The Les Pauls of GFSA (rule modification)

singemonkey · 2011-03-16T13:05:47+00:00

We can't let the Strat maniacs have all the fun. Let's see all the Les Pauls. All the ones you've posted before, and the ones you haven't. We're talking all of the single cutaway, mahogany backed guitars with a Gibson Les Paul scale-length. We want to see the Epiphones, the Tokais, the Tanglewoods, the Corts, the Gibsons, the Ibanez. And then say just a little bit about 'em. rule mod: Only post pictures of your specific guitar. No product shots. Even if it's a grim and grainy cell-phone pic, at least we know it's the very same guitar you plunk away on (you need not delete existing product shots, just make sure to post a pic of the actual guitar sometime ? ) Here are mine which you've all seen before: 2009 Tokai LS150 Had this one since the last year. Absolute beauty. My main gigging guitar. Pure quality. Super-comfortable chunky neck. 1983 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe One of the infamous Norlin-era Gibsons. Heavy as about four of Reinhard's LP, and about 12 of Nick's ? but I love it anyway. Did a lot of modding before I was happy with it (mini-hums to P90s, roto-grip tuners, Bigsby B7, bell knobs, etc.). Strung with .11s now. Bit of a slim neck. Crazy low "fretless-wonder" type frets. Just needs a grounding issue sorted out before it's ready to gig. Had this since '95 and it's the possession I run back into the burning house for. Over to you guys.

Rowen-M

Here's my gal

singemonkey

Some great new additions to the thread. I love the look of the LP Ltd. Edition. You should post a front on shot showing the crown inlay on the bound headstock. Very good looking Les Pauls.

Svenddw

Ask and you shall receive:

singemonkey

Very nice indeed. One of the best slants on the Les Paul in (almost) recent years.

Brastep

Donovan Banks wrote This is my Carparelli S4.... You've seen it before.

Nice carpet too!

Brastep

Not a real Les Paul, but I took the measurements off one for my homebuild. Does that qualify?

.... and I shaped the fretboard for a compound radius, which is one-up on a Les Paul (I think)

studmissile

Thats beautiful, did you take some pics of the process? Thats deserves it own thread! Well done!

singemonkey

Well, I did say mahogany backed, but what the heck. Quite a few cheaper LPs don't use mahogany, and some of the guitars that really need to qualify don't either.

Brastep

studmissile wrote Thats beautiful, did you take some pics of the process? Thats deserves it own thread! Well done!

Thanks :-[
I was so excited doing the build I forgot to take pics.

Charlie4

studmissile wrote Thats beautiful, did you take some pics of the process? Thats deserves it own thread! Well done!

Very nice looking guitar. These days I lean much more toward simpler finishes, hence my constant GAS for a Tele. ?

braambrosdofsky

THIS IS A TANGLEWOOD LES PAUL. SEE "facebook/braam brosdifsky" for sound clip. I had to do some mods on the caps, but this is to show you don't need a Gibson to get good sound. The clip is Led Zepplin's R&roll lead part, check it

out.

ezietsman

Can't you link to soundcloud or youtube? We're trying to have a civilisation here ?

singemonkey

ez wrote Can't you link to soundcloud or youtube? We're trying to have a civilisation here ?

Lol ?

Nice looking LP. Not the first Tanglewood on this thread.

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