Dave F Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Just got a new 2013 LP Standard yesterday from one of the big box stores. I sort of missed the '68 RI custom I sold last year but I wanted something lighter and I did not get used to the tri burst. The finish needed cleaning off. When I tuned it up the G string broke. The neck had a .030" bow in it. The knobs were making static. Put a new string on it, tuned it up, cleaned it, adjusted the truss rod, sat down with it unplugged and worked all the knobs and switches for about 20 minutes. After the truss rod adjustment everything seemed to fall in place and nothing else needed adjustment. Now it's perfect in every way. The BurstBucker Pro's aren't exactly like my '57 Humbuckers but close enough. The splitters and by passes are a plus. The neck profile and compound fret radius are nice. The 8.6 lbs vs. my '68 RI 10.6 is nice. Overall I'm 100% satisfied with it. The picture below is before I restrung and adjusted everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Bill Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Congratulations...she is a beauty!! I hope it brings you years of great music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Sweet, but it sounds like you did a lot to get it up to snuff where it should have been when you bought it. Glad it worked out in the end for you. What do you think about the sounds with the push-pull switching? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Sutherland Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Just got a new 2013 LP Standard yesterday from one of the big box stores. I sort of missed the '68 RI custom I sold last year but I wanted something lighter and I did not get used to the tri burst. The finish needed cleaning off. When I tuned it up the G string broke. The neck had a .030" bow in it. The knobs were making static. Put a new string on it, tuned it up, cleaned it, adjusted the truss rod, sat down with it unplugged and worked all the knobs and switches for about 20 minutes. After the truss rod adjustment everything seemed to fall in place and nothing else needed adjustment. Now it's perfect in every way. The BurstBucker Pro's aren't exactly like my '57 Humbuckers but close enough. The splitters and by passes are a plus. The neck profile and compound fret radius are nice. The 8.6 lbs vs. my '68 RI 10.6 is nice. Overall I'm 100% satisfied with it. The picture below is before I restrung and adjusted everything. Beautiful guitar you got there... glad you were able to get it squared away. HNGD!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott0 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Damn nice looking guitar! Kinda weird it needed all that but you sorted that out so no biggie imo. Killer picture of it too, minus the bits of background clutter ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Sweet, but it sounds like you did a lot to get it up to snuff where it should have been when you bought it. Glad it worked out in the end for you. What do you think about the sounds with the push-pull switching? I need to play with it more to give a better opinion but here's my initial impression - In normal setting it sounds close to my '57 pups Treble pup -splitter gives a lot brighter bark with a little distort Rhythm pup - Less volume out of this one initially and the splitter does not affect it as much Bypass - I was a little surprised that it bypasses the volume and tone. Don't know if I care for it. My Tele splitter only bypasses the tone switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Damn nice looking guitar! Kinda weird it needed all that but you sorted that out so no biggie imo. Killer picture of it too, minus the bits of background clutter ;-) The work was not that big of a deal since I work on my own and my friends all the time doing setups. The think I liked is one I adjusted the neck the bridge and nut setups were perfect to my liking. I'll get a better picture away from my work table and clutter later on. I took this one with my phone. I've got a Tele with the flamed maple I'm going to compare to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Damn nice looking guitar! Kinda weird it needed all that but you sorted that out so no biggie imo. Killer picture of it too, minus the bits of background clutter ;-) The work was not that big of a deal since I work on my own and my friends all the time doing setups. The think I liked is one I adjusted the neck the bridge and nut setups were perfect to my liking. I'll get a better picture away from my work table and clutter later on. I took this one with my phone. I've got a Tele with the flamed maple I'm going to compare to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott0 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 The work was not that big of a deal since I work on my own and my friends all the time doing setups. The think I liked is one I adjusted the neck the bridge and nut setups were perfect to my liking. I'll get a better picture away from my work table and clutter later on. I took this one with my phone. I've got a Tele with the flamed maple I'm going to compare to. Right on! I'm diggin the carpet backdrop, it complements the burst top colors without distracting from you guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 . Great looking Standard. The finish/burst is beautiful. I'm quite taken with the grain under the flame too. Congrats. . B) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 sweet !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 Some more picts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bballistick Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Some more picts Nice looking guitar! I got a 2013 in December and really like it. The only changes Ii made so far is adding strap locks. I'm also conidering replacing the nut with a bone or Tusq nut. That's still up for debate though. Congrats on the purchase. Which colo is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailjunkie Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Lookin Good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 thats beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 Nice looking guitar! I got a 2013 in December and really like it. The only changes Ii made so far is adding strap locks. I'm also conidering replacing the nut with a bone or Tusq nut. That's still up for debate though. Congrats on the purchase. Which colo is that? Desert Burst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Really nice. The color is beautiful. Congrats!! [thumbup] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar God Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Congrats, man! Beautiful Les Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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