New Gibson Les Paul day!

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

Such an impulse buy...

This showed up today. A used 2013 Gibson Les Paul LPJ (no binding, no pick guard, minimal nitro layers)
The box was destroyed...I was worried (as my last guitar was snapped in shipping)
Neck is straight, frets are excellent.

I first pulled it out and wiped it all down. Looked it all over, it's got a few dingers and rub spots...very cool.

Took it out to the garage and pulled the strap buttons, installed schaller straploks.
Pulled the bridge pickup
Installed a DiMarzio X2N which I had pre-wired to the Gibson plugin for their PC board

Lem oiled the fretboard
Strung it with EB beefy bottom skinny tops
Plugged it in and nothing but super quiet flat buzzy grounding going on.

Pulled the pcb, and plug. Pulled the cover to the toggle, used de-oxit on everything

Put it all back together...still nothing.

I rewired the eBay/Gibson plug thing.... Still didn't work for crap.... Not happy with that. Took me 20 minutes looking at pictures online and comparing wire colors....

So I put the original 498t back in it.
Tuned it up.
Plugged in and it plays.

Sounds ok. Not amazing, just ok.
I re-wiped the back of the neck down, not sure if it's sticky or what, but it was hot and sweaty as heck out there so....

Tomorrow I'll get after wiring that pickup again, or order a real Gibson jack from somewhere.... Maybe I have one on an old sg pcb out there?

It plays well. Setup was easy, ( or I'm just a really good guesser..)

First thoughts:
I think it needs a better nut.
I was afraid the 50s neck was going to be a huge baseball bat like my other LPJ , but it's actually rather thin!
I'll intonate tomorrow as well. It's just too hot and muggy out there to work anymore on it.

I think it looks sick!

[LRS]

You forgot the pictures! ;-)

EDIT

Must have been my browser, now it looks fine! Nice axe!

[Mincer]

It does look really cool. I wasn't familiar with this model.

[beaubrummels]

Nice one. Great platform for modding. Reminds me of the old "The Paul" models. I like that the headstock has the split diamond even though everything else is minimal.

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

Nice one. Great platform for modding. Reminds me of the old "The Paul" models. I like that the headstock has the split diamond even though everything else is minimal.

Yes it does kinda look like those. Walnut body and headstock, weren't they? And flat tops.

[Rex_Rocker]

Nice! Congrats!

I always loved those black covered pickups.

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

A blonde, a brunette, and a scraggly looking raven walk into a club.

[ehdwuld]

my Gibson is part of the S series
I think the LPJ is part of the same series

thin satin finish
maple neck
no maple cap

[Mincer]

I've said it before, but I love satin-finished LPs. And the plainer the better.

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

my Gibson is part of the S series
I think the LPJ is part of the same series

thin satin finish
maple neck
no maple cap

I have 2 LPJs and a tribute and the BFG
All have thin nitro satin finish
All have a carved maple top
All come without any binding
LPJs and BFG have no pick guard, Tribute did(I take them off)
LPJs have maple neck, Tribute and BFG have mahogany necks.

I've never heard of the S series... Cool, I'll learn about it.

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

I've said it before, but I love satin-finished LPs. And the plainer the better.

Amen brother! You're speaking my language!

Now I like to look at the pretty, shiny ones very much. They are amazing, but they aren't for me to play in my "style" I guess. It's purely aesthetic for me. Dark, heavy, plain or different is what I shoot for I think.

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

I got the X2N wired in correctly, that thing sounded like a ice pick in that LP... Now way.
happens to me all the time, I try something besides a Distortion and end up wasting time and money ha ha ha.

Actually the 498t doesn't sound as bad as I remember. It may live here awhile just to be a little darker than my other LPs.

I also took the iron to my volume knob. So much better now.

[donaldr]

I really like my 2014 Gibson LPJ, with some cosmetic mods:

[Securb]

I am glad you are digging the neck as is. The advantage to those 50's necks is some incredible tone and, in my case unbelievable sustain. After a while, you won't even notice the thickness.

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

I really like my 2014 Gibson LPJ, with some cosmetic mods:

Dude! We are guitar brothers! Ha ha that thing looks sweet!