sykes69 Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 My R7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuaLeaD Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I know this is not a "Lester", but I think you will enjoy the eye-candy. Gibson Custom Shop 1965 Firebird VII Reissue in "Pelham Blue" (I told them to put chrome hardware on it instead of the gold and it has paid off well) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjsinla Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Pre-historic: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobF_ Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Not the best pic, but here's my '99 B7: ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuaLeaD Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Bump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitball Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 This 2004 R7 was mine once upon a time. I love the spiffy blacktop, but man, the neck on this thing was twice as thick as it should be, IMO. Despite the huge neck, it weighed well under 9 pounds. It was almost worth the price just for the privilege of staring at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1963DaveG Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I Tried to find one I've not posted a million times before... This is absolutely beautiful! That top is amazing! WOWSY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1963DaveG Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 2007 lemonburst RO SPECTACULAR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1963DaveG Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I love her! Good Googley Goop Grady! Wowsy! Beautiful top! Beautiful Guitar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1963DaveG Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Well versus commenting on each and every one I just wanna say these are some beautiful instruments...stunning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharky007 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Here are mine... 2013 R8 VOS and 2013 R9 Murphy Burst VOS both in iced tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHTom Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 My 2016 Standard Historic Gloss 1958 Lemonburst NHTom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 I've just recently acquired a 'new' 2009 57 historic goldtop which I'm loving. I tried out a 58 as well but although it sounded every bit as good the top was just a bit too plain for my liking and the dye had leached into the binding of the neck in a very nasty looking way. So I passed on that one and got the goldtop instead - and saved myself a few hundred dollars at the same time! Looking at all these nice 59's in this thread can someone explain to me how flames in the so-called 'bookmatched' tops hardly ever match up? I'd have thought that, if these are made by splitting a piece of maple down the middle and then opening them up as you would a book, the grain would line up along the joint. But that doesn't seem to be the case. And I think that would bug me if I'd paid top dollar for a guitar like that. There are a couple of photos here where the flames almost match up on either side of the joint but most seem not to do that. Is there some reason for this? I know that every piece of timber will be different but, if any given top is made from one piece of maple then I'd expect the grain patterns to line up..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 You may have noticed the tops aren't flat. After bookmatching the top is carved, removing some material, which results in the slight mismatch you see. It's always been the case and is 100% historically accurate. I don't tend to like the very symmetrical ones myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 I know the tops are carved but the bookmatching along the centreline should have the grain pattern matching up if it's one piece of timber split down the middle. The carving at this point (which should be minimal if anything and would probably only be sanding rather than carving) shouldn't have any impact on that. I know it's historically correct but I just can't work out how the grain patterns never seem to match up. It doesn't make any sense unless the sanding process removes so much material that the initial pattern is lost as sawdust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 I just can't work out how the grain patterns never seem to match up. Well, I explained it. You said I was wrong but, well, I'm not so I don't know what else to tell you. The difference in thickness is about 8-10mm from the highest point (under the bridge) to the edge. More than enough to be well into different patterns, when you think the outer edges of each half were as much as 20mm apart when they were part of the same piece. You'll also note that book matching on flat tops tends to match very well as do drop tops and veneered tops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landshark Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 I picked up this 2014 '59 Bourbon Burst LP last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHTom Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 I picked up this 2014 '59 Bourbon Burst LP last year WOW, very nice...........I'd like a nice Bourbon someday. NHTom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 The title certainly implies "Les Paul", but there has been some really nice non-LP photos posted, so here's a couple more. Both built in the Nashville Custom Shop..... A James Hutchins signed "Historic" L-5CES from 1990: From the small batch of "Historic" ES-345's built in 2000: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trans Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 My lowly 2k7 R9 VOS HCSB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinRobert Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 2014 R8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbe Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 2007 Les Paul '54 Gold Top Reissue R4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich40701 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Gibson Custom 1934-L5 Historic Reissue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tengri Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Sorry for the Size 59` Historic Std STB: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauloqs Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 My 60th Anniversary R9 in Southern Fade 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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