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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Adam.M on August 04, 2007, 06:05:46 PM

Title: A good trade? My first les paul!
Post by: Adam.M on August 04, 2007, 06:05:46 PM

Well, my RG has turned into quite something else...

I'll be mega-strapped for cash for ages, but i don't care, 8p noodles will suffice.

So, straight swap, my RG for... my first les paul!

Gordon Smith Graduate 60s, modded a teeny bit :)

What d'ya think? good trade? :)

Ignore the neck pickup, it's screwed into the body for now, needs springs, had bkp's in before... now has my dimarzio's in, will have a full set of black dogs soon.

I don't think i've done too badly, havent bought a guitar since 3 guitars ago! bought an ibanez SA 1260 pretige in sound control for £300, swapped that for an awesome but not my style RG 550, now swapepd that for this lovely les paul? i wonder whats next!

Title: A good trade? My first les paul!
Post by: noodleplugerine on August 04, 2007, 06:08:30 PM

Ooooh!

Very nice top - I wonder when I get my first LP :p

Title: A good trade? My first les paul!
Post by: jt on August 04, 2007, 06:10:28 PM

:D For what its worth i`d have stuck with the Gordon Smith but hey thats just a personnal choice. It depends on what your playing needs are.

 :D  8)

Title: A good trade? My first les paul!
Post by: Adam.M on August 04, 2007, 06:13:51 PM

Quote from: jt

:D For what its worth i`d have stuck with the Gordon Smith but hey thats just a personnal choice. It depends on what your playing needs are.

 :D  8)

Haha, it's the 550 i traded for the GS... the GS is what i've got now...


I havent had sleep for 2 days, and i went out last night, so maybe my posts are a bit 'uuurrrrr'.

Title: A good trade? My first les paul!
Post by: dave_mc on August 04, 2007, 06:18:34 PM

sound sensible to me, if you want a LP more... a 550 is around £450, while a graduate is more like £700.

nice guitar!

Title: A good trade? My first les paul!
Post by: Twinfan on August 04, 2007, 09:08:50 PM

Nice geetar - I've got a soft spot for GSs  ;)

Title: A good trade? My first les paul!
Post by: HTH AMPS on August 04, 2007, 09:50:51 PM

you've made the first step - welcome to the club!  

I remember how amazed I was at the tonal difference between my old Ibanez RGxxx (the Satch one before it was the Satch model) and my LP std.

 :twisted:

Title: A good trade? My first les paul!
Post by: Johnny Mac on August 06, 2007, 09:06:33 PM

Good deal! Very nice guitar  8)

Title: A good trade? My first les paul!
Post by: _tom_ on August 06, 2007, 09:33:15 PM

I dont really like the colour, but its definitely better looking than any superstrat, and probably sounds miles better!

Title: A good trade? My first les paul!
Post by: maliciousteve on August 06, 2007, 09:37:26 PM

hey screw you Tom  :shock:     :lol:

Title: A good trade? My first les paul!
Post by: dave_mc on August 06, 2007, 10:50:53 PM

Quote from: _tom_

I dont really like the colour, but its definitely better looking than any superstrat, and probably sounds miles better!

don't make me bring out my double neck pic of joey allen from warrant...

easily the coolest (or naffest, depending on how you look at it) thing ever.

 :lol:

Title: A good trade? My first les paul!
Post by: Woogie on August 06, 2007, 10:56:14 PM

Booooooooo @ Tom!!

Title: A good trade? My first les paul!
Post by: opprobrium_9 on August 06, 2007, 11:50:29 PM

*DROOLS*

Title: A good trade? My first les paul!
Post by: _tom_ on August 06, 2007, 11:55:18 PM

:P Sorry, I think I've just gone off superstrats now, kinda bored of the 80s music ( :o  :o ), and prefer the sound of a nice chunk of mahogany  :)

Title: A good trade? My first les paul!
Post by: Transcend on August 07, 2007, 12:59:47 PM

im impressed the two GS's that i tried explorer/SG

were absolutely shitee to look at but this is quite nice well its more than quite nice i really $%&#ing like it.

im round at yours this week to play that to see if it plays as bad as the explorer/sg that i played.

Title: A good trade? My first les paul!
Post by: dave_mc on August 07, 2007, 01:01:01 PM

^ yeah. adam's looks really nice, but some of them look a bit basic. There's something inherently cool about something which looks basic, but rocks, though. I can't explain it.  :twisted:

Title: A good trade? My first les paul!
Post by: Transcend on August 07, 2007, 01:04:27 PM

Quote from: dave_mc

^ yeah. adam's looks really nice, but some of them look a bit basic. There's something inherently cool about something which looks basic, but rocks, though. I can't explain it.  :twisted:

wel the ones i tried the shapes werent even anywhere near right.... very out of proportion

and i wasnt impressed when i sliced my fingers open on the bottom of the frets.

Title: A good trade? My first les paul!
Post by: dave_mc on August 07, 2007, 07:26:56 PM

^ oh, that didn't happen my fingers...  :o

Title: A good trade? My first les paul!
Post by: Adam.M on August 07, 2007, 08:06:03 PM

Quote from: _tom_

I dont really like the colour, but its definitely better looking than any superstrat, and probably sounds miles better!

It is a bit bright, i've decided that it's the black pickups and black pickup rings that make it look a bit ugly, i'll be changing those to a nice cream set with Zebra black dogs, then it'll look the business...

It looks a lot better in person though, definately :)

Title: A good trade? My first les paul!
Post by: Adam.M on August 07, 2007, 08:09:34 PM

Quote from: _tom_

:P Sorry, I think I've just gone off superstrats now, kinda bored of the 80s music ( :o  :o ), and prefer the sound of a nice chunk of mahogany  :)

Big +1

Title: A good trade? My first les paul!
Post by: Adam.M on August 07, 2007, 08:12:11 PM

Quote from: hate_growth

im impressed the two GS's that i tried explorer/SG

were absolutely shitee to look at but this is quite nice well its more than quite nice i really #$%!& like it.

im round at yours this week to play that to see if it plays as bad as the explorer/sg that i played.

When ya coming? ;)

Bring food! haha :D

*makes some more 8pence noodles*

Title: A good trade? My first les paul!
Post by: Transcend on August 07, 2007, 08:12:58 PM

Quote from: Adam.M

Quote from: _tom_

I dont really like the colour, but its definitely better looking than any superstrat, and probably sounds miles better!

It is a bit bright, i've decided that it's the black pickups and black pickup rings that make it look a bit ugly, i'll be changing those to a nice cream set with Zebra black dogs, then it'll look the business...

It looks a lot better in person though, definately :)

i think the black contrasts quite well.

and the GS's that i played had really dodgy frets..... maybe theyd been refretted by an amateur?? they were second hand and in the rip off shop./.....

or maybe they were made like that intentionally cos the staff are ####!!s and dont like people playing ANY of there instruments unless they pay for them first