Members Les-Zombie Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 2009 50th anni R9, this is #35 from the first batch of 500 that came with the gold coa, gloss finish and the shade of cherry sunburst is darker red and not as bright as the washed cherry on the vos. I got this about a week ago and i wasnt gonna post any pics around here because of the hate for gibson but the guitar is just too awsome not to share, im sure theres a few dudes that might dig it. i had a few R9 over the years and this one sounds better than they did, i sold my twin jet and used some of the cash towards it and i think i made a good choice. in 2009 gibson made some minor changes but i think it made a little bit of difference like a nylon nut, nickel plates brass saddles, different pots, slightly thinner maple cap and fretboard. the neck shape changed and theres a bunch of little stuff most people wont notice that didnt change the tone so i wont mention it. the quality is great and i cant find any faults, it seems like they put more time into the quality control in the custom shop than tehy do on the regular usa stuff, i have some other custom shop lesters and they are well built and sound great, now the couple i had that wasnt custom shop and that was a different story, both of the 84 ri explorers i ordered didnt look very good and had over spray and other issues and i bought a couple slash goldtops and one looked great and the other i wasnt as happy with. so i have seen both sides of gibson and im very happy with the quality of my new guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TornadoOfSouls Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 Beautiful. Should have kept the TJ though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marshredder Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 That is absolutely beautiful, I'd kill for that guitar. awesome stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johnnyl80 Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 The custom shop stuff is on a whole different level IMO, I consider it the "real" Gibson...... I just can't afford it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scott K Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 Nice. I almost snagged one for $3k a month ago. I ended up getting a few others instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sheik_Yerbouti Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 [jealous] Dude, you have waaaaay too {censored}ing much money! [/jealous] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marshredder Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 The CS is definatley the proper stuff. I've had 2 LP Standards, both were terrible, but my LP Custom was amazing and my DG-335 is phenomenal too. Decent gibsons are those pre 1969 and custom shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dropsix Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 To the OP. Eat a bag of dicks and die. I'd be {censored} scared to play a guitar costing so much. I only have one guitar worth over a grand and I freak out everytime it touches anything that isn't my hands or the hardcase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdgeOfDarkness Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 Thats sweet bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Savo Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 Thats a beautiful guitar I got a R8 about a week or so ago so i definitley know what you mean about the custom shop stuff. I know Gibsons QC gets a hard time on these and other boards but the custom stuff is top notch. You really cant beat it.Enjoy the new Gibby. The flame on it is greatAnd now some shameless pics of my one just for the hell of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jnurp Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 douchebag! HNGD, that thing is SWEET! I have one in iced tea that is just an amazing guitar. Great playing guitar. At first i didnt like it compared to the lp customs i had, they are MUCH different feeling guitars. After a while i learned to love that R9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members .homewrecker. Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 The CS is definatley the proper stuff. I've had 2 LP Standards, both were terrible, but my LP Custom was amazing and my DG-335 is phenomenal too. Decent gibsons are those pre 1969 and custom shop. You do realize an LP Custom isn't a Custom Shop model right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marshredder Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 Aaaah stop posting photos of VOS/RI LP's! My next guitars definatley gonna be a 339 or a 58/59RI. Theres a gorgeous one in a shop near me, good price too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sheik_Yerbouti Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 You do realize an LP Custom isn't a Custom Shop model right? You do realize you're wrong, don't you? :poke: http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gibson-Custom-Shop-Les-Paul-Custom-Electric-Guitar?sku=517110 Why do you suppose they put a "Custom Shop" logo on the back of the headstock, anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mcr23 Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 hot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FastRedPonyCar Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 Congrats man she's a beaut. No way I could bring myself to pay that much money for a LP though after owning a Tokai. The R8/R9's are great though and stand toe to toe with my LS150 in every way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JonVengeance Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 You do realize you're wrong, don't you? :poke: http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gibson-Custom-Shop-Les-Paul-Custom-Electric-Guitar?sku=517110 Why do you suppose they put a "Custom Shop" logo on the back of the headstock, anyway? You're both right/wrong. Customs were not made in the custom shop until 2004. If your Custom has the typical Gibson Serial # 8xxx7xxx like my '87 custom does, it was not made in the Custom shop. Newer LP Customs have a serial number that starts with CS. This started in 04. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mhenson42 Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 Killer guitar Tom. I've had GAS for an R8 or R9 for along time now. Just can't bring myself to spend the $ on one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 Retardedly nice. You better play that thing alot. Or I'll come over and steal it. And punch you in the mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SG-DAWG Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 To the OP. Eat a bag of dicks and die. I'd be {censored} scared to play a guitar costing so much. I only have one guitar worth over a grand and I freak out everytime it touches anything that isn't my hands or the hardcase Do dicks have carbs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members .homewrecker. Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 You're both right/wrong. Customs were not made in the custom shop until 2003/2004. If your Custom has the typical Gibson Serial # 8xxx7xxx like my '87 custom does, it was not made in the Custom shop. Newer LP Customs have a serial number that starts with CS. This started in 03/04. Good man! Thanks for clearing that up, I was looking around and couldn't find the date when the CS took over all Custom models, doh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SG-DAWG Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 Congrats man she's a beaut. No way I could bring myself to pay that much money for a LP though after owning a Tokai. The R8/R9's are great though and stand toe to toe with my LS150 in every way.I would bet a Gibson traditional would stand toe to toe with your guitar. Plus it will still be worth something when/if you sell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dropsix Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 Do dicks have carbs? I think it's more protein, what with all the meat and blood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gibson5413 Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 Looks awesome! Congratulations on the new guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BerkleeBill Posted February 2, 2010 Members Share Posted February 2, 2010 I really HATE when people post AMAZING pics of Les Pauls like this. It messes with my Gib$on loathing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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