abracadaben
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EDIT: don't throw stones at me, I really dig HM. just want info.
So i was kind of looking at a HM in the future. Really dig some of the features like Brazilian board, look etc. But what about the tone?
Is the improvement really worth the $.
So I looked on youtube to kind of find/hear some examples and found this:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nSYI1HDBs0]Gibson 1959 Les Paul RI / Dave Johnson Historic Makeover with original PAFs! Part6 - YouTube[/ame]
and this
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObZ4YIaKCXg]2010/2012 Gibson Les Paul Custom Shop / Historic Makeover Goldtop '57 Part1 - YouTube[/ame]
and this (this one sounds very good and woody to me):
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZiXQxhiGSU]Historic Makeovers of a 2006 1958 Reissue Les Paul - YouTube[/ame]
and then I watch this:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR2ufLFq_34]2013 Gibson Les Paul CC-8 "The Beast" Part4 - YouTube[/ame]
and this
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHJZEJlosEg]"Pearly Gates" Gibson Les Paul Signature Custom Shop Billy Gibbons Guitar - YouTube[/ame]
and Im not that convinced anymore that HM really "improves the tone" to bring it closer to a real '59... I mean, tone is very variable right but it doesn't seem to be more woody/resonant to my ears than some of the best reissues.
It doesn't seem to be night and day.
I know a lot of members have HMs here, so what would be your best description of before/after tone, sustain etc and with examples if possible that would be awesome.
So i was kind of looking at a HM in the future. Really dig some of the features like Brazilian board, look etc. But what about the tone?
Is the improvement really worth the $.
So I looked on youtube to kind of find/hear some examples and found this:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nSYI1HDBs0]Gibson 1959 Les Paul RI / Dave Johnson Historic Makeover with original PAFs! Part6 - YouTube[/ame]
and this
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObZ4YIaKCXg]2010/2012 Gibson Les Paul Custom Shop / Historic Makeover Goldtop '57 Part1 - YouTube[/ame]
and this (this one sounds very good and woody to me):
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZiXQxhiGSU]Historic Makeovers of a 2006 1958 Reissue Les Paul - YouTube[/ame]
and then I watch this:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR2ufLFq_34]2013 Gibson Les Paul CC-8 "The Beast" Part4 - YouTube[/ame]
and this
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHJZEJlosEg]"Pearly Gates" Gibson Les Paul Signature Custom Shop Billy Gibbons Guitar - YouTube[/ame]
and Im not that convinced anymore that HM really "improves the tone" to bring it closer to a real '59... I mean, tone is very variable right but it doesn't seem to be more woody/resonant to my ears than some of the best reissues.
It doesn't seem to be night and day.
I know a lot of members have HMs here, so what would be your best description of before/after tone, sustain etc and with examples if possible that would be awesome.