thought you might wanna see an x ray of my les paul

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Digital Jams":2dpzhwvz said:
jlbaxe":2dpzhwvz said:
Digital Jams":2dpzhwvz said:
So is that 335 you posted "the tone" everyone spaeks about?


9 years and counting, nobody has told me which of 785749037592 LP models is "the tone"
Thats a search only you can find. As for me that guitar or any of the ones I have or had where usually picked by playing many at the store and until my fingers, the Feel, vibration of the wood and strings seemed to become part of my soul.

Only you can find "Your Tone" The search is not for what someone else hears and feels but what you hear and feel. ;) young Jedi.
Digital Jams":2dpzhwvz said:
9 years and counting, nobody has told me which of 785749037592 LP models is "the tone"
If someone has to "Tell you" then you might never find it.

Nice try :lol: :LOL:

Every gibson players states only gibson has it but they all have different models.

We can tell different years pups were made, tubes from a same batch, different guitar chords, etc. So I am damn sure the gibson guys can tell ten out of ten chambered vs solid.

points for trying :D
It's an endless search for you then. It shouldnt matter what model or brand you play if you found your tone. Look at Billy Gibbons in the other post, a lot of his guitars are weight relieved, even the neck and super light strings . That man has TONE!

I think people get caught up in that chase. GL
 
the only thing that I could see bothering people is that classics are supposed to be a 1960 les paul in terms of the body an neck and one would assume that they are getting a solid guitar, then on the x ray it appears that it is totally gutted in order to make it seem like the more desirable lighter mahogany. I have a 95 classic plus and love it and wonder if it is solid or not? Whats worse is many later 2000's les pauls are now being made with two and even 3 or 4 piece backs for the body which is a disgrace.
 
joepete77":3on3z7dp said:
....then on the x ray it appears that it is totally gutted in order to make it seem like the more desirable lighter mahogany.
What makes you think this is the reason they do this ?
 
AndyK":1iu4hnbw said:
My problem with this chambering is the uncomfortable thought that a robot, with a cutting blade, went nuts on the guitar body, resulting in what you see in the x ray. I like to imagine that there are still men hand tooling these guitars. This ruins that illusion for me!


well- If it makes you feel any better they DO use a team of highly trained Scientists, Luthiers,and Engineers to carefully HAND SWEEP and VACUUM up all the dust and wood shavings from the CNC Machine , and place them in oxygen free plastic bags carefully and manually.......
 
Ayrton":313ps5in said:
chambered_les_paul.jpg

thats from a Les Paul BFG
and as an owner, I can say that I could really give two fucks if it's chambered. Sounds AMAZING. Infact, it sounds much better than my non chambered guitars.
Just my opinion of course :)
 
Neeklaus":356emdd1 said:
Ayrton":356emdd1 said:

thats from a Les Paul BFG
and as an owner, I can say that I could really give two fucks if it's chambered. Sounds AMAZING. Infact, it sounds much better than my non chambered guitars.
Just my opinion of course :)

Your non-chambered guitars must sound pretty lame then? :confused:
 
really dude?
Sorry I don't buy my guitars from some obscure builder, I know that's not acceptable on internet forums.
 
Neeklaus":30invk3k said:
really dude?
Sorry I don't buy my guitars from some obscure builder, I know that's not acceptable on internet forums.
Those guitars sounded like shit in his basement ;)
 
There's no reason to bitch any more. We know what we're buying. If you want a chambered Gibson, buy one. If not buy one of their solid models.
 
hmmm...probably what the inside of my Epi LP Ultra looks like =)
 
I think the two most important things to ask one's self in these situations are (in no particular order):

1) does it sound good?

2) can you play it?

if the answers to those two questions is yes then who gives a shit what it looks like on the inside
 
This thread reminds me of why years ago I decided that for me... the amp's tone mattered more than the [mostly] solid-body guitar's tone when plugged-in. A guitar has to have a certain "mojo" that speaks to my hands. And it must be admitted that the particular body woods, hardware, and pickups will play a big role in the tone that is produced. But I really think that in general, one man's mojo-laden tone-monster is another's lifeless piece of junk. And that it has more to do with how a particular instrument speaks to the player. With obvious exceptions being hollow-bodied instruments and those that really do seem to stand a cut-above the rest (like the Peter Green LP maybe, etc).

For my proof of my theory I submit...

EVHatNASCAR.jpg



If this guitar wasn't associated with its owner and you found it a yard sale and picked it up to play, would it really blow you away?
 
Red_Label":3b32r4qk said:
This thread reminds me of why years ago I decided that for me... the amp's tone mattered more than the [mostly] solid-body guitar's tone when plugged-in. A guitar has to have a certain "mojo" that speaks to my hands. And it must be admitted that the particular body woods, hardware, and pickups will play a big role in the tone that is produced. But I really think that in general, one man's mojo-laden tone-monster is another's lifeless piece of junk. And that it has more to do with how a particular instrument speaks to the player. With obvious exceptions being hollow-bodied instruments and those that really do seem to stand a cut-above the rest (like the Peter Green LP maybe, etc).

For my proof of my theory I submit...

EVHatNASCAR.jpg



If this guitar wasn't associated with its owner and you found it a yard sale and picked it up to play, would it really blow you away?

this
 
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