Got my Les Paul!!!

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Young Angus

Kometose Tonologist
Well, finally got my Les Paul standard.

Its a heritage cherry one with a fat 50's neck and oh boy....its NICE!

Construction and build and quality looks to be pretty damn good, and the action and feel its got right out of the box is amazing! Just feels so good to bend and play on, and its got a resonance to it which is just lovely ;)

The stock alnico V burstbuckers sound pretty good too, especially the neck sounds great for jazz, really really warm cleans, and the middle position is great for clean stuff of all sorts. The bridge is however a little weaker but still sounds great with a little more kick behind it. On my ENGL i turn the sensitivity switch on with the clean channel and play through the bridge pickup and it sounds great for semi clean rock chords and stuff, just great!

And the finish is fantastic...ill nab my sisters digital camera and take some pics soon ;)

Ill probably change the pickups when i get the money, to either a CC/Jazz combo or a JB/Jazz combo...leaning heavily towards the CC/Jazz combo.

The fingerboard looks great too, the rosewood is much darker than i thought it would be, i almost thought it could be ebony when i first saw it!

Fantastic guitar...very very happy! My faith in Gibson is restored :D
 
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Congrats. Looking forward to seeing the pics.

I'd hold off on the pup change. If the Burstbuckers are working for you, then leave it as it is for now...if it aint busted, don't fix it!!! :)
 
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Excellent, 'bro! I just bought a Gibby Studio yesterday and will probably put a Custom and a '59 in it for now until I decide whether I go the same route as you with the JB/Jazz set.

Congrats, and let the Pauly-Mojo flow!
 
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I also have a Les Paul 2003 Standard with the 50s neck and it is magical. I actually like the stock electronics and pickups even with the 300k volume pots.

I am learning to love the lower output pickups and you should have all the gain you need from that amp so learn to love it! :) Don't change out p'ups just yet, trust me!!

I am getting great Jerry Cantrel tones with my LP Standard.

I've tried the C-5 and BBQ in my LP and have no problem leaving the stock electronics in place!!
 
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great man, i'm happy you're happy bout your new axe. cant wait to see the pix
 
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papersoul said:
I also have a Les Paul 2003 Standard with the 50s neck and it is magical. I actually like the stock electronics and pickups even with the 300k volume pots.

I am learning to love the lower output pickups and you should have all the gain you need from that amp so learn to love it! :) Don't change out p'ups just yet, trust me!!

I am getting great Jerry Cantrel tones with my LP Standard.

I've tried the C-5 and BBQ in my LP and have no problem leaving the stock electronics in place!!
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Magical is a good word for it, it just feels magical :D

Ive got no problems with the sound of the stock electronics, although i would like to perhaps make a tone knob into a splitter blender knob because i just dont use tone controls. But apart from something like that im not going to be going into different volume pots and things unless i find out exactly what difference they make...i somehow dont think ill need to frigg with it too much though, its got a great vibe already and like Duncan said...if it aint broke, dont fix it!
 
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Now learn to play the darn thing haha!! :D Congrats man.. it sounds like a beaut :)
 
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Congrats - after all that you have been through glad that the guitar is what you want. Can't wait to see the pictures. As Duncan and others have said leave the stock pups on them because they are reminisicient of the way Gibson used to make them - although they do sound a bit warmer. If you go down the route of changing out the pups - be very careful - it could be very expensive.

Have you got your amp as yet?
 
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congrats !! :)
enjoy and play in good health .. post up some pics and clips for us to enjoy soon!
cheers
t4d
 
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nice one man

and you got the fat neck as well! welcome to comfort land my friend :)
 
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Norman_T said:
Congrats - after all that you have been through glad that the guitar is what you want. Can't wait to see the pictures. As Duncan and others have said leave the stock pups on them because they are reminisicient of the way Gibson used to make them - although they do sound a bit warmer. If you go down the route of changing out the pups - be very careful - it could be very expensive.

Have you got your amp as yet?
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Nah havent got the amp yet, but its en route and should be here on the 8th july. But i wont be able to play it straight away ill have to get the power converted, but it'll look mighty nice in the meantime ;)
 
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Marinblues said:
Excellent!

Which year was it made in?

How do you like the fatter neck?
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Not sure about the year, how do i tell? Its brand new though and looks like it just came straight from gibson, its got the gibson check list in the case.

The fatter neck is great! It feels so chunky and comfy, especially for jazzy chordings, just feels right.

Ive taken some pics but the file sizes are too large so im trying to shrink them.
 
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Young Angus said:
Not sure about the year, how do i tell? Its brand new though and looks like it just came straight from gibson, its got the gibson check list in the case..
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Should be 2004, but you can tell by the serial number - first and fifth numbers are the year it was made (for example 02353489 would be made in 2003, 93427xxx, would have been made in 1997 etc)
 
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Duncan said:
Should be 2004, but you can tell by the serial number - first and fifth numbers are the year it was made (for example 02353489 would be made in 2003, 93427xxx, would have been made in 1997 etc)
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In that case its a 2003 model (sounds like a car).
 
Re: Got my Les Paul!!!

wow - YA .. that is one VERY pretty guitar .. looks exactly like a LP should look

cheers
t4d
 
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