Love that LP! Its got an all business look to it!
The LP is one axe I've not yet owned, yet
. I've been a Strat guy for years, then in the 80's/90s went Ibanez RG series for flexibility (studio and live).
I did p/up a sweet early 80s Gibson Explorer for spare change, don't play it as its not my style or very comfortable 'for me' to play. Its appreciated some 500% over what I paid for it. Maybe my son will want it when he gets old enough?
I do plan on adding a nice flame top LP to the stable one day soon.
A buddy of mine (retired investment banker) has been on a buying spree since the economy has forced so many guitars on the market. I'll get a pic of his collection and see how many can identify what he's got. Pretty cool and unusual stuff along with the standards.
Re EMG
In the 80s and 90s I lived and played in the Bay area, EMG was virtually unknown to most guys back then (early 80s I think).
For us it took a while for the 'active' p/ups that needed batteries to gain traction.
I remember a Parker Fly was one of the 1st I played with the EMGs. I immediately saw the benefits after playing my instructors Mark Johnson custom. I think we used 80 and 85s (?)in my Ibanez guitars with great results.
(Don't have that one anymore)
Never put them in a Strat tho, I prefered the Texas Specials in the Strats.
Bringing back some memories!!