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New (older) Les Paul Day
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07-21-2012, 03:52 PM
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Re: New (older) Les Paul Day
Gotta love a black Custom! Congrats!!!
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07-21-2012, 04:03 PM
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Re: New (older) Les Paul Day
HNGD...congrats!!
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07-22-2012, 07:48 AM
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Re: New (older) Les Paul Day
Grats!
+1 on buying "used"..always a helluva lot more bang for your buck imo. That's a sweet guitar. I've always loved the black ones.
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07-22-2012, 09:36 AM
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Re: New (older) Les Paul Day
That Mesa Boogie stool looks awesome, I'll take 2!
Oh, yes, awesome guitar. Do u like the gold hardware?
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Re: New (older) Les Paul Day
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Re: New (older) Les Paul Day
Nice custom congrats.
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Re: New (older) Les Paul Day
This afternoon I tried out a new Custom....with the 498T 490R combo. It sounds NOTING like mine. Not even a little bit. This got me thinking what the deal could be so I went home and pulled the pickups out to have a look at the back.
They are Seth Lovers, which explains a lot. What impresses me is that I have been blasting through ENGL and Diezel amps...and the pickups dont squeal. Granted my gain is only at about 10:00 but on an Powerball or VH4 that is enough gain to kill farm animals.
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Re: New (older) Les Paul Day
significant upgrade, nice score, congrats, bro!
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