StevenC
Needs a hobby
Not mine, but it's living here for a while. It's a friend's '79 Standard with the goofy headstock, volute, 3 piece neck, and 3 piece top. I am definitely a Les Paul person.
The Les Paul thread
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Epiphone Les Paul Muse. Seymour Duncan jazz/JB. All plastic parts and screws replaced with black. Gotoh roller bridge. String Butler. Custom printed truss rod cover from PhiladelphiaLuthierTools.com. Just needs black tuners and nut.
55 38 28 21w 16 11.5, drop-D, A=432Hz, mix of D'Addario and Kalium strings.
Covered the cream binding with black pinstriping tape.
I wish I still had my Gibson Les Paul Gothic (w/moon & star inlay @12th). Sold it when homeless. Biggest regret of my life.
Got this Epi almost all black but it has that 'metallic' black finish that just isn't quite right. And there's nothing I can do about the binding on the neck.
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55 38 28 21w 16 11.5, drop-D, A=432Hz, mix of D'Addario and Kalium strings.
Covered the cream binding with black pinstriping tape.
I wish I still had my Gibson Les Paul Gothic (w/moon & star inlay @12th). Sold it when homeless. Biggest regret of my life.
Got this Epi almost all black but it has that 'metallic' black finish that just isn't quite right. And there's nothing I can do about the binding on the neck.
DECEMBERmusic.org
Garbage camera!
AkiraSpectrum
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Yeah I think it would look great as a V or Explorer for sure.
One thing I like about the Menace line was the EVO Gold frets on the ebony fretboard.
littlebadboy
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Beautiful guitar! How do you find the Dirty Fingers?Has a VOS finish that I'll probably buff out. Comes with a Dirty Fingers in the bridge.
daveyisgreat
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58ri
daveyisgreat
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It's light too, less than 8.5 lbs. Got lucky finding this one!
dmlinger
PepperFox Guitars
It came from the custom shop with it. The guitar should be here Friday so I don’t have it in hand yet. I’m guessing it’s one of the reissue one but without the logo.
I feel ya, my R9 is 7lbs 15oz.
Estilo
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Awesome timing of this thread as I've been having an LP obsession. My Burny RLC-85. Not a vintage one as seller got it new in 2014 but pretty sure it's MIJ. The front and back pics are mine, the MIJ stamp on back of headstock came from the seller.
dmlinger
PepperFox Guitars
Those Japanese LPCs used to be such a killer deal!
Estilo
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Another of mine, going by reverse chronological order. Still a non-Gibson because this is a Tribute. Love it nonetheless, no binding and all. In fact I prefer it to the on/off bindings on Standards/Classics.
Was worried I wouldn't like the pickups but they're fine even if their Alnico 2s.
Was worried I wouldn't like the pickups but they're fine even if their Alnico 2s.
Estilo
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And last of my current LPs. My humble Edwards LPS, the base Edwards model without Seymour Duncans. Changed the bridge pickup out to an SD TB14, a trembucker but whatever.
This was the one that kickstarted my LP obsession. At the time, this was my higher ever spending on a guitar, funded using crypto and stock gains (was a different world in early 2021). This is verg well made despite the price and I'm convinced Edwards are pure MIJ guitars. The fit and finish are impeccable and was also the first time I was blown away by a guitar's build quality. I dismantled the stock neck pickup and reversed the coil underneath to do the Peter Green thing as I don't know how to solder. Also added chrome cover to the stock neck pickup. Pics are of its current state, bottom overexposed pic of it when it first arrived.
Alas though I cannot get over it feeling toyish, its light weight making no small contribution to this impression. I also don't like veneers when it's to emulate actual flames. Tone-wise it's fine with the SD Custom doing the work but otherwise it does not grunt like an LP should. I'm contemplating selling or trading it for a truer MIJ vintage LP.
This was the one that kickstarted my LP obsession. At the time, this was my higher ever spending on a guitar, funded using crypto and stock gains (was a different world in early 2021). This is verg well made despite the price and I'm convinced Edwards are pure MIJ guitars. The fit and finish are impeccable and was also the first time I was blown away by a guitar's build quality. I dismantled the stock neck pickup and reversed the coil underneath to do the Peter Green thing as I don't know how to solder. Also added chrome cover to the stock neck pickup. Pics are of its current state, bottom overexposed pic of it when it first arrived.
Alas though I cannot get over it feeling toyish, its light weight making no small contribution to this impression. I also don't like veneers when it's to emulate actual flames. Tone-wise it's fine with the SD Custom doing the work but otherwise it does not grunt like an LP should. I'm contemplating selling or trading it for a truer MIJ vintage LP.
Hey man Les Pauls only, Aristides owners have their own thread.I sold my LP recently but I had it for 15 years so i'll post pics:
Estilo
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A gibson les paul tribute is a gibson les paul. The burny and edwards are not
But why did Gibson label them Tributes then??
Estilo
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Can't believe I missed this. What model is this @owlexifry? Does it have a volute on the back of headstock?
StevenC
Needs a hobby
The same reason they label other Les Pauls as Standard, Special, Junior, and Custom.
To tell you how much money to expect to pay.
Estilo
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So why does a Special cost much less than a Standard! And looks so.. un-special!
