btoth76 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Hello! Something new... "This stunning 58 Standard Historic Reissue features unique lightweight aluminum appointments throughout, providing both aesthetic beauty and a subtle ‘chime’ to the aggressive nature of its matched set of Custom Buckers. Pickguard, binding, knobs, and more are made of aluminum." Bence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 A collector's item for sure!! Very interesting. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Into the bargain, aluminium is a mononuclidic element! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 Aimed at Sykes fans. Bence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 "This new Les Paul Re-issue is weight-relieved, Watson!". "I say, Holmes; how can you tell that just by looking at it?" "Why, it's elementary, old fellow!". Pip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 "... and a subtle ‘chime’ to the aggressive nature of its matched set of Custom Buckers. Pickguard, binding, knobs, and more are made of aluminum." Bence. Funny they assign an "aggressive nature" to the Custom Buckers. Perhaps the aluminium handcuffs, errm pickup rings add the "chime" through forming a "subtle" short circuit around them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 well to be honest, it don't do much for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 "This new Les Paul Re-issue is weight-relieved, Watson!". "I say, Holmes; how can you tell that just by looking at it?" "Why, it's elementary, old fellow!". Pip. There are lots of heavy axes, but this is a light metal guitar. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 It's so Historic a reissue it isn't anything at all like a 58 Les Paul. It isn't a burst, and it's a damn shame when that's the best thing you can say about a guitar. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 aluminium is quite soft. The pickguard will scuff up pretty quick I reckon. Anodising would help, for a while anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 There are lots of heavy axes, but this is a light metal guitar. ;) Can you imagine the horror of walking into a dealership after the 'L-E Element Pb - 82' is released? Posters up all over the place saying "No 'Stairway' or 'Whole Lotta Love' Allowed!" It'd be like stepping back in time to the '70s all over again... Or else the 'L-E Element Fe - 26'......."In A Gadda Da Vida" blasting out from 200W Marshall Stacks set at 11! Come to think of it Gibson could be on to a winner with this range...the possibilities are fascinating! ...The pickguard will gain Mojo pretty quick I reckon... Fixed. Pip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 It's so Historic a reissue it isn't anything at all like a 58 Les Paul. It isn't a burst, and it's a damn shame when that's the best thing you can say about a guitar. rct Yea, me too on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 ... Can you imagine the horror of walking into a dealership after the 'L-E Element Pb - 82' is released? Posters up all over the place saying "No 'Stairway' or 'Whole Lotta Love' Allowed!" It'd be like stepping back in time to the '70s all over again... Or else the 'L-E Element Fe - 26'......."In A Gadda Da Vida" blasting out from 200W Marshall Stacks set at 11! Come to think of it Gibson could be on to a winner with this range...the possibilities are fascinating! ... Pip. I'd suggest a solid Fort Knox Gold model. Much heavier than a Pb - 82, the price wouldn't be the only reason why an Au - 79 won't sell. :blink: As an alternative of closely the same weight, approximately 125 kgs or 275 lbs, the W - 74 could be a real heavy metal guitar on a budget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 It's so Historic a reissue it isn't anything at all like a 58 Les Paul. It isn't a burst, and it's a damn shame when that's the best thing you can say about a guitar. rct Yeah I found that odd too.. Its like saying its a Goldtop that been painted black.. A pointless statement. I do quite like it though... I guess calling it a Historic re-issue just means they can charge more than if they called it a modified Standard...?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Aimed at Sykes fans. Bence. I didn't know Eric Sykes played guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody78 Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 I like it! Remember, there were some examples of '58 - '60 Les Pauls that weren't 'bursts, in ebony, cherry etc...and custom orders during that time. Not that any would look like this one of course, but I think it looks great! I wouldn't buy it mind you, unless I was rich and got it just for fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody78 Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Yeah I found that odd too.. Its like saying its a Goldtop that been painted black.. A pointless statement. There were some conversion 'bursts done on early Goldtops...basically to make them look like '58 - 60 LPs. Think I saw one at Guitar Village recently selling for crazy money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 There were some conversion 'bursts done on early Goldtops...basically to make them look like '58 - 60 LPs. Think I saw one at Guitar Village recently selling for crazy money! That has always cracked. me. up. Paint any guitar and it's a re-fin and you have to make it crystalline clear that this guitar has been repainted, and you have to knock the price back accordingly. '58 Tele: $12000.00 '58 Tele re-fin: $8000.00 But take a crappy old goldtop, re-fin it, and it's a Burst Conversion, and you charge more for it! All them guitars in a pile aren't worth what they want for one, that's why someone repainted it, it looked like crap. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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