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Aw, you guys can't have all the fun. My '95 build '57 Historic. Having owned ten Lesters over the years, including vintage '54, '57 (P90) & '60 Burst, this one can stand tall with any of 'em. I found it in a local store back in '95, being sold used after somone bought it, took it home, then brought it back. Thought it looked pretty cool, took it down, played one open E chord on it and went "Holy S _ _ _!". It's just one of them that's got's da mojo. Back then the R7s didn't come with a certificate or a fancy case, and I was told they were actually not built by the Custom Shop, but out on the line with the Standards, etc. None of that seems to have hurt it any. =D>

 

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Thought it looked pretty cool' date=' took it down, played one open E chord on it and went "Holy S _ _ _!". It's just one of them that's got's da mojo.[/quote']

 

What did the open E chord sound like? Did you play with the neck or bridge pickup? I'm just interested in your opinion on the whole 'mojo thing'.

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What did the open E chord sound like? Did you play with the neck or bridge pickup? I'm just interested in your opinion on the whole 'mojo thing'.

 

Played it unplugged. The acoustic tone was huge, full of overtones and sustain like it was possessed. Even the store manager went "whoa"! As I recall, I never plugged it in until I got it home. Where electric guitars are concerned (just my humble opinion) if they sound good acoustically they'll sound good amplified, if not, don't waste your time, pick another one.

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Played it unplugged. The acoustic tone was huge' date=' full of overtones and sustain like it was possessed. Even the store manager went "whoa"! As I recall, I never plugged it in until I got it home. Where electric guitars are concerned (just my humble opinion) if they sound good acoustically they'll sound good amplified, if not, don't waste your time, pick another one. [/quote']

 

That's great, but I've played many Les Pauls with a great unplugged tone (most of the time they were loud, full, clear), but at the same time it was the plugged-in tone that didn't impress me at all...so it was like 'Bye, bye' Les Pauls.

 

It strikes me that most of the (newer/chambered) Les Pauls I've played with a loud and clear acoustic tone didn't impress me as much with their plugged-in tone, while the softer and sweeter sounding Les Pauls had an overall better and more balanced tone once plugged-in (personal experiences/opinion). I think it has to do with the chambers inside the Les Pauls...they definately make the guitar louder and clearer unplugged (almost with a Tele kind of 'snap'), but plugged-in they just don't give the sweetness and warmth of the non-chambered/traditional Les Pauls; the chambered Les Pauls sound thinner (and more harsh).

 

Nothing against any Les Paul though...

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This one is the ALL GOLD model:

 

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I've never seen one before and this is some serious porn.

 

That's a beaut! I've only seen one original in all gold, although I'm told quite a few were made that way. HAve wondered why Gibson didn't do more R4,R6 & R7s that way.

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That's great' date=' but I've played many Les Pauls with a great unplugged tone (most of the time they were loud, full, clear), but at the same time it was the plugged-in tone that didn't impress me at all...so it was like 'Bye, bye' Les Pauls.

 

It strikes me that most of the (newer/chambered) Les Pauls I've played with a loud and clear acoustic tone didn't impress me as much with their plugged-in tone, while the softer and sweeter sounding Les Pauls had an overall better and more balanced tone once plugged-in (personal experiences/opinion). I think it has to do with the chambers inside the Les Pauls...they definately make the guitar louder and clearer unplugged (almost with a Tele kind of 'snap'), but plugged-in they just don't give the sweetness and warmth of the non-chambered/traditional Les Pauls; the chambered Les Pauls sound thinner (and more harsh).

 

Nothing against any Les Paul though...[/quote']

 

Well, this one's not chambered and not a particular lightweight. My point is if they sound good acoustically you can always get them to sound good amplified, even if it means a pickup change, etc. to get what you're after. OTOH, if it's a dead piece of crap unamplifed, and that characteristic is not driven by some factor related to setup, then there's nothing you can really do to really make it come alive.

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Well' date=' this one's not chambered and not a particular lightweight. My point is if they sound good acoustically you can always get them to sound good amplified, even if it means a pickup change, etc. to get what you're after. OTOH, if it's a dead piece of crap unamplifed, and that characteristic is not driven by some factor related to setup, then there's nothing you can really do to really make it come alive. [/quote']

 

+1000 and I knew that your Goldtop isn't chambered.

 

I know what you're saying, but a loud/huge acoustic

tone doesn't say anything about the plugged-in tone.

 

Sustain, type of note attack/ its tonal characteristics

do matter (apart from being loud or not).

 

The best guitars I've played were definately not the

loudest ones unplugged.

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