Les Paul EMG's

[toejam]

It plays great! I love the fatter, rounded '59 neck profile on it, too. It's also got an aluminum diamond plate pickguard on it that really doesn't show up in the pic.

[metallica_eti]

awesome, I cant wait to get mine.

[metallica_eti]

also did you put the EMGs in yourself.

[toejam]

No, I had them put in by a local shop last year. I've never done any of my own wiring, but I probably should start.

[metallica_eti]

if you dont mind me asking toejam, how much did it cost to get them put in.

[DonP]

if you dont mind me asking toejam, how much did it cost to get them put in.

Where do you live? I've had plenty of people I've helped put pickups in. It's not rocket science, and I've never had a patient "die" on me and no wierd crap (i.e. grounding problems, low output, etc..). I love helping people do this, because I get to hear how it sounds without chopping up my axes (I'm too lazy to swap on my own stuff, unless it really needs it).

I've wired up an 18 volt EMG81/EMG-S in a Charvel Fusion Deluxe. I wired up an EMG81/85 + SPC boost in my Kelly Star, but not enough room for 2 9 volt batteries.

I have 4 Les Pauls, but (curse me) I go with the OEM pickups. I love the way LP's sound with the stock Gibson pickups. The Les Paul is a powerful guitar, and as such, I think it does well with PAF style pickups (although lately I'm really digging my LP Classic with the 496R/500T high output ceramics).

I'll have to buy a ZW LP in order to try out EMG's in an LP. But I do agree, it makes perfect sense to put EMG's in there from what I know of EMGs (bright) and LP's (dark).

[toejam]

I can't even remember how much I paid. Maybe like $30 or so.

[slayer]

Don, the Gibson 500T is a monster pickup in the bridge bro!! One of my favorite passive pickups for metal. Jack.

[DonP]

Don, the Gibson 500T is a monster pickup in the bridge bro!! One of my favorite passive pickups for metal. Jack.

Oh I totally agree. I thought a Duncan Distortion would be similar, but they aren't. The 500T in my LP is more classic metal (Maiden, Priest), while the DD I put into the 750XL is "punishing" like old Metallica, Megadeth, etc.

It's funny, I've had the axe since Dec. 2002, but just recently I'm really liking the 500T in it. Before it was a love/hate it, and I was swapping in '57 Classics every other week. I finally stuck with the high outputs because they are 4 conductor, and I have push/pull pots in the tone controls to split the coils.

[metallica_eti]

I live in N.C.

[Gfunk]

[RR05xx]

I think I paid $40 to have the old electronics taken out and a Zak Wylde 81/85 set with electronics dropped in.