patrick2099 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I received the replacement for the damaged Les Paul Traditional Pro, that I had ordered from Musician's Friend. There were a few very minor cosmetic issues with this one, but it is definitely a keeper. The was a very small blemish on the paint of the headstock, where the finished paint meets the unfinished paint, and some of the binding near where the necks meets the body is yellowish. Also, one of the tone knobs sat as high as the volume knob, when it is pulled out for coil splitting. The finish problems are so minor that you would really have to be doing a thorough inspection to notice. The knob was fixed in about three seconds, using the t-shirt method that I saw on another forum. I haven't used a fret rocker, but unlike the guitar that I sent back, the frets on this one appear to be very good. There are no dead notes, and no fret buzz. I did adjust the action, but this is a personal preference, and not a defect. The neck had just the right amount of bow, and after I changed the strings, I only had to adjust the intonation on the high E string. After using some lemon oil to clean the fret board and polish the neck, it is a lot more comfortable to play, and plays a lot faster. I was very impressed at how well the guitar was set up. The electronics were all functioning properly, and the annoying 60-cycle hum from my first LP were not present in this one. I need to lower the neck pickup slightly, but once again, this is just personal preference. All in all, I am very satisfied with this purchase. It looks great, sounds great, and was a good value, in my opinion. I attached a couple pics. Sorry for the quality, but my cell phone doesn't take the best photos, and I'm not much of a photographer... Bad combo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopcicle Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 looks great! and if it plays and sounds good you've got a winner! I love the wine red finish congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Congrats on your new Trad Pro, glad you're so happy with it, enjoy HNGD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBo42 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Looks great, man! Enjoy it. I've got a cherry sunburst of that model coming from MF this week as well. Level 2 used, hope I won't regret it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-M Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Looks great, man! Enjoy it. I've got a cherry sunburst of that model coming from MF this week as well. Level 2 used, hope I won't regret it. I think you'll be pleased with it, I sure am with mine. Congrats again Patrick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNick Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 That's great news Patric. It looks great also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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