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May 5 2010, 05:06 AM
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Some could argue that I did not need a 4th Les Paul, but I am pleased with this. I think it is as good, or just about, as what you get from the Custom Shop (and I have an R8 that I love). It is like a late 80's or early 90's Les Paul, except the neck is Plek'ed. The pickups are 57's If you are thinking about a Les Paul, I would really look at this. GuitarCenter has one a little cheaper called a pro, but I passed on that for various reasons; I prefer a 50's he-man neck, not a slim taper girlie man neck. Also I don't see the point in splitting coils on a LP, or locking tuners. The pro also has only a grade A top. Generally if you want something to hold value, either get something traditional, or hope that you are lucky (unlikely).
They sale them for $2,300, but Gibson had reduced the price from $2,450. They do that with some models for a time. And I got 15% off on a sale at MusiciansFriend on large items last week, bringing it down to $1,950. So I figure I had little to lose, I could sale it on Ebay for near what I paid for it, now or 2 years from now. You don't always get a top this nice. Gibson can't do that as easily as those guitars who have just a thin veneer top, it costs a lot more to come up with nice flames when you have a thick maple top as a Gibson Standard does. And I am not sure one will be able to get a Guitar built like this for much longer, at this price, from Gibson USA. Pretty soon in the future, you probably will have to go to the custom shop for a guitar built like this, and pay more. If you look on MusiciansFriend, a lot of reviews, and 5 Star average, people really like this guitar, I sure do. I am sure they will have a 15% off sale on large items again, but maybe not for awhile. http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product...ELAID=197338658  |
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fkalich Gibson Les Paul Traditional Plus May 5 2010, 05:06 AM
NoSkill It's not a question of need, but want. It... May 5 2010, 05:48 AM
fkalich QUOTE (NoSkill @ May 4 2010, 11:48 PM) It... May 5 2010, 06:16 AM
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Fran That's a beautiful LP indeed. As you say the t... May 5 2010, 04:20 PM Skewlbuzz QUOTE (Fran @ May 5 2010, 05:20 PM) That... May 5 2010, 05:59 PM fkalich QUOTE (Skewlbuzz @ May 5 2010, 11:59 AM) ... May 5 2010, 09:05 PM Skewlbuzz QUOTE (fkalich @ May 5 2010, 10:05 PM) My... May 6 2010, 09:40 PM fkalich QUOTE (Skewlbuzz @ May 6 2010, 03:40 PM) ... May 7 2010, 01:58 PM
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tonymiro Gratz - lovely flame top . May 5 2010, 04:29 PM Daniel Realpe congrats!! a dream guitar May 5 2010, 05:46 PM Fran QUOTE (Skewlbuzz @ May 5 2010, 06:59 PM) ... May 5 2010, 08:55 PM Fran Nice post & pics Fkalich.
So I guess LPs thes... May 5 2010, 09:52 PM fkalich Exactly.
Some with studios say they weigh less t... May 5 2010, 10:59 PM
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Todd Simpson It's a beautiful instrument. Need is in the ey... May 6 2010, 12:20 AM fkalich QUOTE (Todd Simpson @ May 5 2010, 06:20 P... May 6 2010, 01:13 AM
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Ivan Milenkovic Beautiful top, and beautiful LP! May 6 2010, 01:44 AM sted I love and hate Les Pauls, I love their sound but ... May 6 2010, 09:20 AM Bogdan Radovic Guitar looks great man, congratulations! It do... May 7 2010, 12:54 PM MickeM Beautiful guitar!
The Traditional is more app... Jun 9 2010, 12:46 PM ZakkWylde High end PRS are at least as good as high end Gibs... Jun 9 2010, 01:05 PM Fran QUOTE (ZakkWylde @ Jun 9 2010, 02:05 PM) ... Jun 9 2010, 07:39 PM ZakkWylde QUOTE (Fran @ Jun 9 2010, 08:39 PM) I... Jun 9 2010, 11:21 PM
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sted Tried a few Custom 22/24 guitars and an SC245, the... Jun 11 2010, 03:19 PM
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