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eyerish Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 Fit,finish and furniture are all quite excellent. I do not like the very light rosewood colored fretboard on this Alpine White Paul. It is not very traditional looking. There is a smell eminating from the instrument that is to my nose a combination of cookies,glue,paint and solvent. This is said on the Gibson website to be a GRANADILLO fretboard. The fretboard feels just fine and the overall build quality to me is very good. I will,if I get any other Les Pauls,go for used. I do not like the looks of this light wood on this particular finish. Its a great guitar it just looks weird to me. I may get the studio 1950s with humbuckers to see if this Baked Maple is so different. Otherwise I am going to start looking for an older AW Studio. All in all,the build quality is still excellent,as one would expect from Gibson USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyerish Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 And yes it plays very well too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny 6 String Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Fit,finish and furniture are all quite excellent. I do not like the very light rosewood colored fretboard on this Alpine White Paul. It is not very traditional looking. There is a smell eminating from the instrument that is to my nose a combination of cookies,glue,paint and solvent. This is said on the Gibson website to be a GRANADILLO fretboard. The fretboard feels just fine and the overall build quality to me is very good. I will,if I get any other Les Pauls,go for used. I do not like the looks of this light wood on this particular finish. Its a great guitar it just looks weird to me. I may get the studio 1950s with humbukers to see if this Baked Maple is so different. Otherwise I am going to start looking for an older AW Studio. All in all,the build quality is still excellent,as one would expect from Gibson USA. Grain, pores and texture look very much like rosewood. Colour is light, yes, but I have seen light coloured rosewood boards too. Perhaps oiling it up a little will darken it up some, maybe enough that it won't look so weird to you. I think it looks very nice indeed. Seen other mention the smell too, leaving the case open to let all the chemicals flash off should do the trick there. Enjoy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM2112 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Congatulations on the new guitar!!!! It looks just fine, I would not change a thing. Most folks just expect to see a dark colored fretboard on a Gibson, but a light colored board is just fine by me. I think it looks great, and it will probably grow on you. The maple fretboards play really well. [thumbup] The scent is likely from the nitro lacquer finish. My LP had a strong scent when it was new too, but it goes away. Anyway, enjoy your new guitar!! Happy playin' to ya'!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderchild Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Happy New Guitar Day she's a beauty I've read on other threads that using some fret board oil will darken the color of the board Love the white enjoy TC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G McBride Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Congratulations on the new guitar. I have a black Studio that is a few years old now. It retained that new smell for a long time. Enjoy the guitar, I think you will get used to the look. I think it looks great in the overall picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil G Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Strange, I thought that all white Les Paul's had ebony fretboards as the colour from rosewood seeps into the white paint and stains it. But then my 96 white studio has stained over time anyway. When I bought it it was a nice bright white like yours, now it's a horrid yellowy off white colour :-(. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkolo Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Congratulations on the new guitar, the white against the black and gold really makes it look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeM17 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I just read about oiling up the feet board. Does anyone have recommendations on a product to use? Thanks -Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I just read about oiling up the feet board. Does anyone have recommendations on a product to use? Thanks -Joe Here's some thoughts, from The Les Paul Forum... http://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=155372 Depending on how dark you want to go, "lemon oil" may be enough? Use it sparingly, and from a rag, not directly on the board. It's a mild solvent, so only 1 or 2 times a year, depending on climate, or storage conditions. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeM17 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 What are the benefits from oiling the fret board., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 What are the benefits from oiling the fret board., http://www.muzique.com/schem/fret.htm CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest timothy31 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild_Rose Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimiroberts Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 nothing like the feeling of having a new guitar . makes u feel like a kid again lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb5150 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I am thinking about getting the same model except in the Fireburst. How you you like it thus far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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