Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?

[orpheo]

Re: Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?

about the walnut-guitar. I have a full walnut les paul, and that guitar isn't much heavier than a regular mahogany/maple les paul. in fact, its somewhere between the heavier and lighter les pauls I have. perhaps 4.5, 4.6 kilo's? my wenge/padouk les paul, thats a heavy son of a b!tch. that one is 6,3 kilo's.

cheers!

[Ayrton]

Re: Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?

10 pounds is still a hefty guitar...

14 pounds is a boat anchor.

[orpheo]

Re: Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?

10 pounds is still a hefty guitar...

14 pounds is a boat anchor.

I agree. I don't play those heavy guitars regularly. I'm moving towards lighter guitars nowadays. but those heavy guitars have their (musical and emotional) purpose.

[ItsaBass]

Re: Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?

One of my two main gigging guitars at the time is a non-weight-relieved Paul. I never notice it being particularly heavy, though it is over 12 pounds. OTOH, the other main gigging guitar is a swamp ash Esquire, which I notice being particularly light!

[loudriver23]

Re: Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?

I hate waiting for parts.

[Ayrton]

Re: Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?

I hate waiting for parts.

Same here, but I hate to pay retail more.

Tone Pros stuff is back ordered, so I went with regular Gotoh in nickel.

I wanted chrome, but that was an even longer wait.

The only thing I am giving up is the lock studs on the bridge, so small sacrifice (not to mention saving $50).

[BloodRose]

Re: Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?

One of my two main gigging guitars at the time is a non-weight-relieved Paul. I never notice it being particularly heavy, though it is over 12 pounds. OTOH, the other main gigging guitar is a swamp ash Esquire, which I notice being particularly light!

my Burny LP is at least 12lbs

[JordanM82]

Re: Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?

Dude, I look for this thread daily for possible updates... the work so far is amazing bro, can't wait to see it get some finish on it... have you picked a color yet?

[Ayrton]

Re: Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?

... have you picked a color yet?

I think so...

[Rand-O-Monium]

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[loudriver23]

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Update???

[Ayrton]

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Update???

Just waiting on hardware... I roughed out the bone nut, and it now sits in the case.

I am working on another guitar that is going off to paint at the same time. I hope to have it ready to go before the end of the month, so I can get them back before December and my painter gets jammed with NAMM work.

[Ayrton]

Re: Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?

Look what showed up today...

I actually ordered two of everything, but I already opened some stuff.



I just finished mocking up another guitar last night, so I can get back to this one now.

[G3ordy]

Re: Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?

Can't wait to see it!

[Ayrton]

Re: Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?

All mocked up...



Roughed in the nut, going to finish that tonight and crash.



This is the other thing I am working on, anyone wanna guess what this is going to be?