Riffster Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I am thinking a P90 or mini-humbucker on the neck position, resonator cone, bridge, etc and a resonator pickup. Keep the toggle switch to select either pickup or a blend. Sure, the guitar would most likely have a flat top and perhaps a slightly thicker body. Gibson already makes products with all these components anyway, all they would have to do is set the CNC machines to hollow out the body to place the resonator cone. What do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 Hey, the idea is not very popular but it looks like somebody already though of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 Hey, the idea is not very popular but it looks like somebody already though of it. http://www.beltona.net/nav/guitar_electro_photos.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 "It is too ealry in the morning to be smoking crack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 It looks somebody else has been smoking too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIANTRobOT420 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 sound magical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 What do you know, I found a short clip demo from the guy that turned that Tele into a resonator. I bet a Les Paul would sound awesome witha little more growl based on the shorter scale. [YOUTUBE] [/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I'd buy one! Where are those Beltona things made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 It's quite stunning in person - it's not really as ES-335 shape, it's more of a Gretsch shape. Gold hardware on a slightly tinted maple body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted November 21, 2009 Author Share Posted November 21, 2009 I'd buy one! Where are those Beltona things made? Beltona resonators are made in New Zealand I believe, the guy that makes them is American though. They come up for sale once in a while in the USA but they are pricey and they go fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpdeluxe Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 I am thinking a P90 or mini-humbucker on the neck position' date=' resonator cone, bridge, etc and a resonator pickup. Keep the toggle switch to select either pickup or a blend. Sure, the guitar would most likely have a flat top and perhaps a slightly thicker body. Gibson already makes products with all these components anyway, all they would have to do is set the CNC machines to hollow out the body to place the resonator cone. What do you guys think? [/quote'] Different pickups, different body, no top carve -- so you're basically taking a Les Paul pickup switch, attaching it to a really ugly guitar, and calling the result a "Les Paul?" I don't get it. Find a home before the weather turns cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted November 21, 2009 Author Share Posted November 21, 2009 Same body shape. There are already Les Paul models with a flat top. Different pickups? Les Pauls had P90s originally and they still do. Mini-humbuckers came in LPs for years. The only change was the resonator cone and pickup for it. Shorter neck to adjust the scale. If a Les Paul acoustic has been made in the past, I don't see why not a resonator. In the end it does not have to be called Les Paul, I mean Gibson does own the Dobro brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpdeluxe Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Different pickups? Les Pauls had P90s originally and they still do. Mini-humbuckers came in LPs for years. Yeah' date=' I know: I have a '70 Deluxe. I also have an '84 D60 Dobro. The only change was the resonator cone and pickup for it. Shorter neck to adjust the scale. Only. If a Les Paul acoustic has been made in the past' date=' I don't see why not a resonator. In the end it does not have to be called Les Paul, I mean Gibson does own the Dobro brand. [/quote'] The "acoustic" LP was a Norlin-era curiosity. The shipping numbers were extremely low. I'm not sure whether corporate ownership of a name is powerful enough motivation for this -- especially since they seem to be busy with the Zoot Suits and the Dark Tigers. As noted above, I play Dobro as well as electric guitar -- when I pick up my Dobro, I want it to sound, and respond, like a Dobro, not a Les Paul. I don't know that a mash-up would be an improvement to either instrument...maybe that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverside Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 "It is too ealry in the morning to be smoking crack" Even now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Check out the National Resolectric or Reso Jr II both cool electric resonators the Resolectric basically is a Les Paul resonator so Gibson probably doesn't need to why try to compete with National in that market? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpdeluxe Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 There are a couple of young guys around here who play those. It's really hard to tell what they sound like, because they overkill on effects, but they look like something you could get around pretty good on them (the guitars, not the young guys). I guess I'm too old to adapt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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