Tim Plains

Neo...just out of curiosity, have you ever tried top wrapping your strings? They feel different and that's why some people like it. Your first post cracks me up. If this were a thread on having your guitar autographed by somebody famous, I'd say the exact same thing.

It's not like it's an irriversable mod. Why don't you just try it the next time you change your strings and see for yourself? Some people like it and some people don't.

Snobs...

R8 club? I'm in.

^ better?

There's you answer.

^ that's what I was going to say. It looks like somebody really cranked the pots. Stewie, the top of that guitar is maple, the body is mahogany. Only the mahogany body is chambered, not the maple top.

Very nice, newbie. Welcome to Gibson Forums.

Very nice guitars, guys!!

I think you won't loose a dime if you sell them in 10 years time. Sell them before that and you will, after that, I think worst case scenario, you'll break even. The cost of new ones will go up and used prices will follow. Unless I am mistaken, a brand new R9 was around $3,500 around the year 2000. Now that's a good price on a used one. Today, those older R9s are worth what they cost brand new simply because new R9s have skyrocketed in price. I'm sure prices will continue to go up over the years (if Gibson is still around) and as new prices continue to go up, so will used.

yoda, think about it...he said the first two numbers are 94. If what you say is correct, then his guitar would have been built on the 4-hundredth and something day of the year. This guy owns a 1994 Les Paul Classic. plankofwood, I'm sure you have a very nice Les Paul but thinking it's "special" just because the pickguard wasn't installed is stretching it a little, don't you think? It just means they did not install the pick guard at the factory. They still do it today. Anyhow, it's customary for few members to post pictures of their guitar(s). We'd love to see it. If you don't know how, create an account at photobucket.com, upload pictures there, copy the IMG code and paste it here.

I've noticed that on several SGs. I've also noticed the F on the A string is another common dead spot.

Congrats, that's a beauty! How does she sound?

Is it new or used? What its worth is hard to say because it's a "limited edition" and people won't want to sell it for less than they feel it's worth. My opinion is to look at what used Classics are selling for and look towards the high end. The asking price of the few used GOTWs that I've seen for sale up here was basically list price.

Every stand is nitro safe, as long as you wrap the contact points with cotton.

Only one digit for the year. CY1234.

Happy reading http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Support/SerialNumberSearch/

Fair enough' date=' but what do you consider a factory second? Minor issues that don't affect how the guitar plays or sounds...like the binding around a few frets not being perfect? One of the side markers on my Custom doesn't line up perfectly with the rest of them...is the guitar B-stock? The first LP I almost bought had a small black mark on the back of the neck...B-stock? Does a misaligned pickup make a guitar B-stock? My answer to all of the above is no. B-stock mean's there is a serious issue with the guitar that most likely cannot be corrected. These minor things that some people complain about are not serious issues. They buy a Gibson and expect absolute perfection....unfortunately, that's not always possible. The binding isn't perfect...the finish isn't perfect...don't buy the frick'n guitar! Problem solved. If guitars were things that you purchased and hung on your wall behind a piece of glass, then yeah...I could see the need for absolute perfection. Have you ever seen an image of a Gibson employee feeding a brand new Les Paul to a ban saw? That's B-stock.

I try...

Contact Gibson and they will tell you they stopped selling seconds, or B-stock, in 1985. Before '85, they'd have a 2 stamped in the back of the headstock. What you should do is to get the serial number, email it to Gibson and ask for the guitar's model number. A desertburst Les Paul Standard's model number will look like this: LP5+DBNH1 That 1 on the end means it's not B-stock. If it's a 2, it's B-stock.

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Support/SerialNumberSearch/ This should help you. You can't get much information from CS serial numbers, just the year really. Custom Shop regular production models CSYRRRR CS stands for "Custom Shop" Y indicates the production year RRRR indicates the guitar's place in the sequence of production Example: CS10845 is the 845th reg. production CS model produced in 2001.

I'm sure more complaints are made about the actual guitars than the cases... Look at every product out there. Nothing has a 100% satisfaction rate. It's impossible.

I had a Fender Blues Jr. and thought about switching it for a Vox. I brought an AC15 home and did a comparison. The best way I could describe the Vox was it sounded like an old amp. Weaker, thinner and not as loud as the Blues Jr., but has a classic sound. The only thing I don't like about with the AC15 is the reverb...it sucks, too fake sounding...but other than that, it's fabulous!

I love my AC15!