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Inside The Grave

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  1. Hi, That's what I was thinking too, mmmm...., might just sell it as it is and buy another one then. Thanks
  2. Hi all, Here's a picture of the guitar. I see what you are referring to. The luthier must know what to do regarding the decal and serial number, however (not trying to help him, but understanding what he told me) he have worked and repainted other models from other years (mostly older models) were he mentions it was easy to work with as there was no decal and the serial number is "punched", thus even if you remove the nitro and paint, the serial will stay, but for the "newer" (last 15+ years) Les Paul Customs, he haven't seen/worked on one with the Gibson Custom decal on the back of the headstock and the serial number "painted" instead of "punched".
  3. Hi all, Recently purchased (partial exchange) a Les Paul Custom 2016. As you might know, that year the fretboard was made with Richlite which I'm ok with, however, the finish of the guitar was meant to be Wine Red, but it's actually some sort of Flamed Maple Red with a few black strikes on top of the flamed top. It has a few dings and would like to refinish/repaint it to a darker color. Have contacted one of the trusted luthiers around my city, he has done lots of work on several Les Pauls (headstock repairs, mods, repaints, etc) however he haven't repainted a "newer" Les Paul, the thing he's hesitating a bit (and so do I) is if the serial number and Gibson Custom logo in the back of the headstock is under the nitro or on top of the nitro. Based on your experience, do you think the serial and gibson custom logo can be kept if the nitro is getting removed ?, as the serial is not "stamped" as the Standard, Traditional, etc, I'm a bit worried it might be gone and will need to re-do it somehow. What are your thoughts/experiences ? Best Regards
  4. Hi, Thank you very much for the reply. I actually left them as they were and sold the entire kit, just bought new pots, jack, pickup selector and pickups. Will solder tonight. Best Regards
  5. Hi all, Just bought a 2021 LPS and it comes with the PCB and quick connect adapters in the pickups. I want to remove the PCB and put regular 500k pots. My question is : If I cut the quick connect adapters from the pickups, will I get the regular cables from the pickups to solder them to a new pot ? Best Regards
  6. Hi folks, Need some assistance from you (and your knowledge). I stopped using Gibson guitars for 4-5 years, sold my 3 LPC (2x 2008 and 1 2014) because I started using another brand of guitars (Mayones). So long story short, I have been thinking on buying a Les Paul Custom again to record a new album and probably keep it for future stuff. Reason why I moved away from Gibson was because of the weight and neck profile mostly, but I kind of need one now for certain things (scale length and overall sound for rhythm sections). So I have 2 options available right now from local sellers. 1 guy has a 2000 LPC, it looks like at that year Gibson was still building the LPC at the USA side of the Nashville factory, comes with the brown/pink Gibson USA case and no COA due to the year. The other option I have available is a 2014 LPC, similar to the one I had 5 years ago but with the gold hardware (mine had chrome hardware), comes with Case, COA, etc, the regular stuff that includes the Custom Shop guitars since moving production to that side of the factory. Now the real deal is, the 2000 LPC sells for $2’300 USD, while the 2014 LPC sells for $3’100 USD. I have never had the chance to try a “non Custom Shop” LPC. 1. What would you suggest based on your experience ? 2. How different is the LPC CS model to the USA model ? (Construction, Wood, Neck) Best Regards
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