LarryUK Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 I tried one at someone's house yesterday and it was amazing. He said he'd looked for the right one and it was. I looked it over like you can't really do in a shop and it was like picking an old guitar up that had been cared for. It was lightly aged, which I don't care for, but well done anyhow. I'm posting this as I have to give credit where credit is due. I want one now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Glad to hear that mate, cos I played (acoustically only) a 57 Reissue recently, also lightly aged though it was almost 20 years old itself, and I didn't like anything about it - just horrible feeling and playing (noting that I'm not an LP player so some of that will just be me). I'd assumed the R's would be uniformly awesome so was disappointed, but I might just have run into one that didn't agree with me. If you go for one it seems like having that same chance to really get close up to it prior as you did is a the way to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody78 Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 I've tried an R8, R9 and I own a '57 Custom Reissue. The ones I tried were superb in terms of action, fit & finish. My own '57 is similarly excellent in my opinion. An R8 is still on my list of guitars to get in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 I have an R8 that I have stayed real happy with all along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonful Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 I've been pretty impressed with the Gibson's I've played that were made in the Custom Shop. Right now, I have a CR9 and a CR4. These are chambered reissue Les Pauls. I think the only thing I did to the CR9 after I got it was to adjust the pickup height to my preference. Love the pickups they used in the CR run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelhamBlueFire Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Those Standard Historics are great guitars. I have a R9, and it's my number one guitar. I'm currently looking at getting a R7. How does a R7 compare to a R9 in terms of sound and feel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs orange widow Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 I just gotta TH7 BB, although I can't compare it to any other R's unfortunately.. it's by far the best guitar I have ever played and own. I also own 2 other les Paul customs, my old man owns a 82 custom, and my brother has a. Amaericam strat and tele deluxe,, comparing all of them I would rather have the 1 TH 7 BB over all of them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelhamBlueFire Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 I just gotta TH7 BB, although I can't compare it to any other R's unfortunately.. it's by far the best guitar I have ever played and own. I also own 2 other les Paul customs, my old man owns a 82 custom, and my brother has a. Amaericam strat and tele deluxe,, comparing all of them I would rather have the 1 TH 7 BB over all of them.. WoW, that is one sick guitar. What's the feel and tone of that BB Les Paul? Does it have a fat neck? I owned a LP Custom briefly, but couldn't get along with that skinny neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody78 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 WoW, that is one sick guitar. What's the feel and tone of that BB Les Paul? Does it have a fat neck? I owned a LP Custom briefly, but couldn't get along with that skinny neck. I know that question is for CS, but thought I share my views on mine. My '57 reissue Black Beauty has a fat neck. I bought it from a shop called Dawson's in 2010 and I remember the store manager joking about how fat its neck was (all the usual baseball bat comments). I didn't really get what he was going on about as I prefer fat necks to slim taper ones. It's a nice weight though moderately heavy and feels well balanced. Sounds fantastic too - I love the unusual out of phase tone in the middle position, as well as the usual neck and bridge tones. The neck p/u sounds incredibly warm and is great for jazz, which is what I play mainly these days. I posted this many times, but here's mine...(ps, it's obviously not a true historic like CS's as it was built in 2009) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelhamBlueFire Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 No problem, Cody78! Yours looks great, and must play like butter. Have you modded it at all? I always feel the middle should be on a push-pull switch, so you could get the most out it. But I only recently got one, and SG Les Paul, so what do I know. Lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody78 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 No problem, Cody78! Yours looks great, and must play like butter. Have you modded it at all? I always feel the middle should be on a push-pull switch, so you could get the most out it. But I only recently got one, and SG Les Paul, so what do I know. Lol! Ah no, I couldn't bring myself to mod it as it cost so much and I wanted to keep it all original. I have a Kirk Douglas SG Custom with a togpot to blend in the middle p/up, so I can experiment with various sounds on that one! Of the two I prefer the simplified layout of the LP. Talking of 3 pickup guitars in my collection, I think the Switchmaster I have (in my avatar picture) is the best in terms of accessing tones with the 4 way switch and tone/ vol for each pickup. Despite being an archtop and often seen only as a jazz guitar, it can achieve a wide array of tones with some almost strat like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelhamBlueFire Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Ah no, I couldn't bring myself to mod it as it cost so much and I wanted to keep it all original. I have a Kirk Douglas SG Custom with a togpot to blend in the middle p/up, so I can experiment with various sounds on that one! Of the two I prefer the simplified layout of the LP. Talking of 3 pickup guitars in my collection, I think the Switchmaster I have (in my avatar picture) is the best in terms of accessing tones with the 4 way switch and tone/ vol for each pickup. Despite being an archtop and often seen only as a jazz guitar, it can achieve a wide array of tones with some almost strat like! Awesome! I'm still not sure what to get: a '57 Goldtop or Black Beauty. What are the differences? Except for the looks, of course. Let's take the True Historic versions for reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody78 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Awesome! I'm still not sure what to get: a '57 Goldtop or Black Beauty. What are the differences? Except for the looks, of course. Let's take the True Historic versions for reference. Well, the main differences are the Custom has a mahogany top instead of maple and an ebony board instead of rosewood. I'm not overly familiar with the True Historics, but I think they are meant to be molecularly closer to the originals than the regular reissues. I don't much like the weird lime/ yellowish binding found on the true historic Customs. I don't recall ever seeing that on any pictures of 50's, 60's or 70's Customs. I think the regular '57 Goldtop would be a wise choice, as the true historics just seem way too expensive compared to when I bought my '57 Custom. That's just my opinion though. If you can, try some out and see what's the best for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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