Ugly or Beatiful?

[Philly Q]

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. :?

[Ratrod]

Pretty but it could have used some binding.

[plastercaster]

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.

[AngusYoung01]

phiittt

[gwEm]

i'm defnately keen!

[Mr Ed]

Not just ugly, that's fugly.

[FELINEGUITARS]

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

[JJretroTONEGOD]

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

[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.

[headtheball]

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.

[Transcend]

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.

[Jonny]

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.