GibSinCity Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Has anyone seen a 2011 Classic Custom in-person yet? http://www.wildwoodguitars.com/electrics/gibson/les_paul_classic.htm The Classic Plus The Classic Custom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strat-o-steve Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Nope, not yet! I'm wondering how these new "baked maple" fret boards will alter the Les Paul tone? It is sure to add a little brightness to the initial attack....right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 That Custom will play into the Chinese replica's hands. They'll match that fingerboard easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 That Custom will play into the Chinese replica's hands. They'll match that fingerboard easily. Hello! Don't worry: they never seem to match the headstock... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angellus Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 NICE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Those "baked maple" Fretboards look awful on the Les Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 . Of course, I'll have to get my hands on a Gibson with a baked maple FB to see how it feels and sounds, but I really don't like the look, especially on the Custom. If baked maple is where Gibson is going, I might have avoid retail and look to the used market. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angellus Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 hhhmmm on closer inspection I see your point. are the fretboards coated/glossed. tempting to stain them darker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibSinCity Posted October 21, 2011 Author Share Posted October 21, 2011 I can see it now... Companies that make inlay stickers will now offer a "Rosewood" sticker for around your inlays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Now I have a serious GAS!!! Had some minor ones recently, like for a 50's Tribute Humbucker edition, also for a blue Melody Maker SG. But this time it's getting very very serious...Maple-boarded Custom?!!?? Natural finish???!? Must have one!!! I will wait a week, just to calm down a bit, and if the GAS is still serious, I'll place my pre-order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 The darker the rosewood the more I like it. I absolutely hate the 'boards on those two models. It looks so very wrong. Really, Really Horrible. Seriously, I wouldn't even take one as a gift. IMO those are look more 'wrong' than the Firebird X. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angellus Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 IMO those are look more 'wrong' than the Firebird X. P. yeah i played the firebird X on the gibson tourbus last month. It felt like a toy guitar and is as small as you originally perceived it to be. I'm interested to try a baked maple fretboard if only to identify the differences between the 2 guitars (Baked Maple VS Rosewood) never been a fan of maple glossed boards. I understand the reason for it and I hope the fact that its baked maple helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malchik Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 If only Gibson would give into the government's bullying and allow India to prepare the fretboard. The "Made in America" badge looks silly, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angellus Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 If only Gibson would give into the government's bullying and allow India to prepare the fretboard. The "Made in America" badge looks silly, anyway. india does partially prepair the fretboard. The issue is finishing the rosewood in america and India does not have a problem with it. In order to appease the US goverment Gibson would have to send all their necks over to India and have them apply and finish the rosewood to the maple/mahogany necks. This would mean having to open a factory over in india to do so costing Gibson more which will be reflective in the price we pay for Gibsons. my suggestion would be to move the factories to canada or mexico and cut out America and the taxes paid to america for making the guitars on home soil. However this change in topic is for another thread, an exhausted one <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondJig Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 This one has a darker board. I have a SG MM in SatinBlue with the baked maple board and it is a great board, smooth and stable. The guitar also has a maple body so it's hard to compare it directly with another SG. What about the price 1899 for a custom seem real low, but I guess it's not a custom shop custom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemaine Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I wouldn't mind getting my hands on either of those. Does anybody know what the neck profile on the Custom would be like? And whether or not they will be available in Canada? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcangel6 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Hi Guys, I am new to this forum and I've had a bad case of GAS most of my adult life. I've owned many Gibson Les Pauls over the years. I also prefer maple or ebony fingerboards. It is just a personal preference. I decided to pick one of these Gibson Les Paul Classic Plus w/baked maple fingerboard. Got it recently from Sweetwater. I really like the guitar including the fingerboard. The feel of the wood on my fingers reminds me of the maple fingerboard on my Fender American Deluxe HSS Strat. I like the pickups too and the Kluson tuners seem to stay in tune well. Though I will likely change them to Gotoh Locking Klusons simply because I like locking tuners. I think this guitar is an amazing value for the price. Think about it, a Gibson Les Paul 'with a flamed maple top' and in heritage Cherry Sunburst for $1900 USD new!? Some of the previously posted images had very pale looking fingerboards. None of the ones at Sweetwater look that was to me (go have a look). I am posting some of the images of my actual guitar taken by Sweetwater. The color of the fingerboard is pretty close to what I see in person. I realize that for a traditionalist, the rosewood may be hard to overcome and I can respect that. Regards, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkolo Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I think I just found the Les Paul I'm going to buy, now to figure out which one out of the series.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malchik Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Yeah, it's a great deal for a high-gloss finished Les Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Just bought this one, last week! I like the fingerboard, just fine! It IS one of the darker ones, though. Awesome guitar, at a great price point! What's not to like/love? CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Hello Charlie! That's a beauty! Oh my God!!! I am thinking about getting one in antique natural, but really shouldn't spend more money on guitars. I don't know how long I can resist...After all an almost "proper" Custom for half the price...Shouldn't skip this one. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Well, I probably have gone a bit "overboard," on posting photos, of my newest "Classic Custom," but it's such a great guitar! Absolutely flawless, (at least to these "old" eyes), and the sound, from the '57/'57+ is my idea of Heaven, tone wise! It really is a great "updated model" Les Paul! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcangel6 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Just bought this one, last week! Awesome guitar, at a great price point! What's not to like/love? CB Hi, That is a GREAT looking guitar. Congratulations! Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Hi, That is a GREAT looking guitar. Congratulations! Joe Thanks, Joe...you have a nice looking "Classic Plus" as well! Enjoy! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Beach Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Red Custom for 1800. Wow. That is REALY hard to pass up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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