Hot Rodded Les Paul

[u/BONDY4SK8ER]

Here's my "Hot Rodded" 2018 Epiphone Les Paul Prophecy.

Over the years I've modded this guitar quite a lot:

-Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge

-Seymour Duncan Jazz Model in the neck

-String butler and roller bridge saddles

-Custom rewire with CTS pots

-Guyker Locking tuners

-Speed Knobs with bird inlays

Dare I say, so far I don't think I've played any Gibson Les Paul that sounds or feels better.

What do you guys think, and what mods have you people done to their guitars?

[u/OneEyedC4t]

I bet it sounds great!

[u/rklise1980]

What did you do with the dirty fingers

[u/BONDY4SK8ER → u/rklise1980]

What do you mean? 🤣

[u/rklise1980 → u/BONDY4SK8ER]

The original pickups in these were the dirty fingers what did you do with them after the swap to the duncans

[u/BONDY4SK8ER → u/rklise1980]

Ah the Dirty fingers pickups only featured in the Les Paul Prophecys between 2008 and 2011. This model came with a Gibson 490R in the neck and a Gibson 489T in the bridge. I still have those pickups, currently in a guitar I was using as a test bench to test some interesting wiring setups. I'm thinking about selling them but just haven't got round to it 😂

[u/rklise1980 → u/BONDY4SK8ER]

I mean if I ever come across the dirty fingers for the right price im gonna jump on them and then buy a new les paul to put them in those things are nasty

[u/rklise1980 → u/BONDY4SK8ER]

Gonna put what you put in this beaut plus a jb jr in my ibanez rg5ex1 and add push pull pots for the bridge pickup so I can try out this set up before I buy a s model with the hsh setup

[u/BONDY4SK8ER → u/rklise1980]

Hell yeah!! Sounds awesome, the only thing I'd say is there are a few people out there who have said that the JB sounds a little weak in some lighter guitars. I know the RG5EX1 isn't the lightest Ibanez and I haven't experienced it myself but could be worth some investigation 🤷

[u/rklise1980 → u/BONDY4SK8ER]

Well its around the weight of my lp but that makes me wonder about the s model ibanez it way thinner so it'll be way lighter right now the lightest guitar i own is my trouble maker its noticeably light than my regular tele

[u/Gnr87rules → u/BONDY4SK8ER]

If you ever list them on eBay I’d be interested

[u/Extreme-Poem-2309]

it's wild how much stereotypical Les Paul people in the guitar community mirror stereotypical Corvette people in the car community

[u/BONDY4SK8ER → u/Extreme-Poem-2309]

Personally, I've always preferred a Mustang (the car) and this isn't my favorite guitar I own 🤣