Gibson and Japanese Les Pauls

[Obsessive Compulsive]

Re: Gibson and Japanese Les Pauls

This post is not only ridiculous, it's ridiculously wrong!

"Les Paul" is not a brand that belongs to the Gibson family, it is a type of guitar, that is actually manufactured by some other companies even better than the ones made by Gibson.

Unplug that cork from your nose and get out in the real world some time. Heck, I've made a couple "Les Pauls" that are far superior to Gibsons.

Les Paul may not be a brand, but didn't Les Paul the person license his name to Gibson exclusively? And he didn't like it when the company slapped his name on SG, then the company dropped it?

I think Les Paul as a type of guitar is colloquial, but not legally binding.

 

[Little Pigbacon]

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Eh, boy.

 

[justFred]

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Les Paul may not be a brand, but didn't Les Paul the person license his name to Gibson exclusively? And he didn't like it when the company slapped his name on SG, then the company dropped it?

I think Les Paul as a type of guitar is colloquial, but not legally binding.

he asked Gibson to remove his name from the SG guitar because he was going through a divorce and there were some community property issues involved if his name was to be used on the SG.

 

[stupendous silly]

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Eh, boy.

Indeed...

 

[eclecticsynergy]

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he asked Gibson to remove his name from the SG guitar because he was going through a divorce and there were some community property issues involved if his name was to be used on the SG.

He also hated the SG design. Even more so because Gibson didn't ask or even tell him when they changed the guitar; he passed a music store one day and saw an unfamiliar guitar for sale in the window. With his name on it. He still got red in the face talking about that twenty years afterward. Les was not a loud kind of guy, but you could tell when he was pissed off.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

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Edwards Black Beauty arrived today! It's much newer than my others, an '07. But it's pretty nice.

 

[Jacew]

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Edwards Black Beauty arrived today! It's much newer than my others, an '07. But it's pretty nice.

What's tha neck pickup?

 

[stupendous silly]

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Those look cool... I don't know much more... enjoy.

 

[Sirion]

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I see two problems here:

1: No Rob option
2: No Heritage option

 

[stupendous silly]

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I don't know Rob and I am not a rich guy that is why... unless rob is as in 'rob a bank'

 

[eclecticsynergy]

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What's tha neck pickup?

SD Customshop staple, the closest thing to the Gibson staple neck pickup that's available nowadays.
The bridge is a Zhangbucker overwound P90.

 

[beaubrummels]

Gibson and Japanese Les Pauls

Edwards Black Beauty arrived today! It's much newer than my others, an '07. But it's pretty nice.

Gas want gas want

 

[stupendous silly]

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Hey guys, I was going to order aTokai LS186 or similar level Tokai but a few concerns held me back. I need to ascertain that the the Cites regulations wont cause problems with the customs here. And there are more than one 'Customs' as regards the rules and procedures, First Worlders might be puzzled to hear. More fundamentally there is something in Tokai demos I listen to that doesn't sound right. Not necessarily bad but not a true Les Paul sound either IMO. It becomes more 'true Les Paul' with the highest models, so I think it could be the type of wood, African vs Honduran, since they use Honduran mahogany in the top models. I have bought quite a few pieces of equipment sight unseen from abroad, and my utube observations were usually spot on, sometimes sadly so because I was swayed by the 'utube observations don't mean anything' motto. I can't provide a method for it, so it is admittably subjective, but I think I got good guts feelings on this, what can I say. Back to the actual issue, I am of the opinion I should get a Honduran mahogany guitar and a good one, maybe have it custom made. Or get a Gibson USA if I think it will cut it. If you got objections to my thinking on this please let me know.