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pickup color selection
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:48 pm
by dawnofzion
I know most of you here hate les pauls. BUT I am currently building a goldtop les paul and I can't decide if I should go with solid creme pups or zebra pups. I used photoshop to drop these onto a picture of a goldtop guitar. Which do you think looks better?
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 2:20 pm
by Mr.Ripley
Needs more P-90s
Oh but it does look very good
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 2:21 pm
by benecol
Solid cream - definitely. And I like goldtops, fwiw.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 3:09 pm
by timhulio
Minibuckers!
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 3:19 pm
by dawnofzion
the body is already routed for buckers so no p-90s. I was going to go with a mean 90 in the neck but not sure yet.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 3:22 pm
by Doog
I say zebra- I always kinda thought they looked neeeeat.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 3:27 pm
by Thom
Doog wrote:I say zebra- I always kinda thought they looked neeeeat.
I'm with Doog on this one.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 5:08 pm
by Mages
zebra.
did anyone read that interview with seth lover on provide.net? seymour duncan interviewed seth lover, the guy that invented the humbucker. it's pretty interesting. anyway, he said the bobbins are randomly cream or black. they never thought anyone would see them because they put the nickel plated cover over it. the women who would make them would just grab a bobbin randomly from a bin.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:51 pm
by Mr.Ripley
P-94s
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 10:44 pm
by Sparky
lamp wrote:Doog wrote:I say zebra- I always kinda thought they looked neeeeat.
I'm with Doog on this one.
Zeebs!
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:38 pm
by Ninja Mike 808
What about a gold metal cover? Like
these
I dunno if they sound nice, tho...
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 1:54 am
by dawnofzion
no gold going on this one, sorry.
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 1:57 am
by tribi9
I hate gold on guitars!
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 2:51 am
by Nick
Zebra. Has a more classy look to it. Solid cream reeks 80s.
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 3:13 am
by gaybear
i usually like zebra on black les pauls. on this one, i don't know, i go back and forth. hmmm, go zeebie
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 5:16 pm
by analogsystem
That's sort of a weird gold-top color in your mock-up....but for pickup colors I'd say go all black in the bridge and zebra in the neck. That's what Hamer did originally and it looks rad!
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 10:45 am
by Sloan
CHROME OR DEATH
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 12:24 pm
by benwalker
DOIT!!
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 4:54 pm
by Paul_Ray
Zebra ftw!
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 4:56 pm
by Justin J
i actually kinda like the cream. you can't really go wrong with either choice.