retrosurfer1959 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Well it's new for me at least - a minty Recording model with clean electronics and no real issues. Sorry about the pic - I-Phone sucks at night but I'll post a few more after I clean it up if anyone wants to see them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSG_Standard Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Neat guitar! I've only seen 2 of them in real life. How does it play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanner1994 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 hey retrosurfer1959 can you post some pics of your guitar collection. i really would like to see all of your cool guitars. please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluezboy Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 awesome but what is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameswithesg Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 sweeeeet, ive never played one of those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted February 12, 2009 Author Share Posted February 12, 2009 awesome but what is it? 1976 Les Paul recording model - 391 made that year Best way to describe what they are for those that have never seen one is to say - the man himself Les Paul plays this ones twin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Congratulations man! Cant believe you didnt own one already (looking at your avatar...) She looks great, how does she play and sound? Already tried all those switches? lots of tones to chose from... thats great. How do those pickups sound compared to "normal" pickups? They are low impedance pups right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted February 13, 2009 Author Share Posted February 13, 2009 Thanks Thunder yeah it was really one of the few I didn't own. I couldn't afford them when they were new and later had never found one I thought looked clean enough for the price, most of the production year they only made 300 guitars so not a lot of them to choose from anymore. The pickups are unusual with the low impedance models the guitar has in phase and out of phase settings as well as the rotary (decade) ten position switch so the tones are amazing but it a tough guitar to figure out (for example to use the decade switch you need to have the position 2 switch activated and then bass set below four on position 1-6 etc. etc.) so complicated little sucker. But overall one of the best sounding guitars eve made for clean guitar tone and get from almost acoustic bell tones to heavy overdrive growl. it's negatives are that it is not a loud guitar on it's own so you need to have a pretty solid amp to push volume which is no big deal for me and the sucker is heavy almost 12 lbs og solid mahogony. only other issue I have with these is the frets it's got the low wide frets like a early BB so it's another fretless wonder again no big deal but you need to play clean on it. So far I like it, think she's a keeper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 very nice... Congrats!!!! I saw a white one for sale not long ago... Was it expensive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameswithesg Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 lets see some quality pics eh?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Yes, id like some more pics too. It looks so cool.....never played one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Congratulations again man... looks like you already started having fun with her, or at least trying to figure her out... sounds a little hard to get used to, lots of options, but hey if it's good enough for les... then maybe we are not worthy of one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted February 13, 2009 Author Share Posted February 13, 2009 Thanks everyone - I'll be happy to post some better pics but been working too many hours this week doing a software upgrade but -TGIF- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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