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Published on 09/27/11 at 07:29For those who want a three pickup Les Paul style guitar, Edwards has you covered. They make a three pickup version for those who absolutely need that third pickup and want those older style Les Pauls that were made way back when. The guitar has the following specs:
Mahogany body with a maple top
Mahogany set-neck with an ebony fretboard
22 frets with Gibson-style inlays
Tune-o-matic bridge
Seymour Duncan 59 in the neck + middle and JB in the bridge
Two volumes
Two tones
Three way switch
UTILIZATION
The guitar itself wasn't put together too bad. It was fairly solid overall with few flaws. The finish was nice and free of swirl marks, the fretwork was pretty good (although the ends were a bit sharp), the guitar felt nice and everything was roughly on par with what Edwards normally delivers. However, the guitar had one major issue, and that was the middle pickup. No matter how much I try to get used to these middle pickups, I just couldn't jive with it at all. Tone aside, I kept hitting it, and to prevent that, I had to basically slam the pickup into the cavity via the height adjustment screws.
SOUNDS
The guitar sounded very nice, but I honestly feel that the magnetic pull of the middle pickup adjusted the sound slightly on the neck and bridge pickups. The bridge is a JB, and it works great for pretty much anything from blues to metal. It's got enough output to hang with the metal guys, but it cleans up nicely if you lower the volume knob a bit, too. The middle pickup is a Duncan 59. This is a great pickup, but I couldn't find much of a use for this middle pickup. It always seemed like it was lacking something. The 59 in the neck, however, was wonderful. I was able to get a nice, thick and full sounding lead tone, along with a great clean tone on this guitar.
OVERALL OPINION
If you're one of those guys who likes three pickup Les Paul style guitars, I'm sure you'd love this. However, this just isn't for me. The biggest issue I had was the middle pickup, and it seemed to ruin everything for me. Thankfully, Edwards makes more than just one Les Paul, and they have more than enough guitars to suit my needs, so I can't complain about this guitar too much.
Mahogany body with a maple top
Mahogany set-neck with an ebony fretboard
22 frets with Gibson-style inlays
Tune-o-matic bridge
Seymour Duncan 59 in the neck + middle and JB in the bridge
Two volumes
Two tones
Three way switch
UTILIZATION
The guitar itself wasn't put together too bad. It was fairly solid overall with few flaws. The finish was nice and free of swirl marks, the fretwork was pretty good (although the ends were a bit sharp), the guitar felt nice and everything was roughly on par with what Edwards normally delivers. However, the guitar had one major issue, and that was the middle pickup. No matter how much I try to get used to these middle pickups, I just couldn't jive with it at all. Tone aside, I kept hitting it, and to prevent that, I had to basically slam the pickup into the cavity via the height adjustment screws.
SOUNDS
The guitar sounded very nice, but I honestly feel that the magnetic pull of the middle pickup adjusted the sound slightly on the neck and bridge pickups. The bridge is a JB, and it works great for pretty much anything from blues to metal. It's got enough output to hang with the metal guys, but it cleans up nicely if you lower the volume knob a bit, too. The middle pickup is a Duncan 59. This is a great pickup, but I couldn't find much of a use for this middle pickup. It always seemed like it was lacking something. The 59 in the neck, however, was wonderful. I was able to get a nice, thick and full sounding lead tone, along with a great clean tone on this guitar.
OVERALL OPINION
If you're one of those guys who likes three pickup Les Paul style guitars, I'm sure you'd love this. However, this just isn't for me. The biggest issue I had was the middle pickup, and it seemed to ruin everything for me. Thankfully, Edwards makes more than just one Les Paul, and they have more than enough guitars to suit my needs, so I can't complain about this guitar too much.