Scars72 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 I was told by Gibson that it is a 2011 Les Paul Traditional Pro '50s ,I knew that the tuners were changed because guy I got it from gave me the originals in a bag.I was told that the pickups have been changed by Gibson or covers added,I lost contact number to the guy I got it from and am lost on what they are.I did remove them and notice they are Gibson pickups.So my questions are, does anyone know what pickups they are? What is a Guitar Center Exclusive?The bridge pickup and neck are marked the same.Also what does initials stand for,done with sharpie in guitar?The Bridge is reading 13.79 ohm and neck is at 7.73. Thanks http://www2.gibson.c...al-Pro-50s.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwrmac7600 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 So, Guitar center exclusive just means these guitars built to this spec were only made for guitar center/musicians friend. They were not a everyday production model for gibson, and no other outlets sold them. The original pickup would have been a Burstbucker 3 in the bridge and a 57 classic in the neck, but if your pickup is reading 13k this is most certainly not a burstbucker 3 as that is WAY to hot. so they may have been upgraded to a 500T maybe? I am just trying to think what gibson pickup has that high of an output, would be my guess, but there is no way to tell by pictures alone. The original tuners would have been the grover locking tuners, but they look as though they have been changed out to vintage style non locking tuners. Other than that it's a great guitar you have there. I have 2 in the 60's style neck, and I love them both!! I am guessing the lettering in yours stands for Les Paul Guitar Center and the 5 is for 50's neck. this isn't the normal lettering inside a les Paul being that it is a guitar center exclusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 7.73 kOhms looks like a 490R and 13.79 kOhms says probably 498T. The spacings confirm that since the one on the upper pic is an "R" pickup, the other one a "T" pickup. As for the LPCGS, LPC would say Les Paul Classic, but I can't say for sure what GS stands for. Perhaps it has to do with Guitar Center. "Guitar Center Exclusive" means that the related model was built on special request of this retail chain and exclusively available through them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwrmac7600 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 7.73 kOhms looks like a 490R and 13.79 kOhms says probably 498T. The spacings confirm that since the one on the upper pic is an "R" pickup, the other one a "T" pickup. As for the LPCGS, LPC would say Les Paul Classic, but I can't say for sure what GS stands for. Perhaps it has to do with Guitar Center. "Guitar Center Exclusive" means that the related model was built on special request of this retail chain and exclusively available through them. ahhh yes you are right, it is CG not GC I have just woke up dyslexia. lol but the "s" on the end looks like a 5 to me, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 ... so they may have been upgraded to a 500T maybe? ... I am guessing the lettering in yours stands for Les Paul Guitar Center and the 5 is for 50's neck. this isn't the normal lettering inside a les Paul being that it is a guitar center exclusive. Can't be a stock 500T since they don't come with covers. Soldering them to the pickup would deteriorate the field strength of the two outer ceramic magnets. You're possibly right, this could be a "5" instead of an "S". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwrmac7600 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Can't be a stock 500T since they don't come with covers. Soldering them to the pickup would deteriorate the field strength of the two outer ceramic magnets. Yes you are correct, didn't think of that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 ... I was told that the pickups have been changed by Gibson or covers added... No covers added for sure. The '57 Classic and the BB 3 either are "R" spaced and have baseplates with just one row of pole screw threads, not one "R" and "T" spaced each as the 49x series. I also guess they are imperial size, not metric as on the 49x pickups, but I'm not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scars72 Posted September 3, 2014 Author Share Posted September 3, 2014 Thanks guys for all the input,I am going to guess that it is a 498T on Bridge,it makes more sense.I traded my 2012 SG Standard for this LP and I am very glad I did. Here is reply from TM_Fisher from the intro section,Thanks I'm not sure on the story of the Les Paul Traditional; the Gibson site says that the guitar was an exclusive, but not to whom. Someone else may be able to weigh-in with more information? I know the Tradition Pro II was a GC exclusive, but thanks to an order mess-up, there are a few that made it around the planet (one to yours truly) to help it sell out. It's possible that the first was a GC exclusive, or at least an exclusive to an American store; we very, very rarely get them in the UK. The first Les Paul Traditional came with a '57 Classic in the neck, and a Burstbucker 3 in the bridge.Without stickers or any indicators; it's a challenge to find out what's actually in there. Given the outputs, they could be one the following (found on another post, here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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