vintage Les Paul tone territory on my Historic Les Paul

[GastonG]

Just wanted to share those "swapping parts" on my 2009 Historic LP :

It's really true that individual components interact !

Gaston :salude

 

[Tim Plains]

It's cool that you're still rockin' Pearly. I sold mine.

 

[brandtkronholm]

1) Sound-clip or it didn't happen.
2) Why not play a left-handed guitar?
3) Looks really cool!

 

[GastonG]

1) Sound-clip or it didn't happen.
2) Why not play a left-handed guitar?
3) Looks really cool!

Here's a "short" A/B between the original pickups (Seymour Duncan) and the 2006 DrVintage pickups by Wolfetone.
starting with the Seymour Duncan and the DrVintage.
dicitte.com/images/SWD_vs_DrVintage.wav

Those DrVintage pickups really bring the bright & woody tone found on many 50's Gibson guitars that I owned in the past.

Unplugged, the brass thumbwheels and steel studs and the vintage tailpiece changed the primary tone clearly !

I play my Les Paul that way since I was a kid... so I got used to play it like that. All the burst I owned in the past were "regular", I tried a lefty burst once and I didn't like it at all !!! (later called the McEnroe burst).

Thanks Tim, yeah, that Pearly is still my #1 guitar.

Gaston
:salude

 

[Minibucker]

Mind posting a picture what you did to your hands?






Kidding....


That stuff looks great. I love Wolfe's pickups.

 

[Ace139]

But what about the switch tip and the plastics? That’s where you really get the most tone improvement.

 

[GastonG]

But what about the switch tip and the plastics? That’s where you really get the most tone improvement.

Huh ? You tell me :##
Sorry I'm old, I didn't hear the difference in tone when I swap the original 2009 switch tip for a 59 switch tip ! :hmm

Seriously, the Pearly Gates Les Paul came originally with non-steel studs and steel thumbwheels and potted pickups.
Swapping those parts made a difference.

But maybe "Je suis dans l'champ" (off) ... but I like it !

Gaston :salude

 

[Ace139]

Ha - you could tell I was joking!! Looks Killer :dude:

 

[Macleod]

Mind posting a picture what you did to your hands?






Kidding....


That stuff looks great. I love Wolfe's pickups.

My ears are burnin' :rofl

 

[Bruce R]

But what about the switch tip and the plastics? That’s where you really get the most tone improvement.

No way! It's the correct "aged" replica case that makes the most difference.

 

[Ace139]

No way! It's the correct "aged" replica case that makes the most difference.

Sorry can’t talk now - gotta go buy an aged replica case. :laugh2:


PS - I have a TH Nicky and really would like to have the aged replica case for it. :rofl

 

[GotTheSilver]

Here's a "short" A/B between the original pickups (Seymour Duncan) and the 2006 DrVintage pickups by Wolfetone.
starting with the Seymour Duncan and the DrVintage.
dicitte.com/images/SWD_vs_DrVintage.wav

Those DrVintage pickups really bring the bright & woody tone found on many 50's Gibson guitars that I owned in the past.

Unplugged, the brass thumbwheels and steel studs and the vintage tailpiece changed the primary tone clearly !

I play my Les Paul that way since I was a kid... so I got used to play it like that. All the burst I owned in the past were "regular", I tried a lefty burst once and I didn't like it at all !!! (later called the McEnroe burst).

Thanks Tim, yeah, that Pearly is still my #1 guitar.

Gaston
:salude

The Wolfetones definitely sound more clear. The Duncans sound kinda muddy.

 

[JPP-1]

That is a fine ass looking guitar Salute!

Just wanted to share those "swapping parts" on my 2009 Historic LP :

It's really true that individual components interact !

Gaston :salude

 

[GreenBurst]

It's cool that you're still rockin' Pearly. I sold mine.

Wasn't that the one where you found a pic of BFG holding your Pearly at the Custom Shop? Should've been a keeper. I recall it looked awesome.

They seem hard to find these days. The OP's looks great.

 

[c_wester]

Great sound clip.
Wish I could hear more!

To my ears that later clip sound like a old one. It had that almost (Harmonica almost FUZZ) sound that I hear on old ones.:yah:yah:yah

One tip I can give is those stainless steel bolts for the ABR1.
One R8 I hade really really benefitted from them, made a huge difference.
Another R7 I had wich already had a powerfull done gained noting.

 

[Texas Blues]

When talking about classic les paul tone.

In modern guitars.

I have to go to this.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Suud0wxDB3c" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>


But that video flick sucks.

Because.

I will never be that good.

And be that cool.


But thats okay.

 

[rockabilly69]

When talking about classic les paul tone.

In modern guitars.

I have to go to this.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Suud0wxDB3c" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>


But that video flick sucks.

Because.

I will never be that good.

And be that cool.


But thats okay.

Here ya go TB

 

[El Gringo]

Texas Blues , that clip you posted has all the ingredients and check all the boxes in tone and coolness , no if and or butts . Thanks for posting !

 

[randall]

It's all the curly cable!

 

[Big Al]

Are the clips before and after hardware swap?