Zentar Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 What are these? Signature-is it a Standard? Why is there no signature on them? Classic Les Paul Plus Les Paul HP T Traditional T Anybody know where Gibson explains all these names they seem to yank out of a hat and assumes we know what they mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 What are these? Signature-is it a Standard? Why is there no signature on them? Classic Les Paul Plus Les Paul HP T Traditional T Anybody know where Gibson explains all these names they seem to yank out of a hat and assumes we know what they mean? Signature models I think are usually somehow linked to Les Paul himself... (not sure on that one though) Classic, its like a standard but with a plain top and hotter uncovered pickups and a 60s neck (and theres a T and HP version) Les Paul Plus, Plus usually refers to a more flamey top Les Paul HP, HP stands for High Performance which have wider necks, auto tuners and zero fret nuts (ala 2015 features) T, is the T line (as in NOT an HP model), this stands for Traditional Specs, as in anything before the 2015 models Traditional T, its a LP Traditional which is again like a standard but with a non weight relieved body (depending on year) and if its a T it has traditional neck width, normal manual tuners and a usual type nut. And yes.. it does all get fairly confusing and is hard to keep up with sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zentar Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 Thanks Rabs. Ive been perusing the for sale adds looking for a good LP deal and this helps things make more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 No worries... I find that the best questions to ask when looking for a new guitar is.. What sort of neck do you like and what sort of pickups do you want (hot or mellow or somewhere in between). Answering those two questions will usually help slim your choice down a bit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zentar Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 One really strange listing is by a guy selling a Signature converted to a Standard. I'm not sure you can do that. Heck maybe you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 One really strange listing is by a guy selling a Signature converted to a Standard. I'm not sure you can do that. Heck maybe you can. What year is it a 2014? Like this http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2014/Les-Paul-Signature.aspx Converting that would mean replacing the boost switch with the second tone pot and possibly adding pickup covers... maybe replacing the truss rod cover and changing the pickguard to a standard one. So yes you can.. sorta... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Just curious, what type of pickups did Gibson put on the BB King custom Lucille with the Ebony neck? Versus the 2007 GT Standard? I've looked in several,sights but couldn't find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zentar Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 https://reverb-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/s--s8R81KpW--/a_exif/v1471267471/xfqjrbain16j0c44cueo.j This looks like a good deal but it is blowing my mind. Yes we have no Bananas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zentar Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 Conversion Oops try this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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