sparquelito Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 (edited) Okay, so after selling my last Les Paul 4 months ago (and foolishly vowing not to even consider another one for at least a year), here I am with another LP NGD. To my credit, I did a lot of soul searching over the past months, and pondered why it was I never bonded with the 7 previous Les Pauls I had owned, on and off, since 1978. I came to the realization that I had been longing for a particular LP model, since 2007 anyway, and for whatever reason, never came across one that I could put my hands on. I'm talking about, of course, the weird, wild, and woolly 2007 thru 2011 Gibson Les Paul BFG. I had purchased a BFG back in 2019, but that was the re-issue. It didn't possess the original weirdness of the earlier incarnations. (Naked zebra Burstbucker, P90, clear Lucite cavity covers, no truss rod cover, wooden knobs, and a kill switch.) So it came in and out the door in fairly short order. I finally located my oddball dream guitar a week and a half ago, rolled the dice, and had it shipped from the previous owner up in Canada. Via Reverb, of course. Here she is. A 2011 model. All original, with two slight modifications. The Grover tuners were replaced by the previous owner with locking-type tuners, and the naked zebra Burstbucker was replaced with a Gibson 500T humbucker. I must say that I don't mind the replacement tuners at all, and they work really well. And the 500T is a monster pickup. Loud, toneful, and possessing some serious balls. Best of all, and I have technically had the guitar for two days now, I am really bonding with this guitar. It's light, at 7 lbs, 2 ounces. I love light. And it has the best, most comfortable-feeling neck of any Gibson I have ever owned or played. I really like the feel of this neck. The P-90 is super expressive, and the volume knobs and single tone knobs work like no others I have encountered. Two thumbs up. Hoping that number 8 is the charm.🙂 Edited February 27, 2023 by sparquelito typo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted February 27, 2023 Author Share Posted February 27, 2023 She seems happy in the Gibson corner. To seal the deal, I finally framed and mounted an old poster that somebody brought me from New York many years ago. I put it in the bedroom nearest my music room. They said they bought it from the Iridium Ballroom. Old Les seems pleased. 😗 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Congrats and I hope you play it for many years! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Congratulations! I’ve been through a couple LP’s but never bonded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 I find all this odd I've never played a Les Paul Standard that doesn't have at least great potential or has been pretty much good to go from the start. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted February 28, 2023 Author Share Posted February 28, 2023 2 hours ago, kidblast said: I find all this odd I've never played a Les Paul Standard that doesn't have at least great potential or has been pretty much good to go from the start. Sometimes we bond with guitars. Sometimes we don't. It's like women.😗 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Nice guitar Sparky, I hope you enjoy it and flog at it long time. But even a bad woman is still, you know, a woman. rct 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmachine Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Congrats. But you may have to wait until number 37, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 12 hours ago, rct said: Nice guitar Sparky, I hope you enjoy it and flog at it long time. But even a bad woman is still, you know, a woman. rct You aint met my brother in-laws X-wife Careful what ya wish for. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 That is a fetching looking guitar! Love the unbound edges, the black hardware, and the scalloped surface. I bet that P90 is sweet too. 😍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Many congrats.. I had a BFG Gary Moore for a while... I loved everything about it apart from it had a really fat neck. But I loved the thin finish where you can feel the wood under your hands... And the middle position is one of the most monstrous sounds I have ever heard a LP make.. Really fun and the lightness of it helps with that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx-ogre Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 I always thought the LP BFG was a cool guitar and would love to have one. Congrats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Congrats Sparky - hope this is finally the one that you bond with and enjoy for years to come.👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted April 28, 2023 Author Share Posted April 28, 2023 Well. So I made a bit of an improvement to the old BFG. I ordered a gold tortoise-shell pickup cover the other week, (from Guitars Electric LTD, Tettenhall, Wolverton, UK) and did a little crafting and painting to make that bridge humbucker look just right. Remember that the previous owner had taken the zebra burstbucker out, and installed an all-black Gibson 500T. I love the sound of the 500T, but the overall look, the aesthetic of the rough-and-ready BFG was just not the same. With the addition of the pickup topper, all is well in the world now!! It took some drilling, painting, and mild relic'ing to make the topper look aged, period-correct, and semi-authentic. I'm gonna shut up now.🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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