Possible NGD. Wish me luck!

Gahr said:
I have the day off tomorrow, so the weekend has started. Have a nice one, I know I will!

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^^^ Now THAT'S a cool pic!

A gold-top Les Paul with an old Gibson amp!
 
Great one, Gahr.

Now, if I were you, I'd definitely leave it as it is.

I would put the original knobs back and leave the pickguard on. To me these guitars are unique and they sould be left stock... A Les Paul without a pg looks like something IS missing. Especially goldtops.

All my guitars are entirely stock, not one mod (of course, if I HAD to mod one of them to pley them better I would, but I never felt that need).
 
Sérgio said:
Great one, Gahr.

Now, if I were you, I'd definitely leave it as it is.

I would put the original knobs back and leave the pickguard on. To me these guitars are unique and they sould be left stock... A Les Paul without a pg looks like something IS missing. Especially goldtops.

All my guitars are entirely stock, not one mod (of course, if I HAD to mod one of them to pley them better I would, but I never felt that need).
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I think the pickguard will stay. I tend to like bursts without pick guards, but with gold tops I like cream pickguards. The knobs that are on it will stay as well. I'm not a fan of speed knobs (although I see why people like them, them being easier to turn and all), and the gold top hats are in line with the original 1957 goldtops, as is the wide bevel TRC. I guess I just can't help it...:D
 
Sérgio said:
Great one, Gahr.

Now, if I were you, I'd definitely leave it as it is.

I would put the original knobs back and leave the pickguard on. To me these guitars are unique and they sould be left stock... A Les Paul without a pg looks like something IS missing. Especially goldtops.

All my guitars are entirely stock, not one mod (of course, if I HAD to mod one of them to pley them better I would, but I never felt that need).
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Agreed. A Les Paul without a pickguard is just naked in my opionion.
I actually think the tophats look better on a LP but I prefer speed knobs for their functionality.
 
gball said:
Am I the only one that doesn't like that "out-of-phase" thing? I think I must be. Sounds like something is wrong with the guitar to me. I can't even stand the 2 and 4 positions on Strats.
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No... I don't like it either. I am a fan of Peter Green, but I like his songs and his playing in spite of the
futzed up pickup. I think anything he played would have sounded better on a different guitar, and
he evidently concluded that too, because he sold the Gold Top, and moved on.


*shrugs ...To each their own. I enjoy hanging about on this forum with other fans of Peter Green
and his songs more than I care to argue about this small detail from a long time ago. Peter Green songs
interpreted by Gary Moore, and by Carlos Santana, and other luminaries have lasted a lot longer that
Peter Green's involvement with the music scene did. I don't know what he's doing now, but I hope he's
got respect and a decent amount of money, and has found peace of a kind.

The difference isn't great IMHO... listen to Gary Moore playing 'greenie' alongside of
BB King playing Lucille: This is what it sounds like somewhere in Heaven I pray.


This music may live longer than western "civilization..." People never stop getting the blues, and these songs
can be played in urban rubble on acoustic.
 
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One of the things I love most about Peter Green’s playing is how dynamic it was. Sure, he’s famous for the out of phase quacking sound, but he didn’t play in the middle position all the time. He was a true master of using the volume controls, turning them up and down all the time, and he flipped back and forth between the three pickup positions on his Les Paul. His solos are brimful of tonal variety.
 
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