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Deanmachine
Member
That is one sweet Paul.
jkdsteve
Active member
She's a looker for sure!
Shawn Lutz
New member
great score! Congratulations!
Adambomb
Member
Thanks guys, I'm really proud of this one! Yea it's way better than my 2013 I sold. It's crazy how different these Custom Shop guitars are. When I got my 2013 2 years ago I tried so hard to make than guitar play and sound good but no matter what pickups I put in it, it just didn't have any punch or that Les Paul sound. And the playability was always bad with fret buzz no matter how high action was. Even had Joe Glaser from Nashville set it up, but still just didn't play well.
I've played have played some Historics since then that were just unreal sounding and played like butter so thats why I put mine up for sale just a few weeks ago. I bet I have driven around 8 hours total to Gibson Custom Shop dealers in the last few weeks, but when I got to Willcutts I was blown away that most the 59' they had sounded better than most all the others I've played in stores, no exaggeration. And for the money (I'd never pay anywhere close to the regular prices) these guitars should all sound and play this good, but they really don't. It's a hunt and a long hard one for someone like me that knows how bad Gibson quality "can" be on a few.
Ok I'll stop bragging now but I'm just saying, for a 35yo musician that has owned lots of gear and guitars over the years... this is the first time in a very long time that I've woke up and felt like a kid on the day after Christmas thats stoked to play with exactly what he was wanting in a guitar, sound-wise and aesthetically.
I've played have played some Historics since then that were just unreal sounding and played like butter so thats why I put mine up for sale just a few weeks ago. I bet I have driven around 8 hours total to Gibson Custom Shop dealers in the last few weeks, but when I got to Willcutts I was blown away that most the 59' they had sounded better than most all the others I've played in stores, no exaggeration. And for the money (I'd never pay anywhere close to the regular prices) these guitars should all sound and play this good, but they really don't. It's a hunt and a long hard one for someone like me that knows how bad Gibson quality "can" be on a few.
Ok I'll stop bragging now but I'm just saying, for a 35yo musician that has owned lots of gear and guitars over the years... this is the first time in a very long time that I've woke up and felt like a kid on the day after Christmas thats stoked to play with exactly what he was wanting in a guitar, sound-wise and aesthetically.
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Buckeyedog
Active member
Beautiful guitar!! I'm guessing you made an appointment with Willcutt try these guitars out??
My buddies and I drove 3 hours there and weren't aware that we were supposed to make an appointment and consequently were treated like dog crap. My bud was ready to buy a Shiva, but we just weren't treated well.
Really glad it worked out for you.
My buddies and I drove 3 hours there and weren't aware that we were supposed to make an appointment and consequently were treated like dog crap. My bud was ready to buy a Shiva, but we just weren't treated well.
Really glad it worked out for you.
gibson08
Well-known member
^^^ Funny, I was just getting ready to ask if you still need to know the secret handshake to get in the other building 
glip22
Well-known member
It doesn't matter what dealer you get one from as long as you get a good one. I wouldn't be running to Willcuts thinking they have the best Les Pauls now 
LP Freak
Well-known member
glip22":wisb65ki said:It doesn't matter what dealer you get one from as long as you get a good one. I wouldn't be running to Willcuts thinking they have the best Les Pauls now
Great, now I gotta turn around.
Adambomb
Member
glip22":31p95rrm said:It doesn't matter what dealer you get one from as long as you get a good one. I wouldn't be running to Willcuts thinking they have the best Les Pauls now
Yea, I was just really surprised they had some of the best sounding and looking ones I've played in a long time, and I'm in Nashville every other week for business, so fortunately I've had my hands on many good Historics over the years.
Yea I made an appointment. Eric and Brandon were really cool, pretty much the exact opposite from a GC salesman. Already had all the Les Pauls out that I gave serial numbers from the PDF file, they was ready to rip. But yea I probably shot the name of the shop way too much (NO affiliation) sorry fellas. Just stupid happy with the guitar!
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campbellcj
New member
Gorgeous, congrats!
