Les Paul Supreme With Extra Bling
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Chris of Arabia
Desert RATT
Re: Les Paul Supreme With Extra Bling
Fits right in - I think the colour of the top lends itself to the bling treatment.
Fits right in - I think the colour of the top lends itself to the bling treatment.
Johnny the Kid
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Re: Les Paul Supreme With Extra Bling
It looks good to me.
It looks good to me.
Boogie Bill
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Re: Les Paul Supreme With Extra Bling
I have two Supremes, a Root Beer and a HCSB and I have to say that I like the gold rings. I put a set of Seths and an RS Kit in my Root Beer, and that was a big improvement but it cost me $150 for a tech the install. A total PITA, the tech told me.
I have the stock 490R/498T set in the HCSB, and I hate them. I've got another set of Seths and a set of Pearly's that could go in the HCSB, but I want to figure out some kind of quick disconnect for the pickups in case I wind up not liking the Pearlys in this guitar. Either way, I stick with gold covers like the factory pickups, as I did with the Seths on the Root Beer.
These are cool guitars, just drop dead gorgeous, but I sure wish they'd done a backplate of some kind for the controls.
BTW, I also installed Gotoh LW aluminum tailpieces from Stew-Mac on these, and it was a worthwhile improvement to my ears. It gave the guitar a little more dynamics and an airier tone. Kind of took it more into the realm of a semi-hollow, rather than the focused tone of say, a Custom.
Pretty guitar. Enjoy!
Bill
I have two Supremes, a Root Beer and a HCSB and I have to say that I like the gold rings. I put a set of Seths and an RS Kit in my Root Beer, and that was a big improvement but it cost me $150 for a tech the install. A total PITA, the tech told me.
I have the stock 490R/498T set in the HCSB, and I hate them. I've got another set of Seths and a set of Pearly's that could go in the HCSB, but I want to figure out some kind of quick disconnect for the pickups in case I wind up not liking the Pearlys in this guitar. Either way, I stick with gold covers like the factory pickups, as I did with the Seths on the Root Beer.
These are cool guitars, just drop dead gorgeous, but I sure wish they'd done a backplate of some kind for the controls.
BTW, I also installed Gotoh LW aluminum tailpieces from Stew-Mac on these, and it was a worthwhile improvement to my ears. It gave the guitar a little more dynamics and an airier tone. Kind of took it more into the realm of a semi-hollow, rather than the focused tone of say, a Custom.
Pretty guitar. Enjoy!
Bill
RorySquier
Well-known member
Re: Les Paul Supreme With Extra Bling
That's one hot looking guitar!:firedevil The gold pickups rings and even gold frets look super classy. The top is gorgeous and this guitar looks like it commands authority. Your guitar is a player my friend.:yes11:
That's one hot looking guitar!:firedevil The gold pickups rings and even gold frets look super classy. The top is gorgeous and this guitar looks like it commands authority. Your guitar is a player my friend.:yes11:
Rand-O-Monium
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Re: Les Paul Supreme With Extra Bling
Dig It!!!!
Might as well get a Gold Switch Tip,too!!!
:headbang:
Dig It!!!!
Might as well get a Gold Switch Tip,too!!!
:headbang:
Re: Les Paul Supreme With Extra Bling
Roller bridge?
I have to say that those Supremes are gorgeous guitars. Worthy of all the bling you can put on it.
I've played quite a few over the past 8 - 10 years and wanted so much to fall in love with at least one of them. But I never found one that had decent tone...plugged or unplugged. Shame.
Roller bridge?
I have to say that those Supremes are gorgeous guitars. Worthy of all the bling you can put on it.
I've played quite a few over the past 8 - 10 years and wanted so much to fall in love with at least one of them. But I never found one that had decent tone...plugged or unplugged. Shame.
Boogie Bill
New member
Re: Les Paul Supreme With Extra Bling
Here's a couple of shots of my HCSB Supreme, et.al.
From left to right:
2005 Gibson 1958 Gloss Plain Top Historic Reissue (R8) Les Paul--all stock, and a big fat neck. I also have a 2006 '59 Reissue and two of the Guitar Center 1960 Tobaccoburst VOS models from 2009. Wonderful guitars--and the Tobaccobursts are probably my favorite of all my Pauls.
Next is "Lolita", a 1996 Gibson 1960 Classic Premium Plus Les Paul--fitted with a Gotoh LW aluminum tailpiece, reflector knobs, and Duncan Custom Shop 50th Anniversary A2 Seth Lover PAFs. Note the chevron flame. I also have a 1997 Honeyburst Premium Plus with Duncan Antiquity PAFs and the Gotoh, aka "Les".
2006 Gibson Les Paul Supreme--fitted with a Gotoh LW aluminum tailpiece; this guitar has a broken headstock, I was able to buy it from Guitar Center for virtually pennies on the dollar. This one is "Jake". I do not like the pickups (Gibson 490R/498T) and hope to change them soon I also have a second Supreme in Root Beer, "Diana Ross"--bought in identical circumstance--a broken headstock. This one has Duncan Seth Lovers. These guitars are chambered, and feature a 5A flamed maple cap on the back, as well as the front.
Finally, the girl who got her lipstick on crooked! The one on the right is a 2007 model from the Gibson "Guitar Of The Week" series. This is a Les Paul Classic Antique; the design is by graphic artist Tom Morgan. This one is stock, and the pickups are a Classic '57 neck and Classic '57 Plus in the bridge. Very light in weight, as they are also chambered--I think this one is just under eight pounds. Nearly as resonant as the Historics, they are proof that a chambered Les Paul can still rock. Guys hate this finish, but women seem to just love it--I have actually been surrounded by women at jam sessions who don't know crap about guitars--but they want to see this one. I have another Paul from this series, also a Classic Antique, with Gibson's unique Fireburst finish. It shades from black on the bottom, through cherry and then finally yellow at the top. Also very pretty and distinctive.
My other Les Paul is a Custom Shop Elegant in Peacock Blue. Amazing flame and color. It has an compound radius ebony board with abalone crowns, rather than the pearl. Pickups are '57 Classics, and a chambered body. This one, along with the 1960 Classics and the Classic Antiques have the Slim Taper neck.
I need to take some more pics of the others.
Here is the Supreme up close. I should have cleaned it up before I took the pic.
Very different flame than Jeff's.
And I hate to say this, but because of the broken headstock repair, the Supreme is by default, my "beater" Les Paul. LOL!
Bill
Here's a couple of shots of my HCSB Supreme, et.al.
From left to right:
2005 Gibson 1958 Gloss Plain Top Historic Reissue (R8) Les Paul--all stock, and a big fat neck. I also have a 2006 '59 Reissue and two of the Guitar Center 1960 Tobaccoburst VOS models from 2009. Wonderful guitars--and the Tobaccobursts are probably my favorite of all my Pauls.
Next is "Lolita", a 1996 Gibson 1960 Classic Premium Plus Les Paul--fitted with a Gotoh LW aluminum tailpiece, reflector knobs, and Duncan Custom Shop 50th Anniversary A2 Seth Lover PAFs. Note the chevron flame. I also have a 1997 Honeyburst Premium Plus with Duncan Antiquity PAFs and the Gotoh, aka "Les".
2006 Gibson Les Paul Supreme--fitted with a Gotoh LW aluminum tailpiece; this guitar has a broken headstock, I was able to buy it from Guitar Center for virtually pennies on the dollar. This one is "Jake". I do not like the pickups (Gibson 490R/498T) and hope to change them soon I also have a second Supreme in Root Beer, "Diana Ross"--bought in identical circumstance--a broken headstock. This one has Duncan Seth Lovers. These guitars are chambered, and feature a 5A flamed maple cap on the back, as well as the front.
Finally, the girl who got her lipstick on crooked! The one on the right is a 2007 model from the Gibson "Guitar Of The Week" series. This is a Les Paul Classic Antique; the design is by graphic artist Tom Morgan. This one is stock, and the pickups are a Classic '57 neck and Classic '57 Plus in the bridge. Very light in weight, as they are also chambered--I think this one is just under eight pounds. Nearly as resonant as the Historics, they are proof that a chambered Les Paul can still rock. Guys hate this finish, but women seem to just love it--I have actually been surrounded by women at jam sessions who don't know crap about guitars--but they want to see this one. I have another Paul from this series, also a Classic Antique, with Gibson's unique Fireburst finish. It shades from black on the bottom, through cherry and then finally yellow at the top. Also very pretty and distinctive.
My other Les Paul is a Custom Shop Elegant in Peacock Blue. Amazing flame and color. It has an compound radius ebony board with abalone crowns, rather than the pearl. Pickups are '57 Classics, and a chambered body. This one, along with the 1960 Classics and the Classic Antiques have the Slim Taper neck.
I need to take some more pics of the others.
Here is the Supreme up close. I should have cleaned it up before I took the pic.
Very different flame than Jeff's.
And I hate to say this, but because of the broken headstock repair, the Supreme is by default, my "beater" Les Paul. LOL!
Bill
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