Gary Moore Tribute Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Hi long time no see felt I should show off my wares a little as I've been busy modifying my Les Paul Standard 08 With mine I've changed the pickup surrounds & toggle cover to black Added gold pointers, changed the knobs to gold hats with silver inserts AND rotated the neck pickup (May GREEN it but haven't decided yet) Opinions & your own creations welcome... EDIT heres how it used to look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work in Progress Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Really nice lighting in the new photos. Awesome looking guitar! I'm more of a fan of the white/cream around the switch and pickups. The pots are really nice looking though! You should be really proud of her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Here's my 2001 Classic Plus before... Here it is after I replaced the horrible ceramic pick-ups with some Peter Florance VooDoo '59s... And here it is with the Bigsby/Vibra-mate installed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Hey, GuitarJunkie is back! Lovely Les Paul, still have that sparkle SG i hope? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Lovely Les Paul, still have that sparkle SG i hope? Even if I wanted to get rid of that, I think I'd have a hard time finding someone who shares my twisted taste in guitars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikininja Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Modded mine in a way a Gary Moore fan should like. Bare Knuckles PG Blues pickups, 50's wiring. Thinking of going with some 300K pots. This things got more treble than any of my Fender's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Moore Tribute Posted December 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Modded mine in a way a Gary Moore fan should like. That I indeed do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 GuitarJunkie, I love the Bigsby! Someday I'll do it, but I want to do it to my 339. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Not sure "Customized" is the right term...but, maybe? Anyway...I added some personal touches, to 4 guitars, as shown. (Added Grover tuners, 5-ply pickguard, and '59 Truss Rod cover) (Added tulip tuners, Selector Switch washers, TP6-Tailpiece, (all in gold, on the black one...both Les Paul Junior Lite's.) (Changed plastic to "Cream," added TP-6 tailpiece...changed the pickguard, to a 3-piece laminated "cream" version, as 5-piece was not offered/available.) Again, all for my own personal tastes...not due to any problem with "stock" parts. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 Gosh, with all the Les Paul player's here, there MUST be more folks that have "customized" (modded) their own guitars?!! Show 'em, boys and girls! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Moore Tribute Posted December 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 Well heres my other creation to get the ball rolling again... This is my "Studio" but this one HAS been Peter Green'd It has a 50's neck, BB pro's & Deluxe tuners (A Rosewood one) Heres my First "Custom" that I no longer own and what my current customs are somewhat based on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 I love this guitar Thanks, Peter! I does seem to "turn heads," and get lots of questions, about "which model," and what "Vintage" it is. LOL CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angellus Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 mines 'opened up' on my work bench at the moment waiting for the maple dowels to dry before drilling in the Callaham ABR-1 bridge posts. I fully customised her inside and out, i'll post my some pics when she's done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 All I've done is to put nickel covers on a pair of '1960 Classic' p-ups and swap out the ceramic caps for a pair of 'Grey Tigers' on another '1960 Classic'. No point in showing those 'Mods' off! I don't really buy guitars which need much in the way of changes and I happen to share Gibson's own general ideas of how a Les Paul Standard should look. Having said that, I do love what CB has done to his double-cuts. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 All I've done is to put nickel covers on a pair of '1960 Classic' p-ups and swap out the ceramic caps for a pair of 'Grey Tigers' on another '1960 Classic'. No point in showing those 'Mods' off! I don't really buy guitars which need much in the way of changes and I happen to share Gibson's own general ideas of how a Les Paul Standard should look. Having said that, I do love what CB has done to his double-cuts. P. Thanks, Pippy! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angellus Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 my fully customised LP Trad, Callaham ABR-1 (nashville holes plugged with maple and re-drilled) Faber Aluminium locking tailpeice, CTS Pots, Bumblebee Caps, 59' Wiring, blank TRC, Nickel Jackplate, SD APH-2 Slash Zebra humbuckers, Pointer Washers, Schaller Straplocks & a blank toggle switch washer. this is my main guitar so much so that I have sold all my other electrics and kept just this and my SG. This is crystal clear and so articulate that playing it puts a smile on my face every time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angellus Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 my first Gibson, 2001 SG standard, TP6 stopbar, 57 / 57+ Gibson pups, pointer washers, 59' wiring, Sprague orange drop Caps, CTS pots & Schaller Strap locks. after the success of my LP i'm going to replace the nashville with a callaham ABR-1 and Aluminium tailpeice. I never liked the bridge on these especially because of the cavity under the pickguard. less wood and a nashville means poor sustain and resonance IMO, also Woolftone on the G string and poor string balancing. She's a mean rhythm guitar (better rhythm attack than the LP) but not good enough for lead work.....yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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