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The neck plate was installed but the truss rod cover I got didnt fit, so we installed the original. The neck mounting plate and the truss rod cover. Below is the guitar hanging on the wall at home. Have to re-order and wait for them to arrive. So none of the stickers except one were visible on black background. I was planning to put stickers all over the front face, but the idiot I am, I ordered stickers that were transparent. Stop tail is the stock one.Įveryting installed. The neck and frets look all nice and shiny after the polish. Notice that we added two bits of copper tape so that the back lid will also be touching the internal cavity.Įveryting in place. Really good quality, feels sturdy and looks shiny. Comes with 2 CTS pots, nice cables, switchcraft 3 way switch and a input jack. I bought a premium wiring kit from Stewmac. The back plate is also covered all the way. Notice the copper tape in the electronics cavity. Details can be seen here ( SD site) and here ( Amazon). I was leaning between an Alnico set or the tried and tested Hot Rodded set.
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Seymour Duncan Hot Rodded set, bridge humbucker. This is what I got from Stewmac.Ĭopper tape, sitting next to the tuning machines.
#Epiphone les paul 2 special full#
Strats usually get a full treatment, meaning the pickguard is covered with copper tape all over. As a I gig a lot, and I usually have to stand next to stage lights, the amount of electrical noise we have to deal with sometimes is a pain. If it also influences the sound in a positive way, that's a bonus.Ĭopper tape is a great way to minimize electrical noise. But the main reason I got it was that TUSQ nuts are apparently more slippery and do not put extra tension on strings during bends. I didn't know this and I'm still not sure this is true. If it has a lot of top end, then that will also be reflected. So if it produces a low-mid kind of sound, it will influence the strings in that way. My friend the luthier said that the sound of the nut will affect the tone of the guitar in the same way. When you drop the stock nut and the Tusq nut on a hard surface on the floor, you can hear the difference. The TUSQ nut has a lot more treble sound to it. We had to stick two sheets of plastic right under the nut so it was the proper height. So if you're ordering use item # 1873, not 1869. I actually had to get the one for Epiphones which is a bit higher than the Gibson one. I had to get rid of the crappy plastic nut which came on the guitar. Notice the conductive paint in the cavity. The original Les Paul design has the switch above the neck humbucker which is awkward to switch sometimes - especially if you're also singing. I actually prefer this design as the switch is close to the volume pot. Not the usual seperate volume & tone knobs for each humbucker. Tiny electronics cavity.Īs you see the electronics cavity is smaller than a usual Les Paul - as you might have noticed, the guitar is essentially a 2 HB 1 volume 1 tone electric guitar. So I bought the parts online, and took it to my good friend and luthier Ugur Kececioglu.Ĭrappy electronics. Don't know if there was a problem or if they were operation normally - but there was a ringing noise in both pickups.
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The stock electronics on these cheapos are usually pretty bad. The bridge saddles moved in a weird way and seemed like they'd lose their position easily, which will cause intonation issues.Įlectronics. The stock ones would go out of tune easily, can't really do pitch bends.īridge. Either replace the neck, or work on a different guitar. IF the neck is messed up, don't bother with it. Always check the neck before spending any money on upgrading a guitar. The body and neck are nothing fancy, but the neck is thick and is in good condition. Diecast hardware, stock humbuckers, nothing extra. This was exactly how it was when I first got the guitar.