Author Topic: Any body got any ideas what this thing is...? (Read 3808 times)

Jp. · « **on:** March 23, 2006, 12:46:43 PM »

I picked it up real cheap with a view to refretts and refinnish practice.

When I got there my eyes nearly fell out of my head.

I paid my fifty dollars and ran.

oh yeah... I dare Tim to do set of BKP's for this.

I'm into wierd tacky lookin gear so this really made my day.

Tinus · « **Reply #1 on:** March 23, 2006, 12:54:45 PM »

Unless someone has removed the Gibson logo (which would be VERY peculiar) this looks like a rather accurate Jap copy of the Les Paul Recording model (built by Gibson from the early seventies), complete with low-impedance PU's. Because this particular model wasnt much in vogue later I suspect the copy to be from the same era.

Is the neck glued in or bolt-on? Couldn't quite tell from the pic.

Tinus · « **Reply #2 on:** March 23, 2006, 12:57:47 PM »

So far I found out Ibanez made one in the early seventies, see http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/Data4/Ibanez/2372_Les_Paul_Recording_Copy-1.html for owners comments (only superlatives as älways on HC :twisted:)

I checked the Ibanez register and out came the "2372 Les Paul Recorder" made pre-75. Looks alot like yours, although other brands might have made something similar.

Jp. · « **Reply #3 on:** March 23, 2006, 01:05:32 PM »

Tinus your a legend...

Its a bolt on neck by the way

Tinus · « **Reply #4 on:** March 23, 2006, 02:20:51 PM »

Quote from: Jp.

Tinus your a legend...
Its a bolt on neck by the way

No I'm not just a shy guy that's blushing behind his monitor right now :oops: Anyway thx I could be of any help.

From the Ibanez description and your pic I sorta guessed it would be a bolt-on. Isn't there any reference to the maker, maybe a painted over headstock logo or inscriptions/stickers on the PU's or electronics? There might be more info in the neck cavity if you take the neck off, although please be careful you can reset it the way it was (including replacement of any shims you might encounter).

March · « **Reply #5 on:** March 23, 2006, 09:44:47 PM »

I've seen a few of these over the years, with different names on.

Oddly enough, I have seen a couple with severly warped tops...

Skybone · « **Reply #6 on:** March 23, 2006, 10:08:07 PM »

Yup, looks like an Ibanez Les Paul Recording. Sweet, and rare!

chrisola · « **Reply #7 on:** March 23, 2006, 11:56:15 PM »

2x Uber Sinners....

Walk into a Jazz bar, plug into small 1x12 valve combo, melt peoples faces :D :lol:

willo · « **Reply #8 on:** March 24, 2006, 12:03:36 AM »

:lol:

The jazz snobs would not like that!

EDIT: actually, they would probably hate it at first and then twenty years later, hear it, say they always liked it and appreciated it's boundary breaking styles...

Kilby · « **Reply #9 on:** March 24, 2006, 07:41:51 AM »

Theres a guitar kicking about Belfast very like this one, which repeatity appears in the local Crack (cash) Convertors (atleast 3 times over the lsat 3 years), the only diffrence is it has aluminium fittings and a gibson badge on the headstock.

Quote from: willo

:lol:

The jazz snobs would not like that!

EDIT: actually, they would probably hate it at first and then twenty years later, hear it, say they always liked it and appreciated it's boundary breaking styles...

For them to appreciate it you would either have to suffer some horrible dissability that prevents you from playing anymore or die for jazzers to appreciate it.

Basically it's only worth it as an act of annoyance.