[For dog and animal lovers]

I couldn't watch it...

 

My kitty (even though he was often more like a dog :)), Brutus died a few years back... I still miss him every day and seeing the dog in that vid having trouble walking reminded me of the last few days.... I had to turn it off..... Not that I could complain, he lived to a grand age of 20 and was still playing like a kitten till the last week of his life... but it still hurts :(

 

This is him one of the cutest, funniest and fluffiest cats I ever knew...

 

 

almost more than anything in the world.. man that cat loved to fight :) (as did I)

 

[What's for breakfast,lunch, or dinner?]

Home made Thai Yellow Curry (beef) with potatoes and onions and three birds eye chilis, boiled rice and two mini nan breads.. YUM

 

And the best part is that I get leftovers and it will taste even nicer tomorrow :D

 

[The Official What Are You Listening To Right Now Thread...]

[Gibson les paul Standard 1976 vs CC, R7,8,9......]

I have a 1976 Les paul standard in Tabacco. Question is, are all these newer guitars as good or any better TONE wise, i don´t care about looks or weight, i want that classic les paul sound!! So apart from the fact that i can´t afford an original Late 50´s or 1960, i´m open to other models/versions of a Les paul. I´ve tried a few CC and i´m not sure what to make of them? I feel my 76 has a ton more sustain and more tone?? A friend told me the best les pauls were built in the early 90´s??? Was wondering if anyone else had tried both a 70´s standard and compaired with other modern les pauls??

We have discussed this quite a lot on here...

 

And actually if you are comparing a 70s era (Norlin) guitar with a post Henry one then they are quite different guitars in the way they are made (pancake bodies, volutes etc)...

 

The thing is guitars are all quite unique.. Each one weighs slightly different and because they are hand finished the necks and set up can vary between every guitar..

 

There are good and bad guitars in every era.. The thing you HAVE to do to find the guitar for you is go and play as many as you can.. Its the only real way to find your "one".... Even the term good and bad is not really right because what may feel good to you someone else may hate.. Its all such a personal thing... You gotta do the work but its worth it in the end when you find that one you click with instantly... (and you will if you try enough of them)

 

If money isn't an issue for you, maybe look at the Historic collection, I think they are called True Historic now :) They are pretty sweet... I tried the first few CC guitars and I was actually pretty impressed with them (The Beast and The Babe).. I haven't tried any of the True Historic ones yet but id imagine them to be pretty nice.

 

This will have a slimmer neck

http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2016/Custom/Standard-Historic-1960-Les-Paul-Standard.aspx

 

And a fatter neck

http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2016/Custom/Standard-Historic-1959-Les-Paul-Standard.aspx

[Gibson les paul Standard 1976 vs CC, R7,8,9......]

Not sure what you mean by "CC"? Only thing I can think of is "Custom Classic", which are kinda rare.

 

Anyway, most stuff from the 90's on up to today are going to be closer to the late 50's/early 60's "originals" than the mid 70's you are using now.

 

So, it depends on what your definition of "classic" LP sound is, and what you are measuring against. Even though for the most part LP's are closer to the holy grail 50'5/60's than ever, there are still many of us who grew up in the 70's/80's and are familiar with those LP's, and they are more "original" to us.

CC is Collectors Choice.. I think theres about 35 of them now.. They are copies of real selected 59 Standards and a few other early models

 

Heres some examples

http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2016/Custom/Collectors-Choice-35-Vic-DaPra-1959-Les-Paul-Gr.aspx

http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2015/Custom/CC-22-Tommy-Colletti-1959-Les-Paul-Custom.aspx

http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2015/Custom/CC-5-Tom-Wittrock-1959-Les-Paul-Donna.aspx

[Les Paul ES with no F holes??]

Found it online if anyone is interested...

 

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ESLPSTD16LBNH

[Les Paul ES with no F holes??]

So I happened across this vid.. Its titled My New Memphis ES.. But when I saw the picture there was no F holes???

 

And I looked at the main site and couldn't find it... It has an almost flat top. So I wonder. Is it the same as my chambered LP 2008 or made like a proper semi but just with no F holes..

 

Kinda odd. Very nice though

[Gibson les Paul custom shop yamano handpicked]

Hello and welcome...

 

Those pics are way too small to see anything... I know you don't get much room on here for pics.. But what most of us do is use a photo sharing site like Photobucket and link from there.. If you use Photobucket use the IMG link it gives you once you upload and just copy it into the post...

 

Apart from that the best and probably quickest thing to do is email the pics and a serial number to Gibson Customer Service and they will let you know a bit more about it.. Sometimes you get an answer on here but not always.

[The Official What Are You Listening To Right Now Thread...]

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R9-n4e25Gs

[Mixed slants on Les Paul bridge saddles]

The high E slot looks too big and I can't see the slots of the low wound strings. Is that perhaps due to an oops flip you didn't know you made? . . B)

 

 

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Hmmm.. well it seems that way doesn't it :) I really cant remember ever doing it... (I certainly had no reason for it if I did it wasn't for any purpose).

 

But hey.. It still plays well and intonates so... its neither here nor there really :) Maybe I will flip it back next time and see if I notice any difference :)

 

(im starting to wish I handt posted it now :unsure: :))

[Mixed slants on Les Paul bridge saddles]

This could motivate someone to post a long-winded sermon I fear.

Just being honest.... Its possible but I don't think I did it...

[Mixed slants on Les Paul bridge saddles]

There wasn't much ado with mine, too.

 

 

 

Did she come with the Nashville bridge the other way round? You better not show this one to the OP!

Also I do think there is one big difference about having the slant pointing towards the pickups.. Its that for scale length, well when its the proper way round (slant pointing to the back of the body) the point at which the scale length starts is easy to determine as theres a straight edge that the sting comes off.. BUT if you have a small slope, the point at which the string actually comes off of the slope (because of the slots) isn't going to be quite exact.. if you see what I mean.. It will depend how deep the string slots are cut and how they are cut..

 

But we are talking minute detail here... it should all still work (as indeed it does on my goldtop :))

[Mixed slants on Les Paul bridge saddles]

There wasn't much ado with mine, too.

 

 

 

Did she come with the Nashville bridge the other way round? You better not show this one to the OP!

Yeah, that's my 2011 60s Tribute Studio Goldtop....

 

And you know what I was just wondering the same thing.... Did I turn it around by accident? (that's how little attention I pay to my personal guitars ) .. But you know what I don't think so... This was one of my later editions to my collection and I knew by then that the bridge and tailpiece will just fall off if you arnt careful and I tend to leave an old string on while I change the others so that doesn't happen... So... its unlikely I would have changed it.. ? (but is possible I guess :))

[Mixed slants on Les Paul bridge saddles]

Ok I will join in with the slantyness.....

 

And I think it makes little difference as long as your guitar intonates properly who cares? Youd have to be using some really out there string gauges or the bridge wasn't placed properly for the need to change the slants around... or do something extreme like set the action really high for slide playing or something.

 

Oddly ive never really thought about it much... These pics are of my gibbies and all came that way from the factory and apart from tiny adjustments for intonation ive never changed a thing and they all intonate perfectly...

 

 

 

 

[2014 Les Paul Lite]

Lovely guitar.. If I were in the market for a new Gibson id love one of those or the Less Plus.. Awesome slimline design

 

All the tone, none of the back ache :)

[Les Paul traditional or standard?]

The holidays are coming up and hopefully some good deals! Im going to have to take a trip over to GC and test them out instead of buying something off ebay.

 

ALWAYS the best idea... Try as many as you can... Even try more than one of the same model and colour if they have one in the back.. Each guitar is slightly different in neck profile and setup... The more you play the more you will realise what you like and what you don't like and then at some point one will jump out at you and you will know, its "the one" :)

 

Also a good thing to do is make sure you play it through an amp that's similar or the same as what you have at home, that way you get a much better idea of what it will sound like with your set up...

 

Its well worth taking your time and making sure you get whats right for you.. Good luck on the hunt and let us know what you get (and of course we will want to see pictures :))

 

http://www.guitarcenter.com/search?Ns=r&Ntt=gibson+les+paul+classic

[Les Paul traditional or standard?]

Hello, Im thinking about buying another guitar and want an LP, but not sure on which one to get....

 

Basically, the neck size is playing a huge factor in my decision.

 

I have a 2004 SG Standard, would that be the same size neck as LP Standard or more like a Traditional? I really love the neck on the SG and want this type.

 

My other guitar is an 2011 LP 60`s Tribute. I picked it up on ebay and this axe is sweet as well. Those P-90`s really sound cool!

I think the neck is slightly thinner but I wouldn’t say by very much, perhaps its because its without the binding.

 

Ive read the Traditional has the wider 50`s neck, is this the “baseball bat” neck?

Well they vary a bit but yes usually Traditionals have the 50s thicker neck.. Im not exactly sure what the 2016 Standards come with, they just call it a traditional shape which I guess would also be a 50s neck, but they say its got a compound radius..

 

If its a 60s neck you want (slim taper) you want a Les Paul Classic. Even though they seem to be missing so far from the 2016 line up which Gibson have yet to give details on.

[Why do some people dislike 2015 brass nuts?]

 

To be frank Gibson went way too far in implementing that 2015 innovations and left too few buying options for more traditional minded folks. While I haven't seen the official 2016 lineup yet it seems they have now gone too far in the effort to correct course, leaving no option for a guy line my who wants the wider neck, better finish, better case, metal nut and metal fret ends.

 

 

I can see that I will likely have to get more 2015s to get the neck I want now. The Les Paul Less Plus is on my short list to be sure.

Hmmm,yes.. I have feeling that Gibson may yet release more than we know about yet...

 

As I have said before.... even though I personally don't like the wider neck or particularly want autotuning... I think they would be absolutely crazy to totally dump all the changes.. A lot of time and effort went into those changes im sure... All they need to do is just offer a few in the line up and everyone is happy (not that people wont stop complaining or anything :)) but you know....

 

Also I think what you say about string type may actually be the issue.. cos otherwise why would it be working for some people and not for others.. theres something odd going on there for sure.

[Kids today have the coolest toys]

Other than Emma, I really have to be sorry, Rabs. I overlooked you already mentioned Lego and just found out by re-reading.

 

I beg your pardon.

Lol... its all good....

 

At least a quater of my posts on here go without comment so im used to it :P

 

Plus its just a forum... People can do as they like :)

[What is Richlite]

They do need to find alternatives...

 

[New SG Standard.... comes with a gig bag???]

Well now you have the choice of wether or not to spring for a case. 😊

 

With the boxes Gibson uses to ship there's no need for a case. I already have all the cases I want. A les paul case an SG case and two bass cases. I'd hate to be forced...FORCED!!! to buy a hard case that I don't need or want.

Well this is true...

 

And the prices certainly seem to reflect that "choice" option :)

 

I still think a Standard level guitar should come with a case though.... such beautiful guitars I cant help but feel that?

 

And yes, im a silly guitarist (its a burden ;))

[New SG Standard.... comes with a gig bag???]

I thought everyone wanted everything to return to the 2013 2014 specs..? Guess not.

Nope.. I never said that... (maybe other people have)

 

I said that I didn't like the wide necks (the biggest issue to me) and that the robot tuners should be a choice...

 

And I do think every Gibson should come with a hardcase just for shipping protection... I just think for any nice guitar its worth the bit extra for protection....

 

In fact if they have actually totally dumped the G-Force I think that will be ridiculous after all this effort on Gibsons part... I don't hate on anything... its just my personal preference.... it was just all about choice.....

[New SG Standard.... comes with a gig bag???]

I was just reading this thread.....

 

SHOCKING!!!!! every Gibson should have a hard case especially a standard!!! (one of the things I think they did right in 2015)

 

http://www.marshallforum.com/guitars/83877-ngd-2016-gibson-i-think-henry-playing-joke-us.html

[Why do some people dislike 2015 brass nuts?]

Because of the many reports that they didn't work properly..

 

Reports of pinging in the slot when bending a string and the string was wearing a groove into the nut very quickly leaving brass metal shavings on the board....

 

HOWEVER... a few guys on here who got a 2015 had replacement chrome plated nuts sent to them which apparently fixed the issue... but really who wants to have to go through all that nonsense when you buy an expensive item like a Les Paul...

 

Apart from that I think most of us agree that the idea of the adjustable nut in principle is a good one, but it was poorly executed in the production models..

 

And as we now know, the idea doesn't as of yet seemed to have made it to 2016s line up (YET, theres speculation of a secondary line up to come)....

[Kids today have the coolest toys]

Yes, pretty cool, especially the drone. I might not tire of it too soon.

 

When I was young I quite enjoyed these...

 

and these as I aged a bit.

 

They were enjoyed until damaged beyond repair and then it was not too terribly expensive to have another go.

They can still be found, unlike many other toys available in my youth.

 

I never advanced to my dad's skill level. He was into Free-Flight and RC models. I had a couple of Cox control line planes that suffered one too many prangs.

I found the constructing to be the more rewarding part of the hobby.

Yup I had those balsa wood planes and the model kits too :) It was great fun...