kingbeeinflorida Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 My new Gibson Les Paul Traditional - aaaaahhhhhh gold top - drool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantha Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 Damn Kingbee... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sok66 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bram Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 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'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston004681 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 R6 =P~ =P~ =P~ =P~ =P~ =P~ =P~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston004681 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 This one is the ALL GOLD model: I've never seen one before and this is some serious porn. WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sok66 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bram Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alefou Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 This is mine, Les Paul Lp-295 GOTM 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mick Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I'm not a fan of that florintine cutaway But I'm sure she's a fine playen' gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantha Posted February 24, 2009 Author Share Posted February 24, 2009 Wow Alefou... I love the way that bigsby looks on the Goldtop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sok66 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 This is mine' date=' Les Paul Lp-295 GOTM 2008 [img']http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c302/alefou/IMG_0236.jpg?t=1235499852[/img] Now that 'un be particularly cool, dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sok66 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 This one is the ALL GOLD model: 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sok66 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bram Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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