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Title: Super Distortion in a les Paul custom knock off.
Post by: kirky on June 22, 2014, 03:26:01 PM
I know it's common but I'd like opinions from here. Thinking of pulling the trigger on eBay.
Title: Re: Super Distortion in a les Paul custom knock off.
Post by: Instant Dan on June 22, 2014, 03:34:23 PM
Wino swore by them for many years and so many other guitar players, I have to imagine it is a winning combo.
Title: Re: Super Distortion in a les Paul custom knock off.
Post by: mutantcolors on June 22, 2014, 04:44:18 PM
Hawt tone for hawt riffs.
Title: Re: Super Distortion in a les Paul custom knock off.
Post by: RAGER on June 22, 2014, 06:36:55 PM
Many more than just wino have done righteous with the Sd Lester combo. I prefer the t tops cuz that's what my old clunkers came with.
Title: Re: Super Distortion in a les Paul custom knock off.
Post by: kirky on June 22, 2014, 09:44:41 PM
What exactly are "t-tops"?
Title: Re: Super Distortion in a les Paul custom knock off.
Post by: liquidsmoke on June 23, 2014, 11:58:26 AM
It's a little hot if you play with a ton of pedal/amp distortion and want a 'nice' smooth tone but otherwise a good pup. Can push regular fuzz pedals into mega fuzz territory.
Title: Re: Super Distortion in a les Paul custom knock off.
Post by: Danny G on June 23, 2014, 12:04:43 PM
T-Tops are a reference to weird print markings in the plastic on the pickups themselves.

Like a little T with a circle around them. Have always heard good things about them tho have never used


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Title: Re: Super Distortion in a les Paul custom knock off.
Post by: dogfood on June 24, 2014, 09:54:18 PM
Also, T Tops were the second gen Gibson Humbucker Pickup.  Yes, all capitals.  First Gen Patent Applied For's were the hugely varying, sometimes great, sometimes not, then Gibson decided to make a humbucker that was very, very, consistent.  This humbucker was the T Top.  Alnico 5 magnet + lower wire winds = cleaner meaner sound.  New Gibsons from the early mid 60's to the 80's were stock with T Tops.  I've been listening to Bowie at the BBC and I'd bet my ass Ronson is playing T Tops.  James Williamson, Raw Power = T Tops.
Title: Re: Super Distortion in a les Paul custom knock off.
Post by: dogfood on June 24, 2014, 09:55:54 PM