LynyrdSkynyrd-14 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Here is my 84 Custom Silverburst (not as silver as she once was): -Eddie what kind of bridge/ tail piece is that. a floyd rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 That’s a Kahler licensed Gibson Vibrola. This was an option on the early 80's Les Pauls. I took the lock nut off because it was a pain to work with and I don't really do a lot of dive bombs or anything. If I had it to do all over again, I wouldn't get that option, but it gives it a unique character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silv8r8urst Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 eddie, is it harder to tune? ive had a ibanez with a floating bridge and it was a pain to tune it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silv8r8urst Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 My brothers friend just bought a Les Paul Silverburst Custom with 3 pick-ups. I wonder how different it sounds compared to one with 2 burstbuckers. Well i told him to post pictures on here as soon as he can... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Yes tuning is a bit of a pain with the tremolo, but you get used to it. Unless i'm going to clean it up a bit, I tend to replace strings one at a time (so the rest are under normal tension). This avoids a lot of the back and fourth you get (tighten one string and the others go flat) when tuning up with a floating trem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mash94 Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 My brothers friend just bought a Les Paul Silverburst Custom with 3 pick-ups. I wonder how different it sounds compared to one with 2 burstbuckers. Well i told him to post pictures on here as soon as he can... I'd really love to see that it looks really sharp on gc but I'd like to see pictures taken by someone that owns one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VA_siCkBoy Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I'd really love to see that it looks really sharp on gc but I'd like to see pictures taken by someone that owns one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mash94 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Sickboy she is beautiful. I bet she weighs a ton. What? like 11 pounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnstrom Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Awesome guitars!!!!!!!!!!!1 "Only 200 in a year compared to 1000+" Gibson has more employees now which means more guitars. Not neccessarily meaning quality will go down. The Gibson factory also distroys bodies that they can not repair now. Im not sure if they did that in the 80s. There was a time (short) where they just turned them out and you had to be lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VA_siCkBoy Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Sickboy she is beautiful. I bet she weighs a ton. What? like 11 pounds? Ya know, I haven't weighed her yet. I'll have to get back to you on that. It sure is a great playing guitar though. Expensive, but I sure am glad I broke down and ordered it. I'm going to have to sell some other things in order to afford it. The only thing I'm not crazy about are the tuners. I would have preferred the grover tulip tuners like on other Customs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mash94 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Ya know' date=' I haven't weighed her yet. I'll have to get back to you on that. It sure is a great playing guitar though. Expensive, but I sure am glad I broke down and ordered it. I'm going to have to sell some other things in order to afford it. The only thing I'm not crazy about are the tuners. I would have preferred the grover tulip tuners like on other Customs. [/quote'] I'll probably end up getting one in the future maybe after my traditional. How do you like the three pickups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VA_siCkBoy Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I'll probably end up getting one in the future maybe after my traditional. How do you like the three pickups? I like the bridge and middle, but I think I may have preferred a 57 classic at the neck. To be honest, I mostly play the bridge pickup anyway. I like a lot of classic/hard rock and punk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mash94 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I know what you mean I'm about to go to GC to try out a bunch of lesters and hopefully they will have one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silv8r8urst Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 Any new or old silverburst owners care to share their pictures and or stories?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iivel Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Back to the topic - here's my 88' Showcase Edition Silver Burst I use her a lot :-) But I still wonder who had her before (bought in 2006). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Cool guitar! Any idea how that damage happened below the chick's left foot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mash94 Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 this is the immortal thread haha... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bram Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Yes, I'm back to this great Silverburst Topic! Silv8r8urst: Are you still out there? Do you still have your 'Showcase Edition' (SE) Les Paul Standard? Mine has been refretted recentely and I changed the factory EMG's with passive pickups/electronics. Apart from this, everything else is still completely original. The fret job is done amazing and the neck plays as smooth as butter now, stringed with EB 10-46 gauge. What a sweet, dark and warm tone. Here she is: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmac Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I believe this is the one of the paint styles that they're showing off with the new "Robot" models. definitely a cool look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Paul Fanatic Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I dare say are those EMG's in that silverburst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bram Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I believe this is the one of the paint styles that they're showing off with the new "Robot" models. definitely a cool look. You're right about that, some of the ''Robot'' models are in Silverburst. These days the Silverburst is just different than the original Silverburst that Gibson used for the 70's/80's Les Paul Customs. The old buick paint was discontinued a long time ago by Gibson (because of the coloring process and complaints about the paint affecting the tone). My 88' Showcase Edition Les Paul Standard Silverburst has colored quite a lot through the years (some of them do, some don't...it depends on how often you've played it in a smoky bar/environment). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom.... Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 silverbust is pretty cool i must admit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JeffreyG Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Hello' date=' I have a 1988 Silverburst Showcase Edition Les Paul. It would be cool to meet some people who have this same guitar and see pictures of them. There were only 200 made 20 years ago. I almost made a mistake recently in trying to sell it to buy a brand new silverburst custom. I would love the custom, but it seems like they are making so many of them that they will almost be always available. I cant even find a available 88 showcase silverburst anywhere. So i made up my mind to keep it and i even appreciate it more. So it would be cool to see pictures and hear from other silverburst owners.....[/quote'] A friend of mine had one years ago. I got the privilege of playing it a few times. super heavy, which is why he sold it. the guitar was awesome and I told him if he was ever going to sell it to call me first. well he didn't and used it as a trade in for something terrible. I think it was a Schechter or a Mesa Boogie. he didn't have the original case, it had some ugly boxy flight case looking thing. It was such a sweet guitar. enjoy yours, don't sell it. P.S. some guy bought it from the guitar shop my friend sold it to, and flipped it and made some mad cash on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bram Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 I'm very glad that I'm one of the 200 owners...I own it for 20 years now and I've played the hell out of it (that's one of the biggest reasons why it needed new frets recentely). I changed the pickups and electronics, though I still have the original EMG 85 pickups and electronics. I also still have the original case and certificate (picture). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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