I want a Les Paul

[philb]

Sweet guitar Bob!

 

[jcj]

I'm a sucker for those GT's

Congrats, Bob

 

[gibson5413]

Looks great Bob! I love Gold Top Pauls. Congratulations! Post a vid.

 

[Ventura]

My next want is, quite seriously here Folks, a GT reissue with P90s. I can't get the P90s outta my head. They're butt ugly man, but the tones are just so raunchy and raw

If you want a hot P90 tone and a classy aesthetic drop these into humbucker LP. http://philxstore.com/pickups_px100.html

No derail here, so apologies if it looks that way.

I'd not drop P90's into anything... I am horndoggin' for a new RI-56, and that new "green" gold top paint is siiiiiiiiick!!

All mahogany, all rosewood, no bakelite/fakelite nonsense. Just straight up full-wood P90 lust

Morning Bob

 

[Bob Savage]

No derail here, so apologies if it looks that way.

I'd not drop P90's into anything... I am horndoggin' for a new RI-56, and that new "green" gold top paint is siiiiiiiiick!!

All mahogany, all rosewood, no bakelite/fakelite nonsense. Just straight up full-wood P90 lust

Morning Bob

Nice... I love the sound of the PX-100 in my Viper and would have no problem buying another LP with the sole intent of putting them in there too on the other hand, I might as well go with something routed for P90's and just drop these in, assuming I didn't like the stock 90's http://philxstore.com/pickups_px90.html

Maybe something like this: http://wildwoodguitars.com/products/105 ... D=345&n=22

G'morning!

 

[jcj]

Cancel Christmas...Bob's gone to the dark side

 

[Bob Savage]

Cancel Christmas...Bob's gone to the dark side

The honeymoon needs to end before we can declare that, but so far I'm loving this guitar. I still need to plug it in but my home studio is in pieces right now. Should be able to get plugged in soon though.

 

[jcj]

Cancel Christmas...Bob's gone to the dark side

The honeymoon needs to end before we can declare that, but so far I'm loving this guitar. I still need to plug it in but my home studio is in pieces right now. Should be able to get plugged in soon though.

You've already picked out a second one...I say you're smitten

 

[Shawn Lutz]

Very cool...looks great! Now screw the tailpiece down tight to the body and top-wrap the strings...thank me later

Agree on the TP down but not on the top-wrap. I really only noticed my hand resting on the strings wrapped around the tail piece I could feel them and bugged me a bit. I didnt notice any tension or noticeable tonal improvements...

 

[rupe]

Very cool...looks great! Now screw the tailpiece down tight to the body and top-wrap the strings...thank me later

Agree on the TP down but not on the top-wrap. I really only noticed my hand resting on the strings wrapped around the tail piece I could feel them and bugged me a bit. I didnt notice any tension or noticeable tonal improvements...

Frequently the strings won't pass over the back of the bridge without making contact when the tailpiece is screwed down, which is the main reason I started doing it on my Custom. I've also heard it make a difference on some Gibsons and none on others...just depends on the guitar.
Also, I found it easier to manipulate the strings behind the bridge for "special effects" with the top wrap.

 

[Superunknown]

Congrats! +1 on the top-wrapping. Only way to go IMHO.

 

[Bob Savage]

Frequently the strings won't pass over the back of the bridge without making contact when the tailpiece is screwed down, which is the main reason I started doing it on my Custom. I've also heard it make a difference on some Gibsons and none on others...just depends on the guitar.
Also, I found it easier to manipulate the strings behind the bridge for "special effects" with the top wrap.

What problem does this solve? Do the strings break where they contact the trailing edge of the bridge? I noticed that yesterday. From a sound/tone perspective I can't imagine it has a negative effect.

 

[rupe]

Frequently the strings won't pass over the back of the bridge without making contact when the tailpiece is screwed down, which is the main reason I started doing it on my Custom. I've also heard it make a difference on some Gibsons and none on others...just depends on the guitar.
Also, I found it easier to manipulate the strings behind the bridge for "special effects" with the top wrap.

What problem does this solve? Do the strings break where they contact the trailing edge of the bridge? I noticed that yesterday. From a sound/tone perspective I can't imagine it has a negative effect.

Breakage and tuning stability

 

[Bob Savage]

Breakage and tuning stability

I'm surprised it would affect tuning stability enough to notice. Now I have to try it out as-is.

 

[Heritage Softail]

Very cool...looks great! Now screw the tailpiece down tight to the body and top-wrap the strings...thank me later

As for P-90's...I absolutely love them. If you don't need the carved top, there are some killer deals out there right now on LP Specials and Juniors.

Did you get be of the advertised specials n a P90 Gibby? For some reason I was thinking you posted about a great deal on an email offer?

Just wondering as the Juniors with P90's seem like a great deal.

 

[rupe]

Breakage and tuning stability

I'm surprised it would affect tuning stability enough to notice. Now I have to try it out as-is.

It's an extra surface to hang up on...kinda like a string tree on a Strat or Tele. Ultimately it will be dependent on the particular guitar, but as a former Gibson dealer/service center, I've seen the issue first hand...I'm not just spewing hearsay. That said, far and away the most frequent Les Paul tuning issue is a poorly cut/lubed nut.

 

[stephen sawall]

The two-piece bridge is about sustain & resonance...One of the guys at Gibson told me when set up correct it should be about a 17 degree angle. Set-up the piece with the saddles for intonation & action.... then if you raise or lower the back piece you can hear how it effects the sound. Just like a Floyd .... you need to go back & forth till you get it to balance correct. On some guitars the difference is about none ... on others it is very noticeable.

 

[Michi]

If you do this then the instrument doesn't have to be surrendered and we'll all gather in a circle for a shot of geritol and high fives.

Whole songs w/ backing tracks or is it enough to do the intros (like I've seen many of us here do)?

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[Bob Savage]

Whole songs w/ backing tracks or is it enough to do the intros (like I've seen many of us here do)?

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I don't think it matters in fact, recording quality is also moot so just throw a camcorder on your desk and be done with it.

 

[Robotechnology]

Hello Bob, I just caught this thread over the past couple of days, read through it and coincidentally, I've been major league gassing for a Les Paul since December myself. First off, congrats in your new LP!

I wanted a new Traditional Pro II but, didn't like the tone of the 4 examples I've played at GC which meant I wasn't going to buy one sight unseen (unless it was super cheap like a used one I missed out on TGP for $1,250!).

Since I wasn't too happy with the Traditional Pro II's (and the half a dozen Other traditional models I tried out), I did like one particular Standard but it was $2,699 + tax. I didn't like it THAT much. So I started thinking about the historic models like the R8 and R9. Most of these that I've played through the years have sounded great. In fact there was a used R9 last month at a GC that sounded heavenly but it was priced in the high $4k range. I had to ask about it and they were willing to bring it down to $4,200 but, still too rich for my blood

So back to the drawing board. Been looking at ALL the R8/R9 models posted for sale on the forums I frequent and kind of was leaning towards getting a nice R8 for about $2,500 when a particular situation occurred at my local GC:

I walked in with my son to see if they received any new under $2,000 new LP Traditional models and was told no was about to walk out when I saw this cool Les Paul Custom model on the counter with these two guys hovering over it. When one of the walked near me I asked if they were buying that LP on the counter. The guy said no, his friend was actually looking to sell it to get a different guitar and promptly went to go tell his friend I asked about the guitar. A minute later the LPC's owner YELLS out, hey you want to buy it! They're only giving me $1,600 for it. If you give me more, it's yours!

Less just say that within 15 minutes I walked out of there with this in hand:

It's a Les Paul Custom 1968 Reissue in Tricolor Sunburst. I didn't even plug it in. i strummed it acoustically and sighted the neck. I waited until I got home to test it out. It wasn't muddy/wooley sounding down low like so many LP's are so quest ended