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  1. 74Evan

    Will push pull pots fit?

    I have a 2002 Gibson SG Supreme and am changing out the pickups and doing a custom wiring. I wanted to have four push pull pots (like the Jimmy Page wiring). I was going to order them from RS GuitarWorks (CTS pots), but wanted to know if push pull pots will even fit in an SG since the body is so...
  2. 74Evan

    Bill Lawrence (Wilde) L500's

    I have a set of L500's in my Les Paul that are the USA version (XL in bridge, R in the neck) and absolutely love them. I have them wired up to 500K pots. For my new guitar (Gibson SG Supreme), I will be ordering another set of L500's but this time from Wilde pickups aka Bill and Becky. What is...
  3. 74Evan

    SG Supreme refret questions

    Yes I agree. I was looking to possibly have a custom built guitar made through Gibson's made to measure program , however, if this is how they plek they're guitar I would rather have someone do it by hand instead of have it PLEKed.
  4. 74Evan

    SG Supreme refret questions

    I've heard this is how Gibson PLEKs their guitars. They don't plane the fretboard but rather plane the frets. So you end up with frets with different heights because the machine grinds the frets down until they're all even. Is this true?
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    SG Supreme refret questions

    I went with the larger 58118 Stainless frets. My Luthier told me that the difference between both fret choices I was looking at were so small that they'd feel pretty much the same. So I just went with the larger one.
  6. 74Evan

    SG Supreme refret questions

    I want to refret because I want much taller frets and I want stainless steel as they feel much smoother for bending. I also want to eliminate the nibs. I just can't decide between the .058 x .118 frets or the .057 x .110 frets. I want the tallest possible but I wonder if the .118 width will...
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    SG Supreme refret questions

    These are the frets on my Les Paul and SG
  8. 74Evan

    SG Supreme refret questions

    I have an SG Supreme that I want to get refretted. I want the absolute tallest fret wire possible for bending and doing vibrato as I like wide vibrato. I'm going to refret with either Jescar 58118 (.58 high by .118 wide) stainless steel or Jescar 57110 (.57 high by .110 wide) stainless steel. On...
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    Looking at a SG Supreme

    Yes they are. I thought this would change the tone of the neck pick up but I noticed it doesn't make a difference on the SG. The neck pickup is closer to the bridge on all models due to that little plastic cover over the tenon between the fretboard and pickup. So the 24 frets just fill in the...
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    Looking at a SG Supreme

    Originally I was going to get a 61' reissue but someone I know is selling their early 2000's SG Supreme in midnight blue. I have a few questions about this model. Being that the guitar has a maple cap, how does this affect the tone of the guitar? Does it make it sound a bit closer to a Les...
  11. 74Evan

    Les Paul 25/50 value?

    Does the 25/50 have a long or short neck tenon? I know the long tenons stopped in 75 but the 25/50 is made at the kalamazoo plant. Do all kalamazoo made guitars have the long/transitional tenon or did they get the short tenon after 75 as well ?
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    Les Paul 25/50 value?

    I'm looking to buy a 25/50 Les Paul. However, the pricing for these guitars are all over the place ranging from $3,000 to almost $6,000. What are these guitars really worth? I understand they're a special anniversary model with unique features but $4,500 or more seems like a lot for these...
  13. 74Evan

    Custom Build Luthiers Wanted

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    Custom Build Luthiers Wanted

    I'm looking to have a custom LP style guitar built. Looking for reputable luthiers with experience building this style of guitar. I can PM the spec sheet if anyone on here is interested. Thank you.
  15. 74Evan

    Les Paul Custom Replica Build Help

    I'd rather have a heavy guitar with no weight relief than a lighter guitar that has been weight relieved. That is a big reason I won't buy a newer Gibson. Not that weight relieved guitars don't sound good, it is just something that bugs me. But if a luthier/builder had some advice, I would...
  16. 74Evan

    Les Paul Custom Replica Build Help

    I wouldn't want to modify a 25/50 guitar as it they are pretty collectible and not just a run of the mill custom. Also, I prefer the regular block inlays instead of the super 400 inlays on the 25/50. The 25/50 has a lot of what I want but a custom build to my specs would be the ultimate guitar...
  17. 74Evan

    Les Paul Custom Replica Build Help

    I have checked out many threads on this forum but was not sure how legit some of these builds were. I'm not looking for a "vintage historically accurate as close to the 50's as possible" LP. I want a Les Paul custom with my specs and made out of high quality wood. Not made with historically...
  18. 74Evan

    Les Paul Custom Replica Build Help

    Also two things. 1) I've never understood GAS. Maybe people with too much disposable income have this problem but not me. I have a 100W vintage Marshall stack, 1 vintage Les Paul, and I would like another second Les Paul made to my specs as the one I have now is nice but not perfect by any...
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    Les Paul Custom Replica Build Help

    I am located in Chicago, Illinois. To be honest, I figured living in such a major city that it would be easy to find a luthier that builds guitars but everyone here only seems to repair and work on instruments, not build from scratch. I was hoping this build would be more around the $5k mark. I...
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    Les Paul Custom Replica Build Help

    If it had all the same specs but not the Gibson logo, is there not a reputable luthier that someone can recommend to me?

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