rockstar232007 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 After getting burned by GC on the PF LP Custom, I decided to do a little more searching on CL, and ended up finding a 2001 '60 LP GT Classic. I picked her up today for $1,250 (original asking price was $1,400), and all I have to say is [drool][drool] The setup is PERFECT and the sound is unbelievable. This is the first time I have ever bought a guitar w/out checking it out a couple of times before making a decision, but there's just something about her that I can't explain! So I guess there is such a thing as love at first sight! Here she is! I took these quick because the batteries in my camera were about to die. I'll try to take some better ones later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesburst Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Enjot Rockstar The 2000/2001 build Classics are nice sounding guitars. I have a 2000 build and love it I put Seymour Duncan Alnico Pro II's in mine as I found the stock pups a little edgy for my Blues / Blues-Rock stuff. You're on a winner Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstar232007 Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 Thanks BB! The funny thing is, I've played A LOT of LPs over my 27 years on this planet, and I can honestly say that this [by far] is THE best one I've found! It sounds really good right now, but I think I'm going to upgrade the pickups and tuners. The stock [Gibson Deluxe] tuners are good, but the original owner changed one out, because it bent. It's EXACTLY the same as the Gibsons (without the "Gibson" part), but I'm just picky like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Congrats! I have a 2001 Classic Plus Cherryburst. Put Grover Rotomatics and BurstBucker Pros on it and it's my Number 1 for sure. What pickups are you thinking? I'm kinda wishin' I had gone with 57 Classics, wonderful pickups.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdown Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Nice one mate. Yeah,I keep thinking bout changing my stock klusons for Grover's cause I prefer their precision,but the klusons keep saying - if it ain't broke,don't fix it. But.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep59 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Nice guitar man! That thing is smokin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Gratz on finding YOUR LP ! Nice looking axe, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstar232007 Posted December 5, 2009 Author Share Posted December 5, 2009 Congrats! I have a 2001 Classic Plus Cherryburst. Put Grover Rotomatics and BurstBucker Pros on it and it's my Number 1 for sure. What pickups are you thinking? I'm kinda wishin' I had gone with 57 Classics' date=' wonderful pickups....[/quote']Thanks Neo! I'm actually thinking '57 Classic p/ups myself, but if I can get close to a PAF sound with BBs, I might just get those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Terrific snag on the price. Congrats on a really nice LP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Congratz on the sweet guitar! The "Classic" has the 496r/500t p'ups, right? before you go swapping them, have you REALLY tried rolling off the tone knobs 1st?? I was about to yank them out of my V, but decided to try cranking the tone knobs back to about 5.5/6......... Worked like a charm for me, and I play mostly Blues, and New Country "ish" stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston004681 Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Good Snag! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstar232007 Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 Congratz on the sweet guitar!The "Classic" has the 496r/500t p'ups' date=' right? before you go swapping them, have you REALLY tried rolling off the tone knobs 1st?? I was about to yank them out of my V, but decided to try cranking the tone knobs back to about 5.5/6......... Worked like a charm for me, and I play mostly Blues, and New Country "ish" stuff.[/quote']It's not that I don't like the p/ups, but even with the tone knobs down, they're not as "warm" as the '57s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailjunkie Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Smokin' Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentman Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay-B8LIjNDE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstar232007 Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay-B8LIjNDEAgain! PASS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZOSO1215 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 God I love Goldtops. I wanna get a Goldtop Traditional. Or GC just released the Trad. Pro in Goldtop, maybe get one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdown Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Again! PASS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnstrom Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 She is a beaut!!! Hope she sounds as good as she looks[biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstar232007 Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 She is a beaut!!! Hope she sounds as good as she looks[biggrin] She actually sounds better than she looks! She's a screamer!:- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Lovely catch, rockstar232007. It's not that I don't like the p/ups' date=' but even with the tone knobs down, they're not as "warm" as the '57s. [/quote'] When I bought my 1991 Classic it took me a few days of mucking around with settings to get something like I was used to using but at the end I could get it to sound almost exactly like my '57 Classics. Plus, when I'm in the mood for something a bit more raw, it can become an absolute animal.... Try putting covers on the pups. This cuts off some of the highest frequencies and mellows the thing a bit. The Vol and Tone knobs when used together calm it down a lot more. Turn your amp up more than usual and wind the Vol down more than usual on the guitar. Or, as Neo once said, just play Pantera covers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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