The Les Paul thread

[soliloquy]

as per Mylespaul, supposedly Epiphones prices are to go up a few percent starting end of March.

looking around, it seems rare for Japanese LPs to have thicker/wider/chonkier necks like the 58, so I may have to get an epiphone next. Dont think I can swing the budget for a 58 style neck on a Gibby, unless its a tribute...though Tributes tend to rub me the wrong way at times...

 

[Motor]

Did you buy this from the Netherlands? Looks like my old guitar. (due to the flames and the top wrap)
(There should be a small dent on the back of the body if it is the guitar i am talking about)

Right. It seems like it’s your old guitar 😂 cool! Nice to meet you! I sold my blade gray K7 in order to be an owner of ex your beauty! I love every inch of the guitar. Do you were the first owner?

 

[uni777]

Right. It seems like it’s your old guitar 😂 cool! Nice to meet you! I sold my blade gray K7 in order to be an owner of ex your beauty! I love every inch of the guitar. Do you were the first owner?

Hi, Yes i bought the guitar new. I bumped the guitar against the tuneomatic of another Les Paul unfortunately. So that is where the small dent on the back originates. Sorry for that.

As i said in the PM, It is a great guitar and it looks awesome. unfortunately i have some hand issues and the asymmetrical neck was painfull when playing. So i eventually sold it.
I hope you will enjoy playing it for a long time.

I strung it with a GHS 011 to 053 set with a .064 low B tuned to Bb.
I started top wrapping it because i found out the intonation point was a little more accurate with a less steeper string angle over the saddle.

 

[soliloquy]

So, though i did get a good deal on a Bigsby bridge off of someone on Mylespaul, the deal fell through.

no worries, Reverb just posted another Bigsby for a slightly lower price. Having that shipped to me.

first time doing anything on reverb, so hopefully this doesn't stab me in the back




in other news, the Epiphone JJN lp seems really intriguing. Loving the single pickup les pauls too.

 

[ZXIIIT]

Guys I finally got a Les Paul!

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Did I do it right?

Interesting concept, reversing the shape to not have any upper fret access is... very mid lol

 

[budda]

I still need to make my boring ig page for random lp musings 😂

 

[soliloquy]

I still need to make my boring ig page for random lp musings 😂

Fuck IG.
Just Pinterest and Google it?

 

[budda]

Fuck IG.
Just Pinterest and Google it?

Im already on ig often 😅

 

[soliloquy]

I'm assuming that the 50s standard necks are the 59 necks, and not the chunkier 58 neck?

 

[budda]

I'm assuming that the 50s standard necks are the 59 necks, and not the chunkier 58 neck?

A little chunkier than 59. 59 is (was?) studios, lpc’s and R9’s. The R7 i tried felt like my 2019 standard 50’s GT.

 

[soliloquy]

A little chunkier than 59. 59 is (was?) studios, lpc’s and R9’s. The R7 i tried felt like my 2019 standard 50’s GT.

Humm...

So if I understand this correctly, all Gibson electric guitar necks are as follows:

58 is the thickest (baseball ball)
59 is in between (comfy medium)
60s is the thinnest (rounded shoulders, not like ibanez wizard ii or esp's thin u necks.)

Are there any other electric necks that Gibson uses?

 

[budda]

Humm...

So if I understand this correctly, all Gibson electric guitar necks are as follows:

58 is the thickest (baseball ball)
59 is in between (comfy medium)
60s is the thinnest (rounded shoulders, not like ibanez wizard ii or esp's thin u necks.)

Are there any other electric necks that Gibson uses?

It’s changed multiple times. There is rounded 50s, slim 60s, slim taper, assymetrical, 59, 50s and probably a few others. Also there’s tolerances within those names and nut width can drift a little too.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Have Gibson/Epiphone ever considered neck volutes? They seem to add some stability.

 

[budda]

Have Gibson/Epiphone ever considered neck volutes? They seem to add some stability.

Not sure if trolling

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Not sure if trolling

No. Genuinely curious.

 

[cardinal]

No. Genuinely curious.

70s-ish Gibsons had volutes. They are unpopular, but not really because of the volute but more because the guitars in general aren't built well in that era, though don't tell that to the people who now want $5k+ for an LPC from that time.

There are counter arguments that a volute doesn't prevent a break but just shifts the point at which the neck breaks (and shifts it to a harder to repair place), but I'm not qualified to know if that's right. ESP uses volutes and they seem fine, but generally probably just not a good idea to drop a 10 pound guitar with a angled headstock.

 

[Dekay82]

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No. Genuinely curious.

There's a reason I love me my Norlin LPC.

 

[budda]

70s-ish Gibsons had volutes. They are unpopular, but not really because of the volute but more because the guitars in general aren't built well in that era, though don't tell that to the people who now want $5k+ for an LPC from that time.

There are counter arguments that a volute doesn't prevent a break but just shifts the point at which the neck breaks (and shifts it to a harder to repair place), but I'm not qualified to know if that's right. ESP uses volutes and they seem fine, but generally probably just not a good idea to drop a 10 pound guitar with a angled headstock.

Guitars were built just fine in that era (some dogs some gems), but because modding was popular and they didnt follow tradition, they were maligned.

 

[cardinal]

Guitars were built just fine in that era (some dogs some gems), but because modding was popular and they didnt follow tradition, they were maligned.

That's fair. One of my favorite LP was a Norlin era refret.

I said that mainly because the current Gibson builds seem tighter and more consistent than that era, so I personally would just get a new one rather than pay a premium for a Norlin but reasonable people can disagree.

 

[budda]

That's fair. One of my favorite LP was a Norlin era refret.

I said that mainly because the current Gibson builds seem tighter and more consistent than that era, so I personally would just get a new one rather than pay a premium for a Norlin but reasonable people can disagree.

Im with you on that, which is why I went CS instead of Norlin for my lpc. The norlins I tried were good, my 68ri is better .