kingsford73 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshole Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Well over all the standard feels more standardized and the traditional feels more tradionalized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 ;) Vague very vague... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99SS Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Sorry, do not understand the poll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I just played a 2008 Standard Desert Burst last night at my local GC. Beautiful finish. Love the pleked feel. Sound was great. Chambering felt comfortable. And yes, it is still a Les Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossroadsnyc Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 This is like reading an english language sign or menu in China Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I voted - is a les paul a les paul any more? Everybody knows both of those guitars are not real Les Pauls. The only real Les Pauls are solid, end of discussion. Weight-relieved or chambered Les Paul are pathetic attempts at a real Les Paul. (Just making the thread interesting...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compodude Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 i played a trad goldtop in PMT. it was awsome, the neck was thick but comfy and the finnish was lovely, even on the back. i think they changed the standard too much, but thats just what ive heard from a review, i havent played one. and trads arent weight relifed are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarbob123 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 traditionals are weight relieved not chambered. quite a big difference. the weight relieved is a few small holes placed in the body. chambered is as you might have guessed, massive chambers taking up almost the whole body the custom shop re-issues are solid body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigneil Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 have gibson not been weight relieving (swiss cheesing) our LPs for years? one of the things i love about LPs is their weight, it would be a shame if they made them all light and fluffy.:- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 have gibson not been weight relieving (swiss cheesing) our LPs for years? Oct 2006....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I dont think I really understand the thread and the poll... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossroadsnyc Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 ok, if I have to vote on something then I choose "plekotecko?" for originality in name alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigneil Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Oct 2006....... chambering started 2006.... swiss cheesing the body 1983 chambered swiss cheese i love google Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 That's the second weirdest poll I've ever seen. Maxwell Smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemoon Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I don't get the poll. It's stupid. It makes no sense. Now I am annoyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSG_Standard Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Weight relieved LPs are not light and fluffy...The Traditional is based on the Standards of the late '80s-'90s... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britabe Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 i can only say that i love my trad. havent played many newer standards. i actually am very comfy with either neck profile though. Gibson necks rule all necks hands down , period. ftr, i have big hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I don't get the poll. It's stupid. It makes no sense. Now I am annoyed. So? What happens now? Murph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canon_mutant Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 er um, Ralph Nader? What were we talking about anyway? Oh yeah, I've played a 2008 Standard Premium Plus, a Traditional, a Supreme, a Custom, a 57 that unfortunately had problems, and a 50th R9. The Traditional, the Custom, and the 50th R9 are still on my shortlist. So how should I vote? Present? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Yeah, WTF? That poll is, well, Chinese translated to English indeed.... The 2008 Standard is idiotic. To get a Standard, you have to buy a Traditional? Stupid. I see the Standard name going back on the right guitar soon enough, great marketing gimmick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generation zero Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 I voted for the weight relieving antics, because it felt left out, LOL. As for the guitars, I like mine heavy, and I hate the Dunlop straplocks (prefer schallers) so I bought the traditional... and a standard truss rod cover. To be honest, I think both are improperly named... there's nothing "standard" or "traditional" about the standard, and the "traditional" has an un-traditional burst pattern, but is pretty much a Standard otherwise. The new Standards just have way too many bells and whistles that aren't needed. Some are cool, others not so much. For the price difference, I much prefer the Traditional. Honestly, even if they were the same price, I would still much prefer the Traditional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelettinger Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGBENDS Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 I don't get the poll. It's stupid. It makes no sense. Now I am annoyed. One day Bluemoon is going postal on someone's arse. LoL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant7629 Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Agreed, strange poll! I have a 2007 and 2008 standard, and whilst the former is a beauty all round, the 2008 just beats it on tone. Obviously, it is much lighter and the locking tuners are a godsend but when plugged into my Marshall JCM2000, i just screams. My two cents...err pence :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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