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  1. Hello all, I just bought my first LP two days ago from GC. It is a 2013 Standard Cherry Burst. Wow the tone is awesome with the pickp/tone pot capabilities of splitting, bypass, and phasing. Overall, I am so psyched about the guitar... Only thing is when I got it home and under real lighting I noticed several flaws in the maple top that doesn't seem like it would be passed off as a LP Standard. The flame top is very inconsistent and not well defined. There are two knots and some other natural wood flaws in the grain but maybe not so natural when you look closely. This was a $2,500 GC/ $3,400 list price. I would expect better "visual" quality top for the price personally and saw some lower $$ models that I recall with better quality. I guess the excitement of purchasing my first LP got the best of me. It does play like a dream and really that is what I was focusing on. I know that its all about how it feels to an individual but I also want to make the best of this sort of investment. I don't turn and burn guitars. I buy them and keep them and will be left to my children some day so again, this is an investment. Is it normal for a LP at this level to have so many flaws in the maple top? The flaming in the wood grain isn't very prominent either. Any advice from the hardcore LP crowd would be appreciated. I have never laid down close to this much money on a guitar... See attached pic. I outlined the flaws. I had a hard time getting a good picture and will use another camera to see if I can do better.
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