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Hey all, new here and just wanted to yak a little about how nice these Epi LP's are. I've been pretty heavy into assembling a decent guitar collection over the last couple years, but for some reason getting a Les Paul was not at the top of my list. (I love the sound, being a big fan of LP rockers like Gary Moore, Slash, Gary Richrath, Zakk, etc.) Anyway, I ended up getting several strats, some Ibanez and ESP shredders, and a seven string.

 

I finally traded for an Epi LP Standard and wow was I impressed. That led to getting a semi-beat-up LP Custom, which I loved so much that I got a not-at-all beat up Custom. Just scored a 2001 MIK Black Beauty that had never been played. [-X It looks great, sounds great, plays great, and didn't break the bank. What more can you want?

 

BTW, I wonder if they would ever consider putting a 5-way switch on these 3 pickup Customs? Seems to make sense to me.

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BTW' date=' I wonder if they would ever consider putting a 5-way switch on these 3 pickup Customs? Seems to make sense to me.

 

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Congrats on your Epi collection. You mentioned Gary Moore..and that l-o-n-g sustain

of his on Parisienne Days, Still Got the Blues..etc. You mentioned that it would be

nice to have a 5 way switch on your Epi BB?

 

Is that to install a single coil p_up in it, in addition to to the 3 humbuckers. or just to

add some different tonal possibilities with the middle pickup?

 

You can get some 4 wire p_ups and a couple push pull tone pots and achieve almost the

same thing. Maybe a mini-toggle phasing switch, and get similar combos out of your 3 way

+ the 2 push-pulls/phase switch.

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Yeah, Gibson never really mastered the comcept of a three-pickup guitar. They are using a six-position rotary switch now on some of their machines, like the SG-3 for example. This solves the switching options problem but I find that a rotary pickup selector is not ideal for quick changes between settings. Basically I just avoid three-pickup Gibsons.

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Yeah' date=' Gibson never really mastered the comcept of a three-pickup guitar. They are using a six-position rotary switch now on some of their machines, like the SG-3 for example. This solves the switching options problem but I find that a rotary pickup selector is not ideal for quick changes between settings. Basically I just avoid three-pickup Gibsons.[/quote']

 

Part of the whole "having to do everything opposite of fender" package.

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It just seems to make sense that with 3 pickups, even full-sized humbuckers all shoved next to each other, that you'd want a 5-way switch. N, N+M, M, M+B, B. Maybe there's not enough tonal difference to make it worthwhile?

 

I also thought you could make a cool guitar with one humbucker and mount it on a rail that moves between the neck and bridge. If you patent that plz give me some credit.

 

I'll get some photos up tomorrow.

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I also thought you could make a cool guitar with one humbucker and mount it on a rail that moves between the neck and bridge. If you patent that plz give me some credit.

 

Ronnie Montrose(Gamma) played a guitar with slideable Bill Lawrence PU. His was a custom-made guitar. And I saw a Westone production rail-bass. Both about 25 years ago...

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