Members dughaze Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 I sold a few pieces of gear in the last weeks and had the fever to pick up a Gibson Les Paul since the prices have been dropping lately and I had just enough money to shop the used stuff. I have an early 2000 something Edwards LP that has been my favorite guitar since I've owned it and I always wondered what it was like to own the real thing.I came across a good deal on a mint Traditional Plus and I bought it without trying it since it seemed like a good deal. It is a heavy damn guitar but man does it play like a dream. Maybe I haven't played or owned enough higher end guitars to really be able to discern what's a really good guitar and what's not but I think I have become really selective about what plays well, stays in tune, and sounds good probably from having had to wade thru the questionable stuff for many years and make do.ANYWAYS, this thing plays better than I could have imagined and I had hoped for. I met the seller but could not try the guitar and guessed that it was sound enough to get my money back if I did not like it. The owner seemed to like it and just wanted to pay some bills. So I took the guitar to rehearsal figuring it would need a good setup later but I wanted to try it out. Wow, my buddy said it looked awesome and sounded great. I couldn't believe how smooth it played and how well it was setup. If this is the Plek then HOLY {censored} let's quit messing around and get to Plekking.I spoke to the seller the next day and mentioned how nicely it played and was setup and he said he was really picky about that and bought it because of that and how good it sounded. He said he made minor bridge and truss rod adjustments to keep it right but that was all that had been done to it.He added Grover locking tuners and swapped the Classic 57's out for a 498T and 490R set. I thought I didn't like those pickups after an LP Special I had with them in it but this thing smokes. Sorry to ramble but it's my first real Gibby LP and I am pretty stoked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 HNGD sounds like you done good. It's a beauty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 HNGD sounds like you done good. It's a beauty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretmonster Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Absolutely love the guitar but found that graphic at the bottom just a little disturbing. Congrats and enjoy.... the guitar I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretmonster Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Absolutely love the guitar but found that graphic at the bottom just a little disturbing. Congrats and enjoy.... the guitar I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dughaze Posted January 2, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Originally Posted by fretmonster Absolutely love the guitar but found that graphic at the bottom just a little disturbing. Congrats and enjoy.... the guitar I mean. Thanks man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dughaze Posted January 2, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Originally Posted by fretmonster Absolutely love the guitar but found that graphic at the bottom just a little disturbing. Congrats and enjoy.... the guitar I mean. Thanks man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 You got a good one! One piece mahogany body, gorgeous top. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 You got a good one! One piece mahogany body, gorgeous top. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Friendly Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Wow, what a beauty. Interesting about the PU swap. Most folks swap in the 57's against the 498T and 490R, or so I read. I had those pickups in a SG Standard and like you wasn't so crazy about them, but I guess this goes to show it's more about the actual guitar, and that one style of PU can work, or not work, depending on the instrument. Very cool about the ungraded locking tuners. I bought a used AS Telecaster off CL about 2 years ago that has Fender locking tuners. This has been my first experience with locking tuners, and after this it's a must. I really love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Friendly Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Wow, what a beauty. Interesting about the PU swap. Most folks swap in the 57's against the 498T and 490R, or so I read. I had those pickups in a SG Standard and like you wasn't so crazy about them, but I guess this goes to show it's more about the actual guitar, and that one style of PU can work, or not work, depending on the instrument. Very cool about the ungraded locking tuners. I bought a used AS Telecaster off CL about 2 years ago that has Fender locking tuners. This has been my first experience with locking tuners, and after this it's a must. I really love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marc G Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Originally Posted by dughaze that made me have a Cosgasm.... made this face and everything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marc G Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Originally Posted by dughaze that made me have a Cosgasm.... made this face and everything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joecool1963 Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 very nice. enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joecool1963 Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 very nice. enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members realtree71 Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 That guitar gets my gas going.... absolutely a great looker...... hngd what graphic at the bottom was he talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members realtree71 Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 That guitar gets my gas going.... absolutely a great looker...... hngd what graphic at the bottom was he talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dega500 Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Very nice LP. Congrats and welcome to the club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dega500 Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Very nice LP. Congrats and welcome to the club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members noah76 Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Swapped the Classic 57's out for a 498T and 490R set. First time to ever read that. The 57 Classic's are great pickups. Edit: Very nice guitar. Enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members noah76 Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Swapped the Classic 57's out for a 498T and 490R set. First time to ever read that. The 57 Classic's are great pickups. Edit: Very nice guitar. Enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theManfromAlabam Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 That guitar is so beautiful!To bad the previous owner removed the 57's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theManfromAlabam Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 That guitar is so beautiful!To bad the previous owner removed the 57's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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