Super Distortion in a les Paul custom knock off.

[kirky]

I know it's common but I'd like opinions from here. Thinking of pulling the trigger on eBay.

[Instant Dan]

Wino swore by them for many years and so many other guitar players, I have to imagine it is a winning combo.

[mutantcolors]

Hawt tone for hawt riffs.

[RAGER]

Many more than just wino have done righteous with the Sd Lester combo. I prefer the t tops cuz that's what my old clunkers came with.

[kirky]

What exactly are "t-tops"?

[liquidsmoke]

It's a little hot if you play with a ton of pedal/amp distortion and want a 'nice' smooth tone but otherwise a good pup. Can push regular fuzz pedals into mega fuzz territory.

[Danny G]

T-Tops are a reference to weird print markings in the plastic on the pickups themselves.

Like a little T with a circle around them. Have always heard good things about them tho have never used


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[dogfood]

Also, T Tops were the second gen Gibson Humbucker Pickup.  Yes, all capitals.  First Gen Patent Applied For's were the hugely varying, sometimes great, sometimes not, then Gibson decided to make a humbucker that was very, very, consistent.  This humbucker was the T Top.  Alnico 5 magnet + lower wire winds = cleaner meaner sound.  New Gibsons from the early mid 60's to the 80's were stock with T Tops.  I've been listening to Bowie at the BBC and I'd bet my ass Ronson is playing T Tops.  James Williamson, Raw Power = T Tops.

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