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whoa, check this Paul
« on: December 09, 2009, 08:04:09 PM »
i found this on TB. its a 07 paul special with a metal front and crazy pups.very cool.
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Re: whoa, check this Paul
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2009, 08:32:16 PM »
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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Re: whoa, check this Paul
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2009, 10:08:32 PM »
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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Re: whoa, check this Paul
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2009, 11:45:50 PM »
Ah, thanks for the clarification, Dave.
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Re: whoa, check this Paul
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2009, 11:50:37 PM »

 It has a whole flock of chicken head knobs too  ;)
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Re: whoa, check this Paul
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2009, 12:48:38 AM »
Hmm.... looks like a Les Panzer, it's bullet proof. Love the tune o' matic bridge
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Re: whoa, check this Paul
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2009, 01:51:25 AM »
Kinda cool. It needs a flowery engraving though...
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Re: whoa, check this Paul
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2009, 03:49:11 AM »
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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Re: whoa, check this Paul
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2009, 05:31:59 AM »
 I like it ! I wonder how it sounds ?
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Re: whoa, check this Paul
« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2009, 06:17:09 AM »
Can't decide if I like it or not.  A little too much metal for me.
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Re: whoa, check this Paul
« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2009, 07:13:50 AM »
Quote from: Dave W on December 09, 2009, 10:08:32 PM
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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Re: whoa, check this Paul
« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2009, 10:47:42 AM »
That means it has the bass pup a little closer to the neck than the previous LP basses had.
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Re: whoa, check this Paul
« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2009, 10:58:13 AM »
Nice... nothing wrong with a nice slice of METAL...  8)
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Re: whoa, check this Paul
« Reply #13 on: December 10, 2009, 02:45:29 PM »
Quote from: uwe on December 10, 2009, 10:47:42 AM
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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Re: whoa, check this Paul
« Reply #14 on: December 10, 2009, 03:13:35 PM »
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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