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Yes! We all have to play 'Authentic', don't we, Mr Agnesi? So, Mr. Agnesi, please have a look at these two acoustics. The one on the left was made by a company who introduced the Dreadnought to the world in 1931. The other by a company who shamelessly copied the original, for the first time, 30 years later in 1960 and which has now been selling many variations on the others' original - 'Authentic' - theme for some 60 years. The phrase "Kettle calling the pot black" springs to mind. Pip.

Yes. If you want proof then google is your friend... Pip.

I can see how a vol pedal arrangement could work well and the tone can be changed by different pick-attack. Nice solution! As far as the acoustic LP is concerned I always liked these things - although the 'board inlay is a bit 'full-on' on this example. I believe they were available sometime like 2001 / 2002?... Pip.

Yup. Interesting demo. The bit from 12:30 to 13:00 was a bit of an eye opener. Much more of a difference than I was expecting. As to which sounds 'better'? I don't know. There's something about each that I prefer over the other. Perhaps hearing them in person would make the choice a tad easier and the feel of the neck and 'board profiles would come into the equation. The scary thing was how much work needed to be done to fix the old one just to get it back in fine fettle...... Pip.

Hi and welcome to the forum. With eight-digit serials the first and fifth give you the last two digits of the year so yours dates to 1993. Pip.

Wow! Just WOW! Pip.

As it happens I was working my way my thinking through Pauloqs's thoughts on Mark Knopfler's views on Mark Knopfler using the Les Paul and thought that for anyone even remotely interested in playing guitar this interview, often posted and often seen by us Old Farts, almost has to be, by default, "Essential Viewing 101"; Personally I must have watched it well over a dozen times and I love it more with each viewing. Pip.

Ha!..............erm............................ Horlicks still to kick in, I see! Brain-Fart. DC Les Pauls are, to me, forever linked to you! Every time I see a really tasty DC I can't help but think; 'Ooh, Rabs would like that one!"... Apologies all round are in order! Now; where on Earth did I leave my Talisker Camomile Tisane?... Pip.

I'm not a betting man, Rabs, but I'd put pretty good money on that being an early Hamer DC built for, and possibly to the specific spec's of, Martin Barre. Pip.

The top is gorgeous, obviously, but oddly enough it was the maple neck which really took my eye. That and the table. That table is magnificent. Heartiest congrats yet again, BD! Pip.

OK, This is pretty near what I would choose to have made to my specs; Or possibly something totally wacky like this; Or even a new version of the acoustic Les Paul; Yeah, I know. I'm so hard to please............ Pip.

Oh, I do like the look of that one, m-e! No knobs, though? Controlled on the amp solely? Pip.

...erm....well, I saw that clip a few years back and I have to ask whether you have you checked out the headstock at the 0:41 seconds mark, Rabs?.... Here's hoping that Mr. Agnesi isn't reading this thread! Pip.

Without wishing to go off at a tangent too far....again..... I've just had a look at the Warmoth Musiclander bodies and necks and, interestingly, they make them in the regular 25 1/2" Fender scale and not the 22 1/2" as per the originals. Pip.

Too late!... I'll tell you; it's just as well I've just downed two mugs of Horlicks instead of my usual two pints of Lagavullin. My eBay account can rest easy tonight. Pip.

V. Cool! Quite restrained by Teisco standards. 20 frets? Not too many knobs nor p'ups so should have been relatively understandable. How does / did she sound? I've heard a lot of friends talk about their Teisco's with fondness. Pip.

ooohhhh!......my Record 044C Plough Plane really gets my juices flowing....and don't even get me started on Norris A1 Panel Planes! Pip.

That's an interesting observation. I did my bit on behalf of our acoustic bretheren in post #4............ Pip.

Promise that's not just been Photoshopped and I'll be a happy bunny...... Pip.

That really has got to be one of the nicest-looking Les Pauls I've ever seen, Black Dog. Absolutely Perfect. Many congrats in snagging such a beauty. EDIT : For goodness sakes, boy, change the switch-tip of the Custom to an ambered one!............ And along with m-e's earlier posted Ric that has got to be the best looking pair of Ric's I've seen. I know they aren't the classic Ric type but to me they're gorgeous! I might have to give Rickenbacker another crack of the whip. Not sure they are thick on the ground in London dealerships - especially those styles - but I should have a bit of free time in a couple of weeks... Interesting that you really liked the sound of the Mustang and I really must qualify what I said earlier about the tone of the 'Swinger' I owned. In the course of taking it apart I thought that the circuitry looked like it had been rewired - and not too well at that - so perhaps I never heard the wee thing as she should - and could - have sounded. It's probably over 25 years ago when I sold her and, having the Strats and suchlike to hand, I didn't really use her plugged in at all but I do remember something about her vol / tone knobs not seeming to be doing as well as they should so, looking back, there is a high likelihood that some previous owner had mucked-up the electrics. Interesting, too, that Warmoth sells Swinger-style body and neck bits! I would have thought the potential market was rather small but I suppose as it's a rarity there could well be a very dedicated bunch of folks which constitutes a niche market? And the neck!?!? Yes. Very narrow and very short-scale-length. Nice for noodling with in front of the TV of a evening but that was about it. Oddly enough - and coming back full-circle, it always reminded me of the very first Ric I ever played! It seemed to be like nothing more than a 1 1/2" wide, flattened-off broom handle with an ever-so-slightly-sticky varnish coating! Can't remember which Ric it was apart from it was a solid-body, black and with a very red 'board. Both yours and m-e's look to be far more the sort of thing I'd enjoy... Pip.

The 650 sounds intriguing. I should see if any of the London dealerships have one in stock and have a go on one. And on the subject of 'odd fish'.........the 'Mustang' is actually a very short-lived (pre-?) production Fender model. In his 1983 book on the Fender Guitar Donald Bronsac introduces the model with the words "This is Fender's Mystery guitar...". It is known by various names. When I bought it (1980) it was referred to as a Fender 'Arrow'. I've heard it being called a 'Musiclander' but officially it seems to have been intended to be named the 'Swinger'. The confusion arises because the peghead on most surviving examples (apparently) has only the CBS-style 'Fender' waterslide. The only instruments which have a name decal were the ones which had a 'Swinger' sticker but these were adhesive stickers and were applied over the lacquer and most instruments (apparently) have lost these labels. In the book Bronsac states they were made in 1969 but the neck stamp of mine was dated 9 Jan 67. If you want more info send me a PM. It sounded rubbish, to be perfectly frank. Like the neck p'up of a weedy 1/4-strength Telecaster on a bad day. I kept it because it was a bit of fun unplugged, very comfortable to play - it has the back cutaway like a Strat - and with that scooped-out rear-end and it's really quite a rare thing. I was as good as swindled out of it by a London dealership one day when times were tough. I knew I was being shafted but at the time 'Needs Must' was the order of the day. Many years later I saw an article in a guitar mag which featured a collector with his group of half-a-dozen (I think) Swingers which he had acquired over the years crowing about how he had managed to get them all for peanuts because no-one knew what they were. It was the same guy who owned the shop which swindled me. Usually I forgive and forget but not this time and not with this guy. A better picture of someone else's Swinger; If you do get either a Mustang or Duo-Sonic and don't rate the sound the p'up(s) can be changed in no time for something far better. I have always liked the Duo-Sonic myself ever since I saw a maple-necked pre-CBS one being played by Patti Smith. Pip.

Oh, I think I can imagine what the Strat looked like. A bit like the one far right ('72 / '73 I think) here in a snap from c. 1982. Snazzy duvet cover............ The Strat in question here played really well. It was the backup to the '64. Also in the snap is an early '57 reissue and the Daphne Blue was a Tokai. These both went as did the '59 Fiesta red which was a dog. The '72 / 3 took over from the '59 and was better by a factor of 10. Interesting to hear about the wider neck'd Ric. Are they common? Pip.

Nive-looking Ric! I've never managed to get the hang of their necks nor their 'boards. Where's the snap of the Fender, m-e?............ Best electric ever owned is, rather predictably, my 1995 R0. If we're llowed to post our favourite acoustic as well then it must be my early '40s Antoine di Mauro 'Modele Special Chorus'. One I sort-of regret selling is the '64 Strat I had for 24 years. Pip.

But, on the plus side, have provided you with dessert. Pip.

The link in pauloqs post mentions 'Modern Player's Choice'. The term 'Modern Collection', as you mentioned in your earlier post, was, AFAIK, first coined to describe instruments for the 2019 launch but any way you look at it we are splitting hairs. Gibson has been introducing less traditional and more modern (if you like) features for decades but they have only recently described the Axcess as 'Modern' and I see no surprise that they have now decided to name these new styles as a second range to go along with the more traditionally spec'd instruments. Obviously as the pictures were taken ten years ago the instrument is simply an early Les Paul Axcess and dates from the late 2000's. But you already knew this. What else do you REALLY need to know? Pip.