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Customizing the Custom: Gibson style! received w/ pics

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:11 pm
by JJLipton
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
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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:32 pm
by SGJarrod
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?

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:52 pm
by Ankhanu
Aye. S'gonna be damn sexy.

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:36 pm
by westtexasred
Awesome!

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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:11 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
man, i love it just how it is!

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:56 pm
by Ankhanu
hotrodperlmutter wrote:man, i love it just how it is!
Me too, but I'm a sucker for a chrome bucker :P

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:53 pm
by JJLipton
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.

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:58 pm
by SGJarrod
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 :twisted:

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:43 am
by Nick
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.

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:34 am
by Lucamo
westtexasred wrote:Awesome!

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Just made me want that guitar and that AMP

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:53 pm
by JJLipton
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done!

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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:58 pm
by Sloan
do moar chromes