Hi all,
I was looking at upgrading my epi les paul potentiometers on account of the PO had done a poor job at customizing the wiring and if I'm in there why not, but when I measure the shaft using my admittedly cheap micrometer, I get 7.5 mm, maybe 7.6 diameter. I've found 6 mm and 3/8" upgrades, but the closest I've been able to find is a 7.9 mm CTS CTS-A500-MM. Is there a drop-in replacement?
I bought this used a few years ago because the PO had installed Ghost saddles and the Ghost pre-amp hexaphonic module (hence the SG-style homemade pickguard) and I thought I would use that on stage, then the band broke up and I essentially never played it, but it looks like I'm going on stage again! I don't remember anything else about it, if you could bless me with your wisdom I'd appreciate it.
Always wanted a Paul with a Floyd, really wanted the Alex Lifeson one in cherry, but this was too good a deal to pass up with Fishman Fluence pickups.
Got to the house for $65, I just had to check it out.
Here's what I learned: there are some rough spots on the neck, which is vey lightly finished, next to unfinished, so sanding them down is easy
The action is tolerable out of the box, and the tuners have a good feel to them. The electronics are cheap but they do work, I had no trouble getting a decent tone out of it in my rig, but the pots aren't audio taper and all that sort of cheapness. I'm not sure what the body is made of in reality, but it is only about 6.5 lbs. on my scale.
So, this is a fine guitar for the price, totally playable, even comes with a (very thin) gig bag-no cushioning at all. Cheap enough to leave in the car, or chop it up / paint it / customize, learn to fix, or use as a club on your enemies.
Got this a while back because the PO had added Ghost saddles to it (hence the homemade pickguard) and I thought I would use them, but I don't, so I don't play it much. Still a super nice guitar and I didn't pay too much for it. It's not worth enough to sell, for what I'd get for it I might as well just keep it. I've had a couple carvins over the years and always been very happy with them.
G&L ASAT Classic Tribute Series, plays and sounds great, better than some guitars I've paid a lot more for.
Hi all, I bought a 2019 US Telecaster for cheap with the intent of reselling it, it came with the really nice Fender plastic molded case. Think I'd get more out of selling separately or as a set?
Hi guys, little help/input please, I got a used Epiphone 3 pickup Les Paul Standard in Cherry Burst. The neck and middle pickups have pole spacing where basically the outside strings sit on the inside of the pole pieces rather than being centered. This just bugs me to death. Is there anyone besides DiMarzio who makes humbuckers with 48 mm spacing? I'm thinking I want gold covers and bridge/tailpiece so that seems to eliminate the rail type pickups. I have searched but haven't been able to find an alternative. Also if you have any interesting wiring options, let me know, I'm currently leaning toward the Peter Frampton wiring, and maybe push-pull each pickup into single coil?
Thanks