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I now own two Gibsons, but I think my finances would prefer it if I sold one...



The 1981 Custom I won on ebay during the weekend and picked it up yesterday, it plays great(it's had a recent refret, job well done). I've wanted one for AGES, but it could do with a new set of pickups(costly!), its a bit erratic switching between them as they seem to be all over the place volume wise etc... Oh and it's heavy!

The 1995 Standard I've owned since new, plays great also, but this will need a refret, or some kind of fret work, at some point in the future, say within a year, but I am bored of it's looks despite the fact that it's served me well for 10+ years... this aint so heavy, rather comfy actually.

So, a custom which, with some new pickups/wiring, has the makings of a very versatile beast, or stick with what I know and just get a refret for the standard later?

Which one should I sell? Versatile or safe?

Or, should I just do shit loads of overtime and keep both!?

keep the black one - it looks better

I've never owned a three-pup LP before, but I've heard the middle pup can get in the way when picking, make sure that isn't a problem for you before you get rid of the standard.

Surely some relatively inexpensive electronics work could get the Custom working without buying new pups?

Personally I would wire it so one of the volumes or tones (whichever one you use least) controlled the middle pup, that way you could blend it in for "in between" strat type tones. The pup selector switch could then be wired as per a normal LP, giving you access to the three normal LP tones.

If there is a problem with the pups you could always replace them one at a time?

[Dayeth]

Originally Posted by MKII

I now own two Gibsons, but I think my finances would prefer it if I sold one...

I read that as fiances, twice.

[Old Gold]

Standard's gotta win.

Bit of a bastard seeing as you just bought the other one really.

Originally Posted by DustyDeviada

I've never owned a three-pup LP before, but I've heard the middle pup can get in the way when picking, make sure that isn't a problem for you before you get rid of the standard.

Surely some relatively inexpensive electronics work could get the Custom working without buying new pups?

Personally I would wire it so one of the volumes or tones (whichever one you use least) controlled the middle pup, that way you could blend it in for "in between" strat type tones. The pup selector switch could then be wired as per a normal LP, giving you access to the three normal LP tones.

If there is a problem with the pups you could always replace them one at a time?

Thats exactly how it's wired(badly) now, three volumes and one master tone, it's helluva versatile. The middle pickup is the main reason I bought it, customs with 3 pups do it for me.

Who ever had it before has lost original screws for the pickup surrounds and put in larger alternatives etc, so I think that is part of the 'minor' problems. They dont sit right at the moment, easily fixed.

Originally Posted by SpanishArmada

Standard's gotta win.

Bit of a bastard seeing as you just bought the other one really.

The custom was a whim, saw it on ebay, seller lives in Huntly, and I had the cash in the bank!

[Keilan 303]

You're talking about these guitars as if they are cars....they're paid for, besides a few sets of strings every now and then, thats the only costs you have to worry about!

I'll be biased cos my guitars are all worth £fuck-all and are so damaged (scratched, chipped, rusted, scratchy pots etc) that no one would pay decent money for them, so matter how hard times were, I'd never part with a guitar. I don't understand the owning two Les Paul's (unless they were identically set up!), so sell them both and buy one super guitar!

Originally Posted by Keilan 303

I don't understand the owning two Les Paul's (unless they were identically set up!), so sell them both and buy one super guitar!

Thats easy, I've never had the money available to buy a 3 pup custom, but I managed to scrape enough for a standard in 1995.

Selling them both would not get the me my ultimate geetar, which is basically a slinkier and more expensive version of the custom I've just bought. See below!

[Old Gold]

You inspired me to get my own Standard out of the cupboard.

Definately a keeper man.

[C_S]

I'd go with the Custom, it look's cool as f**k and should retain it's value better than the standard