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wgb.no.7

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  1. I have a Les Paul Standard in which the pickups sit absolutely parallel to the strings - and also an SG Standard in which they are anything but parallel. I like my guitars to look the part as well as just sound the part - and it niggles me no end. On the other hand, if anything, the tone of the SG is better than the Les Paul ! So, I'm not sure just how important that is. Take a look on the Gibson website for the Firebird V 2010. The photographs there show its pickups sitting at angles which are anything but parallel to the strings. I'm looking to get another Gibson and had been swithering about the Firebird (reverse style) which I have always loved - but rarely see here in Scotland. I had heard that the banjo tuners were a bit of a problem and replacing them with Steinbergers made a dramatic improvement - and then Gibson went and brought out the 2010 model in which they have made this replacement. On deeper checking however, it would appear that they are not using the classic mini-humbuckers of the "original" Firebird, which has made me stop for a moment. They then confused me further by bringing out (in limited numbers) the Les Paul Deluxe - I have played two Deluxe models - and they were the best sounding Les Paul's I've ever heard ! With all this pondering, someone then suggested I look to get an L-5S or an L-6S, so now I sit in complete confusion. I think I will have to arrange a holiday to London to trawl the shops and see if I can find a little Gibson treasure buried somewhere ! WGB
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