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(@scottish-nutter)
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hi, i have an epiphone les paul custom flametop, a vox ad15vt and a marshall mg30dfx, iv been trying to get my sound like slash`s sound but i dont feel im getting close enough, i have been watching videos on youtube and people with a similar setup to mine have a better sound. i was thinking about changing the pickups and putting seymore duncan alnico 2 pickups in to replace the ones that came with the guitar, would this give me a better tone or is a better amp the answer? i know i wont get the exact tone because slash is such good player and his gear is far better than anything i`ll ever have but id like to get as close as possible
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(@smokindog)
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I have a fiend who bought a Epi LP. It sounded OK but when he replaced the pick ups it made all the difference in the world.Epiphone makes some nice guitars but the biggest complaint I hear is that the pick-ups could be better. I have an Epi 335 Dot and it sounds and plays nice, but I will eventually replace the pick-ups--the dog

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(@teleplayer324)
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Slash would sound like Slash no matter what rig he played on. It's in the hands not the equipment

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(@banre)
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Slash would sound like Slash no matter what rig he played on. It's in the hands not the equipment

+1. You've got the equipment to get a great Slash sound. Use the Marshall or set the Vox to one of the Marshall models. Maybe throw in some Chorus and Delay. From there it's practice.

Don't just swap pickups to swap pickups. One of the guys on the site (don't remember exactly who, sorry) always says to not change them until you know exactly why you don't like what you have and until you know exactly what you are going to like about the new ones. I think that's some great advice.

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(@coloradofenderbender)
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Check this website out - it will tell you everything you want to know:

http://homepage.oniduo.pt/rupean/Slashsound.html


   
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(@smokindog)
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Slash would sound like Slash no matter what rig he played on. It's in the hands not the equipment

This is a good point Tele :D Clapton will sound like Clapton even on a crappy solid state amp and a squier strat. ( and I like squiers) And it is 90% in the fingers as far as tone goes but There is a reason why the pro's use tube amps and High end gear :wink: I think changing out pups in some cases will make a good guitar sound great.--the dog

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(@scottish-nutter)
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thanks for the replys, iv heard that tone is in the fingers before but i would have thought alot of it was in the gear aswell? it doesnt matter how i set my amps i still get an unwanted sharp sound, iv seen the slash site aswell and tuned my guitar to the same and still dont get the results i want, the pickus are about £150 from one of my local shops so i guess they wont break the bank anyway, i forgot to say i also tried an epiphone les paul standard in the shop with a marshall avt50 and it still didnt sound the way id like it to so thats why im thinking its the epiphone pickups


   
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(@teleplayer324)
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Before you spend the money on the pickups play a gibby LP and see if you are getting the sound you want. If you're still not, then you know it's the hands and not the equipment

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(@scottish-nutter)
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Before you spend the money on the pickups play a gibby LP and see if you are getting the sound you want. If you're still not, then you know it's the hands and not the equipment

why didnt i think of that :roll: thanks 8)
im one of those people that always blames my tools when i cant do something :lol:


   
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(@smokindog)
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You might try using a EQ pedal to rein in the "sharp sound" You can get a Dano for about $30 :idea: You might check out the Epiphone forum also.--the dog

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