Finally Pics of NGD

[Jethro Rocker]

Finally took some quick n dirty pics of the new Artist LP. 1979 and a heavy beast at 10.4 lbs.
Interesting to note.
It has a belly cut for those of us with a less than Fabio physique.
It has very cool strap lock pins which of course they stopped doing cause LPs in the 50s didn't have that stuff!
It has the TP6 fine tuner bridge.
Plus it has built in winding cranks which work well!!

The relatively unique Fireburst finish has an almost merlot color in there where it starts to fade lighter.
Apparently it was made from 1979-1981 and less than 500 total were made for all 3 finishes so that makes it a fairly rare piece which I think is cool. Will do a demo of the fun features. Main thing is active EQ Bass n Treble.


The white drop in foreground kinda buggered it up some. It's dusty too!

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Fancy switches are :
Treble booster - too much!
Expander - gives notes a push louder as you attack then fades down.
Compressor - like a pedal compressor. Good for sustain t lower volumes.
What's cool is running expander and compressor. Attack is hard and biting then it sustains forever rather than the compressor killing some attack.
Mainly the Active EQ is the selling point, for me.

 

[iblive]

You guys getting these really striking guitars. Dang it. I don’t need to see this.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Next time I lay a black panel on floor in front.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

You guys getting these really striking guitars. Dang it. I don’t need to see this.

Sometimes they just say Get me!!

 

[SG John]

Gorgeous! And, it's got those cool winders in the tuners. I have them in my Flying V2. I wish Gibson used them more often, or for longer than they did. That was a cool option.

 

[Session 5]

Congrats Geoff, that is a beautiful guitar for sure!! but over 10lbs, I'm starting to get a back ache.. just thinking about it..

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Congrats Geoff, that is a beautiful guitar for sure!! but over 10lbs, I'm starting to get a back ache.. just thinking about it..

It's called a Well-Hung guitar strap. Butvyeah it wouldn't be 3 hrs of playing by itself.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Gorgeous! And, it's got those cool winders in the tuners. I have them in my Flying V2. I wish Gibson used them more often, or for longer than they did. That was a cool option.


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Yeah that the belly cut and the strap pins. Why stop doing it?
I had never heard of those tuners before.
Cool!

 

[dmatthews]

Dayum! That top looks like staring into molten lava!
And the tuners are super cool!
Congrats, that's a beauty!

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Dayum! That top looks like staring into molten lava!
And the tuners are super cool!
Congrats, that's a beauty!

Thanks, very apt description!

 

[dmatthews]

Thanks, very apt description!

It looks outstanding!

 

[Clockworkmike]

That is a beautiful ass guitar!

 

[Thatbastarddon]

That is gorgeous!!! Diggin it!

 

[67plexi]

Looks good have fun with it

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Looks good have fun with it

Cheere Steve, y'know that's the main thing. Enjoy rippin on them!

 

[iblive]

Sometimes they just say Get me!!

Yep. I was that way with the blue Strat I bought. Zero intention to buy another guitar. Saw it in Sweetwater and darn thing left me no choice. Had to buy it.

 

[Sapient]

Congrats on your new monitor feeder, 'thro!! :dood:

 

[ibmorjamn]

Finally took some quick n dirty pics of the new Artist LP. 1979 and a heavy beast at 10.4 lbs.
Interesting to note.
It has a belly cut for those of us with a less than Fabio physique.
It has very cool strap lock pins which of course they stopped doing cause LPs in the 50s didn't have that stuff!
It has the TP6 fine tuner bridge.
Plus it has built in winding cranks which work well!!

The relatively unique Fireburst finish has an almost merlot color in there where it starts to fade lighter.
Apparently it was made from 1979-1981 and less than 500 total were made for all 3 finishes so that makes it a fairly rare piece which I think is cool. Will do a demo of the fun features. Main thing is active EQ Bass n Treble.


The white drop in foreground kinda buggered it up some. It's dusty too!

That is probably the most unique les paul I have ever seen. Features are quite unusual for a les paul and the finish and head stock inlay are amazing. How did you find something like that ?
My new to me classic LP is about as much as could of hoped for. Lol
Congrats!

 

[Don O]

Great looking guitar ! My 81 “The V” has those same strap buttons.