Members joecool1963 Posted January 30, 2013 Members Share Posted January 30, 2013 Discuss! Posts with pics get bonus kudos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted January 30, 2013 Members Share Posted January 30, 2013 joecool1963 wrote: Discuss!Posts with pics get bonus kudos! both kinds have a special place in my heart. what i most appreciate in either kind is a little "character". For example, take a look at the flame top on my '00 R9. it's got flecks and streaks in the top that give it more "personality" IMO. same with the plain tops. here's my '97 LP from the old Custom Shop. i really, really like the way this top looks. it's hard for me to call it a plain top. and i can't forget to include the solid-tops as well. it's not always about translucent finishes, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted January 30, 2013 Members Share Posted January 30, 2013 If you rate tops from one to ten, mine would be a zero and I like it like that. I'm sorry the photos aren't better... This is my main guitar and I don't mind setting it down anywhere. It is a musical instrument and not a piece of furniture. It sounds and plays great and gets a lot of use both onstage and in the studio. It was in a soft case in the back of a Jeep Cherokee that rolled and it got a few dings in it and that did not matter at all because it still works and that's all I care about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted January 30, 2013 Members Share Posted January 30, 2013 Here's a better picture... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjcarl Posted January 30, 2013 Members Share Posted January 30, 2013 My two personal favorites have been a worn brown studio and a deluxe gold top, so I guess neither? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjcarl Posted January 30, 2013 Members Share Posted January 30, 2013 Onelife's is pretty cool. Guess that doesn't help lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted January 30, 2013 Members Share Posted January 30, 2013 GreatDane wrote: That is a very nice looking guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Howard VA Posted January 30, 2013 Members Share Posted January 30, 2013 I don't own a Flame Top LP, but How about a Swirl Les Paul or a Solid Color Les Paul or a Plain Top LP Les Pauls look good in so many ways......I do draw the line on the Zoot Suit LP though...definitely not for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted January 30, 2013 Members Share Posted January 30, 2013 I own 7 Les Pauls--3 flame, 4 plain. The best of the lot is a '60 Custom Shop Plaintop RI. Perfect weight, great neck, VOS finish, amazing balance in the tone. It's rich and thick, but the BB2 in the neck has plenty of bite and top end. I bought two of them based on aesthetics, but I'm over that now. I've learned exactly what I like in an LP, and it has little to do with looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted January 30, 2013 Members Share Posted January 30, 2013 Price and other features have governed my LP purchasing habits. I own 15 Gibson Les Pauls and only 2 have flamed tops. Although one of them is hands down my best Les Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted January 30, 2013 Members Share Posted January 30, 2013 Here's my LP '60 VOS. Below it is a real 1960 Les Paul (obviously not mine). Gibson got the finish pretty close on mine when you compare it with the original: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted January 30, 2013 Members Share Posted January 30, 2013 Plain more often than not...but there are exceptions. Flame has to be subtle for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted January 30, 2013 Members Share Posted January 30, 2013 Here are 6 of my Les Pauls; 2 Classics from 2000, a 2002 R0, 2005 R4, 2010, R0, and an Alex Lifeson Axcess. I also own a very cool Baritone (not pictured). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted January 30, 2013 Members Share Posted January 30, 2013 I like a plaintop better, but low-grade, subtle flame is cool, too. My Les Paul Classic is a plaintop, and I also have a Faded Studio. I do like pics of the flames, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeanoBoy Posted January 30, 2013 Members Share Posted January 30, 2013 Not sure if a flame top is a cherry burst, but I dig cherry bursts or as some say 'clownbursts'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted January 30, 2013 Members Share Posted January 30, 2013 love plain tops... own a gold top (tokai) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members genesis3 Posted January 30, 2013 Members Share Posted January 30, 2013 a good , natural flame top is hard to beat...plain tops are too.....plain lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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