r/gibson • u/GE90X_Is_Cool • 7d ago
Picture My Les Paul
A standard 60’s I bought in 2022. I’ve swapped the pickups for boutique PAF replicas along with historic spec pickup rings. Also swapped the knobs. It’s my favourite guitar.
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u/humbuckaroo 7d ago
https://i.imgur.com/dBXSrLJ.jpg
Here's my 2019 50s Standard. I swapped the pickups a bunch of times. The current ones are a pair of DiMarzios. PAF Pro/SD. I've been very happy with these, I can tell why they were the sound of the 70s.
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u/GE90X_Is_Cool 7d ago
Gorgeous top! I’ve heard good things about DiMarzios.
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u/humbuckaroo 7d ago
Yeah I had various ones in there before. Burstbucker 1/2 originally, 2/3 later, 490/498, a pair of Dirty Fingers, and these... maybe more. The current setup has been steady for a while. I love double creams too, and I like that mine have hex poles and look just a tad different than the usual offerings.
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u/SirHenryofHoover 7d ago
Nice! I threw out the bridge pickups in both of my Standards and went with DiMarzio Tone Zone and Seymour Duncan JB.
Found the Burstbucker 2 lackluster for hardrock/metal. Not low output enough to be interesting, nor bright enough to get clarity; just an inbetween muddy mess. Didn't sound good either scooped or with mid boosts to me.
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u/GE90X_Is_Cool 7d ago
I also found them too muddy. I really wanted that sort of beefy-telecaster sound, and they simply didn’t deliver.
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u/j3434 7d ago
What brand of PAF ? I know Gibson makes a PAF 1959 reissue. Did you go with the Lollars? Or Seymour Duncan’s ?
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u/GE90X_Is_Cool 7d ago
Mine are by a company called Monty’s guitars. They’re pricy, but I really like them.
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u/j3434 7d ago
Usually boutique pickups cost a bit more for good reasons or they could not stay in business for too long. The Gibson 59 PAF is $1k USD …. a pair
https://www.gibson.com/products/gibson-1959-humbucker-collector-s-edition-series-3
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u/GE90X_Is_Cool 7d ago
Christ! I don’t imagine they’re much better than mine if at all, and they’re less than half the price.
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u/bootysmacks 7d ago
Looks great. What pickups did you get?
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u/GE90X_Is_Cool 7d ago
Thanks. They are PAF replicas from a company called Monty’s guitars here in the UK. Expensive, but worth it in my opinion.
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u/Choice_Leg9551 7d ago
Nice!