I had recently asked the repair shop to replace the pickup with a Canasibari Les Paul. It came back safely a few days ago.
This time, I'm replacing the pickups that were originally on it, and probably original to the guitar, with Bill Lawrence's L500L.
I had used the L500L on another guitar before, so I think I have some idea of its characteristics. From what I remember so far, it's "quirky, and it sounds seriously unbelievably good when you're into the setting, but when it's not, it's so bad that you don't like it anymore".
So, here's the sound, right off the bat...
What was that sound?
No, in conclusion, it's very good. It has a good balance, and although it has a certain amount of power, the separation of the sound is good, and the picking nuances are very good, so it's very easy to control.
In the past, the L500L was a bit "cold" in both good and bad ways, but that's not the case at all. It's not very quirky, nor is it too cold, but it's just outstanding. It's just a great balance of sounds.
I guess it's just a matter of how well it goes with the guitar. The original Les Paul that I uploaded here had a really great sounding pickup, but it had a lot of lows, so it was buried in the ensemble. When I removed the lows so that they wouldn't be buried, the sound became completely uninteresting.
People often say that the L500L has a "tighter low" sound, and I think that's a good thing. And it has a lot of stickiness.
The L500L is also very sticky. It's been a long time since I've had such a perfect fit. The more I use it, the more I'm dissatisfied with it. But for now, I am very happy with it.
But this Les Paul is just so heavy!
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