NGD - 59 Dirty Lemon Les Paul

[Anxiety Serum]

Picked up a 59 Dirty Lemon Light-Aged.

Bitter sweet because I have to let the 58 go (she's on sale here). I'll miss the thicker neck, darker rosewood, and a slightly more aged look to the 58 (checking shows better on plain top and darker back and the inlays looked more aged). But I needed lower frets to slide some drop-C# power chords easier. I'll even miss those higher 58 frets during open chording and single note vibrato.

That said this new one is fantastic. Flame looks even better in person. A/B'ed and the sounds were very close, so I won't be missing anything tone wise.

 

[Steinmetzify]

Really nice score man.

 

[JackBootedThug]

sexy...

 

[Beigelemon]

Very special! Rock on!!

 

[WEF Chairman]

Dream axe for me

 

[LP Freak]

Very Nice! I’m definitely a fan of dirty lemon

 

[GreatRedDragon]

Both of those guitars are absolutely gorgeous.

 

[Anxiety Serum]

Very Nice! I’m definitely a fan of dirty lemonView attachment 188047

That yours?

Love the no pick guard.

 

[Racerxrated]

Nice!
Congrats.

 

[HeyNow]

Nice. I have a poorly finished "dirty lemon" - doesn't really look dirty lemon. The previous owner, who had the clone built wanted a Greg Martin CC look. Very very very thin finish i.e. no clear coat. I tried to smooth out the finish with wet sanding and a few strokes took the finish right off lolll (the exposed portion on the belly

 

[LP Freak]

That yours?

Love the no pick guard.

Yea, it’s mine it’s an R0

 

[Anxiety Serum]

Nice. I have a poorly finished "dirty lemon" - doesn't really look dirty lemon. The previous owner, who had the clone built wanted a Greg Martin CC look. Very very very thin finish i.e. no clear coat. I tried to smooth out the finish with wet sanding and a few strokes took the finish right off lolll (the exposed portion on the belly

Still looks cool

 

[rallye440]

You have a good taste on guitars
My R9 and R8 and Flying V STD in the pic.

 

[Anxiety Serum]

You have a good taste on guitars
My R9 and R8 and Flying V STD in the pic.View attachment 188986

Good taste indeed.

Like how you got them hanging there together too. Cool setup

 

[GreatRedDragon]

Nice. I have a poorly finished "dirty lemon" - doesn't really look dirty lemon. The previous owner, who had the clone built wanted a Greg Martin CC look. Very very very thin finish i.e. no clear coat. I tried to smooth out the finish with wet sanding and a few strokes took the finish right off lolll (the exposed portion on the belly

It's very Slash

 

[justin]

Congratulations on that beauty. This is the way. Can’t beat a lemon and all variations there of. I prefer pick guards though.

 

[Bardagh]

You have a good taste on guitars
My R9 and R8 and Flying V STD in the pic.View attachment 188986

Very sweet setup but I have to say…M anal amp is the best brand name since Wangs.

 

[rallye440]

Very sweet setup but I have to say…M anal amp is the best brand name since Wangs.

Finnish word: Manala = place where people go after dying according to the Finnish mythology.
The small village I live is called Mahnala so that's how I found that name for my home build amps.

My first amp builds were Friedman BE clones so the brown eye connection is pretty strong too...go figure.
Guess "Wangs" can mean quite a many different things too.

 

[Giblesoqul2001]

Dirty, sour, or whatever