Customizing the Custom: Gibson style! received w/ pics

JJLipton · Post by **JJLipton** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:11 pm

So i decided to deck out my LPC with chrome hardware, covered neck pickup w/ exposed bridge pickup. Also replaced the gibson 490r 498ts with seymour duncan 59/jb's What do you think? Imagine this with a chrome neck pickup cover

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:32 pm

I am a huge fan of a chrome neck pu cover and a bare bridge pu, I did this exact same thing on my SG but went with a Zebra in the bridge......

I am suprised u swapped the pick ups... I love the 490/498 combo... just as much as I love the BurstBucker Pro's

What did u not like about the 490/498 combo?

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:52 pm

Aye. S'gonna be damn sexy.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:36 pm

Awesome!

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:11 pm

man, i love it just how it is!

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:56 pm

hotrodperlmutter wrote:man, i love it just how it is!

Me too, but I'm a sucker for a chrome bucker

JJLipton · Post by **JJLipton** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:53 pm

SGJarrod wrote:I am a huge fan of a chrome neck pu cover and a bare bridge pu, I did this exact same thing on my SG but went with a Zebra in the bridge......

I am suprised u swapped the pick ups... I love the 490/498 combo... just as much as I love the BurstBucker Pro's

What did u not like about the 490/498 combo?

The gibson pups aren't bad, but i'm more of a metal/shred/lead guy and i need some more ouput and treble. I was thinking about going with emg's, but i think the duncans with have more versatile tones. I think the jb sounds really good in a les paul.

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:58 pm

JJLipton wrote:
SGJarrod wrote:I am a huge fan of a chrome neck pu cover and a bare bridge pu, I did this exact same thing on my SG but went with a Zebra in the bridge......

I am suprised u swapped the pick ups... I love the 490/498 combo... just as much as I love the BurstBucker Pro's

What did u not like about the 490/498 combo?
The gibson pups aren't bad, but i'm more of a metal/shred/lead guy and i need some more ouput and treble. I was thinking about going with emg's, but i think the duncans with have more versatile tones. I think the jb sounds really good in a les paul.

I can see that,....... the Duncan's are the better choice in my book too.... I would have prayed something bad happened to u if u put EMGz in that Beaut

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:43 am

JJLipton wrote:
SGJarrod wrote:I am a huge fan of a chrome neck pu cover and a bare bridge pu, I did this exact same thing on my SG but went with a Zebra in the bridge......

I am suprised u swapped the pick ups... I love the 490/498 combo... just as much as I love the BurstBucker Pro's

What did u not like about the 490/498 combo?
The gibson pups aren't bad, but i'm more of a metal/shred/lead guy and i need some more ouput and treble. I was thinking about going with emg's, but i think the duncans with have more versatile tones. I think the jb sounds really good in a les paul.

I have the 490/498 combo in my Les Paul Studio. I like them for recording, hate them for band levels. They're too gainy for me, you need an amp with a ton of headroom to play clean.

Lucamo · Post by **Lucamo** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:34 am

westtexasred wrote:Awesome!

Just made me want that guitar and that AMP

JJLipton · Post by **JJLipton** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:53 pm

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Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:58 pm

do moar chromes