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Doug and Pat take a look at a couple of high priced Gibson "dead on this time" R9 Les Paul's and again ask the question: how do you know it's exactly like a true '58-59-60 burst, do you have one? They compare them to a couple vintage guitars to see if they are indeed "clones". Let's look at the details and see how they compare because friends-Gibson is charging you a premium for the honor of owning one. Maybe there are some details you can use for your next purchase unless you just don't care. Then you're on your own.

And now the results of the Blindfold Test #2 (Which you will need to watch first for this to make any sense). Doug and Pat now tell you which guitar was which, how did you do guessing the different sounds? Of course friends, there is no wrong answer, only your own taste in PAF style pickups so congrats to all of the people who guessed. And for the true D&P fans, Pat's fashion tips and how to shop on a budget. Everyone's a winner.

Doug and Pat ask the question, can you tell the difference between the 1958 Les Paul with PAF pickups and a mid 80's Tokai? Five guitars, all unseen will be played to see if you can find Oscar. Descriptions of the guitars start at 4:28, the demos start at 16:37 with all demo locations on screen. Lots of great information and great guitars await, take your best guess, we reveal the results on January 23rd, 2019. You want those Pat discount shopping tips? Done!

Doug and Pat take on the big three of German engineered PAF style pickups to find out how they fare against Oscar, the '58 Les Paul. Man, we can see these guys are going international but perhaps they'll tell us about their summer vacations too. And did Gibson really use only A4 magnets in the Golden Era? It's all here. The demos start at 7:20, the mayhem starts immediately. Guten Morgen, lass uns gehen . D&P

Doug and Pat return with five new PAF style humbucking pickup demos and as always will be comparing them to the original PAF equipped 1958 Les Paul goldtop tone machine known as "Oscar". Let's check out the Duncan Antiquity set, Geppetto Nomad set, Onamac Windery Top Shelf set, Rheilander Muckbucker and from Chile the Organic Stigma. How do they do? Let's find out in spite of all the danger.

Doug and Pat check out some of the higher priced PAF type humbucking pickups in their on going quest for truth through tone. Featuring the popular Wizz pickups, ThroBak SLE-101, Doyle Coils TRU-CLONES and the legendary Tom Holmes sets with a direct comparison to the '58 Les Paul gold top with PAF's known as "Oscar". Worth the money? You decide friends. There is a high cover charge for this party but it just might be worth it.

Well, these pickup makers really showed up ready to take on the 1958 Les Paul PAF equipped tone machine known as "Oscar" and we don't mean maybe. PAF modeled humbuckers from Buzztone, VIP, Geppetto and Monty's of London. Do they bring us tonal bliss? We think so but it's your turn with the score card so come on in and we'll compare notes.

Call us crazy but can you really tell the difference between a highly prized vintage Gibson electric guitar from the fifties and a re-issue? How about those high priced boutique PAF clones you're thinking about buying, how do they stack up to the real deal? Confused? OK, how about if you could hear them all playing the same song by the same player through the same amp recorded exactly the same way every time? Welcome to "Chasing Oscar", written and recorded by Doug and Pat for exactly that purpose: to hear how (let's say) a 2013 R9 might compare to the original 1958 PAF equipped Les Paul known as "Oscar" or a Custom Shop Les Paul Special to an original 1956. And how do those expensive boutique "PAF" style pickups sound when you put them in an affordable guitar compared to the icons of the guitar world? You get the idea. Let's take this journey together, right now, and then on the Doug and Pat Show web site. Go back often as we'll be adding more guitars and more pickups every week all for you. Doug and Pat Present "Chasing "Oscar", need we say more?

Doug and Pat demo pickups from RC Pickups, Tamm Custom Pickups, Sanford Magnetics and Tyson Tone Lab and compare them to an original 1958 Les Paul Standard named "Oscar". Independent winders are making great stuff and willing to compare what they do to an original PAF LP which is kind of refreshing. Also, introducing "Chasing Oscar", a feast for the ears if you know what we mean. Yeah!

Doug and Pat take a time out from their busy, exciting lives to answer some of the questions asked them over the last two years about vintage and new guitars and amps, recording them, adjusting them, Pat's pipe and just clarifying a few things around here including some tips from Pat on what to eat before your gig. We give back people, we give back! This is the second time we've posted this because of some You Tube issues. Now better than ever!

How do custom pickup winders Shed, Sigil and Lustbucker compare against a real 1960 "burst" W/PAF's and a Gibson Custom Shop R9 W/CUSTOMbuckers (NOT BURSTBUCKERS-SORRY ABOUT THAT)? Let's tune in and find out. Also, we name the '60 "burst" finally as well as Make Doug and Pat Rich ideas.

Doug and Pat bring along more pickups and guitars to go up against '58 Gold Top known as Oscar and the early 1960 Burst. Fun facts, some big time whining from Pat and snappy patter make this a party for Les Paul fans and cool sounding pickup fans. And that's pronounced pAf, try it again. D&P