Les Paul classic

[whackmaster]

I recently got a gibson les paul classic in black. Nice guitar, I'm getting used to it per my other topic, but it feedsback pretty much anytime I'm within a few feet of my amp. Low volumes too. It is "weight relieved" so maybe the chambers are acting like a hollwbody? Anyone else experience this? No problems with my PC1 so I would hope since this is of the same quality (in theory) I shouldn't expect less.

[CharvelRocker]

Knowing Gibson, the pickups are probably microphonic. Do they have a lot of wax on them? Also make sure they actually soldered the covers on...

[DonP]

Knowing Gibson, the pickups are probably microphonic. Do they have a lot of wax on them? Also make sure they actually soldered the covers on...

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Gibson 496R/500T come wax potted.

They don't come with covers.

My Classic plays perfectly fine in front of a DSL100 1/2 stack and sounds fricken awesome.

[Joe_Steeler]

Nice flame!!!!

[DocNrock]

+1..check the pups and make sure they're waxed.

[chrisolson]

I had a Classic. Change the pickups. They're too hot and didn't compliment the guitar at all IMO.

[CharvelRocker]

D'oh! Thought he meant a Deluxe. Confused the two for some reason. No they do nto come with covers. My Flying V with the 500T setup was mildy microphonic and had no wax on them that I could see. Still sounded good, but you could tell it could of been done a little bit better. I also agree with chrisolson. I played a Classic (the one with 1960 on the pickguard right?) and they didn't do a lot for the guitar. Bland in terms of tone.

[chrisolson]

Classic (the one with 1960 on the pickguard right?) and they didn't do a lot for the guitar. Bland in terms of tone.

You are correct, sir! They were hot, but otherwise blah. No character at all.

[sonicsamurai]

that is a hot les paul

[DonP]

You are correct, sir! They were hot, but otherwise blah. No character at all.

Bland in terms of tone.

You guys must be on crack?, or just had bad examples.

I will say that my 496R/500T pair are a VERY old pair, before they stamped Gibson USA on the backplate (mine have the PAT NO stamped on the backplate). Also, my 500T is normal spaced - all newer ones are F / Trem spaced.

Mine are both 4 wire. The tone controls can be pulled up to split the buckers into a very hot strat / tele kind of tone. All of my pots are CTS 550K, giving extra high end edge. .015 and .022 orange drop caps.

In humbucker mode through a very clean vintage Kalamazoo Model 12 tube amp (read NO DISTORTION at all), they give a GREAT AC/DC tone, loud and proud.

Through my Marshall Micro Stack, this rig nails Maiden to a T.

I have other Les Pauls for playing vintage stuff, but this is my hot metal Les Paul, and it does it wonderfully.

[chrisolson]

Hey Don - I think they suck; you like them. We all have our experiences. No need to cast dispersions.

[SEEGERMANY]

I used to own a 1995 LP Classic. It had the stock 496R/500T pickups. Playing it through a Fender Twin or a Peavey Classic, it was undoubtably the hottest, most crunching tone monster in my collection.

I sold that guitar to a friend of mine who plays nothing but metal using Mesa, Marshall, and Splawn equipment. He too thinks it's the hottest pickup combination he's ever used.

[CharvelRocker]

Hey Don - I think they suck; you like them. We all have our experiences. No need to cast dispersions.

+1. Also, you need to check a few of my posts bro. I had a pair in a V and loved them.

[horns666]

I had 57 classics in mine..those ruled!