Rabs Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StRanger7032 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 I'll be looking inside mine when it arrives next Monday! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 And look! They have 60's wiring in the 60's LP Standard. Bingo! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Oh man I really want one!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Stayed for the entire video. Nice Les Paul guitar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Very nice detailed review. Â These remind me of my old Bonamassa guitar that was a basically a 60's tribute. That was a great guitar and these are very similar. This is what a LP Standard should be. Â Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Very nice detailed review. Â These remind me of my old Bonamassa guitar that was a basically a 60's tribute. That was a great guitar and these are very similar. This is what a LP Standard should be. Â Â Â Â Tru dat!!! Â Could it be said these are very similar to the un-weight relieved Traditionals, just with a higher grade top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 That fretboard was rough. The most important part of the guitar and it had divots in it. It would have taken ten minutes to remedy it, but no. My 18 Classic was like that, but worse. So it's still a case of luck when you get one. As for the people that say 'just play it'. Would you have a new car or tv with scratches or dents, No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 I ain't never buying no LP that weighs ten plus pounds. You can't use today's heavy wood and not weight relieve it and expect it to be 7 1/2 pounds. They need sixties wood, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 (edited) Could it be said these are very similar to the un-weight relieved Traditionals, just with a higher grade top? Â Â Yeah, I think you're right. It looks like the Original Collection Standard is almost identical to the Traditional, but now offered with two different necks. That seems like a good idea to me. Â And it's priced about $300 less then the Traditional was. Â They're both supposed to have AA tops, but you know how that goes. I would have offered plain top and figured top versions. Plain top for let's say $2200 and AAA figured for $2600 maybe?? Â On another note, as other have mentioned, the workmanship on this demo model is crap. That is concerning. Edited May 2, 2019 by Black Dog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Â On another note, as other have mentioned, the workmanship on this demo model is crap. That is concerning. Â I don't agree 100% with that. The guy was going over this with a fine toothed comb, he kind of mentioned that himself. I don't care what guitar you purchase, if you are looking for flaws you will find flaws, especially when parts of the process are done by hand. (One exception to my statement would be the fingerboard issue on the first fret) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 I don't agree 100% with that. The guy was going over this with a fine toothed comb, he kind of mentioned that himself. I don't care what guitar you purchase, if you are looking for flaws you will find flaws, especially when parts of the process are done by hand. (One exception to my statement would be the fingerboard issue on the first fret) Â OK, to be fair I was referring mainly to the nut and fretboard. There was also the issue of the scratch/gouge in the top from the pick guard nut. But, being a Demo model that may have been a result of abuse rather than poor QC. Â I'm generally a big defender of Gibson quality because the seven Gibson's I have, or have had, have all been perfect. Â So I do agree with you in general but I thought that nut looked bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 (edited) OK, to be fair I was referring mainly to the nut and fretboard. There was also the issue of the scratch/gouge in the top from the pick guard nut. But, being a Demo model that may have been a result of abuse rather than poor QC. Â I'm generally a big defender of Gibson quality because the seven Gibson's I have, or have had, have all been perfect. Â So I do agree with you in general but I thought that nut looked bad. Â Yeah, that would have been a return for sure. It would have been a hard one though, That top is so awesome. I can't find one on the internet like it. All I see looks like plain tops. Edited May 2, 2019 by Big Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 Im wondering how this will all effect Custom LP sales.. With the new ones being more like the old ones, they are more like customs than before, well if you don't include all the things that are just cosmetic like the period correct plastic and specific wood dyes and all that kerfuffle.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 (edited) Yeah, that would have been a return for sure. It would have been a hard one though, That top is so awesome. I can't find one on the internet like it. All I see looks like plain tops. Â Well, I don't know. That top is really nice. As you say, it's the best one I've seen so far (in the whole 3 days they've been out). Â If the nut functions well, I may live with it. I'm a pick guard guy so nobody would ever see the scratch. And without bright lights and magnification you can't see the fretboard that well... Â Edit: I just watched the video again. On second look It's not really the nut. Its the fretboard just in front of the nut. Looking at the whole thing again, I think i'd keep it (with a discount for the scratch) Edited May 2, 2019 by Black Dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 I can't find one on the internet like it. All I see looks like plain tops. Â The one in the video is pretty nice indeed and I agree most of the ones I'm seeing are pretty plain, but Wildwood has some trickling in that are not bad. Â Â https://wildwoodguit...nal-collection/ Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Oh man!!! I'm seriously considering selling my 2013 Standard to put toward one of these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerad12 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Oh man!!! I'm seriously considering selling my 2013 Standard to put toward one of these! Do it! These new ones are really nice. Need a forum member to give us some feedback on the new features. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 I'm really lusting over here!!! Â Â Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 The PG sticker seems to have no function other than telling you how to remove it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 The PG sticker seems to have no function other than telling you how to remove it. Â If you leave it on the tone is too bright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 They put one out in the early nineties (I think) with 1960 engraved on the guard. It was a beauty - maybe the LP for me? Can't recall what it was called though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 They put one out in the early nineties (I think) with 1960 engraved on the guard. It was a beauty - maybe the LP for me? Can't recall what it was called though. Â Â Those were the original Classics, I had one. A few guys here have them, I know Pip and Rabs do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 If that's the one I saw one on eBay a while back and wanted it bad...it got snapped up by someone though. I'll keep an eye out - I only want one LP and that thing really appealed to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Dam, these are nice.. Â should have not watched this video........ nope not a good idea.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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