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I was wondering if anyone would notice that is a 1953.
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It's a '53 Les Paul? Wow! How much is stock?
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Now those are the embodiment of what I feel Gibson did best for years with its electrics - "classy". I'm a Fender guy by and large, but "classy" isn't a term that I feel applies to most of their classic designs.
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sorry misposted
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^^ Thanks. I'm a Fender player as well and I think both companies could have benefited by keeping things a lot more simple and putting their resources into what made them famous in the first place which was building bench mark high quality instruments.
Edit: I'm not saying that they shouldn't innovate but it seems (particularly in the case of Gibson) that innovation has become the end all be all. Last edited by DESERTRAT1; 11-01-2014 at 10:19 AM. |
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Thanks. I changed out the knobs, pick guard, and tuners.
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You did a great job on it, especially the knobs. They look great.
I just noticed a big cargo ship in the background. I take it, based on your username, you're not in the desert? |
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^^ On most of the other forums I'm still known as "BEACHBUM" from when I lived at Silver Strand Beach Ca. But, I moved to Las Vegas about a year ago and joined AG after the move, hence the new handle.
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DeseertRat - I love that 137. Very, very nice.
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Yeah, really nice. You still have it I take it?
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I top wrap as this guitar prefers to have the stop tail further down. That causes the strings to contact the back of the Nashville bridge if I don't top wrap with the stop tail that far down. Will be working on it as the 35 years+ have taken their toll. Frets have bee dressed so many times there is no material left. Time for a refret. My bridge has collapsed some. Going with a new Callaham SS bridge with their conversion studs. While doing all that, going to replace the zinc stop tail stud bushings, the studs and the stop tail itself (going to try Pigtail parts). While its in, might as well get a new nut on it as well.
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Current: 1964 SG Std.
1980 L.P. Heritage 2011 ES 335 Larry Carlton 2011 Junior 2012 LP Tribute 50's Past 1958 LP Burst (sold to collector in Austin in 1997) 1964 Melody Maker 2012 Les Paul 1960's Tribute |
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I think this thread needs more pictures.
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LOL. Ok, here's mine.
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