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[astrozombie]

Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2016 T.

I've had to dial in my sound again on the AC30 but the result is glorious. Here are a couple of pictures!













I will be posting some pictures with sunlight tomorrow as the lighting isn't too good at my current location. I'll also try to get a short video for you to hear it.

 

[Christopher Caruana]

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mmm beauty. Hows the overall quality on it?

 

[beaubrummels]

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That's a nice score. That's the one to have these days.

 

[astrozombie]

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mmm beauty. Hows the overall quality on it?

Outstanding, the finish is applied very well, it has a high gloss which is hard to photograph.

The guitar needed a setup right out of the box, I adjusted the truss rod to straighten the neck and dropped the action on the guitar a considerable amount, down to around 3/64ths of an inch at the 15th fret.

I adjusted the polepieces on the 57 classic and 57 classic plus humbuckers and intonated the guitar, so far it's been a dream. It almost plays itself.

Last thing missing is to oil the fretboard, I seemed to have misplaced my bottle of lemon oil at the moment.

 

[Christopher Caruana]

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Outstanding, the finish is applied very well, it has a high gloss which is hard to photograph.

The guitar needed a setup right out of the box, I adjusted the truss rod to straighten the neck and dropped the action on the guitar a considerable amount, down to around 3/64ths of an inch at the 15th fret.

I adjusted the polepieces on the 57 classic and 57 classic plus humbuckers and intonated the guitar, so far it's been a dream. It almost plays itself.



Last thing missing is to oil the fretboard, I seemed to have misplaced my bottle of lemon oil at the moment.

Ya she is awful pretty. An out of the box setup is to be expected. I HATE when ppl give a guitar or a company a bad rap because the guitar "wasn't setup well out of the box." How well does it stay in tune?

 

[Archer250]

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Looks nice!

 

[BloodRose]

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Congrats!! Gorgeous!!!Normally not a fan of burst type colors, but that's nice!! great figuring on the top! send it my way, I have my lemon oil at the ready!!! ( I just oiled up my explorer board. need to order some more.)

 

[Wattage]

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Killer guitar, best of luck with it!

 

[Aceman]

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Holy mother of Les Paul. Awesome Astro! Your taste in guitars has evolved….

 

[pushedcrayon1]

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Love that top, congrats on a sweet axe!

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[d1dsj]

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Excellent choice, that's a great looking Paul.

 

[JOLLY]

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Great looking guitar. Congratulations!! Now, ditch the pickguard, toggle switch ring, and put some zebra pickups in it.

 

[JOLLY]

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@JOLLY. Will this thread wean you off the shred stick Charvels?

LOL, not at all. I'll break them out whenever I write some music that calls for one. I'm just kind of in a different place at the moment.

 

[jeremy]

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love the top and finish

 

[astrozombie]

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I believe it's all chrome. The guitar stays in tune fairly well, the plek fret job is fantastic!

Do people really remove the ring?

I actually took the pick guard off the same day I received it just to see what it would look like. I think I might leave it removed for a while actually.

Today I visited my local shop, saw they have the Whole lotta HB set and the slash set. I suddenly realized that such as established guitar has already been torn apart and experimented on by countless artists in relation to pickups.


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[astrozombie]

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You may soon tire of these. If/when that time comes, you might want to hunt down a pair of Seths, WLHs or Custom Shop Bonnamassa 'buckers. My inclination would be to do a "Page" - neck pickup covered, bridge pickup uncovered.

A man after my own heart.

I read up on the WHLs. Seem great!


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[jeremy]

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people do remove the ring. taking the guard and ring off gives it a different look. i like it

 

[Shooter.556]

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I liked my 57s for a while and they still sound great for blues but for moderate gain they get really muddy really quick.
Pickups are an easy swap, that is a beautiful Les Paul!

 

[BloodRose]

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Today I visited my local shop, saw they have the Whole lotta HB set and the slash set. I suddenly realized that such as established guitar has already been torn apart and experimented on by countless artists in relation to pickups.


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were you afraid that it would be some kind of violation to change them? I have a WLH set in mine and love em. I was afraid to take off the guard for fear of pick scuffs, but I dont play that hard and IMO, looks better without, so mine is gone. And with yours, it has such a beautiful top, show it off!

 

[Christopher Caruana]

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That color is very Jimmy Page. If/when you decide the 57's need to go, id go for the WLH set.
Is the headstock bigger? It looks bigger