I bought a Gibson LP Deluxe (goldtop) back in 1973. I had the pickup cavities routed for standard humbuckers 10 yrs later. With the small humbuckers and with the regular humbuckers (Seth Lovers) my LP produced a bell-like sound.
Last December I had a 2013 Gibson Traditional LP with 57 Classics. I took it back to GC after 5 days. In January I bought an Epi LP Std from Sweetwater and put Seth Lovers and 500k CTS pots in it. The Gibson and Epi produce a similar sound - even before mods to the Epi. To my ears, neither the new Gibson nor the Epi have the same bell-like sound my '73 goldtop produced. One thing I remember about my Goldtop was the weight: it was a heavy guitar to hold on my shoulder every night. Is the lighter weight responsible for the new Gibson and Epi lacking the bell tone?
Last December I had a 2013 Gibson Traditional LP with 57 Classics. I took it back to GC after 5 days. In January I bought an Epi LP Std from Sweetwater and put Seth Lovers and 500k CTS pots in it. The Gibson and Epi produce a similar sound - even before mods to the Epi. To my ears, neither the new Gibson nor the Epi have the same bell-like sound my '73 goldtop produced. One thing I remember about my Goldtop was the weight: it was a heavy guitar to hold on my shoulder every night. Is the lighter weight responsible for the new Gibson and Epi lacking the bell tone?
