Ben Randolph
Power User
I bought a nice '06 Les Paul R8 a couple of years ago. Nice instrument, but a tad on the dark side. I just chalked it up to having a darker Paul and EQ'd the amp accordingly.
My teacher recently suggested I try a Pigtail bridge assembly. It sounded great in his R8. He bought a real '59 bridge, so was selling the Pigtail.
I went to check out the Pigtail. When we pulled the bridge off my Les Paul, we found that some knucklehead put on a Tone Pro AVR-2. Sucked the life out of the guitar. Seriously, who does this to a Custom Shop Les Paul? I can't imagine it was any better (and probably worse) than the stock Gibson bridge. I imagine some knucklehead who owned it years ago read on some forum that the Tone Pro was an "upgrade".
Whatever.
I bought the Pigtail bridge. Pricey, but good lord it puts the life back in. I feel like I'm hearing my LP for the first time.
My teacher recently suggested I try a Pigtail bridge assembly. It sounded great in his R8. He bought a real '59 bridge, so was selling the Pigtail.
I went to check out the Pigtail. When we pulled the bridge off my Les Paul, we found that some knucklehead put on a Tone Pro AVR-2. Sucked the life out of the guitar. Seriously, who does this to a Custom Shop Les Paul? I can't imagine it was any better (and probably worse) than the stock Gibson bridge. I imagine some knucklehead who owned it years ago read on some forum that the Tone Pro was an "upgrade".
Whatever.
I bought the Pigtail bridge. Pricey, but good lord it puts the life back in. I feel like I'm hearing my LP for the first time.