- #Gibson les paul standard raw power install
- #Gibson les paul standard raw power mod
- #Gibson les paul standard raw power series
If you can get a good deal on one of these you should take it but it is not a hard guitar to make yourself with just a normal Les Paul and a set of EMG's.I am a Gibson Les Paul purist and to see a maple neck on a Les Paul is blasphemous. More so than on Gibsons "metal" guitars which usually come with stock passive Gibson pickups. You get a great metal tone with this guitar. It is just a standard with a set of EMG's and a natural finish. This is a great Gibson guitar so of course it is discontinued.
#Gibson les paul standard raw power mod
You can also do the 18v mod and run the pickups on two batteries instead of one which gives you more headroom and a more organic tone overall.
#Gibson les paul standard raw power install
If you want better cleans you can install a 60 in the neck position. It has a bit more low end and a smoothed out high end so when you are playing leads they come out nice and smooth instead of harsh. The 85 in the neck is a lot smoother than the 81. It is razor sharp in its voicing but has nice low end so it sounds sound thin at all. It has a nice high end gain sound so it doesnt get muddy. The 81 in the bridge is great for heavy riffs and low tunings.
The set sounds great for metal and heavy music. You see this set in a ton of guitars and for good reason. It is just a standard set with an 81 in the bridge and an 85 in the neck. It is just named after him because he has been using them the longest. The Zakk Wylde EMG set isnt anything special. You get ripping tone with the EMG's in this guitar. Because the EMG's need a 9v battery to operate Gibson includes a little compartment on the control cavity plate that lets you change the battery without having to take off the whole plate. You get typical Les Paul upper fret access which is not great but people are use to it by now. They put the guitar into a machine and it uses a set of lasers to level the frets more accurately than any human could. The fretwork is good due to the Plek process Gibson uses. Other than this lack of finish it plays like a normal Les Paul standard. The lack of a sticky glossy finish on the guitar means everything feels super fast and slick. The lack of finish on this guitar means the wood can really breathe. This is a great set for any kind of heavy music. You get the 81 in the bridge and the 85 in the neck position. This set is used by everyone not only Zakk. This guitar has the classic Zakk Wylde set. The guitar is pretty standard apart from the active EMG pickups. The neck is a mahogany set neck with a rosewood fretboard. You get a mahogany body with a maple top. It has no finish and is equipped with a set of screaming active pickups.
#Gibson les paul standard raw power series
The other Raw Power series featured guitars made entirely out of Maple and they all sounded and looked weird. Gibson has a couple of runs of guitars called the Raw Power series. If tone is your first priority, you should try one out. The Les Paul Standard Raw Power is a unique Les Paul, very few out there. I also replaced the pickup trim rings and selector switch w/ black ones. Then I replced the gold tone/volume knobs w/ black ones.
I removed the pickgaurd and plastic selector switch trim ring. The guitar was too "blonde" for me from the factory. But after playing it, I realized The Raw Power is all about pure tone. I was expecting a shiny clear coat and was a little disapointed at the look of the raw finish. It has only a thin coat of sealer to protect the wood. The natural tone isn't muffled by anything. I think the key is the lack of paint or laquer, hence the name Raw Power. I compared it to my friend's 84 LP standard w/ emg's and the Raw power sounded better. I tune to D and I like a real cruchy, heavy tone.
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