Me??? With a Les Paul???

Goo, I am fairly sure the Faded has Rosewood, but the 3 knob may be ebony. Having not actually seen any other examples of ebony to compare, I am not really sure on my black one.
 
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chilipeppermaniac said:
OK Smitty, now you did it. If I am not mistaken, my 1987 3 knob SG Special was supposed to have ebony, but mine sure looks light in color which led me to think it is Rosewood.

I guess I will need to ask some other folks to take a gander up close and not from just pictures.
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The way to tell is the grain. Ebony has a very tight grain pattern. It is a very dense wood. It sands very smooth, even on the open grain at the end of a piece.

Other major instruments that use ebony are violins, violas, etc. They require a very smooth, hard surface.

Here's a pic of my Taylor fretboard. This is ebony but it is the "less perfect" brownish type. It also has a blonde "blemish." This is actually fairly common with ebony. You can get a sense of just how fine the grain is.

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Chilli these 2 Beasts were the first geetars with Ebony i ever had and you can tell right out of the gate.Like Smitty said its real tight grain and almost a porcilin hardness or somethin like that.Its different than Rosewood for sure.First thing i noticed was the hardness of the Ebony.
 
Robert Herndon said:
Wow...I guess maple was used...

Gibson.com: Gibson Custom Les Paul Maple
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I always wanted one of those maple 'board ones. They look 100% bada$$ to me.

As for the ebony, yeah mostly they are very dense and jet black on the Customs. Both of the ones I had were that way and most of the ones I pick up in the shops are too. But don't obsess about the ebony - I have played the Richlite ones and they are equally awesome. In fact, I may actually like them better because the material is so dense and smooth that the feel is seriously like butter.
 
Wow, Wow, Wow,

I really do hate the weight of a Les Paul, but I have to tell you, after playing the 2016 Gibson SG and the 1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom, back to back, through the same amp, the difference between the two is amazing. The SG sounds good, and it clearly has a more mid-rangy sound, but the Les Paul (and not just this 1979, but other LP's I have played to a varying, yet similar degree) has more low end punch, with a more scooped mid range tone. In summary, it just sounds bigger...It sounds like it's pissed off...like when a BIG dog barks at you and you KNOW it bites.

Did anyone watch "Some Kind of Monster?" Did you notice that, in the studio, Metallica records with all old relic Gibson Les Pauls??? Or that Slash Hudson switched to the Kris Derrig replica because his tone was missing a certain something???

Listen to this tone...Les Paul through Marshall with no effects - Rhythm begins at 1:20 - Lead begins at 3:23


Lead begins here at 3:28

 
gball said:
I've had a love for the Silverbursts since they first came out. I don't actually "love" the color, but it was so distinct when Gibson first did it that I thought is was the coolest thing ever.
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Well, I for one, actually DO love the color!

Oh...I like the guitar, too.

I just spent the last 2 1/2 hours practicing with mine!


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Silly to admit, but I remember seeing Rick Derringer playing a black & gold LPC when I was a kid. Then, a few years later, down at Buck Owens Studio in Bakersfield, I got to hold and play one, and I thought it was the coolest thing. I guess that's why I'm doing this, even though gold hardware is viewed as gaudy.

Now, on the other hand, I also really dig a figured maple, heritage cherry sunburst standard with zebras and trapezoids....probably because I saw Jimmy Page playing one.

I guess I still think those are the coolest...
 
The Humble LPC Replica - quite possibly the easiest fretting, most well-balanced and comfortable guitar I've ever had. Even the loaner Epiphone Probuckers sound good!!!IMG_20170421_13219.jpg

I played the $4,799 Gibson Les Paul Custom at Guitar Sinner last night while killing time before rehearsal.

I noticed the tailpiece was up in the air with a 1/4 of threads exposed and strings still grooving the bridge...another Gibson with improper neck angle....and a $5,000 price tag.

My replica's tailpiece is flat down on the body and only about two threads of bridge screw are visible.

Ironically, my wife gave me the green light to buy a new Gibson Les Paul Custom at the $4,799 retail price, but ONLY if I could guarantee it wouldn't require an immediate and extensive rebuild...like my 2016 Gibson SG did.

Naturally, with Gibson's poor quality control, that's a promise I could not make.

Sorry, Gibson Faithful...My replica is a better instrument...

And every time you Corksniffers hear a Guns N Roses tune, remember you are hearing a replica.... :)
 
Congrats, Robert!

So, that didn't take long.

What did your luthier use for shielding?
 
So Robert do you still have another Les Paul Custom comming in or was it just this one ? Hell i see and hear so many nice guitars on here i loose track.Keepin up with all of ya makes me head spin sometimes lol.Keepin up with RVAs guitars is on a whole other level so your not so bad habahahaha.
 
Oh ya it was the real Les Paul Custom somebody just pulled the frets on and you was gonna have your Luthier put it back right.And the Black Beauty you just got was a LPC made from scratch ?
 
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