Got my first "Non-Studio" Les Paul

[JerEvil]

Got this guy tonight. Has a set of EMG Zakk Wilde pickups in it. Plays great. Has 9's on it. I'll be changing that. A few little dings but nothing bad. I got the original pickups as well.

It looks really glossy in the pics but in person it seems more "satin that got played".

It's a 2013 Trad that he bought new "old stock" from Guitar center late 2015.

 

[japetus]

Sweet dude, bet she plays good, now yank those EMG's out.

 

[mchn13]

Sweet dude, bet she plays good, now yank those EMG's out.

Haha. Verbatim.

 

[DET1973]

Love it, even love the EMG's

 

[Wayniac3]

Sweet

 

[acidvoodoo]

Nice! My 13' trad pro is one of the best playing Gibson's I've owned, great guitars!

 

[acalaf]

keep the emgs. they kill in a les paul.

 

[Shawn Lutz]

Nice score. I like plain tops with some mineral streaks like this.

Ditch the EMG's

 

[ewill52]

congrats! I'd yank the EMG's but it's personal preference.

 

[Chester Nimitz]

Needs a pick-guard ...

 

[SpiderWars]

Awesome! I like em better no pickguard.

 

[rottingcorpse]

I would rock it just like that!

 

[138]

needs speed knobs....

 

[HellraiserJohnny]

Being the insane shredder that I truly am . . . . . Keep the EMG's and don't look back.

PS: That's a beautiful Axe!

 

[tlingen]

JerEvil, how are you liking the EMG's in you LP?

 

[slyym]

The color of the pickups isn't working for me.

 

[amiller]

Wow! Great score!

I agree with those that say ditch the EMG's. For many years I would pull the stock pups and throw in some EMG's. Then I started recording in my studio and learned really fast that, while EMG's are balanced from low to high, passive pups just have a ton more character. I went back and pulled the EMG's from all of my guitars except one. I keep it around to remind me why.

 

[JerEvil]

Thanks y'all! Yeah the EMG's will be yanked out soon and probably loaded into the cheap Warlock Deluxe I got. Really liking this guitar so far which is a huge surprise as I have been off LP's for ages.

How are the 57's that came stock with these?

 

[Chester Nimitz]

Gibson 57 Classics are Alnico's and a good rock pup.

Not sure they're the best for heavy drop stuff.

Bottom is a little loose.

I have them in a 335 and they work good for that.

 

[JerEvil]

Yeah this guitar will likely stay tuned E standard and maybe drop D on occasion.