vern_s Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 I'm so glad that I listened to the folks at Gibson when they suggested that I join this forum. I was asking them a lot of questions on their myspace site about their LP’s and I guess they figured that all of you Lester players could answer my queries better than they could??? Or maybe…… they just didn’t want to be bothered by me anymore??? In any case, I’m extremely happy that they directed me here. I have learned a heck of a lot from most of the posts, and made my decision to purchase my sweet Worn Cherry VM (Summer, cuz that’s the day she joined my harem! LOL), because of all that I learned here about them. What an awesome axe!!! I just love it!!! When I first got it I played it until my fingers were so sore that I could hardly touch anything with them, but I didn’t stop there! I continued to play until they went numb and they still haven’t recovered because I haven’t been able to put it down!!! In fact, it’s in my lap as I type; I couldn’t be more pleased, really! I once heard it to be described as a “TONE MONSTER!!!”… bingo!!! I was set up fairly well out of the box, but with a new set of Boomers, and a bit of tweaking, I’ve got her playing like a dream! Ok, enough babble, I could go on and on about the li’l beauty, but I think y’all get the point, I’m in love!!! LOL P.S. I was laying in bed the other night watching a bit of tube and going through some scales when I decided to take a break and I laid Summer in between me and my sweetie, well as NeoConMan once said, I got “the look!” (My sweetie says that she’s only my mistress and that my guitars are my first love! It’s not true though, I love my sweetie with all of my heart, but they do run a close second!!!) It didn’t take a bat upside the noggin to figure out that that wasn’t the thing to do and she was promptly hung in her wall hanger! But only for 15 min. or so, until I just couldn’t take it anymore and I snatched her up and headed to the music room to do some more shredding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckledzepplin Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 sweet i just got a standard faded today why dont you post some pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson CS Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 need guitar porn NOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverbursted Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Welcome aboard, glad you happy with your Lester. I guess it was probably not a good idea to lay her down in bed with you, the better half usually don't like sharing. Go figure. I see you have several postings here, so you should know it is customary to post pics. Be proud, these are great instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverbursted Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 sweet i just got a standard faded today why dont you post some pictures New faded!!! Where are your pics??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Welcome to the forum.... and yes... pics please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Deadhead Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Welcome aboard. However if you dont post pics soon, Cuda and axe may have to sacrifice a virgin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vern_s Posted July 14, 2008 Author Share Posted July 14, 2008 Yeah, I posted these pics of her previously but I don't mind showing her off as much as possible, she's just sooooo sweet!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Welcome aboard. However if you dont post pics soon' date=' Cuda and[i'] axe [/i]may have to sacrifice a virgin POST !!!! POST !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vern_s Posted July 14, 2008 Author Share Posted July 14, 2008 sweet i just got a standard faded today why dont you post some pictures Yes....back at ya!!! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckledzepplin Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 oh yeah it is amaizing. that is my sheraton in the first pic. i just got done setting up the les paul, i can't wait to plug it into my marshall,(only plugged into my crap practice amp since my marshall is in my band's practice room which is downstairs. ill let you guys know how it sounds through the marshall. yours is awesome man i love faded finishes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vern_s Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 yours is awesome man i love faded finishes Thanks bro, I really like the faded honeyburst of yours as well, very sweet!!! My old band mate just bought a faded cherryburst and they are awesome axes hey? They have the Burstbucker Pro's like my VM and I just love the tone I get out of mine. I was reading in the Gibson owner's manual that the pups without the covers are hotter sounding. Quote: "In addition, some Les Paul’s have humbuckers without the metal cover pieces, which results in a hotter signal.” This may be the case, but I still love the sound of mine. I guess maybe I’ll have to get together with old Geoffrey and cut heads with our Lesters just for fun some time. I think that that will be my next Gibson as well, the faded cherryburst, I too love the faded finishes, SWEET!!!! Rock on bro! Vern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marble_deluxe Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 need guitar pornNOW heres a little tip i have found useful. whenever you look at you guitar and cream your pants, it makes a good polish, and leaves your les paul shining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckledzepplin Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 heres a little tip i have found useful. whenever you look at you guitar and cream your pants' date=' it makes a good polish, and leaves your les paul shining.[/quote'] that is just disturbing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marble_deluxe Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 why yes it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vern_s Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 i just got done setting up the les paul I was just wondering if you put the trust rod cover back on upside down on purpose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vern_s Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 heres a little tip i have found useful. whenever you look at you guitar and cream your pants' date=' it makes a good polish, and leaves your les paul shining.[/quote'] And here I've been spending a fortune on expensive guitar polishes, who would have known??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marble_deluxe Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 i know, i have saved a ton of cash, and my baby gets polished pretty much every time i see her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Martin Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 The upside-down TRC freaks me out. Regardless great lookin' axe! Is that a Sheraton or a Sheraton II? I had one almost identical. And welcome to the forums! BTW, nice sheets. ;-P!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckledzepplin Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 I was just wondering if you put the trust rod cover back on upside down on purpose? yeah i think it looks cool, cause it looks like the headstock shape and it is a 1991 sheraton II I replaced almost everything on it. it has all new wiring and electronics, a new 57 classic plus PAF pup in the bridge and the stock pup in the neck and i got grover tuners on it and i flipped the truss rod cover on it, just cause i thought the white looked cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vern_s Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 yeah i think it looks cool' date=' cause it looks like the headstock shape[/quote'] Ok, I never looked at it that way, but I see your point. Hey, like the old saying goes, "what ever blows your hair back!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckledzepplin Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 yea i always have to tweak atleast one thing on all of my guitars to make them personall oh and i took the knobs on my sheraton from my fender frontman crap amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vern_s Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 yea i always have to tweak atleast one thing on all of my guitars to make them personalloh and i took the knobs on my sheraton from my fender frontman crap amp Very cool! I'm a goldsmith/sculptor/carver and I'm going to start making nuts, saddles and bridge pins from mammoth ivory, I will definitely be putting a custom nut on my VM, I'll post pics when I'm done. I have a Charvette that I'm going to customize in a woolly mammoth motif for the paint and the control knobs(mammoth feet), selector knob(a tusk) and truss rod cover(mammoth skull) will all be hand carved from mammoth ivory. I even ran across one of Charvels old painters from the mid 80’s to do the paint, way cool hey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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