Recent content by ngjenkins

If it was EXACTLY what I was looking for and the price was discounted enough, I'd definitely consider it. I wouldn't buy it without playing it first. In the world of Reverb.com, I feel it's good to point that out. Breaks aren't the end of the world. If you're looking for an instrument you want...

I'm considering refretting my 79. I want to be clear that these low/flat frets WORK. I just don't like the feel. Add to it that I have a pretty aggressive picking hand which can create problems. And I think a side issue is that the nut is cut SO LOW to work with these frets that I'll probably...

Hi all, I've replaced the plastic toggle tip on my '79 Custom with a gold one. It looks great and I quite like the feel as well. But, it keeps loosening. Obviously, plastic flexes so it self tightens on the threads while metal won't do that. My question, is there anything (some type of...

So, I own a '79 Custom that looks almost identical to this (though it's in better shape). Here are my thoughts so you can add this into your equation. 1. I absolutely love the neck on this thing. It's my favorite LP neck I've ever played, hands down. I like 60s style thinner/smaller necks and...

Yes, this seems to be the common theme. The burstbuckers are kinda microphonic so, potting them would make sense. But, at that point I'd prefer to just replace them. I do really like how they sound under just a LITTLE gain, but they're just unfortunately not very versatile for me. ***Emphasis on...

I'll do some research on adjusting pole pieces. I've seen some videos pop up about it. One of my solutions has been a little similar. I typically combat it by taking tone down to 8, switching to middle position and taking the neck pickup down to about 6 or 7. It helps, but ALSO cuts the...

I'll jump back into tone studio and see if I can use the eq more to cut some of the high end.

You got it. My idea of high-gain. Black album Metallica I think is a good generic tone. I can get there very easily on my LP Custom. So, super saturated, thick and responsive to palm muting and "chugging" for lack of a better word. I'm currently in a Soundgarden cover band and I struggle to get...

Hello all! So, looking for advice. I have a 2020 Les Paul Standard (Tri-burst) that I really love the feel of, but I am STRUGGLING with dialing in high gain tone on these Burstbuckers. Incidentally I had the same thing happen on a 2019 LP Standard I had a few years ago and I think it's just the...

I'm VERY happy with the 498T in the bridge. The T Tops sounded like garbage when I originally got it but didn't realize it was actually the pots that were just making it a mess. Did the pickup swap and was so confused as to why they still sounded so anemic. Replaced the pots and suddenly the...

I think I'm going to take the 490 out of the neck and put the T Top back in (as it's covered) and see what that sounds like. I really want the saturation with the bridge pickup that the T Top just didn't have. So the neck is free to kind of be whatever it wants to be, haha.

The neck pickup is uncovered so I'm going to FIRST try taking the cover off the old T-Top and put it on the new pickup. Maybe that'll help.

Thank you! I'll talk to the tech about this. He really didn't want to drill into the body, but this doesn't sound that bad.

Hey all, been researching this for a month and finally decided to set up an account and try my luck here. I have a 79 LP Custom and I recently swapped out the pickups for a 490/498 set. I also swapped out the pots for Sweetwater's Emerson prewired set. The pickups sound great. Perfect for what...