The Les Paul Custom
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Re: The Les Paul Custom
So... Customs vs Standards. Is there more than meets the eye or does one just carry more plastic bling than the other?
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Re: The Les Paul Custom
I wish I could answer properly but I’ve only played epiphones
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I think the pre-67 Customs are all mahogany (no maple cap). DongHua's R7 Custom should be solid mahogany.Slowy wrote:So... Customs vs Standards. Is there more than meets the eye or does one just carry more plastic bling than the other?
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Lyle wrote:I think the pre-67 Customs are all mahogany (no maple cap). DongHua's R7 Custom should be solid mahogany.Slowy wrote:So... Customs vs Standards. Is there more than meets the eye or does one just carry more plastic bling than the other?
Yip, R7bb is solid mahogany with no maple cap, plus a huge neck size of my forearm lol. It’s a beast. My r9 is slightly smaller but still huge round C
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Slowy wrote:So... Customs vs Standards. Is there more than meets the eye or does one just carry more plastic bling than the other?
If you are talking about R9, then R9/R0 just totally next level shit, far superior tone wood even you can tell unplugged.
But I play my R7BB more often than my R9 because of the “plastic bling”
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Re: The Les Paul Custom
I should probably have said the solid mahogany Les Paul shaped Custom's are from pre-61. From 61-68 the Les Paul Custom was an SG shape, when the Les Paul shaped Custom returned in 68 they had the maple cap.
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And current production 68s are chabered/weight reliefed I think?Lyle wrote:I should probably have said the solid mahogany Les Paul shaped Custom's are from pre-61. From 61-68 the Les Paul Custom was an SG shape, when the Les Paul shaped Custom returned in 68 they had the maple cap.
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Not sure if any old NZG nerds could remember, but user PhilipNZ’s fancy LP custom with crazy flame top was my favorite Les Paul of all time. Too bad I couldn’t find any picture of that particular guitar.
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Re: The Les Paul Custom
They do seem to sound markedly different. Generally the Customs have more bite and aggression, all things being equal. Maple neck on mine probably contributes to some of the aggression of mine, but it seems to be a theme.Slowy wrote:So... Customs vs Standards. Is there more than meets the eye or does one just carry more plastic bling than the other?
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Modern run non CS customs have a maple top. Special CS runs are all mahogany.
In the past they have used heavier wood for customs too...something to do with Les’ desire for sustain I read somewhere.
Modern run non CS customs have a maple top. Special CS runs are all mahogany.
In the past they have used heavier wood for customs too...something to do with Les’ desire for sustain I read somewhere.
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Re: The Les Paul Custom
I had a 68 RI Custom for a while...clowny and massive sounding. And yes, I believe it was chambered. I can't even remember where I got that from? Mister B, can you?DongHua wrote:And current production 68s are chabered/weight reliefed I think?Lyle wrote:I should probably have said the solid mahogany Les Paul shaped Custom's are from pre-61. From 61-68 the Les Paul Custom was an SG shape, when the Les Paul shaped Custom returned in 68 they had the maple cap.
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Not sure if any old NZG nerds could remember, but user PhilipNZ’s fancy LP custom with crazy flame top was my favorite Les Paul of all time. Too bad I couldn’t find any picture of that particular guitar.
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That’s the kind of stuff people like me dream about.
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