The Gibson Les Paul Model thread
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Re: The Gibson Les Paul Model thread
Great thread. I've always struggled with the LP ergonomics but a nice one is something to behold.
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'22 '68 RI.
Previously owned R4 and R8.
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2020 LP Standard 60’s, Iced Tea with AAA top. Got it from Mattress last year, I’ve very slowly learnt to hold onto the good ones
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Nice pair of amps!Reg18 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:00 pm 2005 Classic, came with a headstock repair then required a full fretboard off and trussrod replacement, owes me way more than it’s worth so likely to stay for a long time. It’s not in the league of any of the CS stuff being posted but it’s everything I wanted in a Les Paul and I’m very pleased with it.
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[youtube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VIzD2PDp44&t=5s [/youtube]
This was a good watch. Seems a nice guy, Mr. Murphy
This was a good watch. Seems a nice guy, Mr. Murphy
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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
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Strung with 46 in every position, tuned to drop A
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It's surprisingly slim. I remember saying that in the NGD thread for it. Definitely slimmer than the R4 and R8. I would say it's more of an R9 feel, or thinner.
The Gibson CS page has the profile as "Authentic '68 Medium C". I'll measure it tonight - it'll be interesting to compare the dimensions to yours. I played another '68 RI in a shop in California, with reflector knobs (unsure of era), and the neck was R7/8 territory.
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I miss my R8, thanks for reminding me about it Joe! Ours could have been brothers, love the top on them
Still the only one I regret letting go of was my ‘93 LP Premium Plus, ended up selling it to Danny and he’s never expressed any interest of relinquishing it
Still the only one I regret letting go of was my ‘93 LP Premium Plus, ended up selling it to Danny and he’s never expressed any interest of relinquishing it
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Mine….MiniForklift wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 7:09 am I miss my R8, thanks for reminding me about it Joe! Ours could have been brothers, love the top on them
Still the only one I regret letting go of was my ‘93 LP Premium Plus, ended up selling it to Danny and he’s never expressed any interest of relinquishing it
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I've got nothing that would be considered especially exotic as far as LPs go but the ones I have are keepers.
1996 Les Paul Standard. I bought this new when I was 21 from Atwaters in Auckland. It was on special I guess because it's black and not sunburst. Around the same time Dave Dobbyn and Jeremy Eade started playing black Les Pauls so I figure that's pretty good company to keep. Maybe there was a batch of black ones brought into NZ?!
It's very light and sounds great. Pretty much all original.
2010 LP Traditional Darkburst. I bought this secondhand and it had awful sounding pickups. I swapped them out for some SD Seth Lovers, installed a new harness, put on some Grovers and installed a Bigsby. Now it sounds really good!
1974 LP Deluxe Goldtop. When I got this the previous owner had replaced lots of parts for more modern, high gain style stuff. Luckily he'd kept most of the original bits so it came back together pretty easily. The mini humbuckers aren't to everyones taste but I love them. Great sounding jangle is easily accessible!
In a rather odd twist, I paid the exact same amount for each guitar even though the purchase dates were 1996, 2015 and 2016.
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It's very light and sounds great. Pretty much all original.
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In a rather odd twist, I paid the exact same amount for each guitar even though the purchase dates were 1996, 2015 and 2016.
1935 Martin D-45, 1942 Gibson Southern Jumbo,1950 Fender Broadcaster, 1954 Fender Strat, 1958 Gibson Moderne prototype, 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard.
1958 Fender twin, 1965 Vox AC30, 1966 Marshall JTM 45, 1977 Dumble OD Special.
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There must been a run of black LPs for a few years into NZ. I got one brand new from Wellington in 98.
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