mic2002 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I finally got a '59! Ok, she's real noisy with any sort of gain going on..the bridge has the bent screw issue when adjusting the intonation..the nut isn't the best I've seen...BUT..it just plays,looks and sounds like a DREAM! '59 Lemonburst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Nice! Some advice... Take the bridge off and give it a good spray of windowlene, all in the crevices etc. Then wind the screws back and forth a couple of times. This will free up the screws a treat. Whatever Gibson put on the hardware to induce the tarnishing sets in the threads and that's why the screws are stiff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mic2002 Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 Nice! Some advice... Take the bridge off and give it a good spray of windowlene, all in the crevices etc. Then wind the screws back and forth a couple of times. This will free up the screws a treat. Whatever Gibson put on the hardware to induce the tarnishing sets in the threads and that's why the screws are stiff. Thanks for the tip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack M Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 She's a beauty. I'll bet she sounds awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_s Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Yamano eh? Nice score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watersilk Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I finally got a '59! Ok, she's real noisy with any sort of gain going on..the bridge has the bent screw issue when adjusting the intonation..the nut isn't the best I've seen...BUT..it just plays,looks and sounds like a DREAM! '59 Lemonburst Wow! She looks amazing! In my opinion, one of the best looking Les Pauls I've ever seen! Regarding the nut: have a look at Earvana nuts, I just had one fitted to my '59. They are supposed to clean up the intonation at the end of the fretboard, and better material than the nylon nut you have. It has made my '59 sound brighter, and more musical; improved sustain too, although perhaps that is helped by the TonePro stop tail locking nuts which hold the stop tail tightly to the body for better string contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mic2002 Posted May 6, 2014 Author Share Posted May 6, 2014 Wow! She looks amazing! In my opinion, one of the best looking Les Pauls I've ever seen! Regarding the nut: have a look at Earvana nuts, I just had one fitted to my '59. They are supposed to clean up the intonation at the end of the fretboard, and better material than the nylon nut you have. It has made my '59 sound brighter, and more musical; improved sustain too, although perhaps that is helped by the TonePro stop tail locking nuts which hold the stop tail tightly to the body for better string contact. THanks for that Watersilk - I will check out the Earvana and the tone pros.The only thing I really had to do was to screen her with some conductive paint which helped a lot on the noise front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watersilk Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 THanks for that Watersilk - I will check out the Earvana and the tone pros.The only thing I really had to do was to screen her with some conductive paint which helped a lot on the noise front. I forgot to mention that I really love your profile picture, you should be a graphic artist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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