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I haven't done any recording, but I have been thinking about getting into it. There are lots of good demos on YouTube though.

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I don't want to sound sacrilegious, but I have a '17 Gibson LP Tribute T that I put a set of SD Antiquities in with CTS pots and bumble bee PIO caps. Now, that thing doesn't feel or play like my historics at all. And it certainly doesn't look as good. But, when it comes to sound I have to say it really sounds great. I dare say you may not be able to tell the difference listening to them. You could easily have something like that for less than $1300.

I've had Epi LPs including a Studio, Plus Top Pro, Tribute and a Black Beauty. They were all nice guitars. The first Gibson I had was a Tribute T. My impression is that even the lower end Gibson's are better than the higher end Epis. That is a general statement and can certainly vary from guitar to guitar to be sure. Just the overall quality, feel, playability, etc. The electronics in the Epis are not high quality. I think the Gibson Studios all have full thickness maple tops. If you don't mind a satin finish the Gibson Tribute could be a good way to go. And as was mentioned, a previously owned Gibson opens up all kinds of options. In fact, if you're planning on putting in new electronics, that's what I would do, get a used Gibson put in what you like and you'd have a really great guitar.

Well, that's good news. If all she needs is that little trimmer and not anything bigger. But, don't worry, if it gets out of control there's bigger equipment available.

I have the same problem. I have to reset my password every time I log on. I hope you can fix that soon.

My look is much closer to Mark Knopfler than it is to Robert Plant. Although I do still have hair on the top of my head. I just use a #2 for the top and a #1 everywhere else and that's it.

I'm partial to LPs. There's really almost nothing you can't do with one. The Classic gives you all the push pull options, but I've had those features before and never used them. I think if you had the new LP Standard 50s and eventually got a Tele with single coils, you'd be all set for anything, until you need a vibrato.

I paid like 20 bucks for one of these about 15 years ago.

Yeah, humbucking is not 100% effective.

There's the answer

I was only kidding, of course. Actually, a guitar that looks like that should have some good stories to tell. At least, I hope so.

That thing's been rode hard and put up wet. I'm not an expert on headstock repairs, but of the ones I've seen, that looks questionable. I think you'll have a hard time selling it. I'd just keep it as a beater. Everybody needs one. Who knows, maybe one day you'll want to express your inner Pete Townsend.

I'm pretty sure that Gibson USA uses long shaft and Epi's are short. However, if you use a washer and nut as a spacer you can easily use a long shaft pot in a Epi. Not sure about the PCB mounted pots but it would probably still work. And don't forget that Epis have smaller diameter holes for the shaft. When you enlarge those, don't use a drill because it will likely crack the finish. Use a round file.

No doubt. There seem to be lots of really good PAF clones out there right now. You probably can't go too wrong with most of them.

Since you say you otherwise really like the guitar, I'd take everything out and put in a set of SD Seth Lovers and re-do with hand-wired pots and caps. If that doesn't fix it, nothing will.

Hey there Col. I guess i'll take a couple more postmortem kicks at the horse. I don't disagree with your overall sentiment about this. But, my answers are largely based on the fact that the OP said he'll never sell the guitar. I agree that I never would have bought it if it didn't sound good when i played it. I'd have just kept shopping, but that wasn't what he asked. As for the opinion that a Custom Shop Historic is just a USA guitar with a different price tag, I'll have to respectfully disagree on that. Jam on.

Eh... G-force, Shmee-force. If you dig 'em, use 'em. If not, mock those who do, No, no, no, I was just kidding. Really, just kidding. I don't really care how people tune their guitars. I've never listened to anyone play and wondered if they used auto tuners.

That's the thing for a question like this. There is no right or wrong answer. The right answer is the one that works for you.

Exactly.

I have a different perspective. I agree that a modded historic will hold less value than a stock guitar. However, they all lose value. The exception may be some limited edition artist guitar perhaps. But even then, it will only hold value if you don't play it. If you do play it (I mean really play it), it's gonna show wear one way or another and the value goes down. In this case the OP says he'll never sell this particular guitar (yeah, we've all heard that one before ). So, that makes the resale value argument irrelevant here. And what about places like Historic Makeovers? They take a perfectly good historic, take it apart completely, strip the finish, re-carve the top and neck, change the fretboard and put it all back together claiming it's even more historic than when it was historic . Of course, that was for the older generation historic's which were less historic than the current historic's. Nothing is more historic than the current historic's. To get anything more historic now you'll need a time machine. Fortunately, by the year 2505 Costco will sell them.

Well, if RI's count then:

I agree. If I already had it and decided I didn't like it, I'd sell it. Or, better yet, what Pippy said, don't buy a guitar you don't like. But since he say's he otherwise likes it and doesn't want to sell it, then I say get out the soldering iron.

Sorry, when I said they sound very similar, I meant basically the same. I have the Antiquities in a Gibson '17 LP Tribute and the Seth Lovers in a Epiphone LP Black Beauty. So they are completely different guitars. That being the case, they each sound a little different (like all guitars) but the overall character of the pickups is the same. Chime-like, piano-like, harmonics that, to me, are very nice. Per the SD website the Antiquities are slightly hotter but, if I didn't know that, I don't think I could tell.

I'll second that. I also have a set of SD Seth Lovers that are very good, very similar to the Antiquities. I also think both of those compare favorably to Custombuckers. Which they should because they are all underwound, unpotted PAFs.