Boston004681 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Hey, I got the idea for this from here... If you could build your own Gibson, what would it be like? -Pickups(uncovered?, covered?), Finish, neck... Your Choice!!! I'm gonna quote my self from the thread that got me this idea... Has anyone ever went to gibson and got a guitar with their own specs?? i would be interested in doing this' date=' but don't know how much these would cost.[/quote'] Probably a lot... but i'd LOVE a custom les paul... -Faded Ice Tea Finish - Not too much Nitro - -490R & 498T - Pickups -Uncovered Zebras -Asymmetrical neck... The list is long... they just don't make a les paul that can be described as "Perfect". As for an SG... -Totally Natural - No paint whatsoever -And then i would take it to a local luthier who would gladly paint me a copy of Clapton's "Fool" SG for less than $20' date='000. [/b'] -As for everything else... It's perfect... Add the above to a Standard SG. As for money... You're Bill Gates... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swmcv2007 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 in 2010 I'm going to get a SG-3 model or some type of higher end Gibson SG with 3 pickups. Put 3 Seymour Duncan P-rails Pickups put it. Get it re-wired to have only a master volume and tone. Turn the neck volume and tone pots into 3 way switches. Have it wired so that the middle pickup is turned on and off separately so that the pickup switch works like a 2 pickup guitar. I also want it to be wired so that the middle pickup doesn't increase the volume of the guitar when it's turned on. For the middle pickup I'll have the kill switch and 3 way switch put on the pickguard or done by a lutheir. Then some locking tuners and one of those tremolo's that you don't have to drill holes for. I'll change the pickguard and knobs probably too. I'm planning on getting a new guitar every year and customizing it for the rest of the year until its perfect. I'm already halfway done with my first, my SG Standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Im just gona ask for a les paul with the most amazing fret inlays and inlays on the guitar body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston004681 Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 in 2010 I'm going to get a SG-3 model or some type of higher end Gibson SG with 3 pickups. Put 3 Seymour Duncan P-rails Pickups put it. Get it re-wired to have only a master volume and tone. Turn the neck volume and tone pots into 3 way switches. Have it wired so that the middle pickup is turned on and off separately so that the pickup switch works like a 2 pickup guitar. I also want it to be wired so that the middle pickup doesn't increase the volume of the guitar when it's turned on. For the middle pickup I'll have the kill switch and 3 way switch put on the pickguard or done by a lutheir. Then some locking tuners and one of those tremolo's that you don't have to drill holes for. I'll change the pickguard and knobs probably too. I'm planning on getting a new guitar every year and customizing it for the rest of the year until its perfect. I'm already halfway done with my first' date=' my SG Standard.[/quote'] Nice !! Pics!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston004681 Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 Im just gona ask for a les paul with the most amazing fret inlays and inlays on the guitar body. ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSG_Standard Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 in 2010 I'm going to get a SG-3 model or some type of higher end Gibson SG with 3 pickups. Put 3 Seymour Duncan P-rails Pickups put it. Get it re-wired to have only a master volume and tone. Turn the neck volume and tone pots into 3 way switches. Have it wired so that the middle pickup is turned on and off separately so that the pickup switch works like a 2 pickup guitar. I also want it to be wired so that the middle pickup doesn't increase the volume of the guitar when it's turned on. For the middle pickup I'll have the kill switch and 3 way switch put on the pickguard or done by a lutheir. Then some locking tuners and one of those tremolo's that you don't have to drill holes for. I'll change the pickguard and knobs probably too. I'm planning on getting a new guitar every year and customizing it for the rest of the year until its perfect. I'm already halfway done with my first' date=' my SG Standard.[/quote'] http://www.fullersguitar.com/component/page,shop.product_details/flypage,shop.flypage/product_id,1070/category_id,181/manufacturer_id,0/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,27/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVH5445 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I' ve thought about a custom gibson for a while. Mine would be something like an Rd with worn brown finish, original floyd, explorer neck, kill switch and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Any incredible sounding, playing and looking R8 or R9 does me just fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston004681 Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 Any incredible sounding' date=' playing and looking R8 or R9 does me just fine![/quote'] Haha ! Like the one you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swmcv2007 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Nice !! Pics!? I posted some before and after pics recently here. http://www.fullersguitar.com/component/page' date='shop.product_details/flypage' date='shop.flypage/product_id,1070/category_id,181/manufacturer_id,0/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,27/[/quote''] That is right up my alley but I'm a big fan of the Seymour Duncan P-Rails Pickups. I love the P-90 sound. I love the Hot Rails sound. I also love the humbucker sound, its juicy and really reminds me of the old PAF sound. I describe it as a "honky chunk." I figure with three of those you wouldn't need another guitar as long as the neck feels right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Ok... I know I will regret saying this... I just know it but I will say it anyway... (damn... double damn!) This one BUT with a completely solid body (nothing to do with tone, I'm happy with the tone... it's the wheight that sometimes bothers me... I like heavier guitars), and I wouldnt mind a NICKEL platedpiezo bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil325 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 i know its unoriginal, but a black beauty with nickel hardware and custom designed pearl inlays that branch entirely down the fretboard in some way. possibly a stereo jack input like B.B.'s lucille lol..either/or on that last one. and a bigsby. no pickguard. no backplates either like the supreme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenpollock Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Almost but not quite: An ES-333 or 335 in matte black, with a cream binding. and gloss black pickup covers. Dirty Fingers in the bridge, 57 or P-90 in the neck. Maple neck, ebony fretboard. Bone nut. Grovers. Creme knobs... i'm trying to think of what else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 This one BUT with a completely solid body (nothing to do with tone' date=' I'm happy with the tone... it's the wheight that sometimes bothers me... I like heavier guitars)[/quote']Sweet axe, Thunder! Yours has swiss cheese holes, right? It's not chambered? Some solid reissues weigh the same as weight-relieved LPs. Some are even lighter. My R9s are 8.2 and (around) 8.5 lbs. Your SF is probably heavier and around 9 lbs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckomf Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I'd like a Les Paul Standard with a rosewood top instead of maple. As far as all the trim goes, I think black and chrome would look pretty sweet. BB Pro's for the pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Sweet axe' date=' Thunder! Yours has swiss cheese holes, right? It's not chambered? Some solid reissues weigh the same as weight-relieved LPs. Some are even lighter. My R9s are 8.2 and (around) 8.5 lbs. Your SF is probably heavier and around 9 lbs...[/quote'] I think I need to measure her... will do as soon as I can. I used to have this DeArmond guitar that was so heavy but sustained for years... felt like it was made of concrete and lead but it also felt like "the real guitar". Not kidding. Oh, that one was a little above 14 lbs. imagine that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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