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Richlite vs Ebony would be like pleather vs real leather on your Ferrari. Would you notice? Probably not. But that's not the point....I PAID for a Ferrari!Originally posted by Bad City
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Originally posted by AlexR View PostJust 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.
You are right, Norlin woke up and reintroduced some very important design elements. Things started seriously changing by 1982. By late 80's Henry improved the USA line by doing most with book matched tops again. That was a nice improvement. The Golden age of Cork Sniffing hit in the late 80's-early 90's. Early to mid 80's no one was interested in LPs, Golden Age or not.
Just a side note: I think the Norlin Maple neck LPs are the best ones to play metal on. They just have that extra bite.
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wtf is wrong with you people
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Richlite isn't all that "cheap". Less expensive than the better grades of rosewood and ebony but not less expensive than the lower cost fretboard blanks. At least not what it costs an individual to buy them. I don't know what the cost differences would be for manufacturers.
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Originally posted by formula73 View PostHad an old Firebrand. It ripped.
Anybody talking smack on all Norlin Gibsons because ‘muh uncle’s roommate’s pancake body’ needs to lay off the kool aid.
BC rich glues a dozen pieces of wood together and it has GOD-tone. Gibson glues three together and it sucks....as if you can see it anyway. I have two Pancake LPs. A 73 and a 74 repro. They sound fantastic.
Maple neck win > pancake loss (Not that there really is any except according to the internet)Originally posted by Bad City
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I have a much more extensive Walnut LP response in the other thread.Originally posted by Bad City
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Originally posted by Aceman View PostAmen!
BC rich glues a dozen pieces of wood together and it has GOD-tone. Gibson glues three together and it sucks....as if you can see it anyway. I have two Pancake LPs. A 73 and a 74 repro. They sound fantastic.
Maple neck win > pancake loss (Not that there really is any except according to the internet)
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Originally posted by Aceman View PostIf you love T-Tops, sure. I don't. So win....duncans would go in anyway. 59's perhaps!
Not trying to dissuade you from buying the reissue. But if you can find an original one nearby, you might try it out and see how they compare feelwise. Since you plan on switching pickups anyway, feel is what really matters..
"You should know better by now than to introduce science into a discussion of voodoo."
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Originally posted by formula73 View PostYour 73 has a maple neck? Mine’s maho.
Smooth, fast, bright, and strong as %$#$. Best LP necks ever IMO.Originally posted by Bad City
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Originally posted by eclecticsynergy View PostI like T-tops for neck position. At the bridge, not so much. But in a walnut The Paul they sound larger than life.
Not trying to dissuade you from buying the reissue. But if you can find an original one nearby, you might try it out and see how they compare feelwise. Since you plan on switching pickups anyway, feel is what really matters.
Full Disclosure: I have a T-Top in the neck of my 79. That particular pickup, in that particular guitar just seems to work.Originally posted by Bad City
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