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Nice Gibby there. My 2008 Gibson Les Paul Studio came with Burstbucker pickups, which are great, and they look an awful lot like yours.
Try lowering the height of the pickups on the low E side (using the screw on the outboard side of each pickup). You can also adjust the individual slugs under the low E string on both pickups. See if that helps lower the volume. |
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My thoughts exactly. That, plus have someone who knows electrics and amps help me out.
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Regarding the volume difference with the bass E string - is it on both pickups or just one? You might need to lower the bass part of the pickup a bit. I wonder if the acoustic amp is emphasizing the bass? |
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You don't have to spend a fortune on an electric guitar amp but it is an important part of your sound. Lovely guitar and light for a Les Paul. My Squier Classic Vibe Tele is 9 pounds.
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For amps, forget solid state and go tubes.
Practice bedroom amp, small band amp, monster blow your hair off amp - what are your needs? I have a 100W Marshall JCM 2000 half stack, way more amp than I can use at the moment but I won't live in this neighborhood forever. Hit a Guitar Center and see what will work for you.
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Only a tube amp will do? Best to ignore absolutes such as that ... they mean nothing to you. If you find a solid state amp that you like, buy it. If you find a tube amp that you like, buy that instead. Pay no attention to absolutes ... in the realm of what works best for YOU, it is only your opinion that matters.
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Hopefully GC will allow me to bring my LP in the store to do the A/B/C/D... testing I just want something to practice with, not too many bells and whistles. I may take it out of the house to a friends or something...but that would be really rare.
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I'm stunned by how much amp these are for how little they cost. They're hybrid amps - basically think of them as a tube amp connected to a solid state amp, in such a way that you can get all the power-amp saturation you want (which is the key to gorgeous edge-of-distortion electric guitar tones) at any volume in the amp's range. It's a total game-changer since with pure tube amps you can usually only get great tones by cranking them up. The other great thing about these amps is that the analog emulation does a great job of mimicking the sound of classic amps. I set it to the vintage Marshall or AC30 top boost settings (they're not labelled as such, but you can find the discussion online - Vox isn't hiding that information, they're just not allowed to say it out loud) and I hear some of my favorite recordings. Sparkling cleans? Set it to the fender blackface setting. Darker cleans? They've got a bassman setting. High gain? I'm not a 5150 afficianado, but i was pretty impressed. And the AV30 is only like $350 and only like 25 pounds. Last edited by Kerbie; 02-10-2018 at 09:49 PM. Reason: Removed masked profanity |
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Les Pauls are cool guitars - no doubt about that. Majorly iconic instrument. Welcome to the fold.
AMPS VOX AC10 is a great small amp and not too costly - waay more than enough for a bedroom guitarist. (Master & gain controls, reverb, tube tone.) Yamaha THR-10 is a STELLAR practice amp, great digital interface to computer, awesome array of digital effects, has remarkably awesome tone, and surprisingly potent volume. Perfect for the bedroom/guitar room, or on the go (can also run on eight AA batteries!) I use my THR-10 far more than any of my other, larger amps. But I'm not playing in a band. PICKUPS Pickups in the LP Studio are easy to upgrade to a wide variety of options, if you're not thrilled with the 490s. Gibson Classic '57s, Burstbuckers, PAFs, even P90-like pickups await you, should you seek them. PEDALS Want an amazing pedal that gives a really wonderful and subtle tone quality, with great sustain? Buy a Compressor! (I never play electric without compression.) COMFORT If the high weight and body-heavy balance of the Les Paul bother you while playing sitting, use a shoulder strap to help with that. If you play sitting most or all of the time (as I do) and the Les Paul weight and body-heavy balance wear on you, buy a Tele, Strat, or an ES-339 and you'll enjoy the sitting-while-playing experience infinitely more. Last edited by DHart; 02-10-2018 at 10:49 PM. |
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There should be no problem with Guitar Center letting you bring your guitar in. You'll hear the one you like with a bit of fooling around. Vox, Fender, Mesa, Marshall, Orange - whole bunch of good ones out there.
If you go in on a weekday morning you won't be fighting a whole bunch of other people doing the exact same thing. FWIW my next purchase will be a 2x12 50W Marshall combo one of my buddies has had for decades. If you like the Marshall sound you'll be pretty disappointed with their solid state offerings, I got suckered into two of them and they both got sold off pretty quickly. Get a decent cord and a wide strap and off you go.
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Studio is probably the best bang for the buck in the LP family. Only thing that discouraged me from one was there was no binding. Seems like most guitars take a hit on the corners. Then again, every ding has a story that goes with it! Best of luck with your new LP! +1 on the tube amp, you'll never regret it!
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Thanks for all of the replies and help...Lord knows I need the help.
I have read a bunch of amp reviews and listened to several YT vids (which are not as real a representation as an in person demo) I think I will start with looking into the Vox AV series and Orange, Crush series and see what Marshall and Fender have to offer in my $$ range. This will most likely not be for a few weeks though. In the meantime, I think I can borrow an amp from the friend that sold me the LP...he has many.
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