Ayrton
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Re: Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?
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Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?
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Re: Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?
Agreed. I never understood why the MIJ LPCs would get 4/5ths of the way there and then scrimp on the board. I'd have ended my search for a white LPC ages ago if ebony was more prevalent on the Japan stuff.
Agreed. I never understood why the MIJ LPCs would get 4/5ths of the way there and then scrimp on the board. I'd have ended my search for a white LPC ages ago if ebony was more prevalent on the Japan stuff.
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TheProphet
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Re: Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?
Awesome ... which "24 ¾" scale length is the guitar (always liked that feature of Gibson's and clones ... 3 different lengths over time and location).
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Awesome ... which "24 ¾" scale length is the guitar (always liked that feature of Gibson's and clones ... 3 different lengths over time and location).
ItsaBass
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Re: Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?
Halt! I will put in my vote to forget the ebony. Rosewood is fine. Just stain it black. It would be a shame to yank the nicely bound board off of the guitar. The finish is one thing, but pulling apart factory joints just for cosmetic reasons is another.
The fretboard of my Aerodyne Tele is "ebonized" rosewood, and I love it. Looks great! And the perfect time to do it is now, when the frets are out.
Halt!
I will put in my vote to forget the ebony. Rosewood is fine. Just stain it black. It would be a shame to yank the nicely bound board off of the guitar. The finish is one thing, but pulling apart factory joints just for cosmetic reasons is another.The fretboard of my Aerodyne Tele is "ebonized" rosewood, and I love it. Looks great! And the perfect time to do it is now, when the frets are out.
Ayrton
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Re: Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?
The inlays are plastic, and swapping the board was one of the first things that started me down this road. I figured if I was going thru the trouble of swapping out the board, I might as well do something cool with the finish.
Depending on my schedule this week, I think I may get to the board swap this weekend.
The inlays are plastic, and swapping the board was one of the first things that started me down this road. I figured if I was going thru the trouble of swapping out the board, I might as well do something cool with the finish.
Depending on my schedule this week, I think I may get to the board swap this weekend.
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TheProphet
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Re: Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?
Not cosmetic ... ebony feels and sounds completely different, and the feel is the most important part for me.
Halt!
The fretboard of my Aerodyne Tele is "ebonized" rosewood, and I love it. Looks great! And the perfect time to do it is now, when the frets are out.
Not cosmetic ... ebony feels and sounds completely different, and the feel is the most important part for me.
ImmortalSix
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Re: Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?
Yes, yes, YES!
Yes, yes, YES!
Ayrton
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Re: Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?
No way to do that unless I retop the guitar, and then recarve.
I have a solid color in mind.
No way to do that unless I retop the guitar, and then recarve.
I have a solid color in mind.
JeffB
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Re: Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?
Looking forward to how this turns out.
FWIW- alot of the old late 70s/early 80s Burny customs (and I think Grecos too) had an ebony board, but then they switched over to RW in the late 80s. These days it's just Edwards/Navigator & Bacchus AFAIK.
Looking forward to how this turns out.
FWIW- alot of the old late 70s/early 80s Burny customs (and I think Grecos too) had an ebony board, but then they switched over to RW in the late 80s. These days it's just Edwards/Navigator & Bacchus AFAIK.
Re: Who wants to watch me totally wreck a Les Paul Custom?
im almost certain my Burny is ebony..
im almost certain my Burny is ebony..
