Refurbishment of a Columbus Les Paul. New Pickups - California Set - Clausen Pickups www.clausenpickups.co.uk www.tonyedwardsguitars.co.uk
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@BulldogBill2 жыл бұрын
Awesome sound from these pickups Tony!
@alandonoghue54156 ай бұрын
Hi Tony. I have owned that exact guitar since 1991. I have owned Gibson Les Pauls and sold them on but have always kept the Columbus. It’s still my favourite guitar however I have never managed to play it as well as you!
@henryhunter50262 жыл бұрын
That old Colombus sounds really good. Is it one of those 70s Les Paul copies with the pressed plywood tops and did you also change any of the pots etc when replacing the pickups?
@TonyEdwardsGuitars2 жыл бұрын
Not quite that kind of construction - more like a number of laminated layers of 'wood' (not a plywood body) of a non distinct kind. Most of those (like the Satellite I started on) were 7 1/4" radius - because they were made on the same jigs they were radiusing Strat copy necks on I guess. This was the next step up from that, 12" radius etc. I changed one of the pots, but none of them were original anyway.
@henryhunter50262 жыл бұрын
@@TonyEdwardsGuitars I have an old Hondo Les Paul copy missing the pickups which I bought for about £10 from a car boot sale many year’s ago with the intention of fixing it up but it’s still much in the condition I bought it in, maybe I’ll get round to it one day, ( pigs might fly). Like the Columbus it has a screw on neck, I haven’t measured the fingerboard radius but I think that it’s flatter than 7.25 “ . The body is made up with layers of wood which can be easily seen from the sides, the top is a formed sort of plywood and there is a noticeable cavity underneath the top between the main body and the peak of the top.
@duncanmathieson97482 жыл бұрын
Are these your custom made pickups Tony? They sound awesome!
@TonyEdwardsGuitars2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Duncan. Yes, these are the ones I'm making here. I have a slightly different philosophy about how to balance bridge and neck pickups against each other. It will become clear as to why they aren't branded as Tony Edwards Guitars as the year goes on. www.clausenpickups.co.uk
@duncanmathieson97482 жыл бұрын
@@TonyEdwardsGuitars The Clausen website look great, real value here for custom handwound pickups, my Sheraton might be over soon for a rewind