I'm glad I demo'd this guitar as this wiring scheme is a bit different than the normal two you typically see for 3 pup Gibsons! 🟢Great deal on This Frampton on My Site: troglysguitarshow.com/product/peter-frampton-phenix-inspired-les-paul-custom-vos-2021-copy/ 🔴Reverb: reverb.com/shop/troglys?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=Trogly ❓Private Help Sessions: troglysguitarshow.com/help-appraisals/

@clarkbabin9799

2 жыл бұрын

The song sounds familiar almost like the song Spooky which was more or less a cover by Atlanta Rythm Section originally done by the Classic IV with the same guitarist in both bands. Your either reversing the last two notes or playing a different note.

@TheBrianRaglandChannel

2 жыл бұрын

You forgot or neglected the real question of how many people would actually wanna buy this guitar I'd say maybe five people in the whole world so yeah kinda rare but who really gives a rip about this guitar.

@pierre-claudemeriot6562

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBrianRaglandChannel this

@jfiery

2 жыл бұрын

Trogly, just for future reference it's CURE-ESS-OWW. I mean it's possible that I only know that because I proudly said it the way you did to a native once. But hey... Just letting you know. Haha. Love your channel man.

@PlatinumBlack90038

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBrianRaglandChannel Me makes six; plus, about another ― five million...give or take a few.

The reason for the 9 hole weight relief is because Frampton’s 54 was exceptionally light…hard to source exceptionally lightweight mahogany for a non limited production.

@maspesasmasperras5554

2 жыл бұрын

My @ass

@Wargasm54

2 жыл бұрын

For 7 grand, they better get to “sourcing” 🤣

@rahulmenon4357

2 жыл бұрын

"Lightweight" mahogany is from very old trees (70+ years), not many of those around today. If they did get it, I'm sure it would be 5 times the price.

@BrandonAlexander-sj2qm

2 жыл бұрын

His guitar is thinner than a standard les paul, Idk why they just didn’t make it thinner. (commented before even watching)

@rahulmenon4357

2 жыл бұрын

@@BrandonAlexander-sj2qm Probably would mean re-tooling just for one guitar.

TRUE FACT - my parents still live a few doors up from Peter Frampton's childhood home in the South East London suburbs. Local boy, David Bowie used to play with him at school. Plus Peter's dad was David's art teacher.

The song is "Spooky" by The Atlanta Rhythm Section with the late great Barry Bailey on lead guitar, more than likely playing his beloved Les Paul during the recording of that cool tune. R.I.P. Barry.

@clarkbabin9799

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds almost like Spooky but the last two notes are either swapped in position or is wrong.

@gotfiddle

2 жыл бұрын

Nope

@clarkbabin9799

2 жыл бұрын

@@gotfiddle so what's it sound like to you.

@JKM395

2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU! That was driving me nuts.

@maximusindicusoblivious180

2 жыл бұрын

@@clarkbabin9799 Yeah, a modified Spooky on a modified Frampton.

A three pickup custom has been a dream of mine since almost I started. Saw Keith's on the Rock & Roll Circus film and adored the look since. Thanks for documenting this one Troggo!

I got one of these at release - very early serial number. I do have the cream poker chip but only got the brass toggle switch tip. Mine is a fantastic playing and sounding guitar and very happy to have it for about a year now.

Hello, back in 1975 I bought a '71 triple and turned it into a Frampton clone. The tech at the store showed me the diagram for that wiring, told me I could get "H'bucker strat" tones out of it, so I had it done. Kept it for a year and found I didn't have a use for it, so I sold it like a fool for $550 w/OHSC. Then I saw this and now I'm really kicking myself. Oh well, such is life.

@timhallas4275

2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of my $500 68 Dodge Coronet 440 story. I sold it for junk because I blew the transmission and couldn't fix it. Today, they sell for upwards of $20,000.

@NHfiddle

2 жыл бұрын

@@timhallas4275 I had a $400 Dodge Charger that I restored in '75. It was a '68 with a hemi, the guy didn't want know what he had. Wish I had that one back for sure.

I seen Peter Framton in Milwaukee right after he got his Les Paul back that had been missing 30 plus years earlier. Awesome show!

@vincentrandles8105

Ай бұрын

Don't you mean "saw" Framton come alive? Proper English is important.....

Trogly...that bluesbreaker is sounding scrumptious!!....rock on my man!!!

I wired my 2 Pickup Les Paul Custom as always out of phase in the middle position. Since the "out of phase" effect is dependant on each pickup's signal you can infinantly vary the amount of "out of phase" sound by adjusting the volume controls. When both controls are set the same the effect is very pronounced, adjust one of the volumes up or down and the effect is reduced. I'm using an early pair of single lead Burstbuckers, I had to modify one of them by adding an independant ground ground lead while isolating the pickup's winding ground, not difficult to do at all. I got the idea from watching "The Riff w Nik Sevigny" as he wired his Korina Flying V the same way.

@sgt.grinch3299

2 жыл бұрын

Nice tip

@princequestly2218

2 жыл бұрын

Oh nice I’m actually gonna do that to one of my guitars. Nice tip 👌🏽

@IGrocker

2 жыл бұрын

A much easier way to do this is to remove the magnet and flip it 180 degrees. Same effect is accomplished

@TheFruitMugger

2 жыл бұрын

Hey man, just thought you might wanna know it's infinitely lol like infinity

@timhallas4275

2 жыл бұрын

Switch the green for the black wire on one pickup. It sounds the same by itself, but way different when paired.

'Spooky' by the Altanta Rhythm Section is the name of the song, Austin...This is why I don't understand how some put down signature guitars. Most of the time, this is the only way you get special pups, wiring, wood, finshes, etc....Loved this vid! I'd love to see this with gold pup covers!

@18:20 "Spooky" Atlanta Rhythm Section ~ Great Video! Thanks!

@Probablyshouldnthave

2 жыл бұрын

10yrs prior to spooky there was crystal blue persuasion

Sounded like "Spooky".

@terrywashburn6347

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, by The Atlanta Rhythm Section. Cool tune.

I just watched the Frampton Phenix video on his channel for the first time. What an awesome story. Gibson really did it right the way they put that guitar back together. It's nice to see how insanely happy he is to have his guitar back. Good feels.

I always thought bigger frets would be an improvement. I had Dunlop 6100 put in my '71 Deluxe and I'm really glad.

Interesting wiring. I have a '94 Custom which converted to a Steve Clark 3-pickup signature. Was never 100% sure about the way he had his wiring on that particular guitar, but it's set up with a master tone and 3 individual volumes. It was a dream project of mine which I was super happy to have finally achieved.

" Not anything too cool, so dont get your Hope's up." Dang. I kind of figure that's one of the coolest guitar's you have had on the show. The subjective nature of taste. -* was corrected. His comment was in regard to the Factory defects, not the attractive nature of the beautiful instrument*-

@dirtydanthesecretsauceman8519

2 жыл бұрын

He was referring to the factory error. Meaning that the factory error was nothing special or super unique. Obviously the guitar itself is interesting

@Trog

2 жыл бұрын

that was in reference to the type of factory error, not the guitar

@saltpeter7429

2 жыл бұрын

@@Trog Gotcha Trog, thank you for a response. Yeah, I for one really like the unique wiring on this beauty.

I dig those sounds with the middle pickup! An interesting wiring job, too!

This video needs a talk box. Missed opportunity. :-)

I've been waiting for you to document this! I've been drooling after this guitar for a loooong time

I wish I could buy one out of season.

@JeffMarcum

2 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there. True Frampton fans get it. Nice!

the song sounded like a jazz version of Rockin in the Free World :)

One cool, rare but fairly cheap, all mahogany Les Paul is the "2002 Gibson Les Paul Standard Mahogany 3 Pickup Seymour Duncan Limited Edition" it's as it sounds all mahogany and has 3 Seymour Duncan pickups stock. So if you want that '54/Frampton thing but with Standard specs and different finish it's a neat guitar!

The neck was shaved down on Peters and I love mine. The sound combos you can get are amazing. Blending the middle etc. I use to own a 1970 Black and Gold Custom two pickup and I like this Frampton much more and the neck is easier to play.

I have one of the limited run by Epiphone in 2019. It's a fantastic guitar. I have played one of the Gibson's and the only difference I noticed in my opinion the neck profile is a little thinner on the Epiphone which seems to fit what Frampton has noted about the neck being sanded by the previous owner. The body of the original was also sanded to make it about an 1/16-1/8 of and inch thinner. Mine came with the cream poker chip and cream switch cap. Since I could not afford the Gibson I went with the Epiphone version and I was not disappointed. It plays great with some unique tones.

@JohnnyArtPavlou

2 жыл бұрын

I got one too… But I’m being kind of a dick about it. Because I purchased it as an investment. I mean I really felt that when I saw that it was being offered I could hardly stop myself. It’s really quite a beautiful guitar. With a flawless finish. But I’m just sitting on it. Which is kind of a sin.

@vmax4steve524

2 жыл бұрын

I've got an Antoria Les Paul custom black beauty circa around 1975, bought it for £25 in 1995. Seeing as they were sued by Gibson I assume it's a pretty close copy. Antoria morphed into Ibanez so not to be sniffed at, sounds good, plays well with an ultra low action. I fitted a brass nut and new Seymour Duncan pick ups about five years ago with a custom wiring loom that enabled coil tapping, get some neat sounds out of it, jazzy to head banging.

@vince_vatican777

2 жыл бұрын

I also have the 2018 Epiphone Phenix Black Beauty! Probley the loudest guitar in my collection, love the chambered body and wiring is fabulous with very exotic tones! The finish is flawless, with the ebony fretboard make this guitar top of the rock! Thanks Pete.

@Rickholly74

2 жыл бұрын

@@vmax4steve524 That's great. I had never heard of Antoria guitars. Apparently while they were made in the FuiGen factory in Japan where Ibanez guitars were also made in the 70's they were not part of the Ibanez brand. Here is what I found on the internet. I still have my 1976 Ibanez LP copy and even against either one of my real Gibson Les Paul's, the Ibanez copy is still great. Mine is very naturally relic'd from years of extensive road gigs, but still a great playing guitar. Your Antoria should be just like it in imagine since it came out of the same factory at the same time. Here is what I found. "The Antoria brand consisted of Guyatone-made guitars exported to the UK from Japan. Hank Marvin played an Antoria LG50 prior to Cliff Richard buying him his more famous Fender Stratocaster. Jeff Beck played one,[2] as did Big Jim Sullivan when he was playing with Marty Wilde.[3] They were imported by James T. Coppock (Leeds) Ltd and Charles Summerfield Ltd.[4] Some Antoria guitars may have been manufactured in Bavaria, Germany, by Framus.[5] In the 1970s, Antoria imported guitars made in the FujiGen factory, which also manufactured Ibanez guitars. Later, production shifted to Korea, where, among other models, an imitation Gibson ES-335 was made (a model also sold under the Harmony brand).[6] James T. Coppock ceased trading in the early 1980s and Antoria guitar production ceased. Then, probably in the 1980s, John Lawson acquired the brand and distributed guitars using the name until 2006.[citation needed] In January 2007, the Antoria brand was purchased by Adam Hall Limited, and then in 2010 by Tim Gentle Music of Stockton-on-Tees. The new Antoria electric guitars are manufactured in South Korea, and their acoustic and electro-acoustic guitars in China.[4]"

That is a superb sounding guitar - thanks for posting up. Works well with the BB.

always makes me happy when trogly uploads for the day

I agree, the headstock on that example is spectacular !

Speaking of tributes…..I would love a Steve Clark tribute guitar. Triple humbuckers and a Kahler as per the Hysteria tour

@somedaysometime

2 жыл бұрын

it would be so expensive but so beautiful to just hold. that cream one he had was gorgeous

Evening Austin! I look forward to ending my day relaxing watching your video. I hope your day went well! I'm happy to see your resurgence of interesting in playing the guitar, you said you wanted to begin improving your skills but I have to laugh, you sound great to me but I am such a terrible rookie. I enjoy listening to you play!

Would have been nice to know the reading off of those custombuckers- surprised you omitted that usual part of your workbench routine.

@ces69

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was waiting for that too!

@timkopp2268

2 жыл бұрын

Yep surprised that detail was omitted.

Great guitar. I am huge Frampton fan, you can catch some great concerts on KZread. I really dig the wiring.

Actually a vintage LP Custom is wired as follows with three pickups; bridge, bridge with middle pickup and neck alone.

I truly appreciated this review. Thank you.

Spooky is the name of the song. The lyric goes, "Love is kind of spooky with a crazy little girl like you".

@steveparish9210

2 жыл бұрын

Atlanta rhythm section?

@j.frankparnell.radiation

2 жыл бұрын

@@steveparish9210 Classics IV

@joeschmoe6720

2 жыл бұрын

ARS great song

@steveparish9210

2 жыл бұрын

@@j.frankparnell.radiation did classic 4 and ARS both do it?

@daveniemi393

2 жыл бұрын

I thought it went “ love is kind of crazy with a spooky little girl like you”?

hink the name of the song that escapes you is "Spooky"

Very lovely thingy! Retired, don't have the money..(Hell, even when I HAD the money never had that much lying around....more of a Fender/SG/Rick kind of guy....) but this is so pretty!!!! Might have to try and replicate one....a fun winter project! Thanks, Troggo! PS. At some point, even us old power pop or punk wannabes can appreciate Mr. Frampton.Rock on, Peter!

@thetoneknob4493

2 жыл бұрын

i wanted a fender custom shop hard tail stratocaster body with a thick aaa+ maple top on a mahogany since ide never seen one made that way like a les paul kinda. but the price for custom one off was astounding! so i kept an eye out for the right wood and made it at home myself! it turned out great! i built myself a guitar i couldn't otherwise ever afford! and here i am 20 something yrs later and i still play it evry day!

@ces69

2 жыл бұрын

Get yourself an Epiphone 3 pickup Black Beauty and make the cosmetic changes to pickup surrounds etc!

@hughbarton5743

2 жыл бұрын

Thanx!!!! Thinking about it now...

I used to have a chibson copy of the 05 run. I put 3 dirty fingers in it(giggity). That thing screamed

What a cool story about Peter Frampton's guitar. This is why I enjoy Troglys Guitar Show

Finally!! I've been waiting for a Trog review on this one

Kind of sounds like Spooky?

Wow, this guitar sounds terrific!

Treddart is correct about the weight relief. Without access to Honduran Mahogany it's the only way to get the weight ight. I don't know about yours, but mine had the Ace wiring before I had it converted to Frampton wiring. You could only get the bridge and middle pickup in the middle position. There was no way to get the bridge and neck together, which is why I had it done. But it's a '76. I guess it like you said now. But I'm thinking of adding a phase reverse to the middle knob.

As you say 3 pickup customs do have a unique sound. And this set up is the only factory wiring apart from the late 50s Switchmaster ones that allow you to get all those different combinations. Definitely this wiring (how Frampton's original was wired when he got it btw) has given Frampton his individual sound on those classic 70s recordings.

That bridge pickup has some bite!

@anunexpectedfire4062

2 жыл бұрын

It does indeed

Too bad the didn't burn up the headstock.but it get it's a inspired model. Is there a planecrashed version? 😃

@sgt.grinch3299

2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on climbing to the summer of the mole hill. I’m glad to present your Gold Medal for today.

@scottbogfoot

2 жыл бұрын

@@sgt.grinch3299 Thanks. 🏅

@hkguitar1984

2 жыл бұрын

Congrats

@rondobondo6600

2 жыл бұрын

You just won the fabulous Wallmart award for the very first comment wooohooo you are absolutely amazing 🍪 🍪 🍪

I’ve got a 2016 PF that I bought used and I’m just slightly obsessed with them after having it now for a year or two. I’m surprised at how chunky the neck is on this one that you have. Mine is considerably thinner I believe but now I’m going to have to measure it.

Now I want to rewire the 2004 Ace Chibson I have. It has old Dimarzios and old bumble bee caps, just need to try this wiring if I can find the schematic. Thanks for the cool demo.

one thing i always wished for was a gibson triple pickup guitar that you can hear and play the middle pickup by itself.

Beato has a great interview about this guitar. He cut the body down as well

Uh-huh, the 'mystery riff' your were playing sounds like 'Spooky' by a group called Classics Four. The ARS DOES do a fabulous cover version of the song I will admit, but Classics Four recorded and released the original version! A great song to cruise to in a classic car with the ragtop down on a warm summer evening...

@bryanbentley5448

2 жыл бұрын

Classics IV and ARS have a guitar player in common: J.R. Cobb. ARS also covered "Stormy" originally done by Classics IV.

@clarkbabin9799

2 жыл бұрын

Just so happens one or two members of the Classic IV was also in ARS.

An amazingly cool guitar.

That thing is awesome, although for 7k, I'd try and get an Alpine white 84 explorer whether it be a Gibson or an Epiphone. I'd get other guitars as well, but that Les Paul still is sick tho.

The 2014 Gibson Supreme Triple bucker also has a volume blend for the middle Pickup...

I just recently bought a 1968 Les Paul custom reissue from the reverb demo shop for 4k shipped. I wanted the guitar regardless but just was wondering if it was a smart buy?

I don't really go for signature guitars, and spending $7 Grand on a guitar is way out of my wallet size, but I'd put this one on my dream list.

I'm sure this guitar was bought by Trogly from Gibson, but is it common for the new center pickup 6:28 to have a ripped label on it's underside? It also had no shielding paint. Did they model it exactly after Peter's original and resliced it exactly while leaving the cream colored poker chip off? I'm overthinking in circles, it appears.

I had read somewhere that Peter was given to him by Steve Elliot when in Humble Pie.

Gibby, I love your way!

Very nice! I have the Epi version. It has a cream poker chip. :)

@MrJoeytony

Жыл бұрын

What color are your pickup rings?

@Eric_01

Жыл бұрын

@@MrJoeytony Cream.

Seems like just wiring a volume pot and neck+bridge and have another volume pot for the middle pickup. Then you can get middle only by just turning down the neck+bridge volume.

Nice review.

Jesus that guitar sounds incredible with just a little dirt. 🤩 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😎

Trogly's in the HOUSE!!!

@sgt.grinch3299

2 жыл бұрын

Greg in the house

Put some Super Distortion pickups in it and you've got an Ace Frehley Les Paul, besides the 12th fret inlay...lol

@18:22 it sounds like the song Crystal Blue Persuasion

So, you’d said the middle position is typically the bridge and the bottom position is typically both the bridge and middle pickup and I believe you misspoke as you’ve said it correctly in the past. My R7 Custom 3 pickup is wired with the top being the neck pickup, middle being both middle and bridge pickups and the bottom position being just the bridge pickup. Also, something I’ve never seen you comment on is the differences between guitars wired with PIO(paper in oil) caps like the bumblebees in this one vs those wired with the ceramic disk caps like the modern Customs.

Troglys said, I you want to get your Peter on. 😂 😂

My dream Les Paul! If finances would ever permit I'd definitely get me one, but I'd have to win the lottery!🤣

@samneubauer3625

2 жыл бұрын

At least it looks like you’ve got a nice demon 👀 mopar or no car

@musclecarmitch908

2 жыл бұрын

@@samneubauer3625 Yep, thanks!👍

Its a cool story behind the original guitar, if i was willing to spend 7k on a guitar that would probably be the one. But i really liked the story you told about the father amd son who worked at gibson in the 70s and had those les pauls with the killer one piece tops. Stories like that are interesting to me and i enjoy hearing them.

@claire6650

2 жыл бұрын

If you had 7k to spent on a guitar, dont spend that on a Gibson, specially not a modern one

So, can I put 3 different pickups and have 3 different sounds or does it only work with three of the same?

Mark Mariana did all the modifications to the original guitar and gave it to Frampton when he was in Humble Pie because of the feedback issues Frampton was having when he turned up the volume for solos.

wow......... PF Fan since '71 with Humble Pies "Rockin' The Fillmore" Saw him like 3 times at Winterland (yep DYFLWD) and DOG with 'Skynyrd in '77. Spin "Its A Plain Shame" from FCA. Rules.

You are, the Man.

Loving the sound of the marshal much better

Binding on the neck too!!!!

What color are the pick up rings? White or cream?

I like it. Do you feel like I do?

@myoptik3x103

2 жыл бұрын

Insert random talk box noises.

@vladimirpoutine7522

2 жыл бұрын

@@myoptik3x103 Wah, wah wah, wahhh

What do the bumble bee capacitors do? is it like a treble bleed??

That doodle reminds me of keep on rockin’(in the free world) by Neil young. He does play a les Paul too so I can see that.

Too many versions of this guitar around even though I love the history and look that id ever invest in one. And the middle pickup is just in the way for me to play just like the ace frehley ones

Whatever it was...It made for a tremendous First Concert back in 1977!💯💥😎

Hello, did you hear about the Gibson Nike SB Dunk low ? Super rare shoes modeled after a Gibson case : they are sold through auction at Sothebys HK these days

"Spooky?" Santana?

Hey man, love the content. You’re videos are sort of my after work night cap I guess you could say. Yet I do have a suggestion. Try covering some more lesser known brands, for example, the Reverend guitar video was a good one. The guitar it’s self was interesting and the whole bass knob thing was neat and something most don’t know. I’m just tossing ideas out there, love you videos man, keep up the awesome work

Austin, I still don't know how you do it every day. Your friend in tone, Norman Mozley

✌️👍 beautiful black custom.sounds nice

@saltpeter7429

2 жыл бұрын

It sounds fantastic. What did he say 7k? Bumout.

I'm gonna guess that the reason the middle only "position" sounds different with the flicking of the toggle switch has to do with the polarity of the pickups. Since it would be in phase, out of phase, or both, it would change the sound regardless if the other pickups were active.

$7000 with a QC process so sloppy it didn't even notice the guitar had the wrong poker chip.

Troglio the guitario!! Keep up the good work

Spookey !

I love it.

Spooky! It was covered by Atlanta Rhythm Section, The Classics Five, and Roy Orbison. Written by Buddy Buie.

@john564holloway

2 жыл бұрын

Good goin', Tom! Can't believe you & I are about the only ones who identified the song.

@tomschrein417

2 жыл бұрын

@@john564holloway Thanks John, always liked that song 👍

@john564holloway

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomschrein417 Yep! Great band!

Yay!!

Austin is in His House 🏠 of AWESOME Guitars 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸❤🎸🎸

@sgt.grinch3299

2 жыл бұрын

Randy in the house

@hkguitar1984

2 жыл бұрын

Randy and Sarge are in the House

The one he has on Frampton live album did have a pick guard

lol. I just finished watching yesterday's video

@hkguitar1984

2 жыл бұрын

Catch up time

Yeah, they definitely missed putting on shielding on the bottom of the routing for that middle pickup.

Yes

What amp were you running through???????????????? If you were using an Amp or something else.