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Dave F

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  1. I like the tone of a good mahogany top. I have two and just sold another one last week.

    The Martin 000 15 CS was real nice looking and sounding but like Johnson, I didn't care for the neck.

    The other two are Gibson's. One is a '42 LG1 like Tom B and John T have. The other is a newer L00 Genuine Mahogany (actual model name). If you were a righty, I'd loan you one.

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  2. 38 minutes ago, Hype said:

    Thanks Dave. I initially searched for an L5 but it didn’t look like it at all. Was thinking maybe 350.

    Actually don’t think it’s an L4, cos I saw another picture and there are 2 pickups. Perhaps maybe an L4 with double pickups?

    https://www.etsy.com/listing/904737739/bono-guitar-1988

    Like Sarge, I think that's an acoustic non cutaway with the pickguard/pickups added. 

    Like KS, I think it may be a 17" L7. I thought the picture I posted above was an L4 but it's an L7 with the bound headstock. The L4 below doesn't have the bound headstock.

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  3. You still sound good to me. Guitar sounds good too.

    I like low action. I usually shoot for .012" thru .022" at the first, .040" thru .060" at the 12th, Neck relief .000"-.003" plus make sure there are no high frets.

    A couple of the times that I've missed my mark and got too low, it worked very well. That doesn't happen all the time.

    I've come to like the Custom Light gage strings. Music Villa setup the J45 I recently bought from them based on my preference and it feels and plays great. They put on D'Addario XS Phosphor Bronze Coated. I was so impressed with them, I bought some more and put a set on the '52 J45 and '68 J50 so I can compare them. TBD. I also have to measure everything to see why the new J45 feels so much better than the others.

  4. 9 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said:

    I don’t think Joe Bonamassa buys stuff from Reverb.

    I have to give a company a certain percentage of what I make on my guitar just because I can post my picture on their site. And Reverb states you have to try to sell the guitar for what it’s worth. Why? Oh cause the more you get the more % they get. You can do it. I’m not. If it was a flat $10 or $15 dollar fee to post I would have no issue, but if I sell a guitar for $5000 they get $500 of it? F Off.

    Most consignment shops with national exposure get 25%

    eBay rates are below but the gimmick is the buyer pays the cost of item + taxes + shipping then eBay uses that as the total amount to charge a fee. The good thing is after the buyer pays a large shipping fee, eBay gets you a 50-75% discount that you get to keep.

    • 6.35% on total amount of the sale up to $7,500 calculated per item
    • 2.35% on the portion of the sale over $7,500
  5. This is copied from MyLesPaul Forum

    Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2011 SPECS? | My Les Paul Forum

    In 2011 there were few models of Traditional, but I guess you're asking about Standard Traditional 2008-2012.

    - what exact colors where available by 2011 and how where they called?
    2008-2012 finishes:
    LPTDEBCH1 ( Ebony )
    LPTDGTCH1 ( Goldtop )
    LPTD+HSCH1 ( Heritage Cherry Sunburst )
    LPTD+DBCH1 ( Desert Burst )
    LPTD+ITCH1 ( Iced Tea )
    LPTD+LBCH1 ( Light Burst )
    LPTD+WRCH1 ( Wine Red )
    LPTD+HBCH1 ( Honey Burst )
    LPTD+CBCH1 ( Chicago Blue )

    - what pickups would be stock in this guitar?
    '57 Classic + in bridge position
    57 Classic in neck position

    - what would the fretboard material be made of? East Indian Rosewood? Backed Maple? Granadillo? BRW.... ;)
    1 piece rosewood for 2008-2011
    2 pieces rosewood for 2012

    - is the electronics on a circurit board or old school pots?

    Electronics is on the metal plate with standard pots, not PCB.

    - neck profile?
    '50s

    - was there a Gibson case included?
    Yes - black with white interior.
     

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  6. 58 minutes ago, zombywoof said:

    Being well into my 70s I can safely say they do not.   And I am coming from the perspective of being privileged to play a 1932 12 fret L1.  What they can do though is no matter how old and curmudgeonly you are is to help you get through the bad times while they make the good times great.

    Maybe a new guitar will make you feel young 🙂 

    It will make you feel poorer 🙂

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  7. 38 minutes ago, KP1 said:

    Thank you both - I appreciate your thoughts - and your advice. We’re above Manchester so I’m going to have a  proper look at Reverb and Fretboard and see which works best for us. 
     

    Thanks again. 

    Don't forget eBay. They only charge 7% commission, give the seller great shipping discounts and will handle international sales. I used to use Reverb, but since they got bought out a few years ago their commission is around 10% and no breaks on the shipping. I quit using them. It's definitely not the same company Chicago Music Exchange set up years ago.

  8. 2 hours ago, gearbasher said:

    Besides the ebony 180-LS, why did they choose those other horrible colors?  I could see the ebony and, maybe, white, red or a burst.

    Mean while the swifties are saying, “ Why did they put that horrible ebony one in that line up?”

    Here's the full line of colors.

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  9. I have four versions of the Gibson L00. Most comfortable guitar size/style for me. '32 Reissue long scale (like the Legend), all hog, M2M 12 fret aged top, 12 fret Nick Lucas

     

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