Tell me why (or why not) you own a Les Paul

[Chickee]

Originally Posted by calvanesebob

I don't own a LP, because……..I'm a sit down player, and the waist is too narrow, and I cant strum without hitting my leg.

Try shortening your strap to get the guitar up off you lap Bob. And if you now say “I don’t use a strap and NEVER, EVER will😂” you’re short changing yourself. It makes playing smaller bodied guitars very comfortable when seated.

frank d.

[calvanesebob]

Originally Posted by Chickee

Try shortening your strap to get the guitar up off you lap Bob. And if you now say “I don’t use a strap and NEVER, EVER will😂” you’re short changing yourself. It makes playing smaller bodied guitars very comfortable when seated.

frank d.

I tried using a strap a couple times. Just don't like them for some reason.

[Bushleague]

Originally Posted by 1neeto

My current “Les Paul”

Used to own a Studio, but this one put it to shame from construction and tone. I’m gasing for a good top tribute a friend of mine is selling.

I too owned a studio, and feel that my current MIJ Special completely puts it to shame. Not a great pic, but the brand is "Bacchus" and apparently quite a bit of the work was done by hand on these guitars, compared to a Gibson. The p-90's are lower output than Gibson, they sound tighter and less wooly with high gain, and rolling them down can get me some fairly convincing Strat tones.

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[rockabilly69]

Originally Posted by Chickee

They’ve had weight relieved Lesters since 1983, rokdog. They’ve had Lesters with P90’s and NewYork Mini’s since the 1950’s. Like your signature line says…..it’s all in your head!��������

frank d.

That's right Frankie Boy!!!!

Non-weight relieved R7 and weighs in @ 8.1 lbs...



I love how the fat Les Paul tone sits against the Martin D17M acoustic @ 2:44 here. And it's the guitar tone the perfectly expressed the frustration I was having in my life at the time!

[Chickee]

Originally Posted by rockabilly69

That's right Frankie Boy!!!!

Non-weight relieved R7 and weighs in @ 8.1 lbs...



I love how the fat Les Paul tone sits against the Martin D17M acoustic @ 2:44 here. And it's the guitar tone the perfectly expressed the frustration I was having in my life at the time!

Thats a good looking goldtop Rocky! Your soundbyte is great. I really liked the lead work over the acoustic. Crisp and clean with space to let the phrases breath. Very nice work all around.
If we don't get a chance to catch up this week, my ginger guitar slinging friend, Merry Christmas and Happy NewYear to you and your lady! Wishing you the best of all things Dano.
frank

[gretsch4me]

It may be a plain jane...but this thing is just killer!

[rockabilly69]

Originally Posted by gretsch4me

It may be a plain jane...but this thing is just killer!

I think those new Specials are killer. My duet partner just got one and I played it for a few hours the other day. And the sound of the P90s through his tweed Princeton amp was just awesome. Although, his Special was a bit off on the G string intonation, but I had a spare MojoAxe tailpiece that was intonated correctly, and his intonation is almost perfect now.

Originally Posted by Chickee

That's a good looking goldtop Rocky! Your soundbyte is great. I really liked the lead work over the acoustic. Crisp and clean with space to let the phrases breath. Very nice work all around.
If we don't get a chance to catch up this week, my ginger guitar slinging friend, Merry Christmas and Happy NewYear to you and your lady! Wishing you the best of all things Dano.
frank

Thanks Frank. Happy Holidays to you and yours from way out west Utah

[1neeto]

Originally Posted by rockabilly69

That's right Frankie Boy!!!!

Non-weight relieved R7 and weighs in @ 8.1 lbs...



I love how the fat Les Paul tone sits against the Martin D17M acoustic @ 2:44 here. And it's the guitar tone the perfectly expressed the frustration I was having in my life at the time!

Ok now I want this guitar. Very nice!

[davidd]

[QUOTE=gretsch4me;7150408]It may be a plain jane...but this thing is just killer! [/QUOTE

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. LP Single-cut Specials with P90's RULE!

My 2005 LP Special in Red, 2007 in TV. 1980 Yamaha LP, and 2001 R8

[Beachrunner]

Originally Posted by rockabilly69

That's right Frankie Boy!!!!

Non-weight relieved R7 and weighs in @ 8.1 lbs...



I love how the fat Les Paul tone sits against the Martin D17M acoustic @ 2:44 here. And it's the guitar tone the perfectly expressed the frustration I was having in my life at the time!

That's great stuff, man.

[rockabilly69]

Originally Posted by 1neeto

Ok now I want this guitar. Very nice!

Thanks, I really like this R7, and I have a R4 for when I want the P90 sound, it's more raw sounding...

Originally Posted by Beachrunner

That's great stuff, man.

Thank you!!!

[jp2558]

I have one, an '85 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty. When I bought it in '87 I had no idea it was 'top of the line'. All I knew was it looked like the one on the cover of Everybody Knows this is Nowhere, and when I played it, it sounded like Down By The River. My belated college graduation gift to myself after I saw a classified ad in the local paper saying Les Pauls one third off with any trade (and I already had a decent MIJ copy). It was the last one they had. $795 out the door.

Although I'm mostly acoustic these days, it's not going anywhere. The '82 SG, '91 Telecaster Plus, and '96 Clapton Strat in the basement are no match for the 9.4 pounds of Shaw-bucker or neck pup tone dialed back to two bliss .

[rollypolly]

I got a LP special not too long ago. I always thought they looked sweet. All solid mahogany, heavy as heck, but I love that neck pickup tone. Very nice for blues and jazz. I will admit, the weight of it is kind of daunting. I just got a lighter weight semi hollow for practicing.

[Bob Womack]

Here's a pic from 1978 just for fun. I am on the left, my bandmate Bob Haymes is on the right. We are playing a dual lead in concert.



Both of us had '74 Kalamazoo LP Standards. I played through a '66 Gibson GA-55 RVT Ranger and he played through a Super Reverb, both 4x10 combos. His guitar is long gone, mine is still with me and completely stock. It has been refretted. And me? I've lost weight to where I am back in jeans one size larger than those and will probably need that size again soon.

Bob

[Chickee]

Originally Posted by Bob Womack

Here's a pic from 1978 just for fun. I am on the left, my bandmate Bob Haymes is on the right. We are playing a dual lead in concert.



Both of us had '74 Kalamazoo LP Standards. I played through a '66 Gibson GA-55 RVT Ranger and he played through a Super Reverb, both 4x10 combos. His guitar is long gone, mine is still with me and completely stock. It has been refretted. And me? I've lost weight to where I am back in jeans one size larger than those and will probably need that size again soon.

Bob

Much to the chagrin of many of you forumites, I’m hijacking this train. You’ve had eleven pages of Les Paul minutia(more than enough for now) and I want to know how Bob’s dropping weight and getting back to teenaged sized jeans!!!

Let’s go Bob….SPILL THE BEANS, BROTHER! How are you loosing weight during the holidays?

Merry Christmas my friend, and hoping your lovely wife is fully on the mend, too!
All the best,
frank d.