Gibson L6-S

[Colorancher]

I bought an L6-S over 20 years ago when I was in a country rock band. I loved the guitar for the maple body. It has a has a rosewood fingerboard but I don't really know much else about the guitar. Any experts out there know more? I kinda think the pickups have low output. I bought it because the 6 position selector switch was supposed to have a Telecaster, single pole sound. Are there some pickup upgrades I can implement and how the heck do I wire the six positions switch?

[ksdaddy]

Leave it original! If it doesn't meet your needs,sell it and buy something else. That model has never been a big seller on the used market but lately they've been bringing a good price.

[Oringo]

The original pickups should be quite high-output Bill Lawrence designed splittable humbuckers--I think you ought to be able to get just about any sound you'd want out of them, including a pretty good Tele-twang.

[Colorancher]

Thanks, Oringo. I really didn't know what they were. I know the six position selector is supposed to have single pole positions to give it that Tele sound and it does alright, but they seem a bit muted or something. Maybe they need to be set closer to the strings.

[Oringo]

You might want to get the electrics checked out, make sure all the connections are solid and the contacts in the rotary switch are clean etc. It's been a long time since I played an L6S, but I remember being able to get a nice bright tone out of one without it getting muted. Of course, that unique "ringing bell" Tele sound is hard to get, even with a Tele...