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Les Paulverizer · 04-08-2008, 01:06 PM

For what it's worth, I give you my experience.
I had an early 90's Classic Premium Plus, honeyburst with 496 & 500T pup's.
I loved 'em!
Ok they're not that subtle, for subtleness n-o-t-h-i-n' beats Seymour Duncan Antiquity's in my opinion, but that combination on that particular guitar worked Xtremely well indeed!
I also fitted different pup's at various times (59', Screamin' Demon, JB, DiMarzio Air Norton & Tone Zone, '57+,....) but, surprisingly, always found the original pup's the best suited for that guitar...
Ok play mainly Hard/Classic Rock, but as we know in that "genre you have to run a huge range of sounds, not only full blast all the time, and always luv'd the kinda "darkness" that the 500T imparted even on clean Tone's!
Tried some friend's Classic's and also found those pup's to be a perfect match for it.
My question is though; if that's the case, what's the difference between the Classic and a Standard?
I know that originally the Classic was nothin' but a "Beano" '60 reissue, that was the idea, but how does it differ from the other "standard" Paul's?

04-08-2008, 01:06 PM	#27 (permalink)
Les Paulverizer Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 83 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Les Paul Classic with 496 and 500 pickups For what it's worth, I give you my experience. I had an early 90's Classic Premium Plus, honeyburst with 496 & 500T pup's. I loved 'em! Ok they're not that subtle, for subtleness n-o-t-h-i-n' beats Seymour Duncan Antiquity's in my opinion, but that combination on that particular guitar worked Xtremely well indeed! I also fitted different pup's at various times (59', Screamin' Demon, JB, DiMarzio Air Norton & Tone Zone, '57+,....) but, surprisingly, always found the original pup's the best suited for that guitar... Ok play mainly Hard/Classic Rock, but as we know in that "genre you have to run a huge range of sounds, not only full blast all the time, and always luv'd the kinda "darkness" that the 500T imparted even on clean Tone's! Tried some friend's Classic's and also found those pup's to be a perfect match for it. My question is though; if that's the case, what's the difference between the Classic and a Standard? I know that originally the Classic was nothin' but a "Beano" '60 reissue, that was the idea, but how does it differ from the other "standard" Paul's?