NGD bucket list guitar!

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

I've been drooling over these since I first laid my peepers on them!

This past weekend, my other guitardist finished paying me for my LPJ. So I had money burning a hole in my pocket.

Ended up at the music store in Prescott today just goofing around and saw this. I had to add 4 bills on top of the 1k I had in my pocket, but .... I'm happy with it!

As I understand it, Gibson makes like 500 or so of these one time every 10 years or something like that. This one is a brand new 2018 model. Hasn't been molested at all.

It's very First molestation was captured by my phone today...

 

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

2018 Les Paul BFG Humbuckers Electric Guitar Specifications: Body
Body shape: Single cutaway
Body type: Solid body
Body material: Solid wood
Top wood: Maple
Body wood: Weight relieved Mahogany
Body finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose
Orientation: Right handed
Neck
Neck shape: Rounded
Neck wood: Mahogany
Joint: Set-in
Scale length: 24.75 in.
Truss rod: Standard
Neck finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose
Fretboard
Material: Torrefied Granadillo
Radius: 12 in.
Fret size: Medium
Number of frets: 22
Inlays: No
Nut width: 1.687 in. (42.8 mm) Tektoid
Pickups
Configuration: HH
Neck: Humbucker Open Coil
Middle:
Bridge: Humbucker Open Coil
Brand: Gibson
Active or passive pickups: Passive
Series or parallel: Parallel
Piezo: No
Active EQ: No
Special electronics:
Controls
Control layout: Volume 1, volume 2, tone 1, tone 2
Pickup switch: 3-way
Coil tap or split:
Kill switch: No
Hardware
Bridge type: Fixed
Bridge design: Tune-o-matic
Tailpiece: Stopbar
Tuning machines: Kluson Keystone
Color: Aged chrome

 

[nexion218]

As much as I am not a fan of LPs, that thing looks sweet! Congrats!

 

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

First day of school pic.

 

[solspirit]

It's wicked I'm not am LP fan but I love the color and the markerless fretboard. Sounds awesome too

 

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

Thanks guys!
I already slapped my Nazgûl in it!

 

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

First day of school upgrade pic.

 

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

Twisted lots of knobs and got a tone I really like out of her.

 

[Mincer]

Always liked those guitars too. Straight to the point. No frilly stuff.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

All the BFGs I've seen had a P90 in neck position, with pickup switch by the knobs and a killswitch up on the shoulder.
Was this one modded to put a humbucker there? Or is it a newer series, with the design tweaked?

I know some don't like Gibson's noiseless P90, the P100. And many objected to having the killswitch up there.
Makes sense that they might've changed the model; I just haven't seen any others like yours.

 

[Erlend_G]

Sounds brutal \m/

...I swore to myself, not to get anymore guitars. But a humbucker laden baritone/7-string/Bass VI might be on its way this year

 

[PFDarkside]

Awesome, enjoy!

 

[Artie]

Cool axe. I know I could "google" it, but remind me what BFG stands for. Also, what is the "soldering iron in the side of the knob" do? Just curious.

 

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

All the BFGs I've seen had a P90 in neck position, with pickup switch by the knobs and a killswitch up on the shoulder.
Was this one modded to put a humbucker there? Or is it a newer series, with the design tweaked?

I know some don't like Gibson's noiseless P90, the P100. And many objected to having the killswitch up there.
Makes sense that they might've changed the model; I just haven't seen any others like yours.

Here's what I've learned so far:
The original Gibson Les Paul BFG and the BFG Limited Edition variants, were only made in 2007 and 2008.

The Gibson Les Paul BFG Gator model, and the BFG Tremolo models, and Gary Moore models, were made in 2011 and 2012.

It was reintroduced in 18 with an option for 2 P90s or 2 Humbuckers.

 

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

Cool axe. I know I could "google" it, but remind me what BFG stands for. Also, what is the "soldering iron in the side of the knob" do? Just curious.

The Barely Finished Guitar is what most people call it, but those in the know...
Stolen from MyLesPaul.com:
A couple of weeks ago Don (here on the forum) emailed Gibson to ask about what BFG stood for and here is the reply:

Hello,

Thanks for writing!! The proper meaning is Bad F Guitar.

Best regards,

Vincent Wynne
Gibson Customer Service
1-800-4GIBSON
service@gibson.com

 

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

Also, what is the "soldering iron in the side of the knob" do? Just curious.

Dime made it popular, but it gives the slippery sides of the knob traction. So we call them "traction knobs".

 

[Artie]

Dime made it popular, but it gives the slippery sides of the knob traction. So we call them "traction knobs".

Ah. Of course. I probably could have figured that out after my 1st cup of coffee.

 

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

Here's a neat feature that's specific to the "not finished idea"....

 

[Mincer]

Wow.

 

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

I made this yesterday morning before I even got out of bed.