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Demo of the new Throbaks this time with the Deluxe Reverb

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Just playing with the new Throbak SLE-101 LTD MXV!!! These are Jon’s latest pickups…he’s had many of the parts built to PAF specs and all made in the USA!!!

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Stephens Design vl3’s installed in a 52/57 goldtop conversion, played through a ‘67 super reverb, cranked up to 8!

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More noodling with the vl3’s. This time in a 52/57 goldtop conversion.

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I went and did it! I went and bought a genuine Gibson Les Paul! The Guitar Center, or Gibson, or maybe both musta gone crazy or something! They had these faded tops, color scheme guitars (kind of a new line, maybe wasn’t moving real good(?)), marked down to $799! I ain’t even kidding! A real Gibson Les Paul, under a thousand dollars, unheard of! I saw in their brochure that even their Epiphone Les Pauls are marked down, some at half price. But for the regular price of an Epiphone Les Paul, or about the same regular price for an American made Fender Stratocastor, you can buy a Gibson Les Paul; you buy the Gibson Les Paul! I’m just saying… So I did! And this video is the unboxing, er, uncasing, it came with it’s own hardcase, no BS! Go to your local Guitar Center today, and get one yourself! It’s real sweet! Well, watch the video!

Peace,

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Guitar: Agile AD-201 (Les Paul Junior Copy)
Guitar Made in Korea
Amp: VOX DA5

Reviews Included:
1. Clean on ALL position (Bridge, Middle, Neck)
2. Medium Distortion on All Position (Bridge, Middle, Neck)
3. High Gain on All Postion (Bridge, Middle Neck)

This guitar is made from Mahogany Body, Mahogany Neck, Rosewood Fretboard. with P90 picksup

Hope the review Helps. Thanks

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1995 Gibson Les Paul 58 Reissue with Kloppmann PAF Pickups Fender blackface Vibrolux Reverb Boss RC-2 Looper Clean
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1996 Gibson Les Paul Studio with P-90 Pickups played through a 1969 Fender Vibrolux plus Okko Diablo Overdrive Pedal.
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I hope you enjoy my EMG vs. Seymour Duncan pickup comparison. If you think my videos are helpful, consider making a small donation through my website: http://www.dmometalguitar.com.

This is the second chapter of my comparison between active EMGs and passive Seymour Duncans.

I show the following:

. The neck pickups with moody solos, fat chords and clean sounds.

. The sound of both neck and bridge pickups combined.

I’m using these guitars:

. ESP M-II (Japan) with active EMG 81 pickups (bridge and neck).

. Jackson King V KV2 (USA) with passive JB TB-4 (bridge) and JB SH-4 (neck) Seymour Duncan pickups.

Then I discuss the following:

. Some players think just because a pickup is active, it’s heavier than its passive competitors. That’s a myth. Both sound equally heavy as my videos show.

. Some people say, the closer the pickup to the strings, the better the sound. Not always true. If too close, some pickups may enhance the string oscillation and create a really dirty sound.

. Players should think twice before installing expensive pickups on an average guitar because:

1. It may not be cost-effective.
2. The pickup may not retrofit the cavity.
3. A guitar sound is deeply affected by the wood and bridge’s metal. There’s no guarantee the guitar will sound good.

. If you stop playing and take your hand away from the fretboard, you’ll usually hear some undesired noise coming from the amplifier. EMGs are incredibly noise-free compared to various passive pickups.

. I explain how I was able to reduce the pickup noise/amplifier hum on my Jackson following the ground connection concept.

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This is demo of the Seymour Duncan SH-2 Jazz (neck) and SH-8 (bridge) pickups in my ESP LTD Viper 100FM for the Seymour Duncan Gear Experts Competition. Please excuse the video quality, it was all i have access to. Please also ignore the text at the top of the screen, i didn’t realise it would appear until it was too late. Enjoy!

thanks to everyone for viewing this, i didn’t think it would get as many plays as it has. Please check out my new project at www.myspace.com/newblackaus

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