Gango79
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This is my M2M Les Paul Custom single pickup ![Winking face :wink: 😉](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png)
![Winking face :wink: 😉](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png)
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You got it, '58 and '59 reissues. Quick explanation is R8s have plain tops and bigger necks, R9s are more flamey and little thinner necks. (R0s have thinner necks, R7s are Goldtops, R6s have P90s, and R5s are wrap-tails.) Lots of individual exceptions and special runs though—you can find R8s with a lot of figuring and the necks, being handmade, tend to vary.I still don't know exactly what "R9 / R8" means. I assume it means reissue of a 1958 or 1959 model? Gibson's catalogue minutiae and hair splitting between models always confused me. I've considered doing a payment plan on it, as they don't charge interest... but the sensible part of me says "you don't make that much and are saving for a mortgage etc." and yet...
Someone on another board is trying to trade theirs - neck is fatter than their 60th anni spec and its not working out.Found a pic of an R9 I used to have. This one was in Amber Orange Burst, from the 50th Anniversary series they did back in '09. Pretty unique look for an R9, and not necessarily my favorite, but finding thees pics made me appreciate it a little more than I did at the time.
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Yes, but it is sending my GAS into Remission. I think I’ll be on the hunt for an Explorer or unique SG next. Maybe an RD if the right one pops up.Did it Crack the Skye after you Hunted it down?
This is my M2M Les Paul Custom single pickup
I saw a used one at our national dealer for the same price as a new standard. Wasnt that curious haha.Yes, but it is sending my GAS into Remission. I think I’ll be on the hunt for an Explorer or unique SG next. Maybe an RD if the right one pops up.
Seriously though, it fucking rules. And I love Mastodon. The Lace pickups are nice! I had my doubts but they will stay
Dude, yes! After that first Custom arrived I understood what the fuss was about and it’s a real thing. Dad rock be damned, LPs riff hard.I saw a used one at our national dealer for the same price as a new standard. Wasnt that curious haha.
And your collection sure did swell since I made this thread![]()