LarryUK Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I'd like to see a signature Les Paul for him. I'm surprised that there hasn't been one in memory since he died. The profit could go to teaching kids guitar. Perhaps it could be a Les Paul recording model. He seemed to use it a lot. It could have his effects in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest farnsbarns Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Isn't every Les Paul a les Paul sig. I think it's amusing that so many artists have a sig model that is based on someone else's sig model which they chose to play, nothing wrong with it, it just amuses me. I know a lot of people feel that Les designed the Les Paul and that's the story Les Paul himself put about but according to McCarty Les had very little input and only had input after the prototype was shown to him, McCarty said that Les's input was limited to the trapeze design which he acknowledged Gibson got wrong in 52, Les called the 52 design unplayable. I think the artists who have signature Les Pauls have all had more input on the design of their guitar than Les had on the original design. Les' idea for a solid guitar was that it should be a piece of rail-road track with strings. He felt that tone wood, and indeed wood tone, was undesirable, he only wanted to hear the strings and the pickups. They did a run of 52 re-issues LP tributes to mark his passing (Updated trapeze design), they made 564 of them, 6 for each year of his life with serial number a1915 b1915 c1915 and so on. I played several and was considering buying one but of the 5 or 6 I played they all stank, hence my R6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Isn't every Les Paul a les Paul sig. .... Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I see all Les Pauls as Les Paul Les Pauls. I always giggle a little bit when I hear someone ragging on how much they hate the latest "signature series" guitar because they are just fine with their plain old Les Paul Standard. Always funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Oh no, I see Guitarest is reading this post, take cover!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I think his signature might even be seen on most of the headstocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkolo Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByGsHTlKmWk I wouldn't mind seeing this model available. But to say that a stock "Les Paul" is a true Les Paul signature model to me is like saying Brent Mason plays a stock Telecaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 There is a Les Paul signature, and oddly enough, it isn't a Les Paul. google is your friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbabig Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I always figured Les Paul wasn't real, like Aunt Jemima, or the Jolly Green Giant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest farnsbarns Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I always figured Les Paul wasn't real, like Aunt Jemima, or the Jolly Green Giant. Are you being serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 . This is the "Les Paul Tribute 1952" issued after his death - http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Les-Paul-Tribute-1952.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbabig Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Are you being serious? Slash doesn't really exist either, our parents just dress up like him. Yeah, I'm kidding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 . This is the "Les Paul Tribute 1952" issued after his death - http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Les-Paul-Tribute-1952.aspx they already have a signature guitar for him. it came out in 1970s. can you not read? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Are you being serious? farns, What did we talk about on the other thread? you need stop being so literal and acquire some American sense of humor pronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest farnsbarns Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 farns, What did we talk about on the other thread? you need stop being so literal and acquire some American sense of humor pronto. Now look, it was a reasonable question and I demand a strait answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 they already have a signature guitar for him. it came out in 1970s. can you not read? FuzzyF - read it again - it's say Tribute, not signature. . B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Does this new Signature Les Paul proposed in the OP have to be a Gibson? ~ducks and covers~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest farnsbarns Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Slash doesn't really exist either, our parents just dress up like him. Yeah, I'm kidding Yeah, and in Sweden he is known as Wunterslausche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest farnsbarns Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Sorry, faulty mouse double posting again. I'll think of a way to insult Riffster and then I'll edit it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 FuzzyF - read it again - it's say Tribute, not signature. . B) I can read. The OP said he was looking for someone to make a sig Les Paul. I posted it. You posted a tribute. That's like when you go to a restaurant and ask for Coke, and they say "is Pepsi ok?" No. it is not ok. A tribute is not a signature. thanks for playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I can read. The OP said he was looking for someone to make a sig Les Paul. I posted it. You posted a tribute. That's like when you go to a restaurant and ask for Coke, and they say "is Pepsi ok?" No. it is not ok. A tribute is not a signature. Not to infuriate you further but ---- the question was "How about a 'Les Paul' Les Paul?" Not a Les Paul signature hollow body. B) thanks for learning to read - you know that thing called a topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Not to infuriate you further but ---- the question was "How about a 'Les Paul' Les Paul?" Not a Les Paul signature hollow body. B) thanks for learning to read - you know that thing called a topic. he asked about a signature les paul les paul. they already made a les paul signature. and to posthumously make a signature guitar, is pretty lame because you don't have his input (ie Kurt Cobain sig) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 .... to posthumously make a signature guitar, is pretty lame because you don't have his input (ie Kurt Cobain sig) Good point there. . B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Your all whore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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