Phil O'Keefe Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 Please vote for your preferences. Oh, the Casino's a Cherry Red with white binding and the Les Paul is a red burst with cream binding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catalinagooseV2 Posted September 26, 2005 Members Share Posted September 26, 2005 On Les Pauls, I like the more traditional look with a pickguard and pickup covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tonemeister87 Posted September 26, 2005 Members Share Posted September 26, 2005 why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catalinagooseV2 Posted September 26, 2005 Members Share Posted September 26, 2005 cuz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted September 26, 2005 Author Share Posted September 26, 2005 Originally posted by catalinagoose cuz That's as good an answer as any, when it comes to matters of personal preferences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maccashash Posted September 26, 2005 Members Share Posted September 26, 2005 I only like uncovered pups if they are zebra. Otherwise, leave them on. I don't like Gibson-style pickguards, so I voted for pulling both of them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members unistudent1980 Posted September 26, 2005 Members Share Posted September 26, 2005 Personally for me, pup covers on the LP but no pickguard. NO pickguard on the Casino either. I know the pickguards are there for a reason but damn it, I want everone to see the guitars beautiful finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Edward Posted September 26, 2005 Members Share Posted September 26, 2005 I don't like floating pickguards full stop. I know they're a necessity with a carved top, but I just find they get in the way a lot. The only Gibby pickguards I really like are the flat-to body ones on SGs, LP Jr / Sp types, and the like. I can live with the white one on a Casino if it's not the natural finish, i suppose, but i think it looks better without. Actually, I took the pickguard off my Epi LP Std after about five years of owning it - this was around 18 months ago, and i still can't get over just how much classier it looks without it. *Some* gibsons can look nice with the pup covers removed - I want a faded Ivory LP Custom with exposed all-black bobbins, just like Jonesy's Never Mind The Bollocks Custom! (What other reason is there to want an LP?). In general, though, I thinkthey look better with the covers - without, they can look a bit cheap. The SG Specials can be great guitars, but IMHO they look really cheap and nasty due to the lack of covers. Can't be that much more pricey to put covered ones on - hell, Epi can manage it, but then I suppose gibson don't want the Special starting to look too close to the standard, given there's a fair price premium to be paid for those who want to "upgrade" to the Std model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members numbthumb Posted September 26, 2005 Members Share Posted September 26, 2005 So, my preference in pretty typical: leave the LP alone and pull the Casino's pickguard because: 1. I don't like the white pickguard, 2. It's a great looking guitar (mine is natural colour) without it, 3. I don't need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jimi Ray Halen Posted September 26, 2005 Members Share Posted September 26, 2005 Lp pg's get in the way and they will rattle. I like the way it looks but I can't get my finger under the strings with it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted September 26, 2005 Author Share Posted September 26, 2005 Thanks for the replies and votes everyone. I decided to leave the LP "as is", and keep the pickguard off the Casino. The LP PG doesn't get in my way, nor does it thump / rattle like the Casino guard did, and I think they look fine either way, so I'm leaving it alone. The Casino, OTOH, looks MUCH better IMHO without the guard, and it doesn't make an audible "thump" when I play it now that it's gone. The votes were pretty evenly split though. I don't know why I'm surprised by that, but I was... for some reason I thought there would be more votes listed for one option over another for the LP, but it was closer than I expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alchemist Posted September 26, 2005 Members Share Posted September 26, 2005 on solid colours I like pickguard on, with a nicely figured top (whether plain or flamed), I like the clear pickguards, and unless the pickups are zebra or white, I like them covered:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mightysasquatch Posted September 26, 2005 Members Share Posted September 26, 2005 So, my preference in pretty typical: leave the LP alone and pull the Casino's pickguard because: 1. I don't like the white pickguard, 2. It's a great looking guitar (mine is natural colour) without it, 3. I don't need it I agree 100% with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboCop00 Posted September 26, 2005 Members Share Posted September 26, 2005 I have a cherry red Casino and have been reluctant to take off the pickguard for 2 reasons... 1. I have a very strong pick attack and don't want to scrape the finish. 2. On the casino, if you remove the pickguard, you're left with a small little hole or if you leave the screw in, a visible screw coming out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members numbthumb Posted September 26, 2005 Members Share Posted September 26, 2005 Originally posted by RoboCop00 I have a cherry red Casino and have been reluctant to take off the pickguard for 2 reasons...1. I have a very strong pick attack and don't want to scrape the finish.2. On the casino, if you remove the pickguard, you're left with a small little hole or if you leave the screw in, a visible screw coming out. True, but the tiny hole doesn't bug me the way the big-ass white pickguard did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bbreaker Posted September 26, 2005 Members Share Posted September 26, 2005 .......and the answer is.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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