Author Topic: Now it's my turn to feel guilty - new guitar alert..... (Read 15452 times)

Twinfan · « **on:** November 18, 2007, 07:13:22 PM »

Ok, OK, I have enough guitars already. Yes, I was only looking out for a mahogany topped Les Paul at the Liverpool Guitar Show today and I didn't expect to find one. I was right, there wasn't one there. So I bought this Japanese Signature Les Paul instead for no other reasons than I liked it and it was a bargain :oops:

Flame, flame, flame as far as the eye can see. SOLID flamed top, no veneer here. Mahogany back (two piece by the look of it). Grover tuners, nice dark and tight grained rosewood fingerboard. Came with a hard case and it's already had a boutique pickup upgrade (non-BKP so I won't advertise them here). Looks superb, plays superb and sounds superb.

£375 :o

I couldn't walk away at that price...................

Philly Q · « **Reply #1 on:** November 18, 2007, 07:17:10 PM »

Quote from: Twinfan

£375 :o

I couldn't walk away at that price...................

True...

...but you're still a bad, bad man. Fight that GAS, Dave! We need some kind of 12-Step Program.

Still, as long as you have more guitars than me, I don't feel so guilty.

Twinfan · « **Reply #2 on:** November 18, 2007, 07:19:02 PM »

Ha ha - cheers Phil! These are superb guitars.

And check out that flame!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

_tom_ · « **Reply #3 on:** November 18, 2007, 07:21:24 PM »

Can I have one of your other LPs? :P

Henk · « **Reply #4 on:** November 18, 2007, 07:36:28 PM »

AAARrrrrgggg ....noooooo.... tooo much GAS....... :lol:

Great looking guitar twinfan, i have seen that headstock before, it supposed to be very good and has no brandname right?

Like to hear more details, weight, tonecolour of the wood and so on please.

EDIT: Ah found the other thread here:

http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5295

hunter · « **Reply #5 on:** November 18, 2007, 08:00:50 PM »

Yeah man, guilty you are, now you must be destroyed :twisted:

The GAS is strong in you Twinfan, I can feel it. Cautious you must be to not be torn on the dark side of the GAS...

:roll:

Noice guitar indeed. I'm sure it plays nice, too by the looks of it.

Twinfan · « **Reply #6 on:** November 18, 2007, 08:00:58 PM »

Weight wise, it's about the same as my Tokai LP - it's meaty but not shoulder breaking. I'd guess around 8.5lbs. I'll weigh it a bit later.

Tone wise it sits between two of my other Les Pauls. Not as full as my Gibson, but not as thin as my Tokai (comparitively - the Tokai doesn't sound like a Squier Tele ;))

Nice words Hunter :lol: I've just been playing it for a little while and it's awesome. Who needs a £3500 Gibson Custom Shop reissue when you can get something as superb as this for so little money?

My motto - a bunch of really great cheap guitars are better than one really good expensive one ;)

Philly Q · « **Reply #7 on:** November 18, 2007, 08:18:37 PM »

Quote from: Twinfan

I'd guess around 8.5lbs.

That's just about as light as you're going to get for a proper solidbody LP, isn't it?

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My motto - a bunch of really great cheap guitars are better than one really good expensive one

Amen to that. :)

It's a lot more fun buying a cheap guitar and feeling you've got a bargain. Whereas with a £1,000 guitar you're always aware of how much it cost - was it really worth it? what if I drop it? what if it gets stolen?

Twinfan · « **Reply #8 on:** November 18, 2007, 08:29:29 PM »

I've just weighed the Signature and it's 9lbs, exactly the same as my Tokai Relic. My Gibson is a chunky 10......

Crazy_Joe · « **Reply #9 on:** November 18, 2007, 08:33:49 PM »

"My motto - a bunch of really great cheap guitars are better than one really good expensive one"

I'm not so sure about that one, but that's just me :D

Guitar look great anyways Twinfan, i think i speak for everyone when i say clips!

Philly Q · « **Reply #10 on:** November 18, 2007, 08:34:05 PM »

My Edwards is 8lbs 5oz, which I thought was pretty light - that was before I started messing about changing hardware, so it might be a little lighter now.

Henk · « **Reply #11 on:** November 18, 2007, 08:35:32 PM »

Quote from: Twinfan

My motto - a bunch of really great cheap guitars are better than one really good expensive one ;)

I know the dark side of the GAS is strong, but looks can be deceiving, just feel the GAS!

Quote from: Twinfan

I've just weighed the Signature and it's 9lbs, exactly the same as my Tokai Relic. My Gibson is a chunky 10......

Ok thanks, i just found out the wood used also, all i needed to know.

Most important is that the guitar makes you play more.

Twinfan · « **Reply #12 on:** November 18, 2007, 08:42:56 PM »

Quote from: Crazy_Joe

Guitar looks great anyways Twinfan, i think i speak for everyone when i say clips!

Cheers Joe. I haven't really got the gear to do clips I'm afraid, plus they're not BKP pickups so it wouldn't be right to post them here :)

ilÿti · « **Reply #13 on:** November 18, 2007, 09:08:16 PM »

That looks very nice indeed.

btw, what's a veneer?

Will · « **Reply #14 on:** November 18, 2007, 09:33:03 PM »

when you put an expensive piece of wood over a cheaper bit, so that the beauty of the expensive wood is showing.

cheaper than buying a solid block of expensive wood

Its really thin though, like 1mm ish. Although presumably there are different thickness options