NGD: Albert Lee HH!

[Thomas-Hawk]

Hey all,

Just bought this baby:



Played it yesterday at the store, played like a DREAM. Actually went in to pick up a Les Paul, chose this one instead, simply no contest. Wise choice, wouldn't you say?

I pick her up tomorrow. Can't wait!

 

[Thomas-Hawk]

Here's a link to the site with more pics, at least until GC takes 'em down.

http://platinum.guitarcenter.com/search/view_listing.cfm?prodId=13981

 

[mikeller]

Fantastic!!! Congrats

 

[GWDavis28]

Nice, those GC Special's have the push/pull for the split on the pups. Very, nice, great color too!!!

Glenn |B)

 

[ErnieJohn]

Congrats ,

 

[Tollywood]

Congrats! Good choice. Les Pauls are WAY overrated.

 

[meanMRmustard]

Very nice and a smart decision to skip the other one

 

[jzeijen]

Very wise choice! The AL HH's are the best.

 

[Casper]

Very Nice! Need to play one someday! Congrats! Nothin like NGD!

 

[Thomas-Hawk]

Nice, those GC Special's have the push/pull for the split on the pups. Very, nice, great color too!!!

Glenn |B)

Yeah, I loved the tonal variety I was getting when I played it yesterday. Quick question, for anyone who may know: when the knob is pulled up to split, which coil of the two in each humbucker is active?

EDIT: Just talked to Billy in Customer Service (great guy, BTW!), and he sent me a diagram that shows for the bridge pickup, when the knob is pulled up, coil 1 is active (closest one to the bridge), and for the neck pickup, coil 4 (closest one to the neck) is active. Position 3 on the 5-way switch is very interesting with the knob up... it's coil 1 in series with the combination of coils 2 and 4 in parallel. Cool stuff!

 

[coldsummer]

Well done Thomas, a most excellent choice I must say!!

That split coil option sounds really tasty, I wonder if it's possible to retrofit, I guess it must be?

Anyway, beautiful guitar, you will love it.

 

[GuyOnraet]

Only one day of torture, lucky you.
Congrats and happy NGD for tomorrow!

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

Top guitar! The ALHH is becoming one of my favorite axes!

 

[TSHOW]

Excellent decision, I have been wanting that guitar.......Congrats......I love the Indian Rosewood neck....too....

 

[grayn]

Lovely guitar, really classy.
Such a different guitar from a Les Paul. What made you pick it up?
Excellent choice.

 

[digitalpig]

Very nice color, congrats! I'd love to get my hands on one of those, but unfortunately, they're hard to find over here in Europe.

 

[Thomas-Hawk]

Picked her up yesterday, and spent a couple hours playing last night. Plays even smoother than I remembered in the store. I absolutely LOVE the neck!

The pickups are a little hotter than what I intend to use this guitar for (I have a JPXI that I use for high gain stuff), so I'm thinking about swapping the stock pups for Dimarzio PAF 36th Anniversaries. Any thoughts/comments about that?

 

[coldsummer]

Picked her up yesterday, and spent a couple hours playing last night. Plays even smoother than I remembered in the store. I absolutely LOVE the neck!

The pickups are a little hotter than what I intend to use this guitar for (I have a JPXI that I use for high gain stuff), so I'm thinking about swapping the stock pups for Dimarzio PAF 36th Anniversaries. Any thoughts/comments about that?

It's your guitar so do what you want, I would prefer to keep the stock pick ups and adjust the output with the volume knob according to your needs.

Alternatively the new Luke Transition pick-ups may be worth considering?

 

[straycat113]

Congrats on the new AL HH! Kind of funny that I also bought my first EBMM guitar when I went out with intentions of buying a Les Paul. Till this day I have never owned a Gibson though I own 9 EBMM guitars. I personally would not swap out the pups, as the AL HH has it's own voice and is a very versatile guitar. Checkout Blues Sarecono putting the guitar through it's tonal paces=

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[Jerry Mckinney]

I have both the Albert Lee 3 single Coil Seymour PU,Version & the new HH double Coil Di's Ver. I also miss the cutting edge of the bridge single coil on The SSS. I split the coil on The HH bridge PU and it is better. I'm thinking it's the Seymour's ver's the Di's tone curve. If I could find a Duncan Humbucker with the orignal curve & do a split switch, I'd be in business. I've put this question to the Seymour Duncan, but no answer. Anyone looking for that same mod.? Over all I like the playability of the HH better, a little larger mass feel in the neck. I love both Guitar's. Albert actually played my first one, so it's kinda special.