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I forgot to ask...is your Les Paul chambered like mine? I love the acoustic sound you get from a chambered guitar.
;>)/
Not chambered...Swiss cheeses.
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Not chambered...Swiss cheeses.
BlackSG91
Ambassador of Anarchy
I forgot to ask...is your Les Paul chambered like mine? I love the acoustic sound you get from a chambered guitar.
;>)/
I don't know about Robert's, but my LP Studio is so heavily chambered that I consider it to be a closed-top, semi-hollow guitar.
This isn't mine, but I've sounded mine out with a stud-finder and it pretty much much matches this:
OP
I don't know about Robert's, but my LP Studio is so heavily chambered that I consider it to be a closed-top, semi-hollow guitar.
This isn't mine, but I've sounded mine out with a stud-finder and it pretty much much matches this:
Mine seems to have a lot of holes...
BlackSG91
Ambassador of Anarchy
I don't know about Robert's, but my LP Studio is so heavily chambered that I consider it to be a closed-top, semi-hollow guitar.
This isn't mine, but I've sounded mine out with a stud-finder and it pretty much much matches this:
That's pretty much how mine is and it sure sounds great acoustically and through an amplifier...it gives it sort of a woody tone to it. I wasn't even on planning to buy a guitar that day I picked up my Gibson LP Studio. I was just browsing through the music store and played a bunch of Les Pauls that were good but a bit out of my price range until I played the LP Studio and I said to myself I must have it!
;>)/
OP
I did speak with Duncan Custom, but ended up sticking with the stock Gibson's...
ivan H
Ambassador of Tubes & Grooves
I have a 50's tribute (2010) that is (I think) chambered. Its also very resonant acoustically & sounds great through an amp. I looked for Gibson weight relief & chambered diagrams & found thisI don't know about Robert's, but my LP Studio is so heavily chambered that I consider it to be a closed-top, semi-hollow guitar.
This isn't mine, but I've sounded mine out with a stud-finder and it pretty much much matches this:
and also this
Not sure what mine has, but it doesn't really bother me as it sounds great. Cheers
gasket
Ambassador of the Guitarded
I've had that exact x-ray image saved for almost a year now. I have timber seasoning for my first body build. It "probably" will be double cut and internally worked similar way.
I’ve been pleased with the sound and response of the guitar. I was suspicious of the extreme chambering. But, it’s proven to be pretty nice.
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
The weight relief definitely changes the tone. Not for better or worse, they all sound great, but it is different from the non-relieved guitars.
I've found the weight relief brings out some midrange and the non-relieved/traditional have a little bit of scoop. I personally like the scoop better, even at the expense of the extra weight, but all of the weight-relieved ones I have owned sounded fantastic too.
I've found the weight relief brings out some midrange and the non-relieved/traditional have a little bit of scoop. I personally like the scoop better, even at the expense of the extra weight, but all of the weight-relieved ones I have owned sounded fantastic too.
OP
Funny...I get a lot of compliments on my ugly, flat black Les Paul...
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
I dig that flat black look. Keep telling myself I am gonna get one but never seem to have the extra cash.
And perhaps strangely, one of the very best sounding Les Pauls I have ever owned was a Studio Lite, the one with a block of balsa in the middle. Thing was light as a feather but sounded HUUUGE.
RobV
Ambassador of Bedroom Wankery
It wasn't because it's ugly in flat black but the finish is thin and will wear away quicker. Oh and it looks oh so nice shiny
I didn't actually buff it and put multi layers on. Just a wipe down so it wasn't "super glossy".
OP
I've posted some soundclips of this Les Paul - It sounds huge on 'Tape.'
ivan H
Ambassador of Tubes & Grooves
I always shied away from chambered LPs too. Looking for a P90 equipped guitar kinda limited the field & as it was available I tried it. The rest is history, as they say.
@gasket, here's another pic, a cutaway view showing differing heights of the chamber floor
Looking between the control cavity & cutout you can see different floor height too. Cheers
Pretty interesting. Which model LP is that? A Studio?
ivan H
Ambassador of Tubes & Grooves
I really don't know, I pulled the pic off google images. I could go back & have a look though. Cheers
Edit; Actually, the neck has binding, so not a studio. I'll look into. Cheers
Edit 2; It "may" be an Epiphone, but I'm not sure. The pic was posted on Ultimate Guitar & it doesn't say what it is. There is mention of the Epiphone Ultra, though its not in the same post as the pic. The text along with the pic asks "how can I do this to a standard or studio". Cheers
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gball
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