Chuck E Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Cool vintage case candy for sure! Just to keep things going, here's the original LPR Demo recording which shipped with some of these guitars. LPR Demo DG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgudy13 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Hello! So, here is my 1978 Recording. Stamped on 1st of February. very nice I've found a site called "Woody's" on the net (maybe You did, Grog recommended it?). There are many people with such instruments. Even found a guitar stamped on the very same day as mine. http://www.rlinwood..../LPR_Master.htm Cheers... Bence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogiedude Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Hi George and everyone. I put my Les Paul Signature into Ron Pace Guitar Repair in Houston. I gave Ron a copy of the schematic and he is working hard to get the wiring corrected but is having difficulties. He discovered the guitar had been rewired as I suspected. One thing he noticed was there was no stereo jack, both were standard. There was a broken cap also. Has anyone that owns one of these ever went through the wiring or taken pictures of the wiring with a camera? Ron said the wiring is tricky and he was wondering if anyone has done this before to help point him in the correct direction. Thanks, Walter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grog Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Hi George and everyone. I put my Les Paul Signature into Ron Pace Guitar Repair in Houston. I gave Ron a copy of the schematic and he is working hard to get the wiring corrected but is having difficulties. He discovered the guitar had been rewired as I suspected. One thing he noticed was there was no stereo jack, both were standard. There was a broken cap also. Has anyone that owns one of these ever went through the wiring or taken pictures of the wiring with a camera? Ron said the wiring is tricky and he was wondering if anyone has done this before to help point him in the correct direction. Thanks, Walter Hi Walter, I did work on part of one about 15 years ago. I just remember it taking me a month to get up the nerve to disassemble the few things I had to take apart to fix it. I have no photos, but I do have a parts list. It does have a few values, many things are Gibson Part #'s which is of little help........... Hope this might help find something, George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogiedude Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Hi George, Thanks for the information. I chatted with Ron. He found a replacement for the rotary phase pot. He is still working through the wiring but feels he can figure it out. I will post again when the work gets completed. Walter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogiedude Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Hello everyone, I have a request from Ron Pace. He wanted to know if someone could take picture of their LP Signature wiring. Using either a mirror or snake camera. Or if someone in the Houston area has a LP Signature I happen to have a snake camera and could take the pictures myself. Thanks, Walter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grog Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Hello everyone, I have a request from Ron Pace. He wanted to know if someone could take picture of their LP Signature wiring. Using either a mirror or snake camera. Or if someone in the Houston area has a LP Signature I happen to have a snake camera and could take the pictures myself. Thanks, Walter Hi Walter, Checking out a local vintage dealer's webpage, I ran into this...... http://www.williesguitars.com/index.cfm/gibson_electrics/3/inventory/22 It looks like they had to rewire it like a normal Les Paul & knowing Nate, he kept the remaining original parts with it. He may have what your looking for out of the guitar if it hadn't been totally butchered up by it's previous owner. They might be willing to photograph it. Might be worth a shot to have Ron talk to whoever did the work on it, even though they were unable to bring it back to original specs. George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 Hello! Does any of You have a dysfunctional low-Z pickup in perfect aesthetical condition for sale? I would like to replace the plastic cover of the bridge pickup on my Recording as it has some scratches. Well, seems to be an impossible quest. Anyways, I thought I would ask. Thank You! Best wishes... Bence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grog Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Hello! Does any of You have a dysfunctional low-Z pickup in perfect aesthetical condition for sale? I would like to replace the plastic cover of the bridge pickup on my Recording as it has some scratches. Well, seems to be an impossible quest. Anyways, I thought I would ask. Thank You! Best wishes... Bence Hi Bence, This eBay seller had these that they were selling as build kits with a red plastic bobbin. They sold many NOS Gibson items from the Kalamazoo plant. It is possible that they were for the Triumph Bass, but I believe it was for the guitar. It's hard to say if they have any more laying around. http://stores.ebay.com/greatdealz1967/ Also, Gibson made them again for the Les Paul Recording II (Iridium). They look like an exact match. You can see if Gibson could sell you a couple............. Good Luck, George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 Thank You, George! Unfortunately, this eBay seller seems to be out of business. :( Best wishes... Bence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogiedude Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Hi Walter, Checking out a local vintage dealer's webpage, I ran into this...... http://www.williesguitars.com/index.cfm/gibson_electrics/3/inventory/22 It looks like they had to rewire it like a normal Les Paul & knowing Nate, he kept the remaining original parts with it. He may have what your looking for out of the guitar if it hadn't been totally butchered up by it's previous owner. They might be willing to photograph it. Might be worth a shot to have Ron talk to whoever did the work on it, even though they were unable to bring it back to original specs. George Thanks for the information George. I sent an email request to them to see if something is available. Walter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grog Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I bought a Wifi Borescope. It's sort of awkward, but I made an attempt to take some photos of the Impedance Level switch on the Les Paul Signature guitar. 2mbl.jpg.html][/url] This photo is of the Phase Switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomeagle1 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Looking through this topic and realized i never posted Here is my "Honey" 1969 LP Professional Bought in '73 for $250 with the original case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 Beautiful! Cheers... Bence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 Hello! Browsing through the Sam Ash pages, I've found an L5-S with low-impedance pickups. It's in New York City, if someone is interested: http://www.samash.com/electric-guitars/vintage-70s-l5s-electric-guitar-used-ug0153297-p Cheers... Bence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grog Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Hi Bence, I noticed that one around a year ago. It has a changed tailpiece & changed knobs. That tailpiece would be close to impossible to find. I see they just dropped the price though........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveg Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Tony Mottola's one-off Low Impedance ES355: http://rudysmusic.com/used/vintage-gibson-tony-mottola-es-355-899851 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grog Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Tony Mottola's one-off Low Impedance ES355: http://rudysmusic.com/used/vintage-gibson-tony-mottola-es-355-899851 It's under $40,000.00!............. Neat guitar! https://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-es-355-1969-natural Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Grog Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Nice! Did you get a chance to talk to him Dave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 Beautiful instrument. It's finish reminds me of this guitar from the current line-up: http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2015/Memphis/ES-349-Walnut.aspx Bence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveg Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Grog, I expressed an interest in the Low Impedance nature of the ES355 (in a letter) and he was kind enough to mail me the photo. The guitar was a one-off and never went into production. Bence, The finish reminded me of the "Crest" which I have seen a few times. Crest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 :) I've just noticed another special thing about it: it has 23 frets. Bence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 That is a beauty too, Dave! I didn't knew about this model. Thank You for showing me! More about it here: http://www.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/10-rare-gibsons-0917.aspx Best wishes... Bence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveg Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 The Inlaid Marquetry on the back tends to suggest that the Mottola Guitar was a modified "Crest" and not an ES355. The Crest had no pickup routing because its pickups were the Johnny Smith variety. The plain top would then have been easily routed for the Low Impedance pair. Added to this the Crest was a fully hollow body design with no centre block making the routing easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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