So I understand that:
1. Weight relief is mostly frowned upon here
2. Tone is subjective
3. A guitar is a "system"
In 2017 I bought a weight relieved Classic Goldtop with '57 zebra classics (no weird coil tap stuff). I absolutely loved the sound- whether clean or dirty it just sounded amazing to me. Fast forward to 2020; covid hit & I assumed my band gigs were over so I traded it for a nice acoustic. Then things kinda settled down, I rejoined the band & now need a Les Paul again. No Classics like the one I had could be found so I bought a Bourbon burst Std w/61s.
LSS- can't bond with the sound- changed first to SD APH 2s (nice pups but a little much) then a pair of classic 57s but with nickel covers. I just can't get the same sound even though I know the STD is a better guitar.
Derek Trucks in an interview said that of all the SGs he's played the lighter ones always sounded better. Is it possible that my classic being weight relieved actually sounded better with the same pickups? Snake oil? I just want my sound back...
1. Weight relief is mostly frowned upon here
2. Tone is subjective
3. A guitar is a "system"
In 2017 I bought a weight relieved Classic Goldtop with '57 zebra classics (no weird coil tap stuff). I absolutely loved the sound- whether clean or dirty it just sounded amazing to me. Fast forward to 2020; covid hit & I assumed my band gigs were over so I traded it for a nice acoustic. Then things kinda settled down, I rejoined the band & now need a Les Paul again. No Classics like the one I had could be found so I bought a Bourbon burst Std w/61s.
LSS- can't bond with the sound- changed first to SD APH 2s (nice pups but a little much) then a pair of classic 57s but with nickel covers. I just can't get the same sound even though I know the STD is a better guitar.
Derek Trucks in an interview said that of all the SGs he's played the lighter ones always sounded better. Is it possible that my classic being weight relieved actually sounded better with the same pickups? Snake oil? I just want my sound back...