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Bocc69

Bocc69

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my 2017 Gibson Les Paul Classic T

I ended up with a mostly stock LP with 50's wiring. Saved a few hundred bucks over New, and really enjoyed the assembly.

I started with a 2017 husk, researched part by part, and did a lot of waiting along the way. In the end, I am happy to say I have a player. Love the neck, feel and tone.

The one thing that really stuck out was the weight of this beast. Obviously I know LP are heavy, but I never owned one, and now I know. Also, I've been playing an SG for the last two years, so the difference was quite apparent.

Nickel hardware
Grover locking tuners
57 Classic neck, 57 Classic + bridge. 50's wiring, 500k Bourns, orange drop 22uf
Switchcraft 3-way
Switchcraft jack
Copper shielding
Poker chip

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Very nice.

I really like that color.

I also need to give you kudos on a nicely-executed shielding job.

How do you like the locking Grovers?
 
smitty_p said:
Very nice.

I really like that color.

I also need to give you kudos on a nicely-executed shielding job.

How do you like the locking Grovers?
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Thank you

The tuners are awesome. I never had locking before. They are unreal. Two seconds to string up, put on a good stretch, and this thing is always in tune every time I pick it up.

I have no interest in getting them for my SG, but on this guitar, they are perfect.
 
Bocc69 said:
Thank you

The tuners are awesome. I never had locking before. They are unreal. Two seconds to string up, put on a good stretch, and this thing is always in tune every time I pick it up.

I have no interest in getting them for my SG, but on this guitar, they are perfect.
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I want some in gold for my Washburn. It already has Grovers, but they are non-locking.

I'm thinking I should be able to find a set that will fit right in.

Thanks!
 
Not only did your guitar come out well, but your pics are pretty good too. What camera did you use?
 
WavMixer said:
Not only did your guitar come out well, but your pics are pretty good too. What camera did you use?
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Thank you....all pictures taken with my Samsung S6 phone, on the smallest setting so I could post them here.
 
Looks incredible. Very nice job. Have always wanted to do this myself.

Were you able to save money over buying a Classic already built-up? Seems you chose basically all of the same parts the 2017's come with stock, wondering if its possible to also save a few bucks (though I get that a big part of it was the DIY aspect of assembling everything).
 
gball said:
Looks incredible. Very nice job. Have always wanted to do this myself.

Were you able to save money over buying a Classic already built-up? Seems you chose basically all of the same parts the 2017's come with stock, wondering if its possible to also save a few bucks (though I get that a big part of it was the DIY aspect of assembling everything).
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I think I saved about $486 over new. Keeping in mind I don't have a case. Assuming a case is $150, I saved maybe $336.

Money well spent!
 
Bocc69 said:
I think I saved about $486 over new. Keeping in mind I don't have a case. Assuming a case is $150, I saved maybe $336.

Money well spent!
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That's great! The OEM Gibson cases are like $200 but you can easily get the equivalent Gator for something like $119, so you did really well. Very tempting project.
 
Bocc69 said:
Thank you....all pictures taken with my Samsung S6 phone, on the smallest setting so I could post them here.
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It takes pretty nice pics!

I can see the reflection of the phone in the stop-bar in the second picture of your post (#12).

My wife has the iPhone 6S and it takes better pictures than my iPhone 5.
 
smitty_p said:
I can see the reflection of the phone in the stop-bar in the second picture of your post (#12).
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Oh yea, hadn't noticed. You can also see it on the tuners too...funny thing is, when I bought them, I remember saying " hey, I can see the camera reflection in the tuners"
 
gball said:
That's great! The OEM Gibson cases are like $200 but you can easily get the equivalent Gator for something like $119, so you did really well. Very tempting project.
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The Gator case is well made. I chose it over the Gibson....
 
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