Just thinking about this guitar. Knowing what I know now, I could have simply changed the Nashville for an ABR, and replaced the harness, dropped some ThroBaks in (which didn't exist back then), and saved myself probably $50K. It was a great guitar...one piece body, very resonant. Just held back by Gibson hardware of the time.
The Gibson Les Paul Model thread
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A few past mistresses...
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This is my favorite so far.
I want an Artisan. Pancake construction or not. Prices have shot up to 13-18k NZD though.
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A couple of my ex’s 
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2018 CS Historic ’58 in faded Honey Burst and a Custom Shop 57 Reissue Goldtop (ex Mattress)
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I just can’t see myself buying a Gibbons one, overweight, overpriced, overrated
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I think I've got a photo of my wrecked Sonex, sitting on the smoker's balcony of an old flat that would class this thread right up. haha.
What do have against the Nashville bridge, Grant?
What do have against the Nashville bridge, Grant?
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That said I do appreciate the aesthetics and sound of one
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And banned
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Nothing really. Psychological probably.hellblazer wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 10:55 am I think I've got a photo of my wrecked Sonex, sitting on the smoker's balcony of an old flat that would class this thread right up. haha.
What do have against the Nashville bridge, Grant?
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Fair cop guv'nor, as my mother used to say "If you've got nothing nice to say...", I do really like them though, if I could find a reasonably priced gold top LP with P90s that weighs 3.5Kg or less...
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Formerly acquainted: 2014 R6. 8lb even. Recon it’s Murphy aged, but they stopped him signing his work around this time. Closest sounding reissue to vintage I’ve had - could have been a tele in another life….
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They still come and go. Right now, three Strsts, two P90 PRS, some Mexi 50s' strat, Sire semi, Friedman Smallbox . Honestly, there's more than I can remember. Two CBS Strats. I'll take a pic.StrummersOfThunder wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 5:57 amWhat sort of guitar situation are you running over there molly ? Room for the stinky strat and a lester to cohabitate ?
Have not been in the gibson fanboi camp long butmy leanings in terms of les pauls fall squarely on gold tops and TV yellow specials/juniors both of which benefit from ] beat to heck in my opinion.
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Any Strats ?Molly wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 12:11 pmThey still come and go. Right now, three Strsts, two P90 PRS, some Mexi 50s' strat, Sire semi, Friedman Smallbox . Honestly, there's more than I can remember. Two CBS Strats. I'll take a pic.StrummersOfThunder wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 5:57 amWhat sort of guitar situation are you running over there molly ? Room for the stinky strat and a lester to cohabitate ?
Have not been in the gibson fanboi camp long butmy leanings in terms of les pauls fall squarely on gold tops and TV yellow specials/juniors both of which benefit from ] beat to heck in my opinion.
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Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.