daveinspain Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Just sayin'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I agree, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZenKen Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I thought this was another Beyonce thread. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Quite true, a must own one day. What year is the first pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manse Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I love the look of the black '54 custom, with the P90 at the bridge and the Alnico at the neck. (With or without Bigsby - I am not fussy). Super Classy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 There is something to say about it. But it escapes me at this point in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS1976 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 That first pic looks like a 72-73? Hotter than the handle on the Gates of Hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I remember picking one up and holding it in the 70's as a teen. I just remember thinking "I'm not worthy" or something like that as the saying probably hadn't been invented yet. It was the pinnacle of guitars at that point for me. One of the guys working at the guitar shop at the time picked it up and played Waitin on the Bus by ZZ through a Marshall and I nearly passed out it was so perfect. Still think they are very special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Oh geez, sometimes I need to stay off this forum. You're giving me bad (well actually there is no such as bad) GAS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 The GOLD makes it pop. It makes me go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quapman Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I could not agree more Dave. One day I may have another but I doubt it. I was very fortunate to own a black 69 custom back in the 80's. I paid $450 for it and it came with a crappy amp. Even back then I knew I had something special. I owned it for about 6 years and then one day some scum bag p.o.s. stole it from me. It was an early 69, no volute fretless wonder with a hard shiny ebony fretboard. I recall the volute specifically because a buddy of mine was so happy when he found a 72 custom and when he showed it to me I wondered why it had this big bump out the back of the headstock. I thought it looked weird.. Little did I know at the time that would later identify mine as an early 69... I learned that on Pawn Stars,, lol..... I loved that thing. I had pictures but the only one I can seem to find of it is the one I have posted on my profile of me holding it. Even back then, it was only about 12 yrs old, the finish was all cracked, the varnish on the binding was all yellowed, the gold was not not shiny and it weighed as much as a Volkswagen. It looked old then,, but it was still a black beauty. And it sounded awesome. Now it's just a lottery fantasy. The prices are so stupid now there is no way I will ever have another unless I win a lottery. I could never spend that kind of money on a guitar unless I could afford to light reefers with 100 dollar bills,, and that ain't happening any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Two I'll never sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 Quite true, a must own one day. What year is the first pic? I down loaded these pics from the web and I don't remember if they are of the same guitar or not but I think they are... Not sure of the year but in the pic that shows the front and back of the headstock you can see there is no dot on the i in the word Gibson and you can see those beautiful waffle back tuners. It's hard to tell in the photo but, it looks like there's no volute either... The other pic show the older style tunamatic bridge thats thinner and has the retaining wire, I would guess it's a 68 or 69... The other pics from the OP are of my 2007 LP Custom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 The black beauty has to be the classiest looking guitar ever made, IMHO... Sort of looks like a guitar dressed in a tux... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 The other pics from the OP are of my 2007 LP Custom. Did you say, YOUR LPC? Is this a NGD sir? And is that black granite the guitar is resting on, with a chandalier in the reflection? These your's too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 Did you say, YOUR LPC? Is this a NGD sir? And is that black granite the guitar is resting on, with a chandalier in the reflection? These your's too? You are very observent... Not a NGD the LP Custom in the other photo's is mine but I've had it 4 years already. It's actually a very late 2007 but came with the new style booklet COA instead of the big papper COA that they were doing up until 2007... And yes the photos were taken in my dinning room. The table top is black granite, that particular granite is called galaxy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I'm in..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quapman Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 The black beauty has to be the classiest looking guitar ever made, IMHO... Sort of looks like a guitar dressed in a tux... Well,, legend has it, and so does wiki,, lol,, that is what Les Paul intended. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Les_Paul_Custom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 One of mine may be going to a new home soon. Making room for a one off custom ordered Rist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 Making room ffor a one off custom ordered rist?? What do you mean by rist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Roman Rist. A builder with a history of building very famous Bursts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I agree, Axe - tell us more about the one with just the bridge pickup. Haven't seen one of those before - looks pretty mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 There is something to say about it. But it escapes me at this point in time. Wow - another beauty - don't see many black 175s, almost always traditional tobacco burst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Love the black beauties, and sort of own one myself (Classic Custom), not a thoroughbred - but black nonetheless. But personally I like to see the wood grain on a guitar top and might consider the Honeyburst with the right figured grain better looking. Also a really nice look is the bookmatched figured maple in tangerine burst that they put on some early 336s. The black is refined and elegant though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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