Les Paul Bridge Controversy... THE COMPARISON | St. Helens VS Gibson Hardware

#lespaul #vintageguitar The beauty of a great Les Paul lies in the details. Let's unbox and install a fully vintage spec'd bridge and tailpiece set by St. Helens. A proper comparison should reveal the differences - if there are any. Enjoy the video and leave a comment below! Check out St. Helens Hardware here: https://www.schwarz-guitarparts.de/pr... Here's part 1:    • The Les Paul Bridge Controversy... How "co...   Stream my album, Ego Town or get it on vinyl here: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0F8J86CJY My Merchandise: Shirts, hoodies, etc. Thanks for supporting the channel https://my-store-11427232.creator-spr... Follow me on instagram: @kris_barocsi Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:26 Unboxing 4:41 Why is this special 6:22 Measuring the setup before the swap 6:53 The hardware swap - how easy is it 11:33 COMPARISON 1 | Clean Neck PU - chord notes 12:07 COMPARISON 2 | Clean Both PUs - chord notes 12:44 COMPARISON 3 | Clean Neck PU - strumming 13:14 COMPARISON 4 | Clean Neck PU - single notes 14:02 COMPARISON 5 | Clean Both PUs - single notes 14:25 COMPARISON 6 | Crunch Neck PU 14:44 COMPARISON 7 | Crunch Bridge PU 15:16 COMPARISON 8 | Distortion 16:21 My impressions 17:41 PLAYING | St. Helens clean 18:04 Why 14" radius makes more sense?? 19:30 PLAYING | St. Helens overdrive 19:49 Final thoughts 21:08 OUTRO PLAYING | St. Helens overdrive Gear used - signal chain: (the short links are Thomann affiliate links) -Gibson Les Paul CS '58: https://lmy.de/YZPvY -Honey Bee Amps Double Trouble: honeybeeamps.com -Kasleder Toxic Twins: https://lmy.de/ogQZf -Tone King Imperial MkII: https://lmy.de/qqrSUDcZ -Universal Audio OX BOX https://lmy.de/JcSUc -One Control Agamidae: https://lmy.de/Bubzh -Evidence Lyric cables: https://lmy.de/InBlt -Evidence Audio patch cables: https://lmy.de/fzhEa -DR Strings: https://lmy.de/DGSoc -UAD Apollo x4 interface: https://lmy.de/xZDEz Other gear I use in my videos: -Gibson Les Paul Jr. https://lmy.de/UpOC -Harley Benton Fusion-III https://lmy.de/NAwQC -Barocsi "Frankenstrat" -Fender Telecaster CS '53: https://lmy.de/wdCOS -Warm Audio Centavo: https://lmy.de/QpqkC -UAFX Astra Modulation: https://lmy.de/BhLow -UAFX Golden Reverb: https://lmy.de/kEmKe -Xotic Super Clean: https://lmy.de/gRrGd -REVV D40 Dynamis: https://lmy.de/tbkQ -Kasleder GE Vintage King: https://lmy.de/hDXCt -Kasleder The Toad: https://lmy.de/EsDQg -REVV Dirtdog: https://lmy.de/YfuQt -Analogman King of Tone analogman.com -Two Notes Captor X: https://lmy.de/VpiFI Recording: -Sennheiser MKH 416: https://lmy.de/XQMba -Warm Audio WA-67: https://lmy.de/EQnSQVRB -Warm Audio WA273 pre: https://lmy.de/KlgYdmEc -UAD Apollo x4 interface: https://lmy.de/xZDEz Check out the Thomann Music channel for some wicked guitar videos:    / musikhausthomann   Cheers, Kris