Hi everyone, it's my first post here and i would be very thankful for any advices.
Several days ago i bought my first Gibson guitar - an LP Studio from 2000 year with burstbucker pickups installed (i measured their resistance at home and it is 8.4 kOhms in neck position and 12.2 kOhms in bridge)
This model also has a thinner body width and smaller neck inlays than other Studios. (as i figured out all Studios made in 1999 - 2000 had similar specs)
It is well made quality instrument without any issues both technically and cosmetically, but for my taste it has too much of clean high-end sounding without this unique Les Paul character growl.
I understand that Studio cant be compared to more expensive Les Paul models, but i want to change pickups to improve the sound.
I want to change those Bursbuckers to something more classical sounding.
I'm choosing between Classic 57' or 490R in neck and something appropriate in bridge (maybe 498T or 500T).
If anyone was in the same situation please share your thoughts and experience.
Will pickup change improve the sound?
Will that change give a result for this particular model (1999-2000 with thinner body) or that sound is mostly contributed to the guitar body?
Thanks!
Several days ago i bought my first Gibson guitar - an LP Studio from 2000 year with burstbucker pickups installed (i measured their resistance at home and it is 8.4 kOhms in neck position and 12.2 kOhms in bridge)
This model also has a thinner body width and smaller neck inlays than other Studios. (as i figured out all Studios made in 1999 - 2000 had similar specs)
It is well made quality instrument without any issues both technically and cosmetically, but for my taste it has too much of clean high-end sounding without this unique Les Paul character growl.
I understand that Studio cant be compared to more expensive Les Paul models, but i want to change pickups to improve the sound.
I want to change those Bursbuckers to something more classical sounding.
I'm choosing between Classic 57' or 490R in neck and something appropriate in bridge (maybe 498T or 500T).
If anyone was in the same situation please share your thoughts and experience.
Will pickup change improve the sound?
Will that change give a result for this particular model (1999-2000 with thinner body) or that sound is mostly contributed to the guitar body?
Thanks!