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Recent content by kitmac53

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    Les Paul Tribute issue

    I've just bought a 52 Les Paul Tribute P90 Goldtop which is great,but it buzzes a lot more than it should. There doesn't seem to be a groundwire as in the originals,and it has the controls mounted on a metal plate,nothing like the real thing. Quite disappointing in a "replica". RS responded...
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    les paul tribute goldtop

    Don't know if this is the right place to post this,but has anyone tried the Les Paul Tribute goldtop yet? Did a search,but nothing came up,and there's only one You Tube demo so far. Pups are P90's,but I heard they might be slightly over-wound versions. Anyone know?
  3. kitmac53

    '79 ES335?

    Hi,I've been offered a '79 ES335 with Bigsby for a very good price.I've not seen it yet,but I'm told it's a Cherry finish. I did a search,and it seems like it may be an ES335 Pro,which comes with Dirty Finger pups. I doubt they'd be my cup of tea,but changing them to something more vintage isn't...
  4. kitmac53

    lightweight tailpiece on ES335

    Can anybody tell me if ES335's originally came with lightweight tailpieces? I have an '08 ES335 with P90's made in Memphis that has the heavier zinc type and I wondered if a lightweight tailpiece would give an improvement tonally like on Historic LP's. Any ideas?
  5. kitmac53

    Chrome dog-ears v plastic

    I have an ES335 P90 Custom that I bought this year(08) It's faded cherry with black plastic dog-ear P90's and black top hat knobs. If I were to change the covers to chrome dog-ears,would that have an impact on the tone? It sounds brilliant now,so I don't want to compromise the tone just to add a...
  6. kitmac53

    Lollar Imperials?

    Sorry if this has been addressed,but why are there so few mentions,about Lollar Imperials? Dr V,Fralins,WCRs etc get all the plaudits,but hardly a peep on Imperials. Are they seen as not quite good enough,or are they SO last year daahling!!!? I've tried a friends R8 with the RS super kit and...
  7. kitmac53

    Lollar mini humbuckers

    I have a 30th Ann Goldtop Les Paul DeLuxe with mini hums. I am possibly interested in "upgrading" the pups to Lollars.Anyone tried them? Sorry if this has been asked before,but I couldn't find any reference to them,only his P90's. The stock pups are pretty good,so I'm not sure if it's really...
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