Members BG76 Posted June 8, 2014 Members Share Posted June 8, 2014 Pretty beat up, but I hope I look as cool when I'm that age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members speakerjones Posted June 9, 2014 Members Share Posted June 9, 2014 Neato. What is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted June 9, 2014 Members Share Posted June 9, 2014 Pretty beat up' date=' but I hope I look as cool when I'm that age. . . .[/quote'] And what age is that? What year is it? Nice looking guitar although I prefer my Les Pauls with pickguards. Congratulations and Happy New (Old) Guitar Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Chordite Posted June 9, 2014 Members Share Posted June 9, 2014 Am I mis reading the pic or is that a delicious sea green under the bronze stuff.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted June 9, 2014 Author Members Share Posted June 9, 2014 yeah the powder in the gold reacts and will turn green. Common on old Goldtops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GilmourD Posted June 9, 2014 Members Share Posted June 9, 2014 1956? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksstudent Posted June 9, 2014 Members Share Posted June 9, 2014 Holy hell! I'm not a Gibson guy, but I'd love to have a goldtop with p-90s! Richard Thompson used one in Fairport Convention and got some of the best tone. [video=youtube;5sNPorNyME0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sNPorNyME0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wankdeplank Posted June 9, 2014 Members Share Posted June 9, 2014 Very nice BG, Gibson makes the best P90s IMO and those old ones were the best of the best. Didn't realize that Thompson played one at some point (always associated him with Strats). Interesting tones on an old classic. Actually never heard that version before - always associated it with American artist Judy Collins when come to find out, it was a Brit, Sandy Denny that actually wrote it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knotty Posted June 9, 2014 Members Share Posted June 9, 2014 The headstock logo, is that a transfer like the studios? Cant really tell. Didnt realise they did that on the old ones, but I know jack about Gibsons. Looks v cool though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksstudent Posted June 9, 2014 Members Share Posted June 9, 2014 Very nice BG, Gibson makes the best P90s IMO and those old ones were the best of the best. Didn't realize that Thompson played one at some point (always associated him with Strats). Interesting tones on an old classic. Actually never heard that version before - always associated it with American artist Judy Collins when come to find out, it was a Brit, Sandy Denny that actually wrote it. He used the goldtop on three Fairport albums. He didn't start recording with a Strat until Fullhouse, and that wasn't the same Strat he used for his solo records, either. For the first Fairport album, he used a Gibson ES-135. He went to single coils because he didn't want to be compared to Eric Clapton and liked a grittier tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted June 9, 2014 Author Members Share Posted June 9, 2014 The headstock logo, is that a transfer like the studios? Cant really tell. Didnt realise they did that on the old ones, but I know jack about Gibsons. Looks v cool though. The headstock logo is an inlay, but the Les Paul is gone. IIRC it's silkscreened on these (or it's a decal over the lacquer, but I'm 99% sure it's silkscreened) but at any rate, this one is pretty much gone. This one has repro knobs, Grovers, new pots (I had some Grey Tigers I put in, but it should have bumblebees) and wiring. All in all, for what it cost it was a super deal. Plus, I can actually play it and not worry so much about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted June 9, 2014 Members Share Posted June 9, 2014 I had a deluxe like that back in the 70's (the reissue version) I switched it from Mini HB's to P100's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted June 9, 2014 Members Share Posted June 9, 2014 That is sweet, HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Floyd Rosenbomb Posted June 10, 2014 Members Share Posted June 10, 2014 Cool. HNGD!!(oyo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlackHatHunter Posted June 10, 2014 Members Share Posted June 10, 2014 Enjoy it in good health! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted June 10, 2014 Members Share Posted June 10, 2014 Wow, the REAL deal. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted June 10, 2014 Author Members Share Posted June 10, 2014 Thanks! I prefer the older stuff to the newer. I wish this one was not quite so rough, but it sounds and plays fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlamoJoe Posted June 10, 2014 Members Share Posted June 10, 2014 A ting of beauty it am... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Thanks! I prefer the older stuff to the newer. I wish this one was not quite so rough' date=' but it sounds and plays fantastic![/quote'] Yeah, but if it was cleaner, you'd be less inclined to actually play and enjoy it, right? I know you've got a lot of very nice and very clean guitars - I think it's great you found a cool one to add to the collection that you can enjoy a bit more / a bit differently than the others. Congrats and HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted June 11, 2014 Author Members Share Posted June 11, 2014 I have some clean stuff, like that 6120 I have, but I play everything. The main difference is I'll take this out and play it live. It's got some replaced parts, but all in all it sounds great and is fun to play - which is the bottom line for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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