jeggz Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 all i know it from 86 to 89...whats the specs? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 What's a CMT? 498/490 pickups with the rounded neck profile. Swiss cheese holes in the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 What's a CMT? Country Music Channel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeggz Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 so its a light one like the 08 standards? r they any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeggz Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 What's a CMT? 498/490 pickups with the rounded neck profile. Swiss cheese holes in the body. so basicly its a standard with a nice top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Curly Maple Top ...(cmt) And no I've never seen one personally .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Generally speaking, any Gibson LP should be a very good guitar. There are always individuals that are either really nice or not so good. It's hard to say just from the year, how good a guitar is. I don't know what p/u's Gibson put in LPs in the 80s, but Neo says it's 498T/490R so I'll go with that. By swiss chees holes, he means it's basically a solid body, but has 9 holes routed out in order to take some of the weight away. 08 Standrds are actually chambered, and some even consider this to be more like a semi hollow body. The 80s aren't considered to be a golden year for Gibson LPs in any way, but that doesn't mean they all sucked either. I have personally never seen an outright sh!tty Gibson LP of any year, as long as it's been taken care of. Even the worst ones I've seen are at least as good as most any other guitar out there. Some people claim to have owned or played some real dogs from Gibson, but not me. In conclusion, if you have an opportunity to get a 1986-1989 Gibson LP, and it's in decent shape and has a good price, I say go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeggz Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 i hear ya...im a gibson guy.. always was..like ya said some are better than others...i had a 91 studio that was gr8...i had a 07 R8 that was a toneless pile of fire wood...so ya never know...im more into finding out about the specs...collectability..stuff like that...the pic in my avatar is the guitar in question...its an 87..never had a pickguard and may or may not have a 60s neck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeggz Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 What's a CMT? 498/490 pickups with the rounded neck profile. Swiss cheese holes in the body. no swisscheese...i found some info...they were made for sam ash...bodys were picked out of the line for there light weight...and pretty tops..sold new for 999.99 in 86 then went for 1199...now they may be worth 3x that....l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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