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  1. I took a look, they all seems to have flame to them, nothing completely plain top.
  2. The traditional pro's are 9 hole weight relieved, I contacted Gibson directly to get the info. you are thinking of the traditional model, totally different guitar.
  3. No I didn't have any tuning issues, i did it purely out of choice, because I wanted hardware that locked onto the guitar, so i didn't have to worry about action settings and what not going out of whack if I removed all of the strings. Plus I wanted to add the locking tailpiece studs to better couple the tailpiece to the guitar. It added alot of depth to the tone. and graphtechs have always been my upgrade of choice. The guitar is no Gimmick. I picked the model because it played, felt, and sounded the most like my 2000 standard. The only real corners I see cut on the guitar are in the finish of the back and neck, other than that the guitar compares. On the first one I bought they footed the bill for the pickup swap because of the false advertisement, but on the second one I had to pay for it since I then knew what I was getting when I bought it. Burstbuckers have been my pickup of choice for a long time so I was specifically looking for burst buckers. I prefer it over the super 57. The super 57 sounded to flabby in the low end for me. The burstbucker is much tighter. Truthfully I don't really use the boost much, but it is a nice feature and sounds great when engaged, and like you said, if you don't want to keep a battery in the guitar, the boost just acts as a kill switch. The electronics are still completely passive. if you look on guitar centers website, in thier platinum section you can choose the actual guitar you want, it will display all the models they currently have nationwide with weights, and actual pics listed, you can find some with les flame and some with more flame, some in the 6lbs range all the way up to 10.45lbs. i love both of mine and i play them constantly, they are great guitars and well worth the money.
  4. I just recently purchased 2 of these, I can tell you all about them. They are Traditionally weight relieved Mahogany bodies. rosewood boards, the pickups are a Super 57 and a 57 classic, despite what the tag says. I know because i had an issue with them and had them replace mine with a Burstbucker 3 since the tag said Burstbucker 3. That one is a 60's neck, but they do make a 50's neck as well, but in different finishes. The only specs out there are for the original Traditional Pro model. and that is why the hang tags have incorrect info on them, Gibson has not updated the specs to read what the Traditional pro II model is. I contacted Gibson Directly, and what they told me, is traditional weight relief, super 57, and 57 classic, my models are slim 60's necks, with true coil splitting via push/push pots. and a adjustable 10db boost via a push/push pot. I own 2 of them, one in that same finish, Vintage sunburst, and one in Champagne. I love them, they are amazing guitars. especially for the price. I love the satin finish on the neck. and the locking tuners, and the weight is pretty much right on with my 2000 LP Standard. Here are Mine. I have swapped out the knobs now for speed knobs, swapped out the bridge pickup for BB3, and just added Tusq nuts, graphtech saddles, and tonepros locking nashville bridge, and tonepros locking tailpiece studs to mine. They really are great playing guitars, just be sure to really check over the entire guitar, because when I purchased mine, I did come across one or two that had some sloppy binding issues, and fret work. These are the specs of the original trad pro, but these haven't been updated to reflect the newer trad pro II's updated features. http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Les-Paul-Traditional-Pro.aspx
  5. I used to have one in blue metallic finish that I will sadly say I got rid of because I did not play it much as time progressed past the hair metal days. I now keep an eye out for them on the bay, but I have never pulled the trigger on one. I think it is the best guitar Kramer ever produced. and the new Buddy Blaze models are just more than I want to spend.
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