Epiphone 1959 Les Paul - Is Pickup Upgrade Worth Doing? - Part 2.5 of 3
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Today we talk to boutique pickup Guru Matt Gleeson for the full Monty on guitar setup and pickup upgrades... can we really make our Epi 59 sound like a high end Gibson Les Paul?? Guitar nerds everywhere this one is for you!!
But if you don't like some the talking or the playing bits in this video we've made it easy for you to skip along to the next chapter in case something more interesting is happening...
00:00 play in & coming up
00:52 recap parts 1 & 2
02:48 what's happening today
03:53 intro to the interview
05:32 Matt Gleeson introduction
07:00 what are these pickups?
09:45 reverse engineering
11:05 brinsley schwarz connections
12:18 nerding over pickup specs & materials
15:40 paf pickup wizardry
18:00 making affordable guitars even better
20:00 one step at a time
21:40 first thing to do with a new guitar
25:25 monty's guitars mod shop plug
27:18 how much difference will an upgrade make?
29:18 next week
29:46 guitar practice
Signal Chain Info:
Amp: Marshall JCM900 & 1960 4 x 12 live into Protools via AKG414 & SM57
Drive: Klon KTR / Crowther Hotcake
Looper: Boss RC3
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