CBenson89 Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 (edited) Good day all, I recently picked up a 60s les Paul standard and had a few questions. The guitar I originally purchased was identified as having a bad neck pickup. The tech realizes the problem as he was setting it up for me. I swapped it out for another 60s les Paul and have a few questions. First off the pickup selector switch was loose so I had to tighten that up. Also the neck isn’t completely flush where it runs up against the neck pickup is this normal or ok? Lastly when looking at the guitar from the side I can see the nuts holding on all the knobs except for the neck volume knob. Are these things I need to worry about or are they fine to ignore? The guitar seems to play fine but I just want to make sure what I got is okay before it’s too late to return it and exchange it. Thanks for your help! Edited June 6, 2020 by CBenson89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lungimsam Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Pic is blurry. Cannot tell if that is a gap or just dried polishing compound. What happens if you scratch at it with a fingernail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 The tilt angle doesnt necessarily look wrong. Whats going on with that white line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Everything looks cool to me. The only issue I see is VERY MINOR, the selector switch is adjust too low. Unscrew the top nut then remove the back plate to access the switch and adjust the nut on the other side so the switch protrudes out the top more. I hope you enjoy your new Les Paul. I think we would all like to see pics of the whole guitar. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBenson89 Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 (edited) Is it normal for there to be gap with the white paint from the side of the neck and maple top? As you can see there is a little space and I just want to make sure the neck isn’t set wrong lol Edited June 10, 2020 by CBenson89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bagodonuts Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 It's fine, the paint wasn't completely scraped off the neck binding. It almost never is, it's done by hand, and is one of the most difficult jobs in the Gibson plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBenson89 Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 Thanks so much for the help everyone! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Oh man that book match is awesome!!! Very nice top indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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