Les Paul experts- Suspect neck joint?

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Re: Les Paul experts- Suspect neck joint?

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chrisbower wrote:
GrantB wrote:It looks fine...but use it as leverage.
Actually, after someone else helpfully pointed out, I don't think it looks fine. Notice how the gap between the back of the neck and the body binding isn't uniform. There is a much greater distance on the bass side than treble. From every photo I've looked at of other Les Pauls, there is equal spacing between the back of the neck and binding.
I saw that. It is not entirely uncommon to see a little variance there. But if it bothers you then avoid.

Here's an R7 with some variance. Any my vintage Custom has a little bit too.

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Yeah for the price it was, I want everything perfect. That issue regarding the neck would have always played on my mind. The search continues...

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GrantB wrote:It looks fine...but use it as leverage.
Why is the neck heel on an offset with the binding?
I thought both neck and body at that point have an even 'thickness' but if this is standard than what is going on?
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I can't see anything amis in Grant's pic.

Been looking at a used R8. The shop's blurb actually says something about them being hit-and-miss. Mind, they are a PRS dealer.

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Re: Les Paul experts- Suspect neck joint?

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jvpp wrote:
GrantB wrote:It looks fine...but use it as leverage.
Why is the neck heel on an offset with the binding?
I thought both neck and body at that point have an even 'thickness' but if this is standard than what is going on?
It’s not standard but it’s also not super rare. If a guitar sounds and plays awesome and it has this “feature” would you turn it down? Highly subjective. To me this just a construction thing...it could be just the heel sanding as opposed to the neck set.

Regardless, it’s certainly not how LPs usually look, or are intended to look. Sounds like the OP is giving it a miss for these reasons.
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Molly wrote:Been looking at a used R8. The shop's blurb actually says something about them being hit-and-miss. Mind, they are a PRS dealer.
Didn’t know conway had a shop
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Molly wrote:Been looking at a used R8. The shop's blurb actually says something about them being hit-and-miss. Mind, they are a PRS dealer.
Didn’t know conway had a shop
LOL. Not to derail the thread but it was this one:

http://www.soundaffectspremier.com/guit ... ned-p12277

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I think that the neck mat not be as bad as it first appears. to my eye there's a highly misleading shadow which makes it look worse

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Molly wrote:
Single coil wrote:
Molly wrote:Been looking at a used R8. The shop's blurb actually says something about them being hit-and-miss. Mind, they are a PRS dealer.
Didn’t know conway had a shop
LOL. Not to derail the thread but it was this one:

http://www.soundaffectspremier.com/guit ... ned-p12277
Ohhh, quite like that! Nice colour.
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chrisbower wrote:
GrantB wrote:It looks fine...but use it as leverage.
Actually, after someone else helpfully pointed out, I don't think it looks fine. Notice how the gap between the back of the neck and the body binding isn't uniform. There is a much greater distance on the bass side than treble. From every photo I've looked at of other Les Pauls, there is equal spacing between the back of the neck and binding.
it does look like its on an angle. the binding looks a bit strange also
There are still some that think the neck PU is moved to accommodate the extra frets which only proves they cannot detect the difference in length of each.

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GrantB wrote: Ohhh, quite like that! Nice colour.
$5,400 though...

I just remind myself I've a perfectly good PRS SC back in NZ so 'technically' I don't need a R8...

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