saturn Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 While changing strings, I decided to poke around a bit with my guitar. I've never looked in the pick-up cavities before and decided to have a look. I'm sure many of you already knew these things, but here's some things I discovered. For some reason, I always thought the maple top was only about 1/8 inch thick. Nothing to identify what kind of p/u's other than Gibson USA I assume DB stands for Desert Burst Les Paul (?) Plus I decided to try top wrapping to see what the fuss is about. Don't think I'll do it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Cool pics. I'll never try top wrapping, just because I don't like the look of it. I'm sure the strings will leave an imprint on the tail piece, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page-wannabe J Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 i love the insides of lesters, not much there, but its an adventure or something like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbpatter83 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Great pic's. Thanks for sharing. I thought it was just a thin cap as well. HP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 When I had mine open, I thought it was pretty cool that you could actually see the flame going right down the side of the pickup cavity. By the way, the "LPC+" is kind of interesting. I wonder if it's possible that your body was originally destined to be a Les Paul Classic Plus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted October 5, 2008 Author Share Posted October 5, 2008 Thanks GJ. Maybe that mystery letter is a C for Classic. Another insight on top wrapping for anyone considering it: Trying to feed the strings through from the front side is a pain. Because of the angle you have to feed them from, they get caught inside the hole. I also scratched a little line in the nitro when the A string came out the other side and went across the maple top. It's also a pain to keep the string sitting correctly at the nut and bridge while winding it tight. IF I ever do it again, I think I'll feed all the strings through the tail piece before putting it up against the posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRom Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Thats the other thing I didn't like about top wraping, scratches the stop bar all to heck. Great shots BTW. The maple cap has to be fairly thick to get the contour. Maybe out by the edges it's only 1/8 - 1/4". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdamerx Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Just a little question...what is top wrapping? Sorry if it's a stupid question, just curious that's all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Just a little question...what is top wrapping? Sorry if it's a stupid question' date=' just curious that's all![/quote']Not a stupid question... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdamerx Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Ok, just looked at the pics, as they weren't working before. I think I know now! I can see why would scratch the tailpiece! Thanks for the diagram Guitarjunkie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckledzepplin Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 imo top wrapping is the best way to string an lp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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