Bill once showed me how to play this, and he does the long Em7 chord way up at the 7th fret; high E string (7ftret), B string (8fret), G string (7fret) D string (9fret) A string (7fret). Try it, very ZZTop!
Also I have EMG 81 and 85; usually noted for their use in heavy metal but I found them more verstatile than I thought....thought of changing them out though since the Pearlys have a great blues and old rock sound...are both of your pups pearlys???
I've played one of these ( my brother owns one) and it has tones that regular Les Paul does not do because the pickups are wound like the pickups in Billy Gibbons 1959 Les Paul standard guitar that he named "Pearly Gates". Youtube cannot do these guitars justice. The list price was $11,176 US dollars
Sounds fantastic. Man, I have a 08 traditional and I"m thinking about dropping in a PG pup in the bridge first. Do you think I wil get in the ballpark of your tone?? LOL.
@4937645 Thanks man, you will definetly get in the ballpark with a pickup swap. From my understanding, the SD pickups they put in these guitars are a little different from the standard Pearly Gates you get off the shelf, but you can call SD and get these by special order.
Arguably it's the most unique-sounding guitar and as a hand-built model from the ground up, it for me, represents the greatest achievement in musical history.
try an E minor there bud. No major 3rds in this tune. nice axe
CatfishCounts 6 months ago
It´s E minor man.
SuperCrackerjacks 6 months ago
Bill once showed me how to play this, and he does the long Em7 chord way up at the 7th fret; high E string (7ftret), B string (8fret), G string (7fret) D string (9fret) A string (7fret). Try it, very ZZTop!
OFR 8 months ago
Also I have EMG 81 and 85; usually noted for their use in heavy metal but I found them more verstatile than I thought....thought of changing them out though since the Pearlys have a great blues and old rock sound...are both of your pups pearlys???
1927Norma 10 months ago
May I ask how much distortion you are using and also are you using compressor at all?
1927Norma 10 months ago
nice playing
immatypewholike2lite 1 year ago
I've played one of these ( my brother owns one) and it has tones that regular Les Paul does not do because the pickups are wound like the pickups in Billy Gibbons 1959 Les Paul standard guitar that he named "Pearly Gates". Youtube cannot do these guitars justice. The list price was $11,176 US dollars
1952Telecaster 1 year ago
Sounds fantastic. Man, I have a 08 traditional and I"m thinking about dropping in a PG pup in the bridge first. Do you think I wil get in the ballpark of your tone?? LOL.
4937645 1 year ago
@4937645 Thanks man, you will definetly get in the ballpark with a pickup swap. From my understanding, the SD pickups they put in these guitars are a little different from the standard Pearly Gates you get off the shelf, but you can call SD and get these by special order.
LowNovaSS 1 year ago
Arguably it's the most unique-sounding guitar and as a hand-built model from the ground up, it for me, represents the greatest achievement in musical history.
cammybammy 1 year ago
Très classe, j'adore.
tophelebel 1 year ago
are they gone forever or can somebody still buy one?
sweetguitars 1 year ago
@sweetguitars i think there are still some out there. They pop up on ebay from time to time and I think daves guitars has one on there site.
LowNovaSS 1 year ago
@LowNovaSS awesome, thanks, That is THE Les Paul for sure, congrats!!!
sweetguitars 1 year ago
which marshall is that?
dbenc 2 years ago
@dbenc Its the Haze 40 combo, 40 watts, 1 12in speaker, 2 channels. The half stack in the background is a 1983 3203 artist and 1960 cab.
LowNovaSS 2 years ago
what KIND of sound!!!!!!!!!!!!!! congratulations!
Kissito27 2 years ago
nice playing lownova, are you playing the .008 guage strings that come with this guitar???
divusiulius 2 years ago
@divusiulius Actually the VOS model like I have came with 10's. Only the Signed version got the 8's. I use 9-42's, the Rev actually uses 7's.
LowNovaSS 2 years ago
Thanks, is was mine too. Had to have one.
LowNovaSS 2 years ago
wow ! mistress pearly is my dream guitar. lucky bunofasitch !!! nice.
kennzo5150 2 years ago