wildebassman Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) Today I ordered a Gibson LP classic online at a German store. Not one of the big retailers, but a smaller family owned store. The son of the owner is a trained luthier/guitar builder. I live near Amsterdam in the Netherlands and we are in a lockdown. Normally I don't buy guitars online, I'd rather feel and pick them myself. But the owner answered all my questions and assured me that the guitar is a vibrant resonating 9 lbs. copy. Now it's in transit to the Netherlands. One thing, I have been playing mainly Fenders the last 30 years and when I look at the picture, I find that the high e string is pretty close to the edge of the fretboard at the first positions. Or is this normal? Edited January 20, 2021 by wildebassman 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Only 9 lbs. Did you get a Balsa Wood LP? Seriously congrats, nothing like a LP. I've owed 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) Nice!!! The string spacing and the alignment looks pretty good to me. Gibsons' strings can be a little wider spaced at the nut than lots of Fenders. 👍 Edited January 21, 2021 by badbluesplayer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 23 hours ago, wildebassman said: I find that the high e string is pretty close to the edge of the fretboard at the first positions. Or is this normal? I KNEW there was some worries I'd left out when going over my new LP! Looks perfectly normal to me in the picture. Seems to be a good year for Gibsons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildebassman Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) Well, came in today, there's nothing like the real deal... The actual weight is 9.7 lbs, was advertised as 9...still seems to be pretty normal for a modern LP. Man.. opening the case..just that smell, sweet, sweet, sweet ..not a flaw to be found, beautifully made, it truly is a new era for Gibson. ..Compared to my old 90's studio this is in a completely different ballpark build quality wise. The studio is a great player too though. Also string spacing and the rest is perfect. Edited January 23, 2021 by wildebassman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Good deal. The new Les Pauls are really excellent (with the occasional exception). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 9 hours ago, wildebassman said: Well, came in today, there's nothing like the real deal... The actual weight is 9.7 lbs, was advertised as 9...still seems to be pretty normal for a modern LP. Man.. opening the case..just that smell, sweet, sweet, sweet ..not a flaw to be found, beautifully made, it truly is a new era for Gibson. ..Compared to my old 90's studio this is in a completely different ballpark build quality wise. The studio is a great player too though. Also string spacing and the rest is perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 congrats wildebassman. That's a beauty. That is the colour I'd go for too. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wind_stopper Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Nice one. I recently had to decide between this one and a 1950s Standard. I liked the neck on the 1950s better, so I bought the Standard. But this red Classic sure is a beauty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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