I finally found a #1
In my quest for tone I have been through probably 30 Electric guitars and 6 or seven tube amps.
I have always heard people talk about their #1 guitar. One that just feels right, sounds right and plays like a dream.
I have some wonderful guitars but I seem to move from one to another.
Then I realized that my Gold Top Classic had just about everything I wanted except the tone. It is light for a Les Paul, quite pleasing to the eye, I love the 60s profile on the neck an the action has been set perfect for me.
I really was not upset with the ceramics but I just wanted a more vintage Gibby tone.
I have never modded or changed anything on any of my guitars in the past other than having a bone nut installed on one of my Sheratons. I was always reluctant to mess with them.
I listened to many Humbuckers but decided I really liked the Burstbuckers PAF
type tone. I was lucky enough to find a set of BB1 and BB2s out of a Gibby Historic with aged covers. I mentioned it in another thread.
I heard a lot about the RS Vintage pot and cap kits and ordered one for it. I had them all intstalled.
Now after playing it endlessly for 3 or 4 days I realize it has everything I wanted in a guitar and now can be my number 1 guitar.
The pickups are sweet and go from smooth jazz tones to raunchy blues solos.
The new volume and tone pots make dialing in just about anything you want possible. Cudos to RS for their kits, worth every nickel. The neck pickup has none of the "muddiness" that some LPs are known for.
I am a happy camper!
I guess a couple of pics are in order.
The Blues is alright!
Guitars: 1968 Gibson SG, 2005 Gibson SG Standard, 2006 Gibson LP Classic Gold top, 2004 Epiphone Elitist LP Custom, 1996 Gibson Les Paul Standard. 2001 Epiphone Sheraton II, 2007 Epiphone G400.
Fender Strats: 1996 Fender 68 Reissue CIJ, 2008 Squier CV 50s, 2009 Squier CV 50s Tele Butterescotch Blonde
Amps: Blues Junior Special edition Jensen in Brown Tolex with Wheat front, 65 Deluxe Reverb reissue,1970 Sonax reverb by Traynor, Avatar Custom 2/12 Cabinet with Eminence Legend V1216 speakers,
2008 DSL100 Marshall Amp , Fender Super Champ XD,Fender Vibro Champ XD
Effects and Pedals: Fulltone Fulldrive II, Fulltone OCD, Fulltone Mini Deja Vibe, Fulltone Fat Boost, Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Boss DS1, Boss DD20 Giga Delay, Boss TU2 tuner, Boss BD2, Ibanez TS9 Tube screamer, Zoom 505. Radial tonebone hot british.