The title of this video, the fact that it show in my feed, and the fact that I knew a lot of the information on it, makes me realize that I'm wasting the scarse free time I could be using playing in something that won't make me a better musician, and for that I really want to thank you. Nothing wrong with the quality of the video or the info in it, but it really got me reconsidering a lot of things guitar related
Man, I wish had this video 20 years ago haha! When I got my Les Paul in 2004 I immediately had to replace the pinkish cream pick guard it came with and had to order a few to get the right color, ended up putting the "bleeders" under the volume and tone knobs and replace the chip and switch tip. It made me much happier with the overall look of the guitar!
Chippy looks deluxe! Really digging the “mod” series that you guys are doing! Slowly but surely getting my epi special done! Thank you Zach for all the great tips!!!
One thing that occurred to me when you said "What if the pick-guard was a different color under the sticky plastic?" is that if you want to obsess over subtle color shades, it's a good idea to make sure you're working under full spectrum light while doing this. I've done a lot of guitar repair work, including finish repair work, and having full spectrum light really matters when doing paint repair. If you're working under light which isn't full spectrum, it can leave out frequencies which can make white and cream look different under natural lighting. So if you want to make sure your plastics look as good at that outdoor show as they do in your garage, make sure your light bulbs are full spectrum!
Great video. I tink I like the red Les Paul with it's original plastic, it blends well and stands out just enough not too much, perfect I think. Educational.
Concerning pickup rings, it should be mentioned that import and Epiphone rings are larger than the USA made pickup rings. If you try to upgrade a Epiphone with Gibson spec rings the smaller size of the Gibson pickup rings will leave exposed mounting holes. Just saying, some people with Epiphones may not know this.
As far as pickguard goes, the gap in the pickguard on the bridgeside of the neck pickup is important if you worry about vintage accuracy, alot of time they fit to tight there on and bursts have a noticeable gap
I also put vintage style Klusons on most of mine(save for my Beano tribute which of course has Grovers) with conversion bushings, to really complete the look!
I bought my 2023 Murphy lab aged R9 Because I know I will never own a old original. Now having said that I wanted this Murphy lab to look dead on accurate in detail so all these little things did matter. Luckily pretty much everything was already good to go on the this ML stock.
@@MythosPedals Yes thank you. I do understand that Historic makeovers and a few independent builders have topped ML by a good margin but i could not afford them. My Budget barely made getting the ML and that was only because i had a 2016 Historic R9 plus cash to get it. It is a really good R9 that is as accurate as i need, There are pics of it on My les paul forum under this same screen name with the title "NGD: 2023 Murphy heavy relic". Great video BTW! 👍
On vintage instruments pickup rings are always lighter in colour than the pickguard and in most cases the poker chip is a bit lighter in colour than the pickguard. Look at the Beauty of the bust handbook.😉
I have a 2014 Signature Gibson Les Paul and am in need of the back plate that has a battery compartment built in. I would be indebted to you if you could find one!
Something else I noticed by looking at vintage Les Paul's is that the M69 rings are lighter in color than the pickguard, but of course I am not an expert on this subject either..
Kluson and tonepros make fantastic replicate tuners. You can also get milk bottle grovers now as well. The one thing you need to be aware of is how large the hole is in the headstock. Vintage tuners often have smaller bushings so you have to get conversion bushings for a modern headstock. Ultimately a lot of vintage Gibson guitars got retrofitted with Grovers anyway, so it kind of is an old-school look to begin with.
I just got a set of butyrate M-69 rings in the mail today, and you weren't kidding, they really do stink! Haha. Could anyone give me an idea of how long they smell for? From what Zach said, I'm guessing it goes away after a while?
Nothing about curved rings vs non curved rings or whether or not they should be tapered. Things I saw on brands Amazon offers…anybody else know what’s best? How about Gibson? Don’t they offer their own parts?
Do you recall where you got your pickguard for your R9? I have a recent R8 and I'm going with Wizz rings and poker chip. Historic Makeovers recommends Mojoaxe for a pickguard. I'm just wondering what you learned from your search. Thanks.
The price for Philadelphia Luthiers Cab rings is 17.90$ and Wizz rings cost 89€. Why such a big difference in price? Then something else I noticed is that on vintage Les Paul's the rings are white and not cream, like bone white, but of course I am an authority on Gibson's..
Don't the pickup rings also come in two different heights depending on whether or not it's historic-spec/R7/R8 etc. compared to a current Standard LP? I have it in my head that earlier LPs have taller rings.
Personally, I'd prefer the darker plastics. They have better continuity with the binding and offset the red better, at least from this side of the screen.
No. Now you have the "It doesn't match the Binding!" problem. I fixed THAT problem by murderin' it out with all black plastics and let the binding be the binding, lol
Hi, watching from Australia. My question is, can I buy a pick guard for my 2015 Les Paul Standard screwless, it doesn't have screws it clicks into the pick up rings. You don't get screw holes in the guitar. Any help will be great.
I have a Les Paul 2015 Studio that has no pick guard. How can I put a pick guard without drilling holes. I know there are LP that have removable pick guards that snap on to the side of pup rings. Can these rings be put on a studio?
what blows my mind with this guy is he is meticulous enough to look at the embossed numbers on a knob for vintage accuracy yet his Les Paul is so flamed out it looks like something found in guitar center in the late 80s
Having played more than my fair share of actual vintage bursts, the maple top on my R9 is pretty in line with the more flamed out examples I've come across.
Not too bad a video... good info you missed a few things.... And decent price . A Historic is supposed to be accurate and Gibson has been milking it for 31 years.... That's the reason you by a Historic.... If not a USA is fine
Man Im in my home, just finished my 12 hour night shift drinking dark coffee with cinnamon. I canr believe im watching this --Love your stuff btw but this is weird ngl