• Registered: 2007-02-08
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Topic: Great Tone with a price?

All,

I just got back my new 58 LP with newly installed Lindy Fralin Pickups and man is the tone wonderful!  Equally wonderful in with both gain and clean channels.   The only thing that I noticed is that while playing I am not able to get pinched harmonics or "squeels" the way I am on a higher output pickup.   So is it true that I'd have to give up some tone for the harmonics?  Reading through some of Lindy's literature this is what I gather - of which I guess I'd rather get the tone.  Just wondering what your experience is?

  • From: Detroit
  • Registered: 2006-06-02
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Re: Great Tone with a price?

I have EMG pickups in my Explorer, and I don't know if those are considered High output pickups or not. But I have always found that pinch harmonics are more the guitar than the pickups. On some its easy for me and others not. Crank the gain up to "scorching death" and it won't be a problem - ha ha.  Good info on Fralins. Did they put in 500k or 1 meg pots?

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  • Registered: 2007-02-08
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Re: Great Tone with a price?

The LP already had 500k pots.  EMGS, typically would be hotter than a classic PAF type humbucker.  At least from what I've read.

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  • From: Swindon, UK
  • Registered: 2006-04-22
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Re: Great Tone with a price?

I changed the stock burstbucker pros in my Les Paul to Seymour Duncan antiquity's and I found that I too had to work a little harder on my picking- but this was well worth it for the increased 'flutey' & 'singing' vintage tone I got compared to the stock Pup's.  I just cranked the gain & dug in a little more if I wanted to do my bad impression of Billy Gibbons!  By the way does anyone know what Pup's are in Joe's 'Amber Top' Heritage Les Paul right now- he gets such a fantastic tone out of it on the Rockpalast DVD?

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  • Registered: 2007-02-08
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Re: Great Tone with a price?

Glad to hear I’m not the only one, I agree it is worth it.   I believe Joe indicated he has the stock Gibson Burstbucker 1 & 2 on 2 of his Les Pauls – and the third he’s got Seymour Duncans but not sure which ones.

  • From: Tampa, Fl.
  • Registered: 2006-04-22
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Re: Great Tone with a price?

In one of Joe's LP's (I think the 59 RI) he has the original PAF buckers in there- that's why that one sounds so amazing!

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