NHTom Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Day off today, and it was a nice day out for a change, so I decided I needed to add a couple to the family portrait of the Gibson side of the family. 2001 Gibson Les Paul Special and 1982 Gibson Sonex 180 Deluxe 1997 Gibson Les Paul Studio Gem and 1985 Gibson Explorer Designer One more on lay away and the gibby family will be complete for a while.....thinking some form of Tele next. NHTom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrian66 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Great looking guitars. It's fun getting them out for pictures! What kind of gibson do you have on layaway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHTom Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 It's actually this exact one............... It's a 2012 Gibson Les Paul Special Pro. I think they were a guitarcenter only run. 60's neck, 490R neck/HB3 bridge with push/pull volumes for coil split. Gloss nitro. Really gassing to get this one home. NHTom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Hayden Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Day off today, and it was a nice day out for a change, so I decided I needed to add a couple to the family portrait of the Gibson side of the family. 2001 Gibson Les Paul Special and 1982 Gibson Sonex 180 Deluxe 1997 Gibson Les Paul Studio Gem and 1985 Gibson Explorer Designer One more on lay away and the gibby family will be complete for a while.....thinking some form of Tele next. NHTom Sharp looking family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 It's actually this exact one............... It's a 2012 Gibson Les Paul Special Pro. I think they were a guitarcenter only run. 60's neck, 490R neck/HB3 bridge with push/pull volumes for coil split. Gloss nitro. Really gassing to get this one home. NHTom Still on layaway? Must be several weeks meanwhile if I remember well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHTom Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 yeah.........this one is taking a while. Thankfully the shop I go to is very good to work with. Had a car repair come up that has delayed things by a few weeks. Since I've been doing the "Put the next on layaway while there picking up the last one" they are ok with a little extra time. NHTom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 yeah.........this one is taking a while. Thankfully the shop I go to is very good to work with. Had a car repair come up that has delayed things by a few weeks. Since I've been doing the "Put the next on layaway while there picking up the last one" they are ok with a little extra time. NHTom Oh, I know that. Unexpected trouble with the car or in the household sometimes foul up catching the really important things in life It's nice to find a dealer a customer can rely on. And I guess the dealer thinks the same way about customers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Dang NH Tom - is owning all those Gibsons causing you to need all those power line insulators to power up your increasingly larger brothel? Nice guitars brother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Great guitars.......always loved that crazy Explorer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I must say I'm rather taken with the Special. Nice collection! P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Very nice! :) I am very envy about the Sonex... (a Norlin, my bad ) Keep on collecting! :) Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHTom Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Dang NH Tom - is owning all those Gibsons causing you to need all those power line insulators to power up your increasingly larger brothel? Nice guitars brother! LOL..........the insulators are one of my wives many collectibles.......we've both got the collector bug. NHTom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Yeah, those insulators were the first thing I noticed. Nice guitars too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHTom Posted July 12, 2014 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 Very nice! :) I am very envy about the Sonex... (a Norlin, my bad ) Keep on collecting! :) Cheers... Bence I have to be honest......that is the surprise of the collection. I grabbed it because it was at my local shop for a very good price. I never leave my guitars out on stands, so figured I'd grab a "beater" to be able to leave it out and have one ready to play at a moments notice to get a little more practice time in. It's a great guitar. Good feel (fairly unique neck feel, but in a good way), sounds very good, only draw back is it is quite heavy. I don't mind that, but noticeably heavier than my others. I know some people get a bit "snooty" about it being a bolt on, but it is a very fun guitar that is built like a tank. NHTom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHTom Posted July 12, 2014 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 Yeah, those insulators were the first thing I noticed. Nice guitars too. Yes, for me it's antique snowmobiles and guitars, for the wife it's insulators and soda pop bottles.....lol. NHTom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Hayden Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Still on layaway? Must be several weeks meanwhile if I remember well... I like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darling67 Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 I love that 2001 Special! Somehow, I don't own a Les Paul... but if I ever get one, it'll be a Special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 LOL..........the insulators are one of my wives many collectibles.......we've both got the collector bug. NHTom I actually own 3 of those blue glass insulators too. And a bunch of Gibson guitars as well. My goodness - are we related???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHTom Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 could be.........this getting weird.........lol. NHTom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 ...we've both got the collector bug......for me it's antique snowmobiles... And my wife thinks my guitars take up a lot of space! I can't imagine how she'd react if I came home with one of those one day...... P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Collecting... Interesting kind of insanity. I remember, from my early childhood: everything I liked, I`ve approached from a collector's point of view. First, I collected toy cars, then books, later even poststamps (I've some wonderful soviet-era stamps issued for Party Congresses :D). Now, instruments. I hope, I'll grow up one day. Nobody in the family has this bug, - as it seems -, it isn't genetical... Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHTom Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 Yes, it's a disease........as a kid I did stamps and baseball cards. I'm sure a psychologist could have a field day with me........ When I first got into guitar, it quickly led to working in a guitar shop, crewing for multiple bands, working for a sound and light company, etc. When I got into bass fishing, it quickly led to full tournament trails, corporate sponsorship, working booths at outdoor shows, etc.... Vintage snowmobiles led to my own collection, being the administrator for a web site in the hobby, organizing shows within the hobby, etc....... I'm now trying to find a good balance of all my hobbies. To quote the band "The Last Vegas" and their song "Bad Descisions"........"anything I do I take too far" Oh well........it's all fun!!!! NHTom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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