Maple Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Almost two months ago i got my first Gibson Les Paul... a Goldtop Traditional. the thing is beautiful... great quality all around and play amazing right out of the box. i need to raise the action a bit, kind low for my taste... but it's amazing how it is so low and no buzz at all. i love the smell of the nitro every time i pick it up ;) but the best part of course is the tone. or tones is a better way to put it, cause it can cover so much ground. I knew it would be great for rock, overdrive and distortion, but it's the clean tones that really knocked me out. i'm a big fan of Johnny A. and he's the reason i wanted a 339 (which i got last year)... but i gotta say i think i like the clena tone of the LP better than the 339. the 339 is sweeter but the LP has more body. hard to explain... anyway.. the Les Paul is one versitile guitar! i played strats since i started and i always heard the argument; " you can make a strat sound like an LP but you can't make an LP sound like a strat"... well i tried to my make my strat sound like an LP for a long time.. and it just doesn't work. don't get me wrong i still love strats.. they're great at what they do... but they are just not LP's. funny thing... i'm rough with my strats, htey get banged and scratched all the time... but i baby the Les Paul.. i like it looking shinny and new. anyway it took me a really long time to do it, but i'm glad i finaly did get a Les Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mick Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I love your Les Paul as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Sweet.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I just want to hold it and I will name him George. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Beautiful. I feel the same way about mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esch Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Congrats. Gold top is awesome. Don't get me wrong, I love the visible flame of my honey burst etc. but the gold top has such a classic and classy look without being pretentious or garish. To me it is the epitome of a Les Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGBENDS Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Looking Good, Maple! That is a nice Traditional Goldtop. Those '57 Classics are the pickups for me. I have them in my LP & SG. As for a strat sounding like a LP, I never heard it done, not even with humbuckers. The tone & sustain just isn't there without a set neck, mahogany body and maple cap. If I roll off the tone knobs and with the right amp I can get a pretty good Strat tone with my LP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Congrats on a very nice guitar. I really enjoyed what you had to say: action, tones. Enjoy your new baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadeInCanada Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 It makes it even better that you're in Vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossroadsnyc Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Love the GT. She looks great in that blue chair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I love your Les Paul, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callen3615 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Nice guitar! Glad to know you are liking her that much. I am with you when it comes to caring for them... I can bang my fenders into anything as many times as I want to (and they hold up great, you could nuke them and they would still be playable!) but my gibbies get treated with respect and care. Enjoy yours, she's a great guitar from the looks of her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight959 Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Let her settle in your house for a few weeks before yo start making adjustments... :D Shes a beauty!! Flight959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc3c46 Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Great LP! I am thinking of a Traditional too (as if I need it, my faded is fantastic) because I love the '57 classics in my SG and the gold top has that kind of class. As to getting a Strat sounding like an LP: my EC Strat with the TBX gets pretty close especially with my Lonestar Special and the Ibanez TS 808. But only close. Nothing beats a cranked LP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 That's a real beauty! Gold tops are probably my favorite; flame tops are nice but there's just something really classy, in an understated way, about a gold top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampking Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Hey yall...just wanted to chime in on the most excellent observation on the subject of the handling of Strats vs. Les Pauls...IMHO, Strats are a dime a dozen & look better banged-up and mis-used, whereas an LP is best served gently aged and lightly worn with that genuine pantene yellowing and that "been under the bed hiding" smell...my .02...(dig the forums, thanks yall) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild_Rose Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 I love your Les Paul as well +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 thanks for the comments everyone... i put on some black parts, making it mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swmcv2007 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 thanks for the comments everyone... i put on some black parts' date=' making it mine! [img']http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/ss313/BCmaple/goldtop3.jpg[/img] Yeah man. I love customizing my guitars so they better fit me. It's funny you replaced the cream parts with black because on my SG Standard I replaced my black parts with cream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubog Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Someone talking about GoldTop with Black HW? Here you go, excuse the quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mick Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 A lot of folks seem to not like the black on golds but Eye think it's sexy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bol316 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Almost two months ago i got my first Gibson Les Paul... a Goldtop Traditional. the thing is beautiful... great quality all around and play amazing right out of the box. i need to raise the action a bit' date=' kind low for my taste... but it's amazing how it is so low and no buzz at all. i love the smell of the nitro every time i pick it up :) but the best part of course is the tone. or tones is a better way to put it, cause it can cover so much ground. I knew it would be great for rock, overdrive and distortion, but it's the clean tones that really knocked me out. i'm a big fan of Johnny A. and he's the reason i wanted a 339 (which i got last year)... but i gotta say i think i like the clena tone of the LP better than the 339. the 339 is sweeter but the LP has more body. hard to explain... anyway.. the Les Paul is one versitile guitar! i played strats since i started and i always heard the argument; " you can make a strat sound like an LP but you can't make an LP sound like a strat"... well i tried to my make my strat sound like an LP for a long time.. and it just doesn't work. don't get me wrong i still love strats.. they're great at what they do... but they are just not LP's. funny thing... i'm rough with my strats, htey get banged and scratched all the time... but i baby the Les Paul.. i like it looking shinny and new. anyway it took me a really long time to do it, but i'm glad i finaly did get a Les Paul. [img']http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/ss313/BCmaple/goldtop1.jpg[/img] Thats good. As long as you don't LOVE it. ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove1968 Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 I also recently bought a 2009 les paul traditional (Cherry Sunburst) what an amazing guitar. Good choice on the guitar I bounced back and forth and hummed and hawed but choose the cherry over the goldtop. HARD CHOICE. The new plek technique and the kluson tuners and 57 reissue pickups sold it for me. Before this guitar I was primarily playing the new tele and using the 75 for zep and aerosmith type chops on stage....but now the traditional has taken over completely (i feel im neglecting my other guitars ;) ) My Setup: 1975 Les Paul Deluxe (wine red) 2009 Les Paul Traditional (as above) 2008 American Tele 2008 Larivee LV-03R Mesa Boggie Triple Rectifier Head Mesa Boogie Rectifier 2x12 closed cabinet Line6 M13 Stompbox Vox 847 Wah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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