David Morgan \(MAMS\)
November 11th 03, 07:23 PM
Nice link. Still... there is no reference to the Model LP-12.
DM
> wrote in message om...
> "Victor" > wrote in message >...
> > http://www.vguitar.com/brands/details.asp?ID=45
> > ---------------------------------------
> > It was in '69 that Gibson debuted the Les Paul Personal, an LP with a
> > slightly larger body and low impedance pickups to yield quieter recording
> > than with the typically noisy high impedance pickups everyone wants for
> > driving an amp crazy in a live situation. The Personal, following Paul's
> > preference for mounting his mic on the guitar, had a mic input and volume
> > control, as well! This was followed quickly that same year by the Les Paul
> > Professional, also with low Z pickups and a bunch of electronic switches.
> > These two were both designed for use with the Les Paul LP-12 amplifier,
> > which had both low and high Z (Z=impedance) inputs. A special transformer
> > chord is needed to play these through a regular guitar amp. These same low
> > impedance pickups also appeared later on the early, more desirable L-5S, by
> > the way.
>
> Here's a link that's really good for old Gibson Amps.
>
> http://hem.passagen.se/ekabjan/GibsonAmps.htm
>
> I found this when I was looking for some info for my father. He
> aquired a Gibson 79 at a garage sale a few years ago; original cover,
> original TUBES! original everything. The amp was MINT. The price, I
> almost throw up when I think of it, $10. I had a friend replace the
> bypass caps and disconnect the death switch and it was ready for
> buisiness. Man what a great recording amp that was. But alas, my
> father needed money for a new acoustic guit. so he put the amp on ebay
> and easily pulled down $1000 for it. Man, if I could figure out how to
> make that kind of return on my gear....
>
> Brendan Flaherty
DM
> wrote in message om...
> "Victor" > wrote in message >...
> > http://www.vguitar.com/brands/details.asp?ID=45
> > ---------------------------------------
> > It was in '69 that Gibson debuted the Les Paul Personal, an LP with a
> > slightly larger body and low impedance pickups to yield quieter recording
> > than with the typically noisy high impedance pickups everyone wants for
> > driving an amp crazy in a live situation. The Personal, following Paul's
> > preference for mounting his mic on the guitar, had a mic input and volume
> > control, as well! This was followed quickly that same year by the Les Paul
> > Professional, also with low Z pickups and a bunch of electronic switches.
> > These two were both designed for use with the Les Paul LP-12 amplifier,
> > which had both low and high Z (Z=impedance) inputs. A special transformer
> > chord is needed to play these through a regular guitar amp. These same low
> > impedance pickups also appeared later on the early, more desirable L-5S, by
> > the way.
>
> Here's a link that's really good for old Gibson Amps.
>
> http://hem.passagen.se/ekabjan/GibsonAmps.htm
>
> I found this when I was looking for some info for my father. He
> aquired a Gibson 79 at a garage sale a few years ago; original cover,
> original TUBES! original everything. The amp was MINT. The price, I
> almost throw up when I think of it, $10. I had a friend replace the
> bypass caps and disconnect the death switch and it was ready for
> buisiness. Man what a great recording amp that was. But alas, my
> father needed money for a new acoustic guit. so he put the amp on ebay
> and easily pulled down $1000 for it. Man, if I could figure out how to
> make that kind of return on my gear....
>
> Brendan Flaherty