Lowdown Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I decided to have a look inside my '09 Faded Standard this arvo. Unscrewed the backing plates and looked at the toggle and pot cavity but couldn't see where the join was where the mahogany meets the maple cap. I should've done this when changing strings the other day and took out the pups,because I know then I should've seen something. Can someone please clarify for me that you can indeed see the join from the pot/toggle cavities? Muchos Gracias... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I decided to have a look inside my '09 Faded Standard this arvo. Unscrewed the backing plates and looked at the toggle and pot cavity but couldn't see where the join was where the mahogany meets the maple cap. I should've done this when changing strings the other day and took out the pups' date='because I know then I should've seen something. Can someone please clarify for me that you can indeed see the join from the pot/toggle cavities? Muchos Gracias... They're still making faded standards!? How come they aren't for sale on any online dealer sites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Can someone please clarify for me that you can indeed see the join from the pot/toggle cavities? No. Well, maybe from the toggle cavity but I've never looked, myself. I still say no. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 From what I remember, you can't see much inside the toggle and tone cavities. They're painted with some gunk or something I think. Here's what you can see from the p/u cavities: My 2004 Studio Plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Not form the control cavity you can't. And I don't think you should be able to from the switch cavity either. Here's why... at those points the maple cap is thinner due to the carving on the top, so the only place where you can actually see it is in the pickup cavities, or if you take the switch and controls out and look INTO THE HOLES THEY LEAVE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdown Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 They're still making faded standards!? How come they aren't for sale on any online dealer sites? Yeah. Not sure if they are now' date='but up until the middle of this year they did a limited run of 50. Mine was one. Thanx for all the info guys. Never thought the cap would be that thin. Will have to take another look when I change strings next time. Already thinking of changing the nut for a Tusq as the rest of my guitars have. Cheers & beers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Yeah. Not sure if they are now' date='but up until the middle of this year they did a limited run of 50. Mine was one.[biggrin'] Thanx for all the info guys. Never thought the cap would be that thin. Will have to take another look when I change strings next time. Already thinking of changing the nut for a Tusq as the rest of my guitars have. Cheers & beers... dang all the freaking limited edition runs, that I never hear about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdown Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 dang all the freaking limited edition runs' date=' that I never hear about.[/quote'] Was purely chance(I prefer fate-was meant to be). I broke just about all the cardinal rules by 1.buying sight unseen excepting pics 2. buying internationally 3.having it shipped internationally(of course) 4.not playing and hearing before hand 5.buying off eBay. It was listed as 2009 model,I thought he'd made a mistake and it was NOS from 2008. But when I got it it was definitely, according to Gibson themselves and the seller,as a limited edition run of 50 made. There's another member on here with one also,forget who at the mo. The God's were definitely looking out for me that day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolera Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 That's probably me. My Faded is a '08-model, supposedly made after they discontinued it. Was told by my dealer that Gibson made an additional run for the European market only. Haven't got that statement confirmed, but when Lowdown's from a limited run, it sounds reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xinnix Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Yeah. Not sure if they are now' date='but up until the middle of this year they did a limited run of 50. Mine was one.[biggrin'] Thanx for all the info guys. Never thought the cap would be that thin. Will have to take another look when I change strings next time. Already thinking of changing the nut for a Tusq as the rest of my guitars have. Cheers & beers... So, did you get that thru bizarre-guitars? Thats the place that had the last of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdown Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 That's probably me. My Faded is a '08-model' date=' supposedly made after they discontinued it. Was told by my dealer that Gibson made an additional run for the European market only. Haven't got that statement confirmed, but when Lowdown's from a limited run, it sounds reasonable.[/quote'] That's you alright. Mine is actually stamped "2009". Gibson confirmed,as did the seller that this was from a one off run of 50. So' date=' did you get that thru bizarre-guitars? Thats the place that had the last of them. [/quote'] Yeah. That's them. Great guy to deal with too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Was purely chance(I prefer fate-was meant to be). I broke just about all the cardinal rules by1.buying sight unseen excepting pics 2. buying internationally 3.having it shipped internationally(of course) 4.not playing and hearing before hand 5.buying off eBay. It was listed as 2009 model' date='I thought he'd made a mistake and it was NOS from 2008. But when I got it it was definitely, according to Gibson themselves and the seller,as a limited edition run of 50 made.:- There's another member on here with one also,forget who at the mo. The God's were definitely looking out for me that day! dang, then all my gear purchases were fate...I do all that except number 5....all that..all the time...every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max2343 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Here is what it looks like just so you never have to do this to find out. Minus the holes and chambering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdown Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 Here is what it looks like just so you never have to do this to find out. Minus the holes and chambering. ^_^ WTF!!! Oh my God! Now THAT is gonna give me freaking nightmares for weeks! Definitely the scariest thing I've seen in a long time. Where the hell did you get those pics? What's the story behind them? Aaaaahhh..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max2343 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Got those photo's over at Mylespaul.com. Can't Remember the Story behind them. I think those were from the Gibson factory. Not sure. Pretty kool, ha. If you look in the rear pickup cavity it should be almost all Maple. The front ones about half and down by the controls its real thin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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