The Golden Boy
Fleecy Sweaterologist
Re: Man i love my les paul
Beautiful guitars guys!
LPs sure do rock...
Beautiful guitars guys!
LPs sure do rock...
d1dsj
Cornographer
Re: Man i love my les paul
Hey bud, thanks... but I doubt the Custom would ever be sold as it was my 40th present from my better half! It was brand new just 2 years ago and now looks 20 years old.. she doesn't understand that it now has ...MOJO!!!! ha ha ha... I think 90% of the guitars on here are great... I'd love 'em all. I missed one of those Saphire gems a few years ago and always keep my eyes open for them... but it has to be that colour!! Anyway, all the best.
Hey d1dsj, trade you my Sapphire for your Custom! :laughing:
Seriously though, I love all of yours and your DC Pro is jaw dropping. Some day I'd love to get a proper Gem Series (with the P90s). I don't know what bastard decided to route mine, but I got it so cheap that I really don't care.
Nice stuff though, those are 3 gorgeous guitars.
Hey bud, thanks... but I doubt the Custom would ever be sold as it was my 40th present from my better half! It was brand new just 2 years ago and now looks 20 years old.. she doesn't understand that it now has ...MOJO!!!! ha ha ha... I think 90% of the guitars on here are great... I'd love 'em all. I missed one of those Saphire gems a few years ago and always keep my eyes open for them... but it has to be that colour!! Anyway, all the best.
BigAlTheBird
Guest
Re: Man i love my les paul
lol No way I'm ever selling mine either, cause it was my first Gibson! Can't ever get rid of that.
lol No way I'm ever selling mine either, cause it was my first Gibson! Can't ever get rid of that.
Pete Galati
New member
Re: Man i love my les paul
Not touching a Strat in days is a good start!
I never really got into the Strat sound all that much myself. I'd rather play a Tele, or a Les Paul. Or a humbucker Tele. Strats look cool though, and in the right hands they sound really good.
Pete
Not touching a Strat in days is a good start!
I never really got into the Strat sound all that much myself. I'd rather play a Tele, or a Les Paul. Or a humbucker Tele. Strats look cool though, and in the right hands they sound really good.
Pete
Iceman0124
New member
Re: Man i love my les paul
This thread is making me really miss my 78 standard, after the second headstock break, I had to get rid of her.
This thread is making me really miss my 78 standard, after the second headstock break, I had to get rid of her.
JfromHouston
New member
Re: Man i love my les paul
Killer Pauls guys!
This is the only guitar I wont sell. My #1...
Killer Pauls guys!
This is the only guitar I wont sell. My #1...
Pete Galati
New member
Re: Man i love my les paul
I think my favorite Les Paul is even plainer than that! It's a '98 Les Paul Junior Special with it's original pickups. But I have a set of unpotted Duncan '59s coming this week, because I wanted to try the unpotted version, and they'll probably end up in this guitar.
Got this one used. I think it's from before they started with that "Faded" thing.
Pete
beautiful Pauls guys!!! Love em too!!!
Mine is kinda plain compared to most pictured here, but I'll post her..
AlnicoII pro neck and Genesis Mr Browney in the bridge..
I think my favorite Les Paul is even plainer than that! It's a '98 Les Paul Junior Special with it's original pickups. But I have a set of unpotted Duncan '59s coming this week, because I wanted to try the unpotted version, and they'll probably end up in this guitar.
Got this one used. I think it's from before they started with that "Faded" thing.
Pete
d1dsj
Cornographer
Re: Man i love my les paul
Bursts, gold tops, plain tops, plain colours, no finish's, Buckers, P90's, binding, double bound, no binding, block inlays, trapeziod inlays, dots.... well, all these things and more make up OUR guitars... and I think they're all ace!! I don't know where I read it... and a couple of luthiers have agreed, did you know that Flame tops and quilt tops aren't supposed to sound as good/ consistant/ resonant as plain tops? Apparently the reason is because flame,quilt figuring is faults within the wood and in the 50's Gibson and other manufacturers used to paint the flame tops to hide the faults! And the amount of figuring will have, supposedly, a negative effect on tone! So all the bro's who think "but mine's only a plain L.P", food for thought! I love 'em all!
P.s Dave Meniketti of Y&T had a guitar built recently and he chose a plain top for that very reason....mmmmm.... wish I could play like him!!
Bursts, gold tops, plain tops, plain colours, no finish's, Buckers, P90's, binding, double bound, no binding, block inlays, trapeziod inlays, dots.... well, all these things and more make up OUR guitars... and I think they're all ace!! I don't know where I read it... and a couple of luthiers have agreed, did you know that Flame tops and quilt tops aren't supposed to sound as good/ consistant/ resonant as plain tops? Apparently the reason is because flame,quilt figuring is faults within the wood and in the 50's Gibson and other manufacturers used to paint the flame tops to hide the faults! And the amount of figuring will have, supposedly, a negative effect on tone! So all the bro's who think "but mine's only a plain L.P", food for thought! I love 'em all!
P.s Dave Meniketti of Y&T had a guitar built recently and he chose a plain top for that very reason....mmmmm.... wish I could play like him!!
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Red_Label
New member
Re: Man i love my les paul
I've owned just about everything over the past 23 years. But nicest were my "twins". They were PRS Custom 24's with bird inlays and "10" flame tops. I don't think there are any "nicer" guitars than PRS.
But for tone, vibe, and mojo... it's hard to beat the Les Paul. It's been years since I've had one. And I find myself jonzing for one in a bad way. And this thread doesn't help ONE bit. I see maybe a gold top in my future. But that flame-top red one in the pics above certainly has my attention as well...
I've owned just about everything over the past 23 years. But nicest were my "twins". They were PRS Custom 24's with bird inlays and "10" flame tops. I don't think there are any "nicer" guitars than PRS.
But for tone, vibe, and mojo... it's hard to beat the Les Paul. It's been years since I've had one. And I find myself jonzing for one in a bad way. And this thread doesn't help ONE bit. I see maybe a gold top in my future. But that flame-top red one in the pics above certainly has my attention as well...
Zhangliqun
Questionologist
Re: Man i love my les paul
I've got an 03 Standard I'm pretty pleased with. Would also like a black Custom again. Preferably 3 pickups...
I've got an 03 Standard I'm pretty pleased with. Would also like a black Custom again. Preferably 3 pickups...
Pete Galati
New member
Re: Man i love my les paul
Some would say that Peter Green's Les Paul sounded pretty good. I guess it was kind of flawed though.
http://www.maverick-music.com/scripts/vintage-guitars.asp?idProduct=1211
No wonder he sold it so cheap!
I think you could say that the figured maple effects resonance and sustain, but I'm not sure how negative the effect is.
Pete
Some would say that Peter Green's Les Paul sounded pretty good. I guess it was kind of flawed though.
http://www.maverick-music.com/scripts/vintage-guitars.asp?idProduct=1211
No wonder he sold it so cheap!
I think you could say that the figured maple effects resonance and sustain, but I'm not sure how negative the effect is.
Pete
Iceman0124
New member
Re: Man i love my les paul
I havent heard that, on lower end guitars, plain tops do have a tonal advantage as the figured maple is just a very thin sheet glued onto a plain maple cap, but the higher end guitars usally have a nice solid piece of figured wood. The story I've read about the initial goldtops was to to hide the fact that it had a maple cap, to keep other guitar makers in the dark as to how the LP got its sound.
I havent heard that, on lower end guitars, plain tops do have a tonal advantage as the figured maple is just a very thin sheet glued onto a plain maple cap, but the higher end guitars usally have a nice solid piece of figured wood. The story I've read about the initial goldtops was to to hide the fact that it had a maple cap, to keep other guitar makers in the dark as to how the LP got its sound.
d1dsj
Cornographer
Re: Man i love my les paul
LOl, just sharing what I've heard bro! Am I selling my '96 figured top L.P? NOPE.... but I gotta say my B.B is my favorite, though it's all mahogany. I personally like flame tops... but I do believe what I've heard. Guess I'd better get a plain top '59 R.I now just to test the theory!!!:laughing:
Some would say that Peter Green's Les Paul sounded pretty good. I guess it was kind of flawed though.
http://www.maverick-music.com/scripts/vintage-guitars.asp?idProduct=1211
No wonder he sold it so cheap!
I think you could say that the figured maple effects resonance and sustain, but I'm not sure how negative the effect is.
Pete
LOl, just sharing what I've heard bro! Am I selling my '96 figured top L.P? NOPE.... but I gotta say my B.B is my favorite, though it's all mahogany. I personally like flame tops... but I do believe what I've heard. Guess I'd better get a plain top '59 R.I now just to test the theory!!!:laughing:
britishgeetah
New member
Re: Man i love my les paul
yo, how much did that set you back?
It took me many years to accumulate enough $$$ to get a LP, but my 79 LP Custom is a prize!
I now understand why these are simply the king of guitars:
yo, how much did that set you back?
Pete Galati
New member
Re: Man i love my les paul
I've also heard that flamed and birdseye maple in Fender type necks makes them less stabile. There's usually some truth behind most myths, but my Hamer sounds pretty good, fancy top & all.
Not everybody. I just signed up.
Pete
I've also heard that flamed and birdseye maple in Fender type necks makes them less stabile. There's usually some truth behind most myths, but my Hamer sounds pretty good, fancy top & all.
Not everybody. I just signed up.
Pete
