deekayman Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Hi I'm very interested in this coz I recently purchased second hand LP Standard 2007 chambered body in ebony colour. I tried to take some photos to show it here but my camera just can't show those joints at the back of the body where is the most visible that guitar body is made out of multiple pieces of wood ! It seems to me that it could be up to six pieces !! Is this the common thing for 2007 Standard models finished in ebony? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 . Nothing new there, Gibson uses multiple pieces of wood in the backs, tops, headstocks and sometimes necks can be two and three pieces. If you're looking for one piece bodies your best shot is looking at SGs - Standards have their maple top glued to the back so that's at least two pieces right there. The most back pieces I've seen is three. Having said that, there are Standards that hit the luck of the draw and have one piece backs. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibSinCity Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Yes. Very common with solid colored Gold-Top & Ebony guitars. Multiple pieces isn't a bad thing. There are plenty of great sounding Gold-Top & Ebony guitars out there. I think it's mostly a looks, or trying to be as period correct as possible thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Email Gibson customer service with that question. It's impossible for us here to say without being able to see the guitar. Personally, I don't think Gibson uses more then 2-piece bodies (meaning mahogany) on LP Standards. BigK, all USA SGs can have multi-piece bodies. Historic reissues have single slabs of wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deekayman Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 The guitar went through some changes (replaced nut to a Graphtech nut, Iommy pups installed). It's very hard to show those joints on the body but I'm convinced it's made out of many pieces. http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa366/deekayman/GUITARS/GIBSON/TrussrodnutcavityDSCN1799.jpg http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa366/deekayman/GUITARS/GIBSON/pupcavitiesDSCN1800.jpg http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa366/deekayman/GUITARS/GIBSON/NeckpickupcavityDSCN1794.jpg http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa366/deekayman/GUITARS/GIBSON/LP2007DSCN1775.jpg http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa366/deekayman/GUITARS/GIBSON/LP2007DSCN1774.jpg http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa366/deekayman/GUITARS/GIBSON/LP2007DSCN1773.jpg http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa366/deekayman/GUITARS/GIBSON/HeadstockDSCN1801.jpg http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa366/deekayman/GUITARS/GIBSON/HeadstockbackDSCN1803.jpg http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa366/deekayman/GUITARS/GIBSON/DSCN1806.jpg http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa366/deekayman/GUITARS/GIBSON/DSCN1805.jpg http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa366/deekayman/GUITARS/GIBSON/DSCN1798.jpg http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa366/deekayman/GUITARS/GIBSON/DSCN1795.jpg http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa366/deekayman/GUITARS/GIBSON/BridgepickupcavityDSCN1793.jpg http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa366/deekayman/GUITARS/GIBSON/3wayswitchcavityDSCN1797.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gun Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Hi Gibson might use multiple pieces of wood quite often. Though the back of my 1958 reissue seems to be made out of one piece. :unsure: What are your experiences concerning that question, are there any rules applicable? Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malchik Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Hi Gibson might use multiple pieces of wood quite often. Though the back of my 1958 reissue seems to be made out of one piece. :unsure: What are your experiences concerning that question, are there any rules applicable? Gun Mostly everything that comes out of the Custom Shop has a solid back. The Gibson USA line is where the multiple-piece bodies come into play. Usually standard models have one to two piece backs, and cheaper budget models can have more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deekayman Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 Mostly everything that comes out of the Custom Shop has a solid back. The Gibson USA line is where the multiple-piece bodies come into play. Usually standard models have one to two piece backs, and cheaper budget models can have more. Yeah, but this is the LP Standard and they're not that cheap so I always thought that there would be 2-3 piece body maximum and not more than that in these models. Pity my photos can't show those joints where the paint actually sink into the wood so those multiple joint lines are visible when you look at the body under the lights. But I have to admit that guitar sounds great with freshly installed Dimarzio DP196 Virtual PAF in the neck and SD'59 in the bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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