Members mbengs1 Posted April 15, 2018 Members Share Posted April 15, 2018 I bought this yesterday. and I like it a lot. It sounds like a Gibson les paul standard but not exactly of course. but it does the LP standard well. Sounds great for jazz too. The picture isn't so clear but here it is. I am planning to put the Gibson 498t and 490r pickups soon. I wonder how it would sound but I think it well be a bit darker. The pickups on this one sound more like the burstbucker of Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted April 15, 2018 Members Share Posted April 15, 2018 With your musical tastes, maybe you'd prefer the 496/R500T combo with open coils. Nice looking guitar. Years ago I chose an R9 with the same color configuration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted April 15, 2018 Members Share Posted April 15, 2018 Nice looking LP. Happy New Guitar Day. Maybe you could play it for a while before you swap pickups? I know that's not your thing but maybe food for thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted April 15, 2018 Members Share Posted April 15, 2018 Before I even read the post I wondered what kind of pickups you will put in. Do yourself a favor and play it for a while and find out what it can do.You compare the sound to a Gibson so it must be good for something.Nice looking guitar by the way and thanks for the pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted April 16, 2018 Members Share Posted April 16, 2018 Nice looking guitar. Years ago I chose an R9 with the same color configuration. Yes, I have a plaintop LP Classic with that burst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted April 16, 2018 Members Share Posted April 16, 2018 Needs black speed knobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbengs1 Posted April 16, 2018 Author Members Share Posted April 16, 2018 Needs black speed knobs. I'll have to buy online for black speed knobs. But I'm the type of guy who will take care of the most important thing which is what pickups to put in that guitar. I was thinking of getting the burstbucker pros so it will sound much closer to a Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted April 16, 2018 Members Share Posted April 16, 2018 I'll have to buy online for black speed knobs. But I'm the type of guy who will take care of the most important thing which is what pickups to put in that guitar. I was thinking of getting the burstbucker pros so it will sound much closer to a Gibson. Just looking around on youtube, I kinda like the Pearly Gates series. Alnico 2 makes 'em real smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Very nice - HNGD! I like that color a lot. Is it new or used? If it's used, do you know what year it was made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted April 16, 2018 Members Share Posted April 16, 2018 First you said . . . I am planning to put the Gibson 498t and 490r pickups soon. I wonder how it would sound but I think it well be a bit darker. The pickups on this one sound more like the burstbucker of Gibson. Now you say . . . I was thinking of getting the burstbucker pros so it will sound much closer to a Gibson. If the guitar already sounds like a Gibson, why do you want to try and make it sound like a Gibson? How much "more" is "more like a Gibson"? How close is "close"? Burstbucker pros will be slightly hotter than normal burstbuckers due to Alnico 5 magnets but that's about all. Personally I don't think it would be worth the trouble to make the swap but it's your time and money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbengs1 Posted April 16, 2018 Author Members Share Posted April 16, 2018 Very nice - HNGD! I like that color a lot. Is it new or used? If it's used, do you know what year it was made? It's new. I think it's made last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbengs1 Posted April 16, 2018 Author Members Share Posted April 16, 2018 It already sounds 80% like a Gibson LP standard with burstbuckers to my ears. But It can be improved further with nice pickups I believe. I was impressed with the sound but you still get what you pay for. The pickups still sound like stock pickups on a low priced guitar but it does very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted April 17, 2018 Members Share Posted April 17, 2018 80% Gibson is pretty close given the relative price of an Epiphone. You might get closer but you'll never have an actual Gibson. OTOH, most folks wouldn't be able to tell the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted April 17, 2018 Members Share Posted April 17, 2018 Needs black speed knobs. Naw. Stick with stock. I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted April 17, 2018 Members Share Posted April 17, 2018 Gold Speed Knobs would be a better match but those look like those dumb hat knobs. It's the law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbengs1 Posted April 21, 2018 Author Members Share Posted April 21, 2018 Before I even read the post I wondered what kind of pickups you will put in. Do yourself a favor and play it for a while and find out what it can do. You compare the sound to a Gibson so it must be good for something. Nice looking guitar by the way and thanks for the pic I have a set of 498t and 490r pickups from my Gibson custom. I might put that in there but I'll have to think about it. The stock pickups sounds pretty decent for epiphone. It sounds like a motorcycle. best way I could describe it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbengs1 Posted April 21, 2018 Author Members Share Posted April 21, 2018 If I had to describe the pickups, i'd say it sounds like a Dimarzio PAF pro. just a regular paf sound designed to cut enough to be heard through a mix. It sounds like 1870's to me. weird description but it's accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted April 21, 2018 Members Share Posted April 21, 2018 I have a set of 498t and 490r pickups from my Gibson custom. I might put that in there but I'll have to think about it. The stock pickups sounds pretty decent for epiphone. It sounds like a motorcycle. best way I could describe it Something like this? [video=youtube_share;2rUzwv7hZTI]http://youtu.be/2rUzwv7hZTI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted April 22, 2018 Members Share Posted April 22, 2018 I like this knobs too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted April 22, 2018 Members Share Posted April 22, 2018 The thing about the Burstbucker Pros is that you need a fairly resonant guitar to soak up their vibe and get the most out of them. So if your guitar sounds like everything is coupling well, go for it, but if not, the BB Pros can have too much presence and sound like they are sitting on the top of the guitar. One reason, besides musical styles, that I suggested the 496R/500T is that they can be more forgiving of the substrate. I had great success with a set of those in a Yamaha SBG700S after a set of Duncan '59/Pearly Gates was a total fail. I've put a pair of BB Pros in an Epi G-400 DLX (trying to imitate the second version of the Gibson SG Diablo) which need to come back out for the reasons I describe, but OTOH, your likelihood of success with them on an Epi LP is better. The last time I upgraded the p'ups on an Epi LP Ultra II to some DiMarzio DP103s, I wished I hadn't bothered because the enhancement over the improved Epiphone ProBuckers was not particularly discernible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbengs1 Posted April 22, 2018 Author Members Share Posted April 22, 2018 Something like this? No, doesn't sound like that. it just reminds me of the sound of a motor. I think it's worth keeping in there because the guitar does have good quality in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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