Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: blue on October 23, 2012, 01:37:37 AM
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Well folks, since there have been two very impressive new dream PRS threads, i thought i'd add my baby :)
i actually got this a little while ago, and some other bits and pieces too, including a couple of Juan Solo pedals. i'll detail them in another thread. this is about my dream guitar!
i've long wanted a guitar from the year of my birth, and the ideal was a Gibson Les Paul. unfortunately, they weren't officially making Standards then, only Deluxes and Customs. so, a few years ago i managed to get a Deluxe. unfortunately, a moronic "luthier" destroyed the fretboard on it. cue much wailing and gnashing of teeth.
then, a couple of months ago, a guy i know who sells guitars appeared with a 1975 Gibson Les Paul Standard. not a converted Deluxe, an original, factory made with full size humbuckers. and more than that, in beautiful condition! records from the time are not clear, but i know Gibson didn't officially make standards until 1977. but from '72 to '76, you could special order them, basically a Deluxe with PAFS. in '75, only one was made in Kalamazoo! this is not it :) it would have a mahogany neck, this is maple. there are no definite records of how many were made in Nashville. my guy reckons only 18! but others have said there could have been a few hundred. i don't really know, but it's the first I've seen.
so it's the guitar i've been after for a decade, and i've got it, and as a bonus it's a bloody great guitar! and here it is...
(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii166/blue1million/DSC06221.jpg)
(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii166/blue1million/DSC06238.jpg)
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Ah yes the LP dream, I know it myself. I gotta get a propper one too one day (that LP-ish one I have does not count really).
A old school LP, made in the music city? Nice mate. Very nice.
Generally that is how a LP should look like, it could go into the books as a textbook example.
How are the PUs?
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Thanks :)
the pickups are great, vintage sounding. bright yet full bodied, crunchy in all the right places, and clean up beautifully. 70's Gibsons don't have the best of reputations, but this is a really nice guitar. i'm very happy with it
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Nice catch, I didn't know all that history about limited production of LP Standards in the '70s (or at least, I'd forgotten all about it!)
I did once buy a guitar from my birth year, but I never really liked it much, got rid of it in the end. Glad yours worked out better! :D
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Thanks Philly. it's got a nice chunky 50's type neck too, i think you'd like it ;)
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Lovely burst on it- congrats!
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I love norlins
:D :D :D
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Really nice guitar. Happy NGD! :D
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Very nice indeed-though you make me feel older when you talk of guitars being made in my formative years.
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That's great, the story behind it and the guitar! That's one of the nicest and classier burst colours from any era... love it. Congrats on finding your one. Hope you're still grinning like I am. :D
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Thanks Philly. it's got a nice chunky 50's type neck too, i think you'd like it ;)
That's cool, I always imagine '70s Gibsons as having thin necks. :)
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Nice, that's one that just looks right.
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Nice score - enjoy it mate!
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That's a beauty.I'm partial to Norlins myself.
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Great looking guitar. I don't really like the look of PRS guitars (not saying they're not great guitars) but Gibsons to me are so much more beautiful. I also prefer redheads to blondes.
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I thought I'd throw in a family portrait. why not? :)
(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii166/blue1million/DSC07037_zps0a86de10.jpg)
1975 Les Paul Standard, 1970 Les Paul Custom, 1975 Les Paul Deluxe, 1972 Les Paul Deluxe
(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii166/blue1million/DSC07039_zps1f047b0a.jpg)
1993 Les Paul Studio Lite MIII, 2004 Les Paul Standard, 2005 SG Supreme, 1978 The Paul
I think i can be pretty happy with this little lot :)
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Looking good!
Have you got rid of the old SG I sold you?
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Thanks Dave :)
no, the SG is still there, and still sounding great. these are my Les Pauls, and i included the SG because there was a space, it's real pretty, and with the maple cap, it's a bit Les Paul like! i find the old SG, and other all mahogany guitars, have more alive, vibrant tone than the maple capped guitars. but i love the big, full thump of a Les Paul
i still have too many guitars, and i'm figuring out what to get rid of at the minute. these will all be staying though
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Awesome family gathering, loving the SG too.
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So many to pick from! How do you do it?
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That new guitar looks Ace! :D
A friend of mine had a Deluxe the same as your red 1 too. He'd never sell it me though :lol:
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i still have too many guitars, and i'm figuring out what to get rid of at the minute. these will all be staying though
I didn't realise you had so many! :lol: Excellent collection.
So with the SG and MIII, is that 10 Gibsons? Or maybe a few more?
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I thought I'd throw in a family portrait. why not? :)
(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii166/blue1million/DSC07037_zps0a86de10.jpg)
1975 Les Paul Standard, 1970 Les Paul Custom, 1975 Les Paul Deluxe, 1972 Les Paul Deluxe
I think i can be pretty happy with this little lot :)
Yes - you could start your own Thin Lizzy tribute band
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I didn't realise you had so many! :lol: Excellent collection.
So with the SG and MIII, is that 10 Gibsons? Or maybe a few more?
um, 4 MIII's :oops: , SG, Melody Maker and an Explorer. slightly too many?
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Yes - you could start your own Thin Lizzy tribute band
that's very true, johnathon, i've got the Marshall superlead too! :) not the best on my harmonies though :(
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very nice :)
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That's a superb collection. Being mainly a strat- en teleplayers I have a weak spot for the Deluxe. Borrowed one a while from a friend and those mini-hb's fitted my style.
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I didn't realise you had so many! :lol: Excellent collection.
So with the SG and MIII, is that 10 Gibsons? Or maybe a few more?
um, 4 MIII's :oops: , SG, Melody Maker and an Explorer. slightly too many?
:lol:
No, it's great, makes me feel less guilty!
(I was thinking I had 6 Gibsons, but you've reminded me of my Melody Maker, so that's 7...)
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That's a superb collection. Being mainly a strat- en teleplayers I have a weak spot for the Deluxe. Borrowed one a while from a friend and those mini-hb's fitted my style.
Yes, i know what you mean, they do have a Fendery quality to them. more so than P90's. the neck pickup in particular sounds fantastic
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I didn't realise you had so many! :lol: Excellent collection.
So with the SG and MIII, is that 10 Gibsons? Or maybe a few more?
um, 4 MIII's :oops: , SG, Melody Maker and an Explorer. slightly too many?
:lol:
No, it's great, makes me feel less guilty!
(I was thinking I had 6 Gibsons, but you've reminded me of my Melody Maker, so that's 7...)
I forgot my gold Centenary flying V too. it can get a little out of control. logically, there is no sense in having all these guitars. but well, logic sort of goes out the window when it comes to passions :)
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I forgot my gold Centenary flying V too. it can get a little out of control. logically, there is no sense in having all these guitars. but well, logic sort of goes out the window when it comes to passions :)
Absolutely!
(Quickly closes eBay page....)
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Great collection- I didn't realise that you had so many- makes me feel a whole lot better.
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I'm a little upset that no one has mentioned my sofa :(
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I'm always envious of anyone who's got any kind of sofa - my place is so cluttered there's no room for such a thing.
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I'm always envious of anyone who's got any kind of sofa - my place is so cluttered there's no room for such a thing.
That's all your own doing, Phil - stay away from Warmoth! :lol:
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I'm always envious of anyone who's got any kind of sofa - my place is so cluttered there's no room for such a thing.
That's all your own doing, Phil - stay away from Warmoth! :lol:
No, Dave, those are all - famously - under the bed!
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That's a great looking guitar from the very best year to be born (not that I am, in any way, biased). I always fancied a year-of-my-birth guitar but any that I've tried (all Strats to date) have been stinkers with quite absurb price tags for what they are. One day I'll find something that does it for me. Congrats on the latest addition to the stable.
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That's a really sweet burst 8)!
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thanks for all the positive comments, guys. Andrew, yes i agree, i've tried a few mid 70's Fenders and i thought they were all awful, and the prices being put on them is ludicrous, especially considering it's not that long since you couldn't give them away! this Les Paul cost me just something similar to a new one. that being said, one of the worst guitars i've ever played was a 1975 Les Paul Deluxe! really awful
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Congratulations.. That's just beautiful , love that color..1975? Great year too..