Hello everyone,
I have a question about the 3 pickups Les Paul Custom Black Beauty from 1957-1960
I would like to know if there was a standard for the Middle pickup orientation as I've seen some who have the middle pickup screw facing the neck pickup and some facing the bridge pickup
When they first came out the factory, was there a standard orientation? I mean they all came in the same orientation and some people have flipped them or some came one way and some the other way? Or did they changes the orientation from year to year?
I saw some famous one at the MET expo last year, Keith Richards 57 LP Custom had the screw facing the bridge pickup and the Jimmy page 60 LPC was opposite.
Even the recent Custom Shop models seem to change orientation from year to year.
Finally, does it change the tone by changing the orientation of that middle pickup? Wondering if the "out of Phase" effect is more pronounced one way or the other?
Sorry if that question have been ask before
Have a good one and stay safe everyone!
Stephane
Montreal, Canada
I have a question about the 3 pickups Les Paul Custom Black Beauty from 1957-1960
I would like to know if there was a standard for the Middle pickup orientation as I've seen some who have the middle pickup screw facing the neck pickup and some facing the bridge pickup
When they first came out the factory, was there a standard orientation? I mean they all came in the same orientation and some people have flipped them or some came one way and some the other way? Or did they changes the orientation from year to year?
I saw some famous one at the MET expo last year, Keith Richards 57 LP Custom had the screw facing the bridge pickup and the Jimmy page 60 LPC was opposite.
Even the recent Custom Shop models seem to change orientation from year to year.
Finally, does it change the tone by changing the orientation of that middle pickup? Wondering if the "out of Phase" effect is more pronounced one way or the other?
Sorry if that question have been ask before
Have a good one and stay safe everyone!
Stephane
Montreal, Canada
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