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I need help on set-up
Jason
I’m getting a lot of "buzz" up on the neck. Never set up my guitar on my own but I’m in a foreign country and don’t trust taking it to the shops out here. Is it the bridge?
: I’m getting a lot of "buzz" up on the neck. Never set up my guitar on my own but I’m in a foreign country and don’t trust taking it to the shops out here. Is it the bridge?
Could be bridge related, but more than likely it needs abit of a neck adjustment too. Don’t freak out! Its really very easy. Buy the book listed below – I cut/pasted this
info off of Amazon.com. I tried it for the first time 6 mos. ago and was left wondering why I had been paying $40 for a set up.
You will be able to tinker around with it and get the perfect action for you. our issue may be a combination of bridge position (which affects string
height) and truss rod tension (which affects neck curvature). This book is incredible and will provide more info than you can ever (or would want to) use.
If you can’t get this book delivered to the country you’re in, e-mail me back and I’ll walk you through it. We can have that buzz gone in minutes!
Guitar Player Repair Guide : How to Set-Up, Maintain, and Repair Electrics and Acoustics
by Dan Erlewine
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: Anyone know where one can buy replacement machine heads that (Gold Keystone Knobs) that look like the originals ?
Are they different than the original equipment replacement parts that Gibson sales at the authorized dealers. Try Musiciansfriend.com. I just bought some that were the Gibson brand but they are made by Grover. I paid about $45 for the set.
I would like to know everithing about Slash’s signature series Les Paul, I know is under Ephipone, but I would like to know price, spec’s, number of guitars produced, etc.
Thanks for everithing
: I would like to know everithing about Slash’s signature series Les Paul, I know is under Ephipone, but I would like to know price, spec’s, number of guitars produced, etc.
: Thanks for everithing
: I would like to know everithing about Slash’s signature series Les Paul, I know is under Ephipone, but I would like to know price, spec’s, number of guitars produced, etc.
: Thanks for everithing
Re: Need info about Slash's signature series Les Paul
Carlos DÃaz Garza
: I would like to know everithing about Slash’s signature series Les Paul, I know is under Ephipone, but I would like to know price, spec’s, number of guitars produced, etc.
: Thanks for everithing
Re: Need info about Slash's signature series Les Paul
Walter A. Rodriguez manes
Hello my name is Walter from Argentina, i fan of slash snakepit and GNR the reason of this mail is i wish recibe info (catalogs, etc) abuot ephipone guitars and amps
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zip: 1408
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Buenos Aires -Argentina
E-mail: [email protected]
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Re: Need info about Slash's signature series Les Paul (Classic)
Night Tiger
Slash’ signature series is awesome. He uses Seymore Duncan Alnico II Pro pickups. Ernie Ball Slinky RPS 11-46 strings. And prefers the Dunlop Tortex 1.14 picks.
LES PAUL RECORDING AND THE MENTAL CONDITIONS SURROUNDING OWING ONE
MIKE LOCE
HELLO! I KNOW A LOT OF LES PAUL FANS ARE GONNA THINK I’M BONKERS ON THIS ONE, BUT I FEEL THE RECORDING IS A TERRIFIC MODEL. I’M A SESSION GUITARIST IN BOSTON, AND THE TONAL OPTIONS AFFORDED ON THIS GUITAR ARE JUST ONE OF THE REASONS I SOUGHT ONE OUT ,"IN THE BRUSH". I FINALLY FOUND ONE (SERIAL# AVAILABLE UPON RESPONSE) FOR THE 1971 PRICE OF $650!!! (VERY GOOD CONDITION MAHOGANY TOP.) THE "DECADE" TONE(?) POT IS VERY INTERESTING, SEEMS TO MODIFY/FILTER HIGHER END FREQUENCIES- FOR 10 POSITIONS, YOU CAN HEAR THEM ALL! CURRENTLY THE GUITAR IS NOT FOR SALE (AM I NUTS?) BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM RECORDING OWNERS ABOUT THIS OBSCURE ‘PAUL 71-80 THAT HOPEFULLY WILL NOT BE REISSUED. (WHY? BECAUSE IT WOULD BE AN EPIPHONE!)
Re: LES PAUL RECORDING AND THE MENTAL CONDITIONS SURROUNDING OWING ONE
Tom Salvo
I bought my Recording new in 1974 and have been playing it ever since. So many tones and settings, took me months to learn them. I thought many times about selling it but then I play it again and fall in love all over. Can’t say enough about this rare wonder.
Re: LES PAUL RECORDING AND THE MENTAL CONDITIONS SURROUNDING OWING ONE
Mladen Grubelic
Hello,LP Recording ‘aficionados’.I got hold of a very strange one.Serial #240500,1976 pot codes.It’s got the pickup selector toggle switch in the usual Les Paul place,complete with the ‘RYTHM’ and ‘TREBLE’ ring.Also,it’s got two outputs,pot knobs in a verical column (not semi-circle!).Now for the wirdest:unlike other Recordings I’ve seen,it has a Maple neck w/Rosewood fingerboard and a ‘sandwich’ mahogany body with a three piece Maple top!The cherry on top is the body shape:it is the standard Les Paul body shape with bindings just like on a LP Custom (black/white),not the bigger Recording shape with the black/white binding on the top only.The finish is natural and the guitar looks brand new except for some finish checking.If you have seen one like mine,please let me know.I’ll appreciate any info on the matter.Cheers!
Re: LES PAUL RECORDING AND THE MENTAL CONDITIONS SURROUNDING OWING ONE
Hendry McMahon
: Hello,LP Recording ‘aficionados’.I got hold of a very strange one.Serial #240500,1976 pot codes.It’s got the pickup selector toggle switch in the usual Les Paul place,complete with the ‘RYTHM’ and ‘TREBLE’ ring.Also,it’s got two outputs,pot knobs in a verical column (not semi-circle!).Now for the wirdest:unlike other Recordings I’ve seen,it has a Maple neck w/Rosewood fingerboard and a ‘sandwich’ mahogany body with a three piece Maple top!The cherry on top is the body shape:it is the standard Les Paul body shape with bindings just like on a LP Custom (black/white),not the bigger Recording shape with the black/white binding on the top only.The finish is natural and the guitar looks brand new except for some finish checking.If you have seen one like mine,please let me know.I’ll appreciate any info on the matter.Cheers!
Re: LES PAUL RECORDING AND THE MENTAL CONDITIONS SURROUNDING OWING ONE
Hendry McMahon
:mladen grubelic, please email me : [email protected]…you used to tweak my guitars in Johannesburg….
I’d like to meet up with you again & give you some work.
Cheers, Hendry
ps; I live in the UK now
Re: LES PAUL RECORDING AND THE MENTAL CONDITIONS SURROUNDING OWING ONE
Mike L.
:sounds like a rare bird, that one. Maybe it was an oddball from the factory, or could be a Frankenstein! Sounds like you’ve got a mix of late 70’s/early 70’s LPR features.
…two years on this post, I still haven’t found a 70’s manual for the guitar!
Re: LES PAUL RECORDING AND THE MENTAL CONDITIONS SURROUNDING OWING ONE
john paul corcoran
hello you people of fantastic taste. i bought a les paul recording a couple of months ago and am in love. it’s a 1972 white model. i think a few were made. it’s eight years older than me and i can tell it has more experience. bleive me, it loves to sing.
Re: LES PAUL RECORDING AND THE MENTAL CONDITIONS SURROUNDING OWING ONE
Jeff Costello
I understand why most rockers and blues guys would not like the LPRG. Well, it wasn’t made for that anyway. Listen to Les Paul himself and that’ll tell you. The Recording guitar is for clean sound with subtle tone variations, for what I’d call "adult" music. I don’t have one per se, but I do have a custom-made guitar built around the LPRG circuitry. Someone gave me the pickups etc. back in the early 70’s and I’ve had them in two instruments. The one now is sort of telecaster-shaped, all maple. Super-clean sound and like the label says, great for recording. I just got done working on two albums with it and everyone’s very happy with the sound.
Re: LES PAUL RECORDING AND THE MENTAL CONDITIONS SURROUNDING OWING ONE
Robb Lawrence
Greetings!
I realize this posting is months after the last one.. but here goes…
I use a 1969 Les Paul Personal in the studio too. It has the most amazing hi-fi sound available on any guitar ever produced. This is the reason why I use one even though I’ve owned numerous Les Paul Standards from the fifties. I first met Les back in 1972 and enjoyed living with him back in 1975. I learned all about his special low impedance guitar pickups from our long conversations and playing his ’58 white Custom every night after dinner with his son Bobby on drums. Les would eventually come in and play while I switch over to the prototype low impedance LP bass (without any finish). Wally Kamen, his old bassist and dear friend (Mary’s brother-in-law), special wound all the original pickups for his customized guitars at his home/studio in Mahwah, New Jersey. His special Gibson low impedance amp was perfectly matched to the output of the pickups. I tried plugging an old ’53 Goldtop in one night and it sounded like a Marshall on 12!!
If you listen closely, you can really hear the difference in the guitars fidelity during the mid fifties recordings compared to the earlier hits.. especially on the low strings. I believe you can approximate that tonality only with the Gibson LP Recording guitars.. but not quite!
Although Gibson produced the LP Personal, Professional, bass, amplifier and flattop acoustic models, they never really got the exact specs that Wally wound for Les. It was quite close though and a major leap forward for the research and development of the electric guitar.
All the mics and telephones we use today are low impedance too. If those pickups were also introduced on some Gibson archtops back then, his reality of tonal clarity would have become a more realized feature in todays guitars.
I have teched for Les here on the west coast for many years and always get him set up with my old Twin with JBLs and his trusty LP recording guitars. Lately he has been using a very flamey 1978 sunburst Custom Personal LP model and retired the old white ’58 Customs (of which 3 were produced-2 with flat tops for experimentation). We did a show back in 1979 in Pasadena (where Mary (Colleen Summers) is from) at the Perkins Palace for the Rock ‘n Roll Tonight show. Les played with Jeff Beck and used the old white recording guitar with the Paulverizer* attached to the Bigsby vibrato. More on that later… Also catch the Time-Life Warner "History of Rock & Roll" special guitarists show video to see all of us playing with Les at the House of Blues in Hollywood. He uses the ’78 sunburst recording guitar in concert (somehow of the Tune-O-Matic bridge pieces fell out during our show too!) with Slash, Steve Vai, Jeff Healey, Johnny Rivers, Dave Edmunds and Robbie Krieger etc all together. I had him running through two Twins that night to keep up with all the high inmpedance competition!
Someday the rest of the world will catch up with Les’ invention, but until then, we enjoy our rare and now vintage Les Paul recording models ourselves.
As Les says, "Keep Pickin’"
Robb
Re: LES PAUL RECORDING AND THE MENTAL CONDITIONS SURROUNDING OWING ONE
MIKE LOCE
: LES PAUL RECORDING FANS, SPEAK UP! HOW DO WE GET A FAN CLUB STARTED FOR THIS GUITAR(IS THERE ALREADY ONE?) I’D LIKE TO GET A LATE 70’S (SEPERATE HI/LO IMPEDANCE JACKS?)FOR RECORDING…HA HA. DOES ANYONE HAVE ACCESS TO AN ORIGINAL OWNER’S MANUAL? I HEARD THERE WERE "PRESET" FOR THE CONTROLS… LOVE TO TRY THEM! MIKE LOCE (BIT OF A FANATIC).
Re: LES PAUL RECORDING AND THE MENTAL CONDITIONS SURROUNDING OWING ONE
Jason Pearson
: We should start a les paul recording fan club cause i know there’s lots others out there who just adore these things. I think why they weren’t so popular back then was it was ahead of it’s time. Now days, for the most part, guitar players of all kinds are having an appreciation for fine crafted guitars with all kinds of bells and whistles. I have a 71′ that I bought four years ago and have loved every pickin’ on it. Long live the recording!
Re: LES PAUL RECORDING AND THE MENTAL CONDITIONS SURROUNDING OWING ONE
A_C
Here’s what I’ve noticed from combing the market: MOST of the LPR’s on the market at the moment are totally F*cked. This guitar (my favourite, for good reasons) is a magnet for electronic HACKS and NUTJOBS. I swear that ALL the last LPR’s I’ve had the opportunity to appraise were butchered in the circuits. The neck can be in mint condition, but the Decade switch is often bypassed, pots replaced, knobs replaced with generic SPEEDKNOBS.
As long as you don’t intend to play a note, THEY’re GREAT COLLECTIBLES for people with money but without any working knowledge of the instrument. It’s delicate, kinda to inform some of those collectors that yes, the signal’s going through, but that the Decade, Bass roll-off are only visuals; they aren’t actually connected.
EBay is filled with "the cleanest Recording you’ve ever SEEN", "seen" being the operative word. Of course, you can’t get a straight answer from anyone, as no-one’s the original owner, and don’t know how it’s SUPPOSED to work.
It is really pathetic.
Write-me a line…
A_C
: : We should start a les paul recording fan club cause i know there’s lots others out there who just adore these things. I think why they weren’t so popular back then was it was ahead of it’s time. Now days, for the most part, guitar players of all kinds are having an appreciation for fine crafted guitars with all kinds of bells and whistles. I have a 71′ that I bought four years ago and have loved every pickin’ on it. Long live the recording!
Re: LES PAUL RECORDING AND THE MENTAL CONDITIONS SURROUNDING OWING ONE
Mark Severn
Ac….I agree with you dude. People just don’t know how good this damned guitar really is. Mine sound fantastic. The pickups sound very much like P-90s, and are quiet. I admit I don’t use the Strat switch, because presetting sounds has never been one of my fave things….but everything else about the guitar….is excellent. So regarding the non-Recording Model understanders…..leave ’em to their Jacksons, and "I-bin-hads"…and we’ll get on with our Lo-Imp duties.
Cheers!
M.S.
Re: LES PAUL RECORDING AND THE MENTAL CONDITIONS SURROUNDING OWING ONE
Dixon Yarmouth
Yo…great idea! I’ll be the first to join a Les Paul Lo-Impedance Fan Club. I don’t have ANY time for that kind of thing, but I’ll MAKE time.
It’s so true that most people take the guts out of these beauties. Why? well…most people are McDonald’s burger-eatin’, K-car drivin’, Lord of The Rings watchin’, lemming motherfuckers, who have no class, no idea…and no nothin’ when it comes to real music. So it’s up to us, the proud and the few…who have an idea what it’s all about, to save these last few LPR Lo-Imps from all the amateur luthier jackoffs. Death to Seymour Dimarzio!!! lol
Re: LES PAUL RECORDING AND THE MENTAL CONDITIONS SURROUNDING OWING ONE
Dixon Yarmouth
Uh, I apologize for saying motherfucker in my last entry. Usually I put a * in place of some of the letters of the nasty word when I curse. I promise I won’t cuss again in this forum. Anyway, let’s resume this excellent Les Paul Lo-Imp forum! I want to learn everything there is to learn about this fantastic guitar.
Re: LES PAUL RECORDING AND THE MENTAL CONDITIONS SURROUNDING OWING ONE
PhilC
If it’s good enough for Les Paul himself, it should be good enough for you. I caught his act last nite in NYC. He used the Recording model with about 5 stomp boxes thru a Roland Jazz Chorus amp – it was sweeeeeeeeeeet!
Re: LES PAUL RECORDING AND THE MENTAL CONDITIONS SURROUNDING OWING ONE
PhilC
: If it’s good enough for Les Paul himself, it should be good enough for you. I caught his act last nite in NYC. He used the Recording model with about 5 stomp boxes (chorus, delays, EQs) thru a Roland Jazz Chorus amp – it was sweeeeeeeeeeet!
Re: LES PAUL RECORDING AND THE MENTAL CONDITIONS SURROUNDING OWING ONE
Woody Linwood
I, too, sought out and specifically purchased a Les Paul Recording. It is now my primary guitar (I have several including an EDS-1275). I have no regrets and would buy another one without hesitation.
In my opinion, it is probably one Gibson’s best guitar efforts from the early 1970’s.
: HELLO! I KNOW A LOT OF LES PAUL FANS ARE GONNA THINK I’M BONKERS ON THIS ONE, BUT I FEEL THE RECORDING IS A TERRIFIC MODEL. I’M A SESSION GUITARIST IN BOSTON, AND THE TONAL OPTIONS AFFORDED ON THIS GUITAR ARE JUST ONE OF THE REASONS I SOUGHT ONE OUT ,"IN THE BRUSH". I FINALLY FOUND ONE (SERIAL# AVAILABLE UPON RESPONSE) FOR THE 1971 PRICE OF $650!!! (VERY GOOD CONDITION MAHOGANY TOP.) THE "DECADE" TONE(?) POT IS VERY INTERESTING, SEEMS TO MODIFY/FILTER HIGHER END FREQUENCIES- FOR 10 POSITIONS, YOU CAN HEAR THEM ALL! CURRENTLY THE GUITAR IS NOT FOR SALE (AM I NUTS?) BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM RECORDING OWNERS ABOUT THIS OBSCURE ‘PAUL 71-80 THAT HOPEFULLY WILL NOT BE REISSUED. (WHY? BECAUSE IT WOULD BE AN EPIPHONE!)
: Whats the word on these late seventies Pauls The Series.
: I know it was Gibsons first stripped down Paul to help compete with
: imports.
: Is the wood actually walnut??? What type of Humbuckers??
: The few I run across seem to be reasonably priced. 400.00 – 500.00
I just aquired one last spring – a ’78. Actually, its my second ’78. I bought one used in ’79, then traded it in ’83 for a Strat. I always wished I had kept it so when I found one, I bought it. I had a few of the same questions. Below is an e-mail I received from Gibson regarding the pickups. As for the wood, according to people I’ve talked to, it is solid walnut. The one I bought needed cleaning up a lot and the pots needed replacing. I also replaced the bridge and stop, the tuning keys, and put gold Classic ’57+’s on it. The original bridge, stop and tuning keys had already been replaced with gold and were pretty nasty.I changed the pickups just because I wanted that sound. Hey, it wasn’t original anymore anyway. It sounds incredible, looks great, has incredible action, and plays like a dream. With all the gold against the dark walnut body, it looks really sharp. I’ve gotta tell you, the latest "The Paul’s" are not like the ones made back in the 70’s. There is a huge difference in quality and performance. Around 1980, they changed the name of the model to something like Firebird. As for the price, you can’t beat the value for what you get. I play mine a lot and it has replaced my two Strat’s as my favorite.
Hi,
The original pickups were called "Patent Number Humbuckers". And they are identical.
Either pickup can go in either position. The Classic Plus’s have more punch than the originals.
I’d appreciate some advice from anyone knowledgeable on new guitar prices.My son (almost 14 ) has been playing for 3years now, starting with 3/4 classical,then accoustis & now has a peavey electric.We have the oppounity to buy a NEW Gibson Les Paul special (tooacco sunburst)serie nr;94088549 for 1950 Dutch guilders that’s about 4,680 US dollars .I must say it is a very reputable shop & the guitar has been hanging in the shop as a status symbol for the last 2 years, The owner says that 2 years ago it had a price tag of 6000 US dollars.My son has it at home now to try out whilst his guitar is being repaired,I must say its a very impressive sound.As my husband & myself are real greenhornes as far as guitars go can anyone tell us if this is a good deal?My son is extremely dedicated to his guitar playing,so at the moment this is the guitar of his dreams, but it is an awful lot of dough!
: I’d appreciate some advice from anyone knowledgeable on new guitar prices.My son (almost 14 ) has been playing for 3years now, starting with 3/4 classical,then accoustis & now has a peavey electric.We have the oppounity to buy a NEW Gibson Les Paul special (tooacco sunburst)serie nr;94088549 for 1950 Dutch guilders that’s about 4,680 US dollars .I must say it is a very reputable shop & the guitar has been hanging in the shop as a status symbol for the last 2 years, The owner says that 2 years ago it had a price tag of 6000 US dollars.My son has it at home now to try out whilst his guitar is being repaired,I must say its a very impressive sound.As my husband & myself are real greenhornes as far as guitars go can anyone tell us if this is a good deal?My son is extremely dedicated to his guitar playing,so at the moment this is the guitar of his dreams, but it is an awful lot of dough!
NB
1950 dutch guilders should read 813 US Dollars!!
A terrible conversion mistake,SORRY !
Gibson keeps changing the specifications of the Les Paul Specials, so it is hard to be exact.
Here goes, I hope someone will write in and correct any errors I may make.
The Les Paul Special SL is a model that is discontinued. Prices are generally discounted about 40% from list price here in the states, Les Paul Special SL’s go for about $500USD right now. The SL has a cheaper finish that the lacquer used in more expensive models. The pickups are P-100’s, soap-bar styled humbuckers.
The newest Les Paul Special model, has, I believe, the much more expensive lacquer finish and has binding on the neck, which the older SL model did not.
It costs about $750USD AFTER discount, as I recall. All of these are great guitars (I have the older, cheaper, SL model) and it sounds to me like $813USD is in the ballpark.
: : I’d appreciate some advice from anyone knowledgeable on new guitar prices.My son (almost 14 ) has been playing for 3years now, starting with 3/4 classical,then accoustis & now has a peavey electric.We have the oppounity to buy a NEW Gibson Les Paul special (tooacco sunburst)serie nr;94088549 for 1950 Dutch guilders that’s about 4,680 US dollars .I must say it is a very reputable shop & the guitar has been hanging in the shop as a status symbol for the last 2 years, The owner says that 2 years ago it had a price tag of 6000 US dollars.My son has it at home now to try out whilst his guitar is being repaired,I must say its a very impressive sound.As my husband & myself are real greenhornes as far as guitars go can anyone tell us if this is a good deal?My son is extremely dedicated to his guitar playing,so at the moment this is the guitar of his dreams, but it is an awful lot of dough!
: NB
: 1950 dutch guilders should read 813 US Dollars!!
: A terrible conversion mistake,SORRY !
Try "Bill’s Music" on 89 Foster Street, Peabody, Massachusetts, USA. He’ll ship overseas. The Phone Number in America is 1-978-977-9141. You’ll have to find the country code, tell him Mike Loce sent you. He is one of the best dealers of Les Pauls here in the States. Best wishes. mike.
I would like to purchase a Les Paul guitar for my 8 yr old son. He wants to start taking lessons this fall. What Les Paul would be appropriate for his first guitar?
I would agree with my counterpart that 8 years old is a little young to be starting with a full sized Les Paul. As a subistitute until the big guy is ready for full size, Epiphone makes a small sized guitar. Instead of 2 humbucking pickups, it has one, but has a full sized neck. it’s even personally endorsed by Les Paul himself!
But if you’ve got your heart set on a full sized, I recommend either the Epiphone Les Paul Special II or the Gibson Les Paul Special SL. These are two very different guitars in quality and price, so let me elaborate.
The Epiphone Special II goes for about $180 by itself, but also comes in a "Gig Rig" that includes an amplifier and gig bag which goes for about $300 or less. I owned one of these for three years, and it’s a workhorse. When I sold it to a friend of mine, it was still in almost perfect condition. Of course, I was seventeen when I got it; I’m not sure how long it would last in the hands of an eight year old, but it’s a well made, long lasting model.
Then you could take the plunge. The Gibson Les Paul Special SL is the cheapest Gibson Paul you can get at around $500. But this is definitely not to be handled by an eight year old. Made in the USA, it’s much better sounding, and easier to play. But it’s also a lot more expensive.
Hope this helps a little bit. Any or all of these models can be found on the internet sites like samash.com or musiciansfriend.com.
8 years is awfully young and you’ll need a small guitar. I think epiphone makes a 3/4 size model, I think. If not the make nice Les Pauls that are good to start with.
I am looking for a white Les Paul Truimph bass guitar circa 1970-78.
If you know where I might find one, please email. Not interested in natural color or "recording". Only a white triumph will do, with case.
We came across an old Les Paul that we would like to restore. I think we will need to replace the neck (it looks bowed), and I am sure the pick-ups need replaced. Someone painted it red, if you can believe that. I want to strip the paint off, but I am not sure how it was origionally finished. I would guess that it is aprox. 15-20 years old. If you could give me any advice, I would appreciate it.
Thanks.
Sissy
Wow thats alot of work. The neck is glued in and it will take a pro to replace it. It maybe that the truss rod needs tightened, just turn the nut up by the tuners in 1/4 turns clockwise, there should be a slight bow. Cherry Sunburst, Black, or Wine Red are good colors that LP are usually colored.
Re: This popular thread has been given its own page :... Brad
Brad
I just bought a 1990 Les Paul Special in Canada for $900 which translates into roughly $600 US dollars. I thought it was a great deal 600 bucks for a Special but I’m thinking I may have beem ripped off. What scares me most is that Sam Ash is selling brand new Les Paul Specials for 499.00. What’s the deal with those? Anyway, I’m relatively new to guitars and I’m not very familiar with prices. If anyone can tell me what the estimated value of a 1990 Les Paul Special in good condition is, please let me know. It is a "re-make" of the 1956 edition and it has a "Jr." body. I just want to know if I paid a fair price. Thanks for your help. -Brad
What significant difference, if any would changing the pickups in an
old spec Les Paul Standard from the Alnico’s to a 496R and a
500T ( ceramics) have on the tone. I tried a brand new one recently and this guitar had
a sticker suggesting it had the ceramic pickups in it, and it sounded
alot more choclatey than all the other standards I was A/Bing it with. Is it my imagination
that this guitar had ceramic pickups. The ’60 Classic uses them doesn’t it, what sort
of sound does this achieve and do the covers make a difference? If it’s any help
I’m interseted in that Kossof/Knopfler/Rossington(Skynnyrd) type sound.
Any comments or ideas would be gratefully recieved.
Cheers!
Check out the comments in the review section of http://www.harmony-central.com/guitar . The consensus is that the 500T is loud & harsh, though I have one in a Flying V & it sounds good. I have a Seymour Duncan JB in my LP bridge, though!
I own a Les Paul Standard with serial number 400749. Supposedly, it was produced right after Les Paul agreed to start putting his name back on this model (sometime in the sixties?). I bought the guitar in September of 1972. Can anyone tell me if it’s worth what someone once told me (around $3,000 because of the timing of Les Paul coming back into the fold).
Here is the scoop on the Standard.Sunburst w/two humbuckers from mid ’58 to ’60. SG body from ’61 to ’63. Renamed SG standard in late ’63. Issued as a goldtop w/p-90 pick-ups for 1968-1969. in 1969 it was renamed Les Paul Deluxe. Reintroduced w/two humbuckers in 1976 up to reissue present.
I hope this will help. Rock On.
: Here is the scoop on the Standard.Sunburst w/two humbuckers from mid ’58 to ’60. SG body from ’61 to ’63. Renamed SG standard in late ’63. Issued as a goldtop w/p-90 pick-ups for 1968-1969. in 1969 it was renamed Les Paul Deluxe. Reintroduced w/two humbuckers in 1976 up to reissue present.
: I hope this will help. Rock On.
I am thinking about getting one of these. Would like to hear feedback from owners. Is it a lot lighter than the regular Les Paul? How about sustain, etc.
The 98 Les Paul DC’s are excellent, I own one and its great
excellent sustain, nice fat sound, the weight is one of the best features its light but that doesnt compromise the sound at all
Re: 56 Les Paul Gold Top (p90 pic-ups) Original with Brown case
terry tucker
: To any one out there looking for this marvelous piece of art.
: contact me :\
: [email protected]
: [email protected]
email have same model intrested in price range wanting to sell
Re: 56 Les Paul Gold Top (p90 pic-ups) Original with Brown case
terry tucker
: To any one out there looking for this marvelous piece of art.
: contact me :\
: [email protected]
: [email protected]
email have same model intrested in price range wanting to sell
Can anyone give me their guess at the value of a beat up 79 LP standard??? I think it could be called well loved but has virtually all the laquer worn off the neck, a quite large amount off the body, and well worn fretts. but overall appears straight and solid. Body appears to be one piece with no join and color is tobacco burst.
Any comments welcome!!!
I can tell you one thing, if you’re buying it to play and I mean _play_ long and hard, the ’79 will give you no trouble ‘cept for the occaisional piece of varnish flaking off.
As far as the value goes, it sounds like the finish is pretty beat up. Mine had a great finish and I stole it from a second-hand shop for $425 USD (I saw a similar one the next week for $900 in a certain superstore – something about a ‘center’ for guitars)
You can never tell without looking at it but my guess is that this ‘Paul should go for around $3-500 USD. depending on any damage to the wood.
Hope this helps…
<_>
: Can anyone give me their guess at the value of a beat up 79 LP standard??? I think it could be called well loved but has virtually all the laquer worn off the neck, a quite large amount off the body, and well worn fretts. but overall appears straight and solid. Body appears to be one piece with no join and color is tobacco burst.
: Any comments welcome!!!
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I’m thinking about getting a Les Paul Studio rather than a standard. Is the binding the only real difference or is there something ‘they’ are not telling me. Comments please…
Nope, there’s nothing they’re not telling you. I bought my Black Studio brand new in 1990, put a chrome Bigsby on it in ’95, and brother, now it’s my main axe for Casino Jazz gigs here in New England. It feels great- just a standard, no binding. Neck pickup is a 490R, and bridge is a 498T. Same sound, but in my opinion, The Studios in black and chrome are the best lookin’! (so I’m biased,guys..) Along with the Bigsby, I added Sperzels.
: I’m thinking about getting a Les Paul Studio rather than a standard. Is the binding the only real difference or is there something ‘they’ are not telling me. Comments please…
Well, I can tell you I own a Les Paul Studio with a Fender Perfomer 1000 amplifier and I’m more than happy!
: I’m thinking about getting a Les Paul Studio rather than a standard. Is the binding the only real difference or is there something ‘they’ are not telling me. Comments please…
: : I’m thinking about getting a Les Paul Studio rather than a standard. Is the binding the only real difference or is there something ‘they’ are not telling me. Comments please…
I don’t know if you’re still thinking about getting a studio or not, but I have one and I love it. I couldn’t care less about the binding, but the sound of a standard is another story. The studio delivers. My advice? If you dont have money to burn, get the studio!
I’m getting a lot of "buzz" up on the neck. Never set up my guitar on my own but I’m in a foreign country and don’t trust taking it to the shops out here. Is it the bridge?
: I’m getting a lot of "buzz" up on the neck. Never set up my guitar on my own but I’m in a foreign country and don’t trust taking it to the shops out here. Is it the bridge?
Could be bridge related, but more than likely it needs abit of a neck adjustment too. Don’t freak out! Its really very easy. Buy the book listed below – I cut/pasted this
info off of Amazon.com. I tried it for the first time 6 mos. ago and was left wondering why I had been paying $40 for a set up.
You will be able to tinker around with it and get the perfect action for you. our issue may be a combination of bridge position (which affects string
height) and truss rod tension (which affects neck curvature). This book is incredible and will provide more info than you can ever (or would want to) use.
If you can’t get this book delivered to the country you’re in, e-mail me back and I’ll walk you through it. We can have that buzz gone in minutes!
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Anyone know where one can buy replacement machine heads that (Gold Keystone Knobs) that look like the originals ?
: Anyone know where one can buy replacement machine heads that (Gold Keystone Knobs) that look like the originals ?
Are they different than the original equipment replacement parts that Gibson sales at the authorized dealers. Try Musiciansfriend.com. I just bought some that were the Gibson brand but they are made by Grover. I paid about $45 for the set.
Try WDmusicproducts.com they have the Kluson deluxe! that you need 🙂
LIKE TO PURCHASE A USED LES PAUL STUDIO $800 A FEAR PRICE.CANDY APPLE RED WITH CHROME FINISH IN MINT CONDITION.
I would like to know everithing about Slash’s signature series Les Paul, I know is under Ephipone, but I would like to know price, spec’s, number of guitars produced, etc.
Thanks for everithing
: I would like to know everithing about Slash’s signature series Les Paul, I know is under Ephipone, but I would like to know price, spec’s, number of guitars produced, etc.
: Thanks for everithing
: I would like to know everithing about Slash’s signature series Les Paul, I know is under Ephipone, but I would like to know price, spec’s, number of guitars produced, etc.
: Thanks for everithing
: I would like to know everithing about Slash’s signature series Les Paul, I know is under Ephipone, but I would like to know price, spec’s, number of guitars produced, etc.
: Thanks for everithing
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Slash’ signature series is awesome. He uses Seymore Duncan Alnico II Pro pickups. Ernie Ball Slinky RPS 11-46 strings. And prefers the Dunlop Tortex 1.14 picks.
Hay
I have huge humming problems with my P-90’s on my 55 special from -73.
All electrical installations are ok.
I don’t like to change pickups.
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Freddy / Sweden
HELLO! I KNOW A LOT OF LES PAUL FANS ARE GONNA THINK I’M BONKERS ON THIS ONE, BUT I FEEL THE RECORDING IS A TERRIFIC MODEL. I’M A SESSION GUITARIST IN BOSTON, AND THE TONAL OPTIONS AFFORDED ON THIS GUITAR ARE JUST ONE OF THE REASONS I SOUGHT ONE OUT ,"IN THE BRUSH". I FINALLY FOUND ONE (SERIAL# AVAILABLE UPON RESPONSE) FOR THE 1971 PRICE OF $650!!! (VERY GOOD CONDITION MAHOGANY TOP.) THE "DECADE" TONE(?) POT IS VERY INTERESTING, SEEMS TO MODIFY/FILTER HIGHER END FREQUENCIES- FOR 10 POSITIONS, YOU CAN HEAR THEM ALL! CURRENTLY THE GUITAR IS NOT FOR SALE (AM I NUTS?) BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM RECORDING OWNERS ABOUT THIS OBSCURE ‘PAUL 71-80 THAT HOPEFULLY WILL NOT BE REISSUED. (WHY? BECAUSE IT WOULD BE AN EPIPHONE!)
I bought my Recording new in 1974 and have been playing it ever since. So many tones and settings, took me months to learn them. I thought many times about selling it but then I play it again and fall in love all over. Can’t say enough about this rare wonder.
Hello,LP Recording ‘aficionados’.I got hold of a very strange one.Serial #240500,1976 pot codes.It’s got the pickup selector toggle switch in the usual Les Paul place,complete with the ‘RYTHM’ and ‘TREBLE’ ring.Also,it’s got two outputs,pot knobs in a verical column (not semi-circle!).Now for the wirdest:unlike other Recordings I’ve seen,it has a Maple neck w/Rosewood fingerboard and a ‘sandwich’ mahogany body with a three piece Maple top!The cherry on top is the body shape:it is the standard Les Paul body shape with bindings just like on a LP Custom (black/white),not the bigger Recording shape with the black/white binding on the top only.The finish is natural and the guitar looks brand new except for some finish checking.If you have seen one like mine,please let me know.I’ll appreciate any info on the matter.Cheers!
: Hello,LP Recording ‘aficionados’.I got hold of a very strange one.Serial #240500,1976 pot codes.It’s got the pickup selector toggle switch in the usual Les Paul place,complete with the ‘RYTHM’ and ‘TREBLE’ ring.Also,it’s got two outputs,pot knobs in a verical column (not semi-circle!).Now for the wirdest:unlike other Recordings I’ve seen,it has a Maple neck w/Rosewood fingerboard and a ‘sandwich’ mahogany body with a three piece Maple top!The cherry on top is the body shape:it is the standard Les Paul body shape with bindings just like on a LP Custom (black/white),not the bigger Recording shape with the black/white binding on the top only.The finish is natural and the guitar looks brand new except for some finish checking.If you have seen one like mine,please let me know.I’ll appreciate any info on the matter.Cheers!
:mladen grubelic, please email me : [email protected]…you used to tweak my guitars in Johannesburg….
I’d like to meet up with you again & give you some work.
Cheers, Hendry
ps; I live in the UK now
:sounds like a rare bird, that one. Maybe it was an oddball from the factory, or could be a Frankenstein! Sounds like you’ve got a mix of late 70’s/early 70’s LPR features.
…two years on this post, I still haven’t found a 70’s manual for the guitar!
hello you people of fantastic taste. i bought a les paul recording a couple of months ago and am in love. it’s a 1972 white model. i think a few were made. it’s eight years older than me and i can tell it has more experience. bleive me, it loves to sing.
I understand why most rockers and blues guys would not like the LPRG. Well, it wasn’t made for that anyway. Listen to Les Paul himself and that’ll tell you. The Recording guitar is for clean sound with subtle tone variations, for what I’d call "adult" music. I don’t have one per se, but I do have a custom-made guitar built around the LPRG circuitry. Someone gave me the pickups etc. back in the early 70’s and I’ve had them in two instruments. The one now is sort of telecaster-shaped, all maple. Super-clean sound and like the label says, great for recording. I just got done working on two albums with it and everyone’s very happy with the sound.
Greetings!
I realize this posting is months after the last one.. but here goes…
I use a 1969 Les Paul Personal in the studio too. It has the most amazing hi-fi sound available on any guitar ever produced. This is the reason why I use one even though I’ve owned numerous Les Paul Standards from the fifties. I first met Les back in 1972 and enjoyed living with him back in 1975. I learned all about his special low impedance guitar pickups from our long conversations and playing his ’58 white Custom every night after dinner with his son Bobby on drums. Les would eventually come in and play while I switch over to the prototype low impedance LP bass (without any finish). Wally Kamen, his old bassist and dear friend (Mary’s brother-in-law), special wound all the original pickups for his customized guitars at his home/studio in Mahwah, New Jersey. His special Gibson low impedance amp was perfectly matched to the output of the pickups. I tried plugging an old ’53 Goldtop in one night and it sounded like a Marshall on 12!!
If you listen closely, you can really hear the difference in the guitars fidelity during the mid fifties recordings compared to the earlier hits.. especially on the low strings. I believe you can approximate that tonality only with the Gibson LP Recording guitars.. but not quite!
Although Gibson produced the LP Personal, Professional, bass, amplifier and flattop acoustic models, they never really got the exact specs that Wally wound for Les. It was quite close though and a major leap forward for the research and development of the electric guitar.
All the mics and telephones we use today are low impedance too. If those pickups were also introduced on some Gibson archtops back then, his reality of tonal clarity would have become a more realized feature in todays guitars.
I have teched for Les here on the west coast for many years and always get him set up with my old Twin with JBLs and his trusty LP recording guitars. Lately he has been using a very flamey 1978 sunburst Custom Personal LP model and retired the old white ’58 Customs (of which 3 were produced-2 with flat tops for experimentation). We did a show back in 1979 in Pasadena (where Mary (Colleen Summers) is from) at the Perkins Palace for the Rock ‘n Roll Tonight show. Les played with Jeff Beck and used the old white recording guitar with the Paulverizer* attached to the Bigsby vibrato. More on that later… Also catch the Time-Life Warner "History of Rock & Roll" special guitarists show video to see all of us playing with Les at the House of Blues in Hollywood. He uses the ’78 sunburst recording guitar in concert (somehow of the Tune-O-Matic bridge pieces fell out during our show too!) with Slash, Steve Vai, Jeff Healey, Johnny Rivers, Dave Edmunds and Robbie Krieger etc all together. I had him running through two Twins that night to keep up with all the high inmpedance competition!
Someday the rest of the world will catch up with Les’ invention, but until then, we enjoy our rare and now vintage Les Paul recording models ourselves.
As Les says, "Keep Pickin’"
Robb
: LES PAUL RECORDING FANS, SPEAK UP! HOW DO WE GET A FAN CLUB STARTED FOR THIS GUITAR(IS THERE ALREADY ONE?) I’D LIKE TO GET A LATE 70’S (SEPERATE HI/LO IMPEDANCE JACKS?)FOR RECORDING…HA HA. DOES ANYONE HAVE ACCESS TO AN ORIGINAL OWNER’S MANUAL? I HEARD THERE WERE "PRESET" FOR THE CONTROLS… LOVE TO TRY THEM! MIKE LOCE (BIT OF A FANATIC).
: We should start a les paul recording fan club cause i know there’s lots others out there who just adore these things. I think why they weren’t so popular back then was it was ahead of it’s time. Now days, for the most part, guitar players of all kinds are having an appreciation for fine crafted guitars with all kinds of bells and whistles. I have a 71′ that I bought four years ago and have loved every pickin’ on it. Long live the recording!
Here’s what I’ve noticed from combing the market: MOST of the LPR’s on the market at the moment are totally F*cked. This guitar (my favourite, for good reasons) is a magnet for electronic HACKS and NUTJOBS. I swear that ALL the last LPR’s I’ve had the opportunity to appraise were butchered in the circuits. The neck can be in mint condition, but the Decade switch is often bypassed, pots replaced, knobs replaced with generic SPEEDKNOBS.
As long as you don’t intend to play a note, THEY’re GREAT COLLECTIBLES for people with money but without any working knowledge of the instrument. It’s delicate, kinda to inform some of those collectors that yes, the signal’s going through, but that the Decade, Bass roll-off are only visuals; they aren’t actually connected.
EBay is filled with "the cleanest Recording you’ve ever SEEN", "seen" being the operative word. Of course, you can’t get a straight answer from anyone, as no-one’s the original owner, and don’t know how it’s SUPPOSED to work.
It is really pathetic.
Write-me a line…
A_C
: : We should start a les paul recording fan club cause i know there’s lots others out there who just adore these things. I think why they weren’t so popular back then was it was ahead of it’s time. Now days, for the most part, guitar players of all kinds are having an appreciation for fine crafted guitars with all kinds of bells and whistles. I have a 71′ that I bought four years ago and have loved every pickin’ on it. Long live the recording!
Ac….I agree with you dude. People just don’t know how good this damned guitar really is. Mine sound fantastic. The pickups sound very much like P-90s, and are quiet. I admit I don’t use the Strat switch, because presetting sounds has never been one of my fave things….but everything else about the guitar….is excellent. So regarding the non-Recording Model understanders…..leave ’em to their Jacksons, and "I-bin-hads"…and we’ll get on with our Lo-Imp duties.
Cheers!
M.S.
Yo…great idea! I’ll be the first to join a Les Paul Lo-Impedance Fan Club. I don’t have ANY time for that kind of thing, but I’ll MAKE time.
It’s so true that most people take the guts out of these beauties. Why? well…most people are McDonald’s burger-eatin’, K-car drivin’, Lord of The Rings watchin’, lemming motherfuckers, who have no class, no idea…and no nothin’ when it comes to real music. So it’s up to us, the proud and the few…who have an idea what it’s all about, to save these last few LPR Lo-Imps from all the amateur luthier jackoffs. Death to Seymour Dimarzio!!! lol
Uh, I apologize for saying motherfucker in my last entry. Usually I put a * in place of some of the letters of the nasty word when I curse. I promise I won’t cuss again in this forum. Anyway, let’s resume this excellent Les Paul Lo-Imp forum! I want to learn everything there is to learn about this fantastic guitar.
If it’s good enough for Les Paul himself, it should be good enough for you. I caught his act last nite in NYC. He used the Recording model with about 5 stomp boxes thru a Roland Jazz Chorus amp – it was sweeeeeeeeeeet!
: If it’s good enough for Les Paul himself, it should be good enough for you. I caught his act last nite in NYC. He used the Recording model with about 5 stomp boxes (chorus, delays, EQs) thru a Roland Jazz Chorus amp – it was sweeeeeeeeeeet!
I, too, sought out and specifically purchased a Les Paul Recording. It is now my primary guitar (I have several including an EDS-1275). I have no regrets and would buy another one without hesitation.
In my opinion, it is probably one Gibson’s best guitar efforts from the early 1970’s.
: HELLO! I KNOW A LOT OF LES PAUL FANS ARE GONNA THINK I’M BONKERS ON THIS ONE, BUT I FEEL THE RECORDING IS A TERRIFIC MODEL. I’M A SESSION GUITARIST IN BOSTON, AND THE TONAL OPTIONS AFFORDED ON THIS GUITAR ARE JUST ONE OF THE REASONS I SOUGHT ONE OUT ,"IN THE BRUSH". I FINALLY FOUND ONE (SERIAL# AVAILABLE UPON RESPONSE) FOR THE 1971 PRICE OF $650!!! (VERY GOOD CONDITION MAHOGANY TOP.) THE "DECADE" TONE(?) POT IS VERY INTERESTING, SEEMS TO MODIFY/FILTER HIGHER END FREQUENCIES- FOR 10 POSITIONS, YOU CAN HEAR THEM ALL! CURRENTLY THE GUITAR IS NOT FOR SALE (AM I NUTS?) BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM RECORDING OWNERS ABOUT THIS OBSCURE ‘PAUL 71-80 THAT HOPEFULLY WILL NOT BE REISSUED. (WHY? BECAUSE IT WOULD BE AN EPIPHONE!)
Whats the word on these late seventies Pauls The Series.
I know it was Gibsons first stripped down Paul to help compete with
imports.
Is the wood actually walnut??? What type of Humbuckers??
The few I run across seem to be reasonably priced. 400.00 – 500.00
: Whats the word on these late seventies Pauls The Series.
: I know it was Gibsons first stripped down Paul to help compete with
: imports.
: Is the wood actually walnut??? What type of Humbuckers??
: The few I run across seem to be reasonably priced. 400.00 – 500.00
I just aquired one last spring – a ’78. Actually, its my second ’78. I bought one used in ’79, then traded it in ’83 for a Strat. I always wished I had kept it so when I found one, I bought it. I had a few of the same questions. Below is an e-mail I received from Gibson regarding the pickups. As for the wood, according to people I’ve talked to, it is solid walnut. The one I bought needed cleaning up a lot and the pots needed replacing. I also replaced the bridge and stop, the tuning keys, and put gold Classic ’57+’s on it. The original bridge, stop and tuning keys had already been replaced with gold and were pretty nasty.I changed the pickups just because I wanted that sound. Hey, it wasn’t original anymore anyway. It sounds incredible, looks great, has incredible action, and plays like a dream. With all the gold against the dark walnut body, it looks really sharp. I’ve gotta tell you, the latest "The Paul’s" are not like the ones made back in the 70’s. There is a huge difference in quality and performance. Around 1980, they changed the name of the model to something like Firebird. As for the price, you can’t beat the value for what you get. I play mine a lot and it has replaced my two Strat’s as my favorite.
Hi,
The original pickups were called "Patent Number Humbuckers". And they are identical.
Either pickup can go in either position. The Classic Plus’s have more punch than the originals.
Regards,
Reid Hanson
Gibson Musical Instruments
I’d appreciate some advice from anyone knowledgeable on new guitar prices.My son (almost 14 ) has been playing for 3years now, starting with 3/4 classical,then accoustis & now has a peavey electric.We have the oppounity to buy a NEW Gibson Les Paul special (tooacco sunburst)serie nr;94088549 for 1950 Dutch guilders that’s about 4,680 US dollars .I must say it is a very reputable shop & the guitar has been hanging in the shop as a status symbol for the last 2 years, The owner says that 2 years ago it had a price tag of 6000 US dollars.My son has it at home now to try out whilst his guitar is being repaired,I must say its a very impressive sound.As my husband & myself are real greenhornes as far as guitars go can anyone tell us if this is a good deal?My son is extremely dedicated to his guitar playing,so at the moment this is the guitar of his dreams, but it is an awful lot of dough!
: I’d appreciate some advice from anyone knowledgeable on new guitar prices.My son (almost 14 ) has been playing for 3years now, starting with 3/4 classical,then accoustis & now has a peavey electric.We have the oppounity to buy a NEW Gibson Les Paul special (tooacco sunburst)serie nr;94088549 for 1950 Dutch guilders that’s about 4,680 US dollars .I must say it is a very reputable shop & the guitar has been hanging in the shop as a status symbol for the last 2 years, The owner says that 2 years ago it had a price tag of 6000 US dollars.My son has it at home now to try out whilst his guitar is being repaired,I must say its a very impressive sound.As my husband & myself are real greenhornes as far as guitars go can anyone tell us if this is a good deal?My son is extremely dedicated to his guitar playing,so at the moment this is the guitar of his dreams, but it is an awful lot of dough!
NB
1950 dutch guilders should read 813 US Dollars!!
A terrible conversion mistake,SORRY !
Gibson keeps changing the specifications of the Les Paul Specials, so it is hard to be exact.
Here goes, I hope someone will write in and correct any errors I may make.
The Les Paul Special SL is a model that is discontinued. Prices are generally discounted about 40% from list price here in the states, Les Paul Special SL’s go for about $500USD right now. The SL has a cheaper finish that the lacquer used in more expensive models. The pickups are P-100’s, soap-bar styled humbuckers.
The newest Les Paul Special model, has, I believe, the much more expensive lacquer finish and has binding on the neck, which the older SL model did not.
It costs about $750USD AFTER discount, as I recall. All of these are great guitars (I have the older, cheaper, SL model) and it sounds to me like $813USD is in the ballpark.
Enjoy!
Seth F. Ullman
[email protected]
: : I’d appreciate some advice from anyone knowledgeable on new guitar prices.My son (almost 14 ) has been playing for 3years now, starting with 3/4 classical,then accoustis & now has a peavey electric.We have the oppounity to buy a NEW Gibson Les Paul special (tooacco sunburst)serie nr;94088549 for 1950 Dutch guilders that’s about 4,680 US dollars .I must say it is a very reputable shop & the guitar has been hanging in the shop as a status symbol for the last 2 years, The owner says that 2 years ago it had a price tag of 6000 US dollars.My son has it at home now to try out whilst his guitar is being repaired,I must say its a very impressive sound.As my husband & myself are real greenhornes as far as guitars go can anyone tell us if this is a good deal?My son is extremely dedicated to his guitar playing,so at the moment this is the guitar of his dreams, but it is an awful lot of dough!
: NB
: 1950 dutch guilders should read 813 US Dollars!!
: A terrible conversion mistake,SORRY !
I was wondering where to pick up a les paul for about £200. good condition etc. help?
Try "Bill’s Music" on 89 Foster Street, Peabody, Massachusetts, USA. He’ll ship overseas. The Phone Number in America is 1-978-977-9141. You’ll have to find the country code, tell him Mike Loce sent you. He is one of the best dealers of Les Pauls here in the States. Best wishes. mike.
I would like to purchase a Les Paul guitar for my 8 yr old son. He wants to start taking lessons this fall. What Les Paul would be appropriate for his first guitar?
I would agree with my counterpart that 8 years old is a little young to be starting with a full sized Les Paul. As a subistitute until the big guy is ready for full size, Epiphone makes a small sized guitar. Instead of 2 humbucking pickups, it has one, but has a full sized neck. it’s even personally endorsed by Les Paul himself!
But if you’ve got your heart set on a full sized, I recommend either the Epiphone Les Paul Special II or the Gibson Les Paul Special SL. These are two very different guitars in quality and price, so let me elaborate.
The Epiphone Special II goes for about $180 by itself, but also comes in a "Gig Rig" that includes an amplifier and gig bag which goes for about $300 or less. I owned one of these for three years, and it’s a workhorse. When I sold it to a friend of mine, it was still in almost perfect condition. Of course, I was seventeen when I got it; I’m not sure how long it would last in the hands of an eight year old, but it’s a well made, long lasting model.
Then you could take the plunge. The Gibson Les Paul Special SL is the cheapest Gibson Paul you can get at around $500. But this is definitely not to be handled by an eight year old. Made in the USA, it’s much better sounding, and easier to play. But it’s also a lot more expensive.
Hope this helps a little bit. Any or all of these models can be found on the internet sites like samash.com or musiciansfriend.com.
8 years is awfully young and you’ll need a small guitar. I think epiphone makes a 3/4 size model, I think. If not the make nice Les Pauls that are good to start with.
I am looking for a white Les Paul Truimph bass guitar circa 1970-78.
If you know where I might find one, please email. Not interested in natural color or "recording". Only a white triumph will do, with case.
Im looking to by a Ace Frehley les paul , I want any reviews,comments etc… Thanks ,daryl
: Im looking to by a Ace Frehley les paul , I want any reviews,comments etc… Thanks ,daryl
They are awesome! The best ones are the Epiphone ones that are black and have his signature on the 12th fret! That is what I have. They’re about $800.
We came across an old Les Paul that we would like to restore. I think we will need to replace the neck (it looks bowed), and I am sure the pick-ups need replaced. Someone painted it red, if you can believe that. I want to strip the paint off, but I am not sure how it was origionally finished. I would guess that it is aprox. 15-20 years old. If you could give me any advice, I would appreciate it.
Thanks.
Sissy
Wow thats alot of work. The neck is glued in and it will take a pro to replace it. It maybe that the truss rod needs tightened, just turn the nut up by the tuners in 1/4 turns clockwise, there should be a slight bow. Cherry Sunburst, Black, or Wine Red are good colors that LP are usually colored.
This popular thread has been given its own page : 1990 Les Paul Special $600
I just bought a 1990 Les Paul Special in Canada for $900 which translates into roughly $600 US dollars. I thought it was a great deal 600 bucks for a Special but I’m thinking I may have beem ripped off. What scares me most is that Sam Ash is selling brand new Les Paul Specials for 499.00. What’s the deal with those? Anyway, I’m relatively new to guitars and I’m not very familiar with prices. If anyone can tell me what the estimated value of a 1990 Les Paul Special in good condition is, please let me know. It is a "re-make" of the 1956 edition and it has a "Jr." body. I just want to know if I paid a fair price. Thanks for your help. -Brad
What significant difference, if any would changing the pickups in an
old spec Les Paul Standard from the Alnico’s to a 496R and a
500T ( ceramics) have on the tone. I tried a brand new one recently and this guitar had
a sticker suggesting it had the ceramic pickups in it, and it sounded
alot more choclatey than all the other standards I was A/Bing it with. Is it my imagination
that this guitar had ceramic pickups. The ’60 Classic uses them doesn’t it, what sort
of sound does this achieve and do the covers make a difference? If it’s any help
I’m interseted in that Kossof/Knopfler/Rossington(Skynnyrd) type sound.
Any comments or ideas would be gratefully recieved.
Cheers!
Check out the comments in the review section of http://www.harmony-central.com/guitar . The consensus is that the 500T is loud & harsh, though I have one in a Flying V & it sounds good. I have a Seymour Duncan JB in my LP bridge, though!
I own a Les Paul Standard with serial number 400749. Supposedly, it was produced right after Les Paul agreed to start putting his name back on this model (sometime in the sixties?). I bought the guitar in September of 1972. Can anyone tell me if it’s worth what someone once told me (around $3,000 because of the timing of Les Paul coming back into the fold).
Here is the scoop on the Standard.Sunburst w/two humbuckers from mid ’58 to ’60. SG body from ’61 to ’63. Renamed SG standard in late ’63. Issued as a goldtop w/p-90 pick-ups for 1968-1969. in 1969 it was renamed Les Paul Deluxe. Reintroduced w/two humbuckers in 1976 up to reissue present.
I hope this will help. Rock On.
: Here is the scoop on the Standard.Sunburst w/two humbuckers from mid ’58 to ’60. SG body from ’61 to ’63. Renamed SG standard in late ’63. Issued as a goldtop w/p-90 pick-ups for 1968-1969. in 1969 it was renamed Les Paul Deluxe. Reintroduced w/two humbuckers in 1976 up to reissue present.
: I hope this will help. Rock On.
I am thinking about getting one of these. Would like to hear feedback from owners. Is it a lot lighter than the regular Les Paul? How about sustain, etc.
Thanks for reading.
The 98 Les Paul DC’s are excellent, I own one and its great
excellent sustain, nice fat sound, the weight is one of the best features its light but that doesnt compromise the sound at all
Looking for a Les Paul Studio (Light)? Black in color with gold hardware…………..thank you
To any one out there looking for this marvelous piece of art.
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email ttucker@goquest,com have 56 model intrested in price range wanting to sell
email ttucker@goquest,com have same model intrested in price range wanting to sell
: To any one out there looking for this marvelous piece of art.
: contact me :\
: [email protected]
: [email protected]
email have same model intrested in price range wanting to sell
: To any one out there looking for this marvelous piece of art.
: contact me :\
: [email protected]
: [email protected]
email have same model intrested in price range wanting to sell
Can anyone give me their guess at the value of a beat up 79 LP standard??? I think it could be called well loved but has virtually all the laquer worn off the neck, a quite large amount off the body, and well worn fretts. but overall appears straight and solid. Body appears to be one piece with no join and color is tobacco burst.
Any comments welcome!!!
thanks for the help.
Peter
I play a ’79 Les Paul Standard (Wine Red).
I can tell you one thing, if you’re buying it to play and I mean _play_ long and hard, the ’79 will give you no trouble ‘cept for the occaisional piece of varnish flaking off.
As far as the value goes, it sounds like the finish is pretty beat up. Mine had a great finish and I stole it from a second-hand shop for $425 USD (I saw a similar one the next week for $900 in a certain superstore – something about a ‘center’ for guitars)
You can never tell without looking at it but my guess is that this ‘Paul should go for around $3-500 USD. depending on any damage to the wood.
Hope this helps…
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: Can anyone give me their guess at the value of a beat up 79 LP standard??? I think it could be called well loved but has virtually all the laquer worn off the neck, a quite large amount off the body, and well worn fretts. but overall appears straight and solid. Body appears to be one piece with no join and color is tobacco burst.
: Any comments welcome!!!
: thanks for the help.
: Peter
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I’m thinking about getting a Les Paul Studio rather than a standard. Is the binding the only real difference or is there something ‘they’ are not telling me. Comments please…
Nope, there’s nothing they’re not telling you. I bought my Black Studio brand new in 1990, put a chrome Bigsby on it in ’95, and brother, now it’s my main axe for Casino Jazz gigs here in New England. It feels great- just a standard, no binding. Neck pickup is a 490R, and bridge is a 498T. Same sound, but in my opinion, The Studios in black and chrome are the best lookin’! (so I’m biased,guys..) Along with the Bigsby, I added Sperzels.
I bought a black studio with chrome hardware last night, I am feeling so damn good right now.
In my opinion, this guitar is truly the best looking guitar on the market. Who needs a binding?
Not me.
: I’m thinking about getting a Les Paul Studio rather than a standard. Is the binding the only real difference or is there something ‘they’ are not telling me. Comments please…
Well, I can tell you I own a Les Paul Studio with a Fender Perfomer 1000 amplifier and I’m more than happy!
: I’m thinking about getting a Les Paul Studio rather than a standard. Is the binding the only real difference or is there something ‘they’ are not telling me. Comments please…
: : I’m thinking about getting a Les Paul Studio rather than a standard. Is the binding the only real difference or is there something ‘they’ are not telling me. Comments please…
I don’t know if you’re still thinking about getting a studio or not, but I have one and I love it. I couldn’t care less about the binding, but the sound of a standard is another story. The studio delivers. My advice? If you dont have money to burn, get the studio!