59 Burst replica nearing the finish line...

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I've had a 59 Les Paul burst replica in the building stage for years and it's finally nearing completion. I sourced some 80 year old mahogany wood from Larry Wysocki for the body, and the top is an eastern flame maple. It's got the repro Historic Makeover inlays, Brazilian Rosewood fretboard. It's built with the long neck tenon, and hide glue was used to put it together.

I decided to go with an "unburst" lemon finish so it will just have hints of red/brown around the edges of the top (that's the next painting step this weekend).

The electronics in the guitar are two Gibson PAF pickups (real ones), .015/.033 Sprague Bumble Bees, with 500k CTS pots (old spec w/brass shaft, etc) and wired to 50's wiring specs. Finishing out the guitar will be a bone nut, no wire ABR-1 bridge, a lightweight aluminum stop bar tailpiece with the longer bushings and steel studs for the stop bar, as well as patent pending Grover machine heads from the 50's. The neck profile was duplicated from my 1959 Les Paul Junior.

Been a long time coming (and paying for this beast!), but I should have it in my hands early next month after the nitro cellulose lacquer has finished drying/curing. Some Iphone pics...I'll post more when it's about to be assembled/wired, and after it's done.

January 2013
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July 2013
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Very nice! We will look forward to more pictures.

I like how the wood used will be older than a '59. Real PAF's too.

Who's the builder?
 
HRC51":1zjh5qb2 said:
Very nice! We will look forward to more pictures.

I like how the wood used will be older than a '59. Real PAF's too.

Who's the builder?
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I'm not posting who it is, sorry. This one will have a real Gibson logo on it, so it's not a Gil Yaron. As that is still a no-no, I'm not divulging the builder's name.
 
Looks absolutely killer, cannot wait to see the finished product!
 
joepete77":z7i945fp said:
Can't wait to see this, keep us posted!
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Will do. After 7 years of waiting for this thing, it's the least I can do for myself (and you guys, too!).
 
Damn foo. 7 years...

I can't wait for the finished pictures.
 
I can't believe the patience you have to wait 7 years for the completion of this. Looks beautiful so far, sir. Can't wait to see the finished product.
 
Top looks great; nothing like a LP built just for you. Congrats man.
 
That is going to be awesome!! 7 years!! That's dedication that is going to pay off!!!
 
Damn that's some nice looking old maple Jim!!

Why such a long wait though - $$, or builder eccentricity?
 
AndyK":12zxzp9e said:
Damn that's some nice looking old maple Jim!!
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Thanks!

Why such a long wait though - $$, or builder eccentricity?
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Let's just call it builder laziness and inability to prioritize his work load properly.
 
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