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JoeBlow wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:19 am If it's anything like their t-shirts, I don't want one. The sleeves are too short and tight. Like it's large everywhere else, and medium on the sleeves.

Quality control, etc.

Uniclo did some pretty cool ones a couple years ago:

Anyway to get back on track... Not really a LP but here's a 1960 single cut Melody Maker: https://i.imgur.com/rL23fnw.jpg Bill Steer from Carcass always played one in the later years so I always wanted to get one. https://guitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/bill-steer@1400x1050-696x522.jpg (Pretty...

NippleWrestler wrote: ↑Sun Jan 28, 2024 5:42 pm Which is great because they make really well made guitars.

One trend I noticed over the last 10 years is the guys repping boutique 7 strings on social media would jump ship the split second when Schecter or Ibanez offer them a deal.

jeremyb wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:36 am The "great" guitarists of today that the young aspiring guitarist wants to emulate play Aristides, Ibanez, Kiesel, Strandberg, Music Man, and other similar brands,

These kids are probably playing LTD and Schecters though.

Bitbull wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2024 7:51 pm This seems to be the perfect thread for me to ask, Gibson LPC with '57 classics (50s wiring). To cover or not to cover pickups and why?

What’s the bobbin colour underneath? If they’re black I wouldn’t bother.

Bitbull wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2024 2:31 pm Yes same - I have those in all my guitars - would like to have gold on this one - do you know if Dunlop makes them that way or they can interchange with schaller?

Schaller and Dunlop aren’t compatible.

GrantB wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 8:15 pm So we need some more info on this one please! Neck shape and size, P90 hotness, weight (must include the word feather).

Neck is fairly slim. 2.75kg. Very punchy sounding P90.

Does it count if it says "Les Paul" on the headstock?
1961 SG Jr.

Zaulkin wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 4:23 pm Part of me wants to take out the PAFs and put in some Doug Aldrich pickups, but it already sounds fantastic so I may not do that.

Does it have 498/490 or Bill Lawrences (PCB backplate)? I'd go for the Aldrich over 498/490 but the BL's sounded pretty cool.

GrantB wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 3:21 pm An anime video (cool song!) drove sales of a particular year LPC? Wow.

The show ran for a whole season. Gibson also made a lot less of them after they fixed the design for whatever reason. So they've suddenly became a bit more rare.

Looking for a 60th R9...but it's missing?! Dong Hua has that one I think? Good info. My hands are telling this is even more monstrous than the BBR7's. I'll get me callipers out in the weekend. When I bought my BBR5 I had to pick between that and a 50th Anni 68 Reissue. Went for the '55 since I alwa...

GrantB wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 5:34 am What’s the neck size on the 68 like? Mine is probably the largest Les Paul neck I’ve ever played. I’ll get some dimensions

68 Reissues were only made "correctly" after 2014. All previous ones are basically BBR7 with a maple cap.

2019 BBR5, 2010 68 LPC "Authentic", 1979 LPC Silverburst


1990 LPC & 2010 R9

They probably should've stick to the alternative material niche instead of trying to branch into wooden guitars. Guys like Aristides and EGC are still thriving.

Or maybe being a wood/alternative material hybrid it appealed to neither crowds?