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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: SKATE RAT on December 09, 2009, 08:04:09 PM
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i found this on TB. its a 07 paul special with a metal front and crazy pups.very cool.
(http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x120/yrofrat/coolasspaul.jpg)
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I like that. Those look like four Charlie Christian pickups which is what 60's Thunderbird pickups were based on (if I remember correctly). Zemaitis lives!
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Was this originally a real Gibson?
Charlie Christian pickups aren't like the original T-birds. The Charlie Christian has a steel blade with the magnets beneath, same general principle as the current TB Plus. On the 60s T-birds the blades are magnets.
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Ah, thanks for the clarification, Dave.
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It has a whole flock of chicken head knobs too ;)
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Hmm.... looks like a Les Panzer, it's bullet proof. Love the tune o' matic bridge
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Kinda cool. It needs a flowery engraving though...
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Cool! It was probably one of the last edition LP's with the faded concept finish and regular TB Plus pups. The metal front hides the old ABM bridge holes.
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I like it ! I wonder how it sounds ?
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Can't decide if I like it or not. A little too much metal for me.
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Was this originally a real Gibson?
Charlie Christian pickups aren't like the original T-birds. The Charlie Christian has a steel blade with the magnets beneath, same general principle as the current TB Plus. On the 60s T-birds the blades are magnets.
yeah it's a 2007 Gibson Les Paul body,neck and tuners,i got from the "Gibson club" thread on TB
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That means it has the bass pup a little closer to the neck than the previous LP basses had.
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Nice... nothing wrong with a nice slice of METAL... 8)
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That means it has the bass pup a little closer to the neck than the previous LP basses had.
Was that an improvement in your opinion?
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I think it looks better and should in theory bring more bass, but the last run faded don't offer any more bass than my first run passive three knob 1992 LPB-1 which has the bass pup further back. Perhaps when the last run model has similarly aged, it will sound bassier.
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i think it looks hella cool! except for the chicken knobs.while 1 looks good as a varitone etc,but i think 4 is too much chicken
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i think it looks hella cool! except for the chicken knobs.while 1 looks good as a varitone etc,but i think 4 is too much chicken
Too much chicken will make you blind :rolleyes:
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I like that. Zemaitis lives!
YEAH!! Needs engraving for sure, like Basvarken said. Owner should call Danny O'Brien.
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it is a flightless bird. :sad:
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I think it looks better and should in theory bring more bass, but the last run faded don't offer any more bass than my first run passive three knob 1992 LPB-1 which has the bass pup further back. Perhaps when the last run model has similarly aged, it will sound bassier.
That's the one thing missing from my LP. Some songs I HAVE to use the Ric with that neck position "hot" toaster (about 11K). I know, it's weird using a Ric to get bassier tones, but the post-80s pickups are much hotter and thicker than the traditional 70s "clank". Plus, no capacitor. ;D
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Even an old Rick toaster had plenty of low end at the neck. The cap only affected the bridge pickup circuit.
Didn't Stu Cook at one time put a Rick toaster at the neck of a Fender Precision to get more low end?
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Even an old Rick toaster had plenty of low end at the neck. The cap only affected the bridge pickup circuit.
Didn't Stu Cook at one time put a Rick toaster at the neck of a Fender Precision to get more low end?
I know Roger Glover had one on his non-rev T-bird. Which probably came off the Ric that ended up with dual J pups at the neck. :-/