I won't change the pups in my Custom Shop LP's, but I have DiMarzios in 2 Strats and one Tele. The Area T's in my Tele are great. I have Area 58's and an Area 61 in one Strat and a Heavy Blues II/Pro 54/Virtual Solo in the other. The 2 are completely different animals, but both sound great.
I do...
Here's mine. DimeBag Wah, Planet Waves Tuner, MXR Super Comp, TS808, Hardwire TS2 Metal, Boss Flanger, MXR Carbon Copy.
Adding an ISP Decimator tomorrow. The Flanger and the Carbon Copy are run through the FX loop.
I'm also an LP lover, but wanted a different sound.
I recently built 2 Tele's and 2 Strats. All with Warmoth bodies and Fender Am Std or Dlx necks. I used Wilkinson trem bridges.
The Vintage White one has Di Marzio Heavy Blues II, 54 Pro, and Virtual Solo in the neck/mid/bridge. The Fiesta...
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Like I said. I have one Epiphone made in China. What a piece of CRAP! If I had a fireplace, this guitar's life would be in danger. It's an LP 56 Goldtop, so I use it for Wall Art.
My other guitars are all Gibson Custom Shop, Partscasters (all Fender Am Std.necks and American or German...
Like I said in an earlier post. If you want V30's or C90's(Lead 80's) that are still made in the UK. Mesa sells them on their website 8ohm or 16ohm.
They are made special for Mesa by Celestion.
Whenever anyone refers to Americans, they are talking about the USA. Wether they love us or hate...
What's made in China, should stay in China.
They treat their own people like shit, so why would they care about the quality of their exports. I have an Epiphone 56 Goldtop (made in China) and it's the worst piece of shit guitar I own. I'd burn it, but I'm afraid that it'll give off toxic fumes...
Had a Custom22 about 5yrs ago. Got rid of it after a year. Went back to Les Paul Historics. It was a beautiful looking guitar, but didn't like the feel.
Tone Pros makes a nice replacement bridge. It looks exactly the same except the spring is just for decoration and even if it breaks, the saddles stay in.