It seems to be out of question that the pickups are an important ingredient that defines the sound of an electric guitar. Besides obvious contruction differences – like overwound single coil pickups, or single-coil sized humbuckers etc. – there are many details , like different magnet alloys or different wire for the coil, that make a subtle or even clear sound difference. And there are many ‘external’ aspects, like shielding, […]
Some time ago I had the opportunity to play on a real “Burst”, a 1960 Les Paul Standard. You will probably know that Les Paul Standards between 1958 and 1960 are something like the ‘Holy Grai’l for guitar players and collectors, with prices ranging over $ 200,000. (And yes, Mark Knopfler has even two of these!) As you might guess from the surrounding in the video, the guitar belongs to […]
Please use the comment function at the bottom of the page to add any missing relevant info. Manufacturer: Gibson Model: Les Paul Standard Year: 1959 Serial No.: ? Colour: original cherry sunburst (faded) Woods: mahogany body with maple top / mahogany neck / rosewood fingerboard Pickups: original 1959 Gibson PAF pickups Strings: 010 First seen with MK: 1996, Golden heart tour Still in MK’s possession/Last seen: yes Info: An […]
Please use the comment function at the bottom of the page to add any missing relevant info. Manufacturer: Gibson Model: Les Paul Standard Year: 1958 Serial No.: ? Colour: original cherry sunburst (faded) Woods: mahogany body with maple top / mahogany neck / rosewood fingerboard Pickups: original 1958 Gibson PAF pickups Strings: 010 First seen with MK: 1996, Golden heart tour Still in MK’s possession/Last seen: yes Info: This […]
Those beautiful 1958/59 Les Paul Standards are probably the holy grail not only for Mark Knopfler fans – Mark owns a 1958 and a 1959 and plays them on all his tours – but for all guitar players. Unfortunately the prices for these are in the region you’d normally pay for a house, so most of us will hardly ever get the chance to touch one of these. They came […]
The Schecter-F400 loaded pickguards normally came with Schecter’s F500T pick-ups. The ‘T’ stands for tapped. So, what is meant with this, what is a tapped pick-up? A normal Strat pick-up consists of six individual magnet pole pieces wrapped by a coil of thin wire. The original Fender design had about 8,000 turns (varying to some extent, the vintage ’54 pick-up was specified to 8,350, while a 1978 Strat pick-up had […]