Well crack my walnuts!!!!!!

[Aceman]

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[QUOTE=eclecticsynergy;4271225]The originals have three significant features that the new reissue doesn't:

Real ebony fretboard
- Noted. That is a bummer, but meh.

Long tenon neck joint
- Whatever. Does nothing for me or the guitar

T-tops
- If you love T-Tops, sure. I don't. So win....duncans would go in anyway. 59's perhaps!

[Aceman]

Re: Well crack my walnuts!!!!!!

Old ones run almost the same price, and can be in plain crappy shape.

[Mincer]

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The solution is easy, then...used new ones (when available)!

[BTMN]

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[Jeff_H]

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Then Gibson should just send them all to GC and request they be hung next to the Epiphones. They'll be used but technically still new within days.

[audiocheck]

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typical in '79. My '79 Custom had to have a refret in only 5 years of use.

[audiocheck]

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As much as people online knock Gibson, the guitars are consistently better than the Norlin product ever was.

I disagree

[audiocheck]

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The originals have three significant features that the new reissue doesn't:
Real ebony fretboard
Long tenon neck joint
T-tops

I'd look for an old one rather than paying more than it's worth for a so-so modern copy. The originals (that's The Paul, not the Firebrand or the The Paul II) play well and sound massive.

Agree, Norlin made it's modifications to reduce price, but Henry's era makes inappropriate changes and charges MORE. Forever I will be offended by offering the Les Paul Custom as a Custom Shop Only guitar with a synthetic fingerboard. That **** is ridicules and an insult to Gibson's history. Just because Henry is not allowed to purchase Ebony, that doesn't mean there are not other real wood choices to go with. He's just lazy and doesn't want to offer affordable guitars.

I would take a 3 piece Maple Neck, Pancake Body and 3 piece plain top over any fake ebony fingerboard any day of the week. Plus Norlin era wood is now aged to perfection.

[Chistopher]

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I would take a 3 piece Maple Neck, Pancake Body and 3 piece plain top over any fake ebony fingerboard any day of the week. Plus Norlin era wood is now aged to perfection.

Anyone who says pancake bodies sound inherently worse than single piece bodies is either dumb or has a hidden agenda.

[Sirion]

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Does the richlite stuff really sound/feel that bad? Or are people vehemently opposed to it just because?

[Chistopher]

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Does the richlite stuff really sound/feel that bad? Or are people vehemently opposed to it just because?

If no one told you, you wouldn't notice a difference.

[AlexR]

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Does the richlite stuff really sound/feel that bad? Or are people vehemently opposed to it just because?

Just because......

And despite probably only being a few $$ different to buy a fretboard of one vs the other, critics somehow want the guitar to be thousands cheaper due to no ebony.

There is a manic 'like it was in the 50's' mentality with most LP owners. Its in part why the 'Norlins suck' brigade exists. Many haven't even actually played any, they just hate because the next person does and they can do no better than parrot other's beliefs - beliefs that are most likely parroted in the first place.
It usually comes as a great shock that the 'golden age' of Gibson was responsible for the change to a volute, 3 piece neck, 3 piece tops, oversized headstock, pancake body, 14 degree headstock angle and move away from long tenon construction.
The second shock is that the latter part of the Norlin era was responsible for removing most of these and returning to more vintage specs.

Henry did absolutely nothing when he took over to the construction of a LP in the USA line to make it more vintage.....he kept the nashville bridge, short tenon, 3 piece top and weight relief rolling right along.

[chadd]

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I would take a 3 piece Maple Neck, Pancake Body and 3 piece plain top over any fake ebony fingerboard any day of the week. Plus Norlin era wood is now aged to perfection.

I loved the three piece maple necks, never had to adjust any of them and they had a little more bite to them than the mahogany necks. Volutes made sense, too.

[Dave Locher]

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I loved the three piece maple necks, never had to adjust any of them and they had a little more bite to them than the mahogany necks. Volutes made sense, too.

You and me both, brother!

[audiocheck]

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Does the richlite stuff really sound/feel that bad? Or are people vehemently opposed to it just because?

I am not against it, just not on a guitar you are gonna charge $5K for. Martin Guitars use it on there inexpensive line and thats fine. If I was looking to save money, which I some times do, than all good on a budget guitar. It's just ever since the mid 90's Gibson has over priced their stuff and i don't see justification to put Richlite on a guitar with that high a price tag. I bought a 2013 LPJ brand new for $490 and it came with a real Rosewood Fingerboard. If it had come with Richlite, I would have still bought it.