soldano16
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Yesterday I voted with my wallet. Now I figured for the close to $2K I spent on 2 pickups, I should at least get some TGP pleasure from stirring up debate on the "value" of real PAF pickups.
OK - not true PAFs but the bridge PU is from a '61 LP/SG and the other is an early 60's pre T-top Pat # with a 50's long magnet. I've never had vintage Gibson PU's in a guitar before. I've had a few boutique humbuckers (Tom Holmes, Florence Voodoo) and really liked those. The guitar currently has Gibson Classic 57's and does sound amazing. But the lure of real PAF's has always been there. Can an amazing sounding guitar sound even better?
The guitar is my Guitar Clinic replica which is the best of the 4 replicas I have owned along the way (the other 3 being 2 Monty's and a Keebler). Along the way, I've owned a 56 goldtop, 59 Jr, 68 goldtop and 30 other LP's.
The guitar is SO good, it seemed worthy of the try. My experience has been that the more you play different Les Pauls, the more learn just how much difference there is in the quality of the tone between the great ones and the average ones. It will take over a week to get them into Canada - ouch. But I've waited decades to own a PAF so I guess I can wait a bit longer for 2 of them.
Some Clinic porn....
OK - not true PAFs but the bridge PU is from a '61 LP/SG and the other is an early 60's pre T-top Pat # with a 50's long magnet. I've never had vintage Gibson PU's in a guitar before. I've had a few boutique humbuckers (Tom Holmes, Florence Voodoo) and really liked those. The guitar currently has Gibson Classic 57's and does sound amazing. But the lure of real PAF's has always been there. Can an amazing sounding guitar sound even better?
The guitar is my Guitar Clinic replica which is the best of the 4 replicas I have owned along the way (the other 3 being 2 Monty's and a Keebler). Along the way, I've owned a 56 goldtop, 59 Jr, 68 goldtop and 30 other LP's.
The guitar is SO good, it seemed worthy of the try. My experience has been that the more you play different Les Pauls, the more learn just how much difference there is in the quality of the tone between the great ones and the average ones. It will take over a week to get them into Canada - ouch. But I've waited decades to own a PAF so I guess I can wait a bit longer for 2 of them.
Some Clinic porn....

