romanianreaper
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I'm sure a lot of you saw my other post where I was struggling about getting this Limited Edition Les Paul Standard that was all mahogany. Didn't know if it would take away from "that sound" so I kind of just gave up on it.
I called another guy about a Custom he had and was going to trade him my "Standard" plus cash. So I send some photos. Turns out (and should have known) that my Standard is actually a "Classic".....which explains the green inlays that always made me shake my head. Don't get me wrong, I like my guitar and especially like the "Standard" truss rod cover the guy put on it to trick me but I should have known better. LOL!
Incredible Hulk inlays should have been my first clue. But it has Motor City pickups in it and sounds great and I can junk it up and play around with different things without ruining value, etc. So that trade didn't happen....
So then I go to a local store that sells a bunch of used stuff. They have TONS of Les Pauls. The guy is a collector. I start picking up different ones from Traditionals to Standards, various years from the past five or so and they are pretty solid but becomes "aww, this one keeps going out of tune" or "this one is clanky sounding" or "where is the gain?". I go over and there is a 89' LP Standard and a 78 LP Standard. Both were great but the 78' had a bunch of modifications. Still was cool though.
Pick up the 89' and just loving it. It had bulk, minor aging which actually made it look better, great string height, great tone, etc. I'm like "oh man, this is great and I can get a great deal on it!". So of course the one great player in the store who sounded phenomenal goes over to those two guitars and is talking to the guy about them. We all get to talking and he says "I can't decide" and looks at me and says "what do you think?" Now the 89' to me is better but the devil, gear nerd, guitarist in me in no way is going to say that one because he'll walk out with it and I'll cry like a schoolgirl. I say "they are both great!", which wasn't a lie.
He goes outside to get on the phone and I'm like "oh well, Murphy's Law again". He walks in and says "well I don't want to get divorced so I better leave, take care!" and walks out. I grab the guitar and walk up to my friend and say "I'll take it!!!". LOL!
It is so true what people on this forum say, you have to play it and have it in your hands. I really dig it and is from a year when I had just graduated high school and went in the military. Nice collector piece and something I can enjoy instead of my F'ing "Classic"!!.
I'll keep that too. I'm sure this is just the start of my addiction.
I called another guy about a Custom he had and was going to trade him my "Standard" plus cash. So I send some photos. Turns out (and should have known) that my Standard is actually a "Classic".....which explains the green inlays that always made me shake my head. Don't get me wrong, I like my guitar and especially like the "Standard" truss rod cover the guy put on it to trick me but I should have known better. LOL!
Incredible Hulk inlays should have been my first clue. But it has Motor City pickups in it and sounds great and I can junk it up and play around with different things without ruining value, etc. So that trade didn't happen....So then I go to a local store that sells a bunch of used stuff. They have TONS of Les Pauls. The guy is a collector. I start picking up different ones from Traditionals to Standards, various years from the past five or so and they are pretty solid but becomes "aww, this one keeps going out of tune" or "this one is clanky sounding" or "where is the gain?". I go over and there is a 89' LP Standard and a 78 LP Standard. Both were great but the 78' had a bunch of modifications. Still was cool though.
Pick up the 89' and just loving it. It had bulk, minor aging which actually made it look better, great string height, great tone, etc. I'm like "oh man, this is great and I can get a great deal on it!". So of course the one great player in the store who sounded phenomenal goes over to those two guitars and is talking to the guy about them. We all get to talking and he says "I can't decide" and looks at me and says "what do you think?" Now the 89' to me is better but the devil, gear nerd, guitarist in me in no way is going to say that one because he'll walk out with it and I'll cry like a schoolgirl. I say "they are both great!", which wasn't a lie.
He goes outside to get on the phone and I'm like "oh well, Murphy's Law again". He walks in and says "well I don't want to get divorced so I better leave, take care!" and walks out. I grab the guitar and walk up to my friend and say "I'll take it!!!". LOL!
It is so true what people on this forum say, you have to play it and have it in your hands. I really dig it and is from a year when I had just graduated high school and went in the military. Nice collector piece and something I can enjoy instead of my F'ing "Classic"!!.
I'll keep that too. I'm sure this is just the start of my addiction. 
