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January 5, 2006 at 3:46 pm #22765guitarguyParticipant
an epiphone les paul standard or an epiphone les paul classic?
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February 9, 2006 at 6:56 am #66531lee_UKParticipant
[quote=”philvis”]Slash who? If you want to sound like someone-sound like yourself and besides 85% of tone is in your fingers! Big Dummy![/quote]
i once had the tone in fingers stat as high as 90%, buts thats another story.
And try and tell Iommi that tone is in the fingers, he left his in a metal press in the Midlands in 68′ . -
February 8, 2006 at 11:31 am #664771bassleftParticipant
😯 Hello, Philvis. Anyhoo, funnelly nuff Tim:
[quote]What about Iommi? I’m going purely on the inlays here[/quote]An (or perhaps the) Iommi SG “as featured held by him on cover of Guitar Onanist” and signed in silver sharpie, is up for sale on USFleeb right now. And it’s not him listing it.
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February 7, 2006 at 1:31 pm #66488philvisParticipant
Slash who? If you want to sound like someone-sound like yourself and besides 85% of tone is in your fingers! Big Dummy!
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February 7, 2006 at 1:22 pm #66480philvisParticipant
Why in the world would you wants to sound like Slash? Slash who? 🙄
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January 11, 2006 at 7:26 pm #66515lee_UKParticipant
some of the best inlays on the planet, but am i right about signatures?
I have a Sheryl Crow signature Gibson C&W accoustic, she still plays her original, but what a nice guitar her signature is, and as for Sheryl, well… -
January 11, 2006 at 3:00 am #66523TimParticipant
What about Iommi? I’m going purely on the inlays here
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January 10, 2006 at 10:45 pm #66525guitarguyParticipant
i dont know, maybe but doesnt kirk hammett use his signature?
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January 10, 2006 at 8:45 pm #66474lee_UKParticipant
Didn’t Zak customise his LP, then Gibson come along with the cheque book, and Epiphone come along with some Money off coupons, and they take Zaks customised guitar and make exact replicas, and Zak carries on playing his original? is that how it goes? nobody actualy plays the signature, ive seen Gary Moore posing a lot with his Gibbo, but ive never seen him use it in anger.
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January 10, 2006 at 10:33 am #66489guitarguyParticipant
also kirk hammet
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January 10, 2006 at 10:32 am #66476guitarguyParticipant
[quote=”lee_UK”]anybody care to name an artist that actualy uses his/her signature guitar?
you see them posing on the brochure with it, but ive yet to see a live on stage shot of them using one.[/quote]
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January 10, 2006 at 6:11 am #66517TimParticipant
Thank you.
My Les Paul was black and Ebony and black…etc, which was cool. I notice they don’t display a price for your creation though, wonder why that is?
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January 10, 2006 at 6:01 am #66543lee_UKParticipant
Well spotted Tim.
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January 10, 2006 at 4:00 am #66547TimParticipant
[quote=”lee_UK”]maybe there is more than 1 Slash Gibson, this is the one ive seen.
http://www.gibsoncustom.com/flash/products/signature/slash/Slash.html
clearly states Seymore Duncan Alnico pups.[/quote]But did you try the build your own option…hours of fun!
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January 10, 2006 at 3:04 am #66490lee_UKParticipant
anybody care to name an artist that actualy uses his/her signature guitar?
you see them posing on the brochure with it, but ive yet to see a live on stage shot of them using one. -
January 10, 2006 at 2:13 am #66513guitarguyParticipant
that thing about luthier making if a forged gibson les paul, maybe thats why he doesnt use his signature les paul actually from gibson
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January 9, 2006 at 11:10 pm #66471lee_UKParticipant
maybe there is more than 1 Slash Gibson, this is the one ive seen.
http://www.gibsoncustom.com/flash/products/signature/slash/Slash.html
clearly states Seymore Duncan Alnico pups.but then ive seen this one:
http://www.gibson.com/Gifting2005/Slash/
different colour, has pup covers, but still Seymore Duncans, anyone know of a cheaper Slash Gibbo Signature? -
January 9, 2006 at 12:58 pm #66495guitarguyParticipant
well i phoned gibson and asked them about the epi lp’s and the guy said they were exact same pickup just the standard has covers. and i dont think they are made my seymour duncan
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January 9, 2006 at 7:33 am #66473lee_UKParticipant
There is a rumour, well its more than rumour that Slash doesnt in fact use a Gibson but had a LP standard made by a luthier to his spec and had the Gibson Logo forged on the headstock. Cant remember the name of the guitar maker but the story is supposed to be true, and he also uses Seymour Duncan pups, so his asscociation with Gibson is a little bit thin.
pickup covers:
it does involve a soldering iron too, but are you sure they are the same pups? im not sure they are, are the Epi’s made by Seymore Duncan? do they have the same magnets and the same amount of windings? the covers dont have any effect on the tone, as far as i know you can remove them but you do need a hefty old soldering iron. -
January 9, 2006 at 12:45 am #66535guitarguyParticipant
anyone?
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January 7, 2006 at 3:29 pm #66487guitarguyParticipant
is it that easy to just remove the pickup covers? just unscrew them?
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January 7, 2006 at 12:47 pm #664781bassleftParticipant
Isn’t it possible to buy the std and unscrew the covers if you want to? 🙂
I don’t think the covers will have anything but a marginal effect, if that really is the only difference.
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January 7, 2006 at 2:06 am #66482guitarguyParticipant
yea but the epi les paul standard and epi les paul classic are both the exact same except the standard has closed humbuckers and the classic has open coil humbuckers. the pickups are even the same pickups, one just has covers and one doesnt
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January 6, 2006 at 8:35 pm #66485lee_UKParticipant
he plays a standard, but then doesnt he have Seymore Duncan pups?
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January 6, 2006 at 1:28 pm #664841bassleftParticipant
gg, AFAIK, Slash plays a Gib LP Standard, but you probably know that already. I agree with 601 that it’s not easy going down the route of buying similar gear but here are some possibly useful links:
http://homepage.oniduo.pt/rupean/Slashsound.html
and this one (a bit less useful)
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January 6, 2006 at 12:26 pm #66545guitarguyParticipant
well i am just curious what would bring you closer to his tone or sound, the epiphone les paul standard or epiphone les paul classic
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January 6, 2006 at 10:27 am #66509601bluesParticipant
😯 Tone?? man dats a big question,just a guitar is not responsiable for a paticular tone,you have the amp and the way it is set,any effects that was used,size of strings,and how the insturment is handled, Ive got this big problem with tryin to copy someone else, Look for your own personal tone, 8)
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