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Old 04-07-2008, 09:29 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Re: Les Paul Classic with 496 and 500 pickups

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Originally Posted by Belzeebub View Post
With all due respect to all who said that the combo can be too harsh, all i can say is, it can be if you let it be. I just picked up a new Classic and I am into pretty much everything from Joe Satriani to Bach. IMO, the Classic does it all. It just depends on how you tweak your effects, amp, tone & volume on the guitar.
true to a certain extent. but if you have HOT pickups like the 496/500 combo you lose note definition and no matter what you do w/ settings it still sounds muddy. lower output pickups are desirable in part for the fact that they retain note defintion and respond better to dynamics because they arent so hot. my 2 cents
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