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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Ian Price on March 02, 2008, 12:08:56 AM

Title: Ugly or Beatiful?
Post by: Ian Price on March 02, 2008, 12:08:56 AM
I think it is ugly.


http://www.guitarvillage.co.uk/product-detail_huge.asp?id=6043&catid=78&quantity=1&manid=119&product=Gibson+Les+Paul+Smartwood+Studio+Muir%2C+Muir%2C+New%2C+Inc%2E+Burlap+Case
Title: Ugly or Beatiful?
Post by: ailean on March 02, 2008, 12:16:07 AM
Don't ask me why this should be, but I like the top, but not the guitar.
Title: Ugly or Beatiful?
Post by: opprobrium_9 on March 02, 2008, 12:18:31 AM
i'm gonna have to agree with ailean on this one.  If they had gone for the ebony fretboard it would have looked nicer!
Title: Ugly or Beatiful?
Post by: Scotty477 on March 02, 2008, 12:21:59 AM
I think it has an interesting look to it and I wouldn't knock it back if it was offered as a freebie  :wink:

Whilst I don't think it's beautiful in a true sense, I certainly don't think it's ugly either. Possibly a guitar that you could learn to love, so I vote beautiful.
Title: Ugly or Beatiful?
Post by: noodleplugerine on March 02, 2008, 12:46:46 AM
Beautiful except for the green thing on the truss rod cover...
Title: Ugly or Beatiful?
Post by: Scotty477 on March 02, 2008, 12:58:27 AM
Here's another muir smartwood, which looks very different.


(http://en.woodbrass.com/images/woodbrass/LPEXMUGH1.JPG)
Title: Ugly or Beatiful?
Post by: MDV on March 02, 2008, 01:06:11 AM
I like em both.

Dont normally like LPs either.
Title: Ugly or Beatiful?
Post by: il˙ti on March 02, 2008, 02:14:31 AM
Beautiful, except for the dot inlays. I can't stand the look of dot inlays for some reason.
Title: Ugly or Beatiful?
Post by: Jonny on March 02, 2008, 02:22:01 AM
Needs a burst for me.
Title: Ugly or Beatiful?
Post by: opprobrium_9 on March 02, 2008, 07:22:50 AM
the second one looks like it came out of the 30's in the old south for some reason, it is kind of endearing.
Title: Ugly or Beatiful?
Post by: Machek on March 02, 2008, 10:44:36 AM
LP smartwood are just breathtaking, beautiful guitars.... my jaws dropped when i saw mine... plus they are so different looking LPs... just my opinion
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Post by: indysmith on March 02, 2008, 11:13:01 AM
Awesome looking guitars. Don't really need the gold hardware though
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Post by: HTH AMPS on March 02, 2008, 11:16:04 AM
I'm don't love OR hate that LP, I'd just rather leave it.
Title: Ugly or Beatiful?
Post by: Ted on March 02, 2008, 11:37:15 AM
To me its neither.
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Post by: dave_mc on March 02, 2008, 02:25:02 PM
i think it looks quite cool  :? not sure i'd go as far as "beautiful", but it's nice.
Title: Ugly or Beatiful?
Post by: Philly Q on March 02, 2008, 03:09:38 PM
As soon as I saw the Guitar Village link I had a hunch it would be the Smartwood  :lol: .  I like it, apart from the gold hardware.  I used to own one, with a different wood top though (curupay).  

I wish Gibson would extend the thinner-body approach to more LPs, instead of only offering fat ones with bloody great holes drilled inside them. :?
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Post by: Ratrod on March 02, 2008, 06:29:18 PM
Pretty but it could have used some binding.
Title: Ugly or Beatiful?
Post by: plastercaster on March 02, 2008, 06:43:35 PM
The top is beautiful, and even the gold hardware is OK. the dot inlays fit, and the fretboard matches the wood.
yet... something is not quite right.
Still, beautiful, on balance. not  :o  :o  :o , though.
Title: Ugly or Beatiful?
Post by: AngusYoung01 on March 02, 2008, 10:25:32 PM
phiittt
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Post by: gwEm on March 02, 2008, 10:27:37 PM
i'm defnately keen!
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Post by: Mr Ed on March 03, 2008, 11:13:23 AM
Not just ugly, that's fugly.
Title: Ugly or Beatiful?
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on March 03, 2008, 11:30:19 AM
picture is a bit over bleached from photoshop I think. (look at headstock)

Looks nice but would look better with binding IMO
I like the grain in the top wood
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Post by: JJretroTONEGOD on March 04, 2008, 12:02:06 AM
It's not exactly what I'd call hand made or superb quality, the only les pauls I seem to like are the uber rare and expensive custom ones that only rock stars can afford. It is very different though, not sure about the green thing, but if it was a geniuine emerald it might be more special, or even amber with a mosquito inside it just like jurrasic park. lol
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Post by: Adam.M on March 04, 2008, 03:05:49 AM
I don't see why anyone would buy one to play live, it'd look daft.

Though i will say this is what guitars in the studio should look like, as little paint as possible so it resonates like nothing else.
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Post by: headtheball on March 15, 2008, 03:40:24 PM
Played the Swamp Ash "Smartwood" today. Have to say it was a cracking wee instrument, but the fretboard was drier than a very dry thing. Light as a cork, too, which was odd in a Les Paul.
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Post by: Transcend on March 15, 2008, 04:37:02 PM
Quote from: Adam.M
I don't see why anyone would buy one to play live, it'd look daft.

Though i will say this is what guitars in the studio should look like, as little paint as possible so it resonates like nothing else.


i prefer natural guitars.
Title: Ugly or Beatiful?
Post by: Jonny on March 15, 2008, 04:52:36 PM
Quote from: Philly Q
I wish Gibson would extend the thinner-body approach to more LPs, instead of only offering fat ones with bloody great holes drilled inside them. :?

Amen.