Pesh Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 So last month I was at my local for a Gibson Showcase, where a product specialist was demonstrating the 2014 USA range. While I was there, the urge to spend some of that wonderful borrowed money from my credit card became overwhelming, so I ended up leaving with a 2014 Gibson USA Les Paul Studio in a gorgeous Honeyburst finish. I know it is customary for the New Guitar Days to be chronicled with many pictures, so here is my obligatory posting. Please enjoy...! Apologies for posting as links; for some reason I can't get PostIMG links to work with the forum (sidebar - anybody know how to do this?) please excuse any snippets of cats; little buggers wouldn't leave me alone. http://postimg.org/image/gqontm8j9/ http://postimg.org/image/5tnc4ulrp/ http://postimg.org/image/jm1r0hcj9/ http://postimg.org/image/gx2cwpho5/ http://postimg.org/image/80rksrr1x/ http://postimg.org/image/ppjbke2t1/ http://postimg.org/image/wxuy9ofjp/ http://postimg.org/image/v7gilxned/ http://postimg.org/image/oyv6scpth/ http://postimg.org/image/iu3of0xpx/ http://postimg.org/image/edbbgcjhx/ http://postimg.org/image/yguxsebhx/ http://postimg.org/image/i74rpi0tx/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwrmac7600 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 HNGD did the knobs cone that way or are you mid switch trying to decide what looks best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 H2NGD, mate, congrats, nice guitars. Love those awesome straps, too. Most of mine are Levy's MSS3, twenty-six to be exact, and all of them in tan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexthegreat404 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 The new 2014 Studios and Studio Pros are real joys to play! I had to choose between one of them and a Signature T. Not an easy pick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 LIKE the guitar! LOVE the FB !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 HNGD! Very nice Studio. Hope you have a lot of fun with it... ...LOVE the FB !!!!... I agree wholeheartedly. Lovely-looking slab of wood there! HNGD did the knobs cone that way or are you mid switch trying to decide what looks best? I'm guessing it's a nod towards Mr. Moore's mod to the ex-P.G. '59, Jimi. Apparently G.M. found the mirror knobs better for the bridge control position as they are higher than the hat-box style and, therefore, could be reached easier. Mr. Bonamassa seems to like that permutation as well. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pesh Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 Many thanks, all, for your kind comments. HNGD did the knobs cone that way or are you mid switch trying to decide what looks best? HNGD! Very nice Studio. Hope you have a lot of fun with it... I agree wholeheartedly. Lovely-looking slab of wood there! I'm guessing it's a nod towards Mr. Moore's mod to the ex-P.G. '59, Jimi. Apparently G.M. found the mirror knobs better for the bridge control position as they are higher than the hat-box style and, therefore, could be reached easier. Mr. Bonamassa seems to like that permutation as well. P. Pippy; you nailed it in one! The knobs didn't come that way, no. 2 of the original stock knobs that came on the Les Paul Traditional (red one!) were split. Someone at the Gibson factory pushed them on with a bit too much gusto! At one point mid-playing I went to turn the bridge volume up for a solo boost and the plastic knob came off in two halves! So I shopped around on eBay for some spares, and during that I remembered the look that the Peter Green Les Paul (which was passed on to Gary Moore) and how it had mis-matched knobs for the bridge and neck pickup sections. Jo Bonamassa copied this look on a couple of his signature models, so I thought "why not?" and ordered 2 sets of 4, and split them between the two axes. There are a couple of 'nods' to some of my favourite players: The neck pickups in both have been reversed in their mount, towards Gary Moore and Peter Green. The control knobs, as mentioned, as a nod to Moore, Green, and Bonamassa. The Traditional Pro has the neck pickup covered, and the bridge uncovered, as a nod to Jimmy Page. H2NGD, mate, congrats, nice guitars. Love those awesome straps, too. Most of mine are Levy's MSS3, twenty-six to be exact, and all of them in tan. I do love the Levys MSS3; a strap I'm going to stick with I think! They're very comfortable, and the weight is nicely distributed and makes the guitar feel lighter; and they look really nice, and are a quality make and construction. The new 2014 Studios and Studio Pros are real joys to play! I had to choose between one of them and a Signature T. Not an easy pick! I know the feelings, mate. I had a similar conundrum on two occasions; first was between a LP Traditional Pro II and a Signature T; the second was between the 2014 LPJ, Studio, and Studio Pro. The first was solved by the fact the TP2 fits like a glove, and therefore just wins. The neck profile and the finish options sealed the decision for the latter. LIKE the guitar! LOVE the FB !!!! "FB"? Might be a really obvious one, but I don't know what that means! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 "FB"? Might be a really obvious one, but I don't know what that means! The Finger-Board wood grain is most handsome! P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pesh Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 The Finger-Board wood grain is most handsome! P. Like I said; really quite obvious - should have got that! D'oh! But you are not wrong; it has got a lovely pattern, if I do say so myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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