Hey guys, i'm new here and but have been reading threads for a long time. it's just a great, helpful and well-known place basically.
i've been playing a 2013 les paul R8 for 2 years which was purchased from one of my best friends. i love its finish which is in iced tea burst and i love its sound which i believe is similar to the sound of the original 1958 les paul presented in Doug and Pat show (here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl6mw6OSifc)
but the problem is that i think my guitar has got too much bass and mid which sound neither muddy nor thick. it's like a kind of screaming sound from a tall and bulky guy who wears a mask... so basically, i want tigher sound.
at first, i thought the amp is to blame because my first head, a clone JTM45, is not well-made i think. so i can't expect very great sound from it.
Then i bought the mojave scorpion which only adds to more aggression rather than more tightness.
i've also thought about the pickups which are pair of custombuckers, about the speakers which are two celestian v30, about adding some pedals to boost or to overdrive the amp(i don't use any pedals). but recently, i seem to realize that it is not that the sound isn't good or right. it just is its own sound. in fact, maybe i need the kind of R9 sound.
since i feel very frustrated and confused, i'm really looking for any suggestions, opinions or discussions here. Thanks!
i've been playing a 2013 les paul R8 for 2 years which was purchased from one of my best friends. i love its finish which is in iced tea burst and i love its sound which i believe is similar to the sound of the original 1958 les paul presented in Doug and Pat show (here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl6mw6OSifc)
but the problem is that i think my guitar has got too much bass and mid which sound neither muddy nor thick. it's like a kind of screaming sound from a tall and bulky guy who wears a mask... so basically, i want tigher sound.
at first, i thought the amp is to blame because my first head, a clone JTM45, is not well-made i think. so i can't expect very great sound from it.
Then i bought the mojave scorpion which only adds to more aggression rather than more tightness.
i've also thought about the pickups which are pair of custombuckers, about the speakers which are two celestian v30, about adding some pedals to boost or to overdrive the amp(i don't use any pedals). but recently, i seem to realize that it is not that the sound isn't good or right. it just is its own sound. in fact, maybe i need the kind of R9 sound.
since i feel very frustrated and confused, i'm really looking for any suggestions, opinions or discussions here. Thanks!