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1959 50 year Anniversary Les Paul


daveinspain

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A dude on GT told me they were gonna totally overhaul it.

And after next year the entire historic line will be super badass.

I want an R7 black beauty......so.............bad

 

Yup.... Nice guitar' date=' I almost bought one this summer but I couldn't find a glossy one, I'm not big on the aged look... So I went with a new Black Custom instead... It's a heavy sucker but you gotta love it!!!!!

 

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Dave I am so f-ing jealous of you....

I seem to remember you posting about how you came to find that guitar' date=' you tried out R7s?

Why did you go with the custom as opposed to the reissue?

besides the shine that is...[/quote']

 

Actually I was looking for a 57 reissue but no one had one... My guy at Guitar Center told me could be a couple of months before they come in and I was only gonna be in Boston for two and a half weeks. I went everywhere looking for one. Then GC called me because a black custom just came in. I when to see and play it and it was the one!! After buying the Custom I get a call from a friend who found me a 57 reissue, but an aged one. I figured I had time to return the Custom if I really liked the 57 but after driving 45 minutes to a small shop and seeing and playing the guitar I decided I was happy with what I had.... I'll age it myself or maybe it will age me...

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A dude on GT told me they were gonna totally overhaul it.

And after next year the entire historic line will be super badass.

I want an R7 black beauty......so.............bad

 

they say that every year. gibson would never make an accurate Historic, even if there was plenty of braz.

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I am also totally stoked for the 2009 R9s.... after all those pics of Tim's RIs and GuitarJunkie's Canadian R8, I've got major GAS. As soon as I pay off my LP I'm getting a 62 Strat and then it's on to an R9. Can't wait! (I just hope they don't change them too drastically... I like the R9s how they are...)

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I was told that they would be overhauled next year...and that was from a Gibson rep to my sales guy to me...not something I read online. I'm definitely not buying one for two reasons:

 

1. I'm not allowed. :-s

2. If Gibson does in fact change them for 2009, I thought about it and I'm not paying an extra 50% to have a 9 9XXX serial number when those changes will continue into the following years and onto every reissue Les Paul. 2010 prices will be more in line with today's prices...so, I'm told.

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