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Epiphone Les Paul Std. Humbuckers

Scott Webb (77)

Guitar Equipment Forum · 3/19/2000 9:23 AM
I purchased a beautiful limited edition Lp std which is translucent red and has bigsby like tremelo. I am trying to find out what type humbuckers epiphone put in this guitar!
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Re: Epiphone Les Paul Std. Humbuckers

3/20/2000 10:47 PM

Nate Schneider (319) wrote:

They're just basic Epiphone pickups, prolly the
same as in the custom and ES-335 models. They're
copies of the Gibson classic pickups, and though
they're close, they're not the same. Still, i used
a Epi LP Custom for years with those pickups and
they worked quite well.

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Re: Epiphone Les Paul Std. Humbuckers

3/21/2000 7:09 AM

Scott Webb (77) wrote:

thank! Nate. I was thinking about putting some original gibson humbuckers in it, such as the 490t & 490r or even the '57 classic, any recommendations?

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Re: Epiphone Les Paul Std. Humbuckers

3/21/2000 8:36 PM

Nate Schneider (319) wrote:

I thought about doing that myself when the LP was
my main guitar. That's a good idea if you really
love the instrument, like you'd still play it if
you could afford a Gibson custom or whatever. But,
the fact is, the other corners epiphone cuts
(woods, mainly) make such nice pickups not as
worthwhile as in a better guitar. Personally, i
found those pickups to be all that i needed. They
really are a good value. If you just want the LP
sound, wait for the Gibson for the new pickups.
That worked for me until Mr. PRS came along a
couple months ago:) ..