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Theres gotta be one for every different taste in this lot :o

 

The blurb says " Celebrating 20 years of Historic Solid Body Re-Issues with our most accurate re-creations yet" .. What cos they are using Hot Hide Glue? :-k :)

 

1956 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-Custom/1956-Les-Paul-Goldtop-Reissue.aspx

 

$6,351

One-piece rosewood fingerboards

Hot Hide Glue Neck Fit

Kluson™ Deluxe machine heads

Historic Truss Rod Assembly (no tubing)

Accurate body and fingerboard binding color

Gold top Top and Back Color Change

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1957 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-Custom/1957-Les-Paul-Goldtop-Reissue.aspx

 

$6,351

One-piece rosewood fingerboards

Hot Hide Glue Neck Fit

Custom Buckers

Kluson™ Deluxe machine heads

Historic Truss Rod Assembly (no tubing)

Accurate body and fingerboard binding color

Goldtop Top and Back Color Change

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1960 Les Paul Standard Reissue

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-Custom/1960-Les-Paul-Standard-Reissue.aspx

 

$8,892

One-piece rosewood fingerboards

Aniline Dye

Kluson™ Deluxe machine heads

Hot Hide Glue Neck Fit

Custom Buckers

Historic Truss Rod Assembly-no tubing

Accurate body and fingerboard binding

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1963 ES-335 Block Reissue

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/ES/Gibson-Custom/1963-ES-335-Block-Reissue.aspx

 

$7,292

One-piece rosewood fingerboards

Kluson™ Deluxe machine heads

Aniline Dye (on Faded Cherry neck only)

Hot Hide Glue Neck Fit

Historic Truss Rod Assembly (no tubing)

Accurate body and fingerboard binding

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SG Standard Reissue

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/SG/Gibson-Custom/SG-Standard-Reissue.aspx

 

$4,939

One-piece rosewood fingerboards

Aniline Dye

Kluson™ Deluxe machine heads

Hot Hide Glue Neck Fit

Custom Buckers

Historic Truss Rod Assembly (no tubing)

Accurate fingerboard binding color

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1959 ES-335 Dot Reissue

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/ES/Gibson-Custom/1959-ES-335-Dot-Reissue.aspx

 

$7,292

One-piece rosewood fingerboards

Kluson™ Deluxe machine heads

Aniline Dye (on Faded Cherry neck only

Hot Hide Glue Neck Fit

Custom Buckers

Historic Truss Rod Assembly (no tubing)

Accurate body and fingerboard binding color

Splash-mm01_zpsed7b2aca.jpg

 

 

1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-Custom/1959-Les-Paul-Standard-Reissue.aspx

 

$8,892

One-piece rosewood fingerboards

Aniline Dye

Kluson™ Deluxe machine heads

Hot Hide Glue Neck Fit

Custom Buckers

Historic Truss Rod Assembly (no tubing)

Accurate body and fingerboard binding color

Splash-02-8_zps71a1203e.jpg

 

 

1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-Custom/1958-Les-Paul-Standard-Reissue.aspx

 

$6,351

One-piece rosewood fingerboards

Aniline Dye

Kluson™ Deluxe machine heads

Hot Hide Glue Neck Fit

Custom Buckers

Historic Truss Rod Assembly (no tubing)

Accurate body and fingerboard binding color

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Check out all the finish options for the 59 Standard RI..

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-Custom/1959-Les-Paul-Standard-Reissue.aspx

Bourbon Burst VOS

Faded Tobacco VOS

Iced Tea VOS

Lemon Burst VOS

Sunrise Tea Burst VOS

Washed Cherry VOS

Bourbon Burst Gloss

Faded Tobacco Gloss

Iced Tea Gloss

Lemon Burst Gloss

Sunrise Tea Burst Gloss

Washed Cherry Gloss

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1957 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue

 

$6,351

One-piece rosewood fingerboards

Hot Hide Glue Neck Fit

Custom Buckers

Kluson™ Deluxe machine heads

Historic Truss Rod Assembly (no tubing)

Accurate body and fingerboard binding color

Goldtop Top and Back Color Change

Booyea!! [biggrin]

 

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I like them a lot!

 

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..."our most accurate re-creations yet" .. What cos they are using Hot Hide Glue? :-k :)

Rabs, you might be surprised how much importance some people on another Forum place on the use of Hot Hide Glue and tubeless truss-rods.

 

Some posters would buy an Historic Re-issue and then, in the pursuit of 'historical accuracy', have the neck re-set with said glue. But they wouldn't be happy with just that. Oh, no.

 

They would also swap the wiring harness; swap the pots; swap the control knobs; swap the selector switch; swap the selector switch nut and washer; swap the 'poker-chip; swap the switch-tip; swap the p-ups; swap the pup-rings; swap the pickguard (and bracket/screws); swap the bridge and bridge-posts; swap the tailpiece and studs; swap the nut; swap the TRC; swap the 'board for an authentic slice of Brazillian Rainforest (after having removed that aforementioned tone-sucker of a 'tube', naturally); swap the inlays; swap the tuners and tuner tips and then, finally (probably), have a complete re-fin using aniline dyes and, whilst they are at it, take the opportunity to have a 'proper' top-carve.

 

They might be happy with the original strap buttons, though, so it would be pretty unfair of me to suggest they would change everything.

 

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Hot Hide Glue Neck Fit

 

Never heard of this. Someone please explain. :-k

In the days before modern adhesives had been invented the glue of choice for luthiers (and almost everyone else) was made by boiling-up an assortment of animal parts (mainly connective tissues; not actually the skin itself).

 

It hardens to form a very hard, glassy-like, compound.

 

Some Experts on vintage instruments suggest that adopting this method of affixing the neck to the body will be a contributing factor in reproducing, for instance, the 'magic' sound which was a feature of all those Les Pauls back in the 'fifties owing to the relative 'transparency of transmission of tone' which is rumoured to be a quality of this glue as compared with more modern offerings.

 

Using this type of glue in a small, poorly-ventilated room is, of course, not to be advised as the outcome could be that one may be liable to utter comlpete boIIocks.

 

I haven't tried it for myself so therefore couldn't possibly offer an informed view one way or the other.

 

[smile]

 

P.

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I couldn't care less about hot hide glue but a lot do. Seems anyone buying a reissue now will get it anyway so a word of warning. DO NOT, leave your guitar in a hot car or anywhere else hot because the neck will move.

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I couldn't care less about hot hide glue but a lot do. Seems anyone buying a reissue now will get it anyway so a word of warning. DO NOT, leave your guitar in a hot car or anywhere else hot because the neck will move.

And don't take it into the bath with you as Hot Hide Glue dissolves in water...

 

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