Cool! Very sharp looking guitar. Glad it now sounds as good as it looks!
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.
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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.
Cool! Very sharp looking guitar. Glad it now sounds as good as it looks!
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Zman that is a beautiful looking guitar , I`m sure there's a parable in there somewhere in your search for the holy grail of playability/tone . Maybe I`ll put some burstbuckers in my Strat .
Good for you Z ,this is your dreamed guitar , it sure looks like one ..
I know you re not into posting clips but could be cool to hear your favorite..
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GREAT looking axe Enjoy and if you ever get bored of her let know. LOL
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So I guess asking to borrow it for a few weeks is out of the question?
Congrat's on the mod's. I bet I'd like it, too. Those are excellent pickups.
When I do get an LP, I might do something similar, depending on where it is to begin with.
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Congrats. Be sure to drop it off at my house next week.
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Thanks guys, as I said before I am very happy with the outcome.
I also have a 96 LP Standard that is just a tad heavy. Other than that it is a close second.
I bought the Goldie about a year and a half ago and it was in the mix so to speak, but I always seemed to bring it out more often.
After hearing the Joe Bonamass DVD from the Albert Hall I knew I had to find that tone. So far with my DSL100 and my DD20 I am pretty close. The playing has a long way to go but the tone is there.
No Blaze. No clips from me. I have no gear to record it anyway.
Geraint: Now that I know how good they sound. If I didn't own a Gibby, I would probably save myself a ton of money and drop the pickups and RS kilt into an Epi or other clone like an Agile and if it was light enough and set up properly, be happy with the outcome.
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.
Did you use 50's style or modern wiring?
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Glad you found your number 1. That Goldtop is gorgeous and sometimes a little pick up change opens up a new world of tone :-)
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I had it wired according to the "RS Les Paul W/Aged Bumblebees" Schematic that comes with the kit.Originally Posted by otaypanky
The vintage kit I bought has .022 aged caps for both neck and bridge. There was another kit that had an .015 neck and 022 bridge.
Looking at the shematics that you supplied it is the 50s style. Not the one with independent volume controls.
Here is what RS says:
"To get the most out of the kit. Please follow the schematic exactly.
This wiring diagram is designed to give you the most out of the components in the kit."
As far as I am concerned they were correct. All of the original internals were removed with the plate and he installed them directly to the wood, and a new jack was installed as well.
And about your other comment about them being too bright I don't find them any where near as bright as the ceramics and these tone controls actually control the tone. LOL. I can dial the neck back a little and it doesn't muffle it.
Keep in mind it is a chambered body, so it isn't as mellow as my full bodied 96 standard, but it is the tone I have been looking for.
Jimi: It really has made a big difference in the tone. I guess getting my new DSL100 (2008) has helped a lot as well.
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.
Vintage style and the old russian military BumbleB's if they are the luxes are freaking bliss!!!!
Nice zman a goldie is in my futre!!!
Last edited by mrmudcat; May 5th, 2010 at 09:38 PM.
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Awesome ZMAN absolutely awesome!!!
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Yes they are the luxes! Just as you say absolutely sweetness to my ears.Originally Posted by mrmudcat
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.
I like that 50's style wiring. To my ears I get my cleanest sounds when I have the volume rolled down to maybe half and the tone controls down almost the same as well. The tone controls seem to act a bit like a gain control.
It doesn't get muddy until the tone pots are almost down to 0.
Enjoy! Glad you're diggin' it