Haven't posted on here for a while, but I got this beastie a couple of days ago. Not managed to take decent pics, but this almost does it (the wife's old camera).
I was looking at another telecaster, I'd ruled out a new SG earlier because I can't cope with the idea of the auto-tune and funny nut business. I decided against the tele and we were on our way home. We got talking about this wine red Les Paul that had been hiding in the corner (the shop's a Fender and Gretsch dealer, rarely has Gibsons in).
We went back to have a little look, and came away with it.
It's a 2012 Traditional - the shop had only had it for a week or so, it had come as part of a deal with their supplier. I assume it's been sat in some store room for a year or so (it was made March 2012) - still has that gorgeous vanilla/chocolate "new gibson" smell.
All I've done so far is oil the fretboard and set the thing up for my playing...
Cosmetically I'm expecting to replace the speed knobs with top-hats. Electronics I'm going to leave as they are for the moment - I have a birthday in March, though, and I can see me asking for some Bare Knuckles "Stormy Monday" pickups... but I'm kinda digging the 57s for the moment.
