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  1. @kidblast there is no difference changing pickup height @Sgt. Pepper yep all pots are soldered to the board. I think ground is connected to all pots via the board. @badbluesplayer no they are not touching, but i have bend them a little bit more to the side though. @Big Bill mine are the same not ? I personally have not done anything and the person which owned it before seem not to have touched anything aswell. It have to be a building error from Gibson, if its not correct. @Rondak46 no they are not touching, but i have bend the ground wire more out of the way slightly aswell. Edit: I probably have found one or the issues. The neck curvature wasnt the same on high E like on low E. On low E it was around 0.3-0.4mm and on high E it was more like 0.1-0.2mm. The recommanded values are 0.2-0.5mm. So on high E it was probably to less, i have fixed that (high E ~ 0.3mm, low E 0.5-0.6mm) and it seems like the issue is gone on D string, but not on high E and rarely on B. So my vertical curvatur might be off... there is not a lot i can do about rather then going over the recommandations for low E. Its an old guitar though... Anyway i will leave it like that for now as i dont play a lot on high E, maybe the issue completly dissappear if i set up new strings (my current ones are very used).
  2. Ok i have made a few photos now from electronics. At first look everything seems to be fine, beside the slightly molten Neck connector (last pic).
  3. @jdgm Thanks guys for your time. Yeah on both pickups i can hear "tapping" through the amp like dull knocking. The same happens on my other guitar. But our current is not grounded, the tapping i can hear could be because of that. Tomorrow i can open up the backside and post a picture. Unluckily i dont have a switch cleaner, but a soldering iron.
  4. @jdgm thanks for your respone. Yes it occurs on both pickups but it seems to be worse on treble pickup (2-3 times worse). I have already tried to increse pickup height, i think it is even recorded on ~4mm pickup height. (cant remember) 1) I played on 1 string, 2 tones. D string and tones are G# and G. This shaking/vibrating occurs on fret 5 (string D, tone G). This is a part from a solo "Nirvana - Smells like teen spririt". No there is no string ringing beside the d string of course. Accoustically it seems to be fine, but i think the issue is related to electronics. This happens very randomly on a lot of frets and strings unluckily. On most songs i dont notice this issue, happens only on "solos", if the string is played for a few seconds and not for all notes. "Green Day - holiday" is another song where this issue occurs, but not as much like in the recorded audio. The part where you go higher and higher on B string. 2) There is no other hardware involved beside my guitar, cable, Boss Katana 50. I have tried already to play around with gain and volume witouth success. EDIT: I just tried on my cheap 30$ china battery amp. This issue occurs there aswell. I dont have other hardware unluckily.
  5. @SteveFord Thanks for quick response. I dont think sostain is the issue here, sostain should be fine. All details about setup should be in first post already, have added both values now inch and mm. The tone is jumping around, like a amplitude. The output swing around the tone / shake. Im sorry i dont know how i could explain it better. English is my third language and i dont know music/guitar terms.
  6. For a while i bought a used Gibson Les Paul Studio [LPSTEBGH1]. I dont exactly know how to explain my issue. For me it sounds like the guitar cant hold the tone / vibrate / shake. Propably the best would be if you could listen to my 5 sec audio shortly: https://voca.ro/1285rgk1TUux Some informations: - i have done a overwrap - neck relief is 0,01" (0,25mm) - string action is 1/16" (1,6mm) low E and 0.055" (1,4mm) high E - pickup height currently 1/8" (2 mm) - pickup poles are almost flat (issue still there if all flat) - standard tuning On my Katana amp i dont use any effects at all, equalizer all set to medium, gain + volume 100%, amp type: brown. On my guitar all potis 100%, the issue is on treble and aswell on rhythm (on rhythm slightly less). I have a second guitar (Yamaha) with an equal setup, no issue on that guitar. Can anyone tell me whats wrong please ?
  7. Im not native english ^^ its my third language. Well master luthier and gibson itself advice a pickup height of 3/64 which translate to 1,2mm and they clarified 3/64 is not a minimum value and there is slightly range to lower. Anyway i tried to record different pickup heights with my Katana where i couldnt hear a lot of difference but while playing live closer value like 3/64 sound a lot brighter/ more treble so i will keep it that way. And thanks to @SG Sydneyi like the way how he adviced to adjust my tailpiece a lot. Thanks.
  8. @Eracer_Team thanks for your answer, i followed the recommandations with my settings. My neck relief is 0,25mm-0,3mm and whitin the recommandations of 0.2mm-0,5mm. The string action is 1,6mm low E and 1,4mm high E, so i unluckily cant go lower with the bridge. The pickup height is around 0,7mm (3/64ths would be around 1,1mm), but it sounds really nice at this distance. I really like the bright tone this pickups can make if you bring them close.
  9. Thanks for your answers. @jdgmi cant bring down everything a bit as i have setup it up for string action already. I have a string action of 1,6mm low E and 1,4mm high E. @SG Sydney if i understood it correctly you mean i should add the strings through the tailpiece reversed ? In direction to the bottom and over the tailpiece and then in direction to the top ? That would be an awesome idea if that would work! Havent seen that once. Thanks.
  10. After a few hours i was able to setup my studio very well and im overall pretty happy. Just one thing, i had to max out my tailpiece as else the strings would have touched the edge of the bridge. Should i keep the tailpiece maxed out ? (I could imagine it could lead to a lot of tension to the screws) Or would it be better to make the strings touch the edge of the bridge ? Another important question, i have read the recommanded pickup height is around 1,6mm for bridge and 2,4mm neck. What is the minimum distance the pickups should have to the strings ? (As i like a brighter sound which seem to be the case as closer the pickups get)
  11. @GibSinCity Im not sure it looks quite similar. But i think i was able to decode it: LPSTFIGH1 = Les Paul STudio FIreburst Gold Hardware 1 2006 Which most likely pop up with 490R and 498T humbucker. Thanks.
  12. Hi, i am trying to get a used Les Paul studio with a specific combination of pickups (490R & 498T). On my first try i recieved a Les paul Studio faded 2016 T (Burstbucker) [the seller told me it is not faded and has 490r & 498t] which was a complete wrong buy and i had to return it. This time i asked for model number but i cant read it and even tough can you please tell me how i can check which model it is and with which pickups it is built ? This time its a Gibson Les Paul studio 2005/2006 (looks like fireburst top) Modell number something like: LPST_I6H1 or LPST_IGH1 , the underscore can be everything not even sure if its a letter or a number xD Thanks.
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