Tokai Love Rock Les Paul Standard Upgrade Part 2 - Wiring & Pickup Upgrade - Better than Gibson?

A film of two parts.... first off we fit a 50's wiring loom before trying out two sets of custom wound PAF's through some hot tubes. It was a bit emotional but ended on a high with some great tones and a few lessons learned on your behalf. Join us to see what happened!

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Here are links to all the parts fitted in this video all of which I paid for as I am not affiliated to any of these suppliers.

Ben Murray is offering 15% discount on all orders quoting The Guitaristas and will custom wind to your own preferences!

Murray Guitar Pickups: https://murrayguitarpickups.com

Montys Guitars: https://www.montysguitars.com

Time stamps:

0:00 play in & coming up
1:52 what's happening today
5:07 wiring loom installation starts here
6:00 let's hear existing pots
7:34 some desoldering starts here
9:10 removing stuff & chatting
11:05 trying to install a 50's wiring loom kit
26:42 let's get on with it
28:40 at last it's in!
30:11 let's hear what it sounds like
31:45 a brief punk interlude
32:15 the pickup swap phase rig
33:56 pickup heights check
35:50 long or short legs?
36:36 BHC pickup readings
37:02 Murray's PAFs
37:32 fitting the Murray's
38:56 lets hear what they sound like
42:46 what did we think?
43:54 Monty's PAFs
44:45 fitting the Monty's
45:23 let's hear what they sound like
47:40 what have we learned?
52:00 quick pickup comparison
52:32 what did we think?
55:50 what's happening next week & beyond
57:02 let's wrap it up
58:03 play out jam

Signal Chain Info:
TC Polytune / Boss RC5 Looper / Boss SD1
Amp: Marshall JCM900 with 1936 Vintage 2 x 12
Mics AKG C414 & SM57
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 into Protools

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