 59 Tributes in my 2014 LP Traditional.  Best pickups I've ever had in a LP.

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They are making us go back to work 3 days a week. This is going to seriously mess with my practice time (I usually play during all boring meetings -ie most of them).

I am thinking of getting a cheap guitar to leave at the office. I was considering a squire jazzmaster or a Jackson V.

I want it to be electric (so I can play with headphones) and decently light. I have a squire tele, but it’s not my favorite playing guitar and it’s chunky. My favorite right now is my PRS SS SE.

I don’t want to spend more than $300US.

Any ideas?

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6 hours ago, Fastbreak said:

They are making us go back to work 3 days a week. This is going to seriously mess with my practice time (I usually play during all boring meetings -ie most of them).

I am thinking of getting a cheap guitar to leave at the office. I was considering a squire jazzmaster or a Jackson V.

I want it to be electric (so I can play with headphones) and decently light. I have a squire tele, but it’s not my favorite playing guitar and it’s chunky. My favorite right now is my PRS SS SE.

I don’t want to spend more than $300US.

Any ideas?

Find a good replacement neck for that Squire Tele.  The right neck might turn it into your new favorite guitar.  

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8 minutes ago, Bogeywon said:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/255762980148?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=QE_ECPFOROi&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=7qYRnz0IQ6e&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
 

I like that it’s beat up so I don’t have to baby it. But I’m sad it doesn’t have the bird inlays. Also anyone know much about the pickups he put in? Or heard of them?

No direct experience.  I have seen low-wind Lollar imperials mentioned a lot when people ask about "Best vintage PAF clone" over on the gear page, but that is all I can say.

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16 minutes ago, Fastbreak said:


I went in on something “interesting”. I’ll post pics next week :)

Nice. I was going to say for 300 bucks take a flier on something.

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26 minutes ago, Goredho said:

No direct experience.  I have seen low-wind Lollar imperials mentioned a lot when people ask about "Best vintage PAF clone" over on the gear page, but that is all I can say.

Ok. That’s the vibe I got from YouTube videos. He’s got the original I’d just put back in.. or I could go PRS body PRS Hardware and maybe some nasty R8 pickups? Man I need help

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14 minutes ago, Bogeywon said:

Ok. That’s the vibe I got from YouTube videos. He’s got the original I’d just put back in.. or I could go PRS body PRS Hardware and maybe some nasty R8 pickups? Man I need help

Is he going to include the lollar's and the originals or just one or the other?  What sound are you looking for?  An R8 would have custombuckers which would be aiming at the same vintage PAF tone as the lollars, so if that isn't really your thing, you probably wouldn't be happy with either one.

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10 minutes ago, Goredho said:

Is he going to include the lollar's and the originals or just one or the other?  What sound are you looking for?  An R8 would have custombuckers which would be aiming at the same vintage PAF tone as the lollars, so if that isn't really your thing, you probably wouldn't be happy with either one.

Oh shit never mind then. He is going to include both. I want more modern deftones type stuff

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3 minutes ago, Bogeywon said:

Oh shit never mind then. He is going to include both. I want more modern deftones type stuff

Yeah, then just swap back to the original pups and list the lollars on reverb.  If you wind up not liking the originals, your lollar sale can help buy a set you like.

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