Members Wizard of Ozz Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 Well... here's something you dont see everyday. Today I just received my brand-new 2011 Gibson Les Paul 1958 Historic Reissue R8 in Allman Burst! Score, touchdown, game over! I've been looking for a killer darkburst or tobacco sunburst R9 for quite sometime and stumbled across this magnificent specimen. She weighs a in at a light 8 lbs. 6 oz. and has a super-dark, jet-black fretboard. Oh... there's some flamey maple figuring on the top too. She's got a nice medium sized neck, super-clear and resonant acoustic tone, and plays great out of the box. She has a failry fat, warm, full tone, with just enough bite/edge and sounds like the ideal LP tone in your head. From what I can gather there were only 5 of these figured R8 Allman Burst LPs made for a special Gibson dealer. It's basically a special run with all the specs of your standard R8, but in a custom color and with a flame maple top... basically an R9 in a custom color. Cool huh? Anywho... enough yap, yap... on to the porn: PS: My photos do not do this top justice. The flame is everywhere and the color is simply stunning in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hahavishnu Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 WoW! a big fan....is that like an almost 3 tone fender strat type finish ya think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hahavishnu Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 mineral streaks are cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeppelin Rules Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 Drool.. HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jnurp Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 damn big boy, thats {censored}ing SECKS. Beautiful top, HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yourguitarhero Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 What are R8 and R9s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wizard of Ozz Posted January 10, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 WoW! a big fan....is that like an almost 3 tone fender strat type finish ya think? Kinda... sorta... but more red, more in-between colors, and more transitional colors. Not as start-n-stop as the Fender 3 tone. Much nicer looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wizard of Ozz Posted January 10, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 What are R8 and R9s? R8 = 1958 Historic ReissueR9 = 1959 Historic Reissue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TU BE Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 {censored}ing gorgeous! Is that an ebony board? If you say yes I swear I will jizz myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BigTimeFun Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 Gawdamned fancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wizard of Ozz Posted January 10, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 Fucking gorgeous! Is that an ebony board? If you say yes I swear I will jizz myself. Nope... Just super dark, jet-black rosewood. Gibson had a few nice dark rosewood boards this year on the reissue Les Pauls. You just have to hunt them down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse G Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 Freaking beautiful but take the damn sticker off already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TU BE Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 Nope... Just super dark, jet-black rosewood. Gibson had a few nice dark rosewood boards this year on the reissue Les Pauls. You just have to hunt them down. *puts kleenex box away* Much prefer ebony (les pauls) and maple (fenders) to rosewood but tht thing looks super nice bro. I find it funny that "Allman" is now a color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BigTimeFun Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 /snip I find it funny that "Allman" is now a color. Better than Johnny Winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wizard of Ozz Posted January 10, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 *puts kleenex box away* Much prefer ebony (les pauls) and maple (fenders) to rosewood but tht thing looks super nice bro. I find it funny that "Allman" is now a color. Well they did a Duane Allman Signature Limited reissue a few years back, which was in the same color... but those go for around $15,000 so... that was a little out of my price range. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flogger59 Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 Noice! Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveGrima Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 Beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deadbeat Son Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 Happy new big-boy guitar day! Be sure to follow the instructions on the tag and DO NOT throw it in the trash when you're done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sheik_Yerbouti Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 SEX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members superflyinmonke Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 That is an amazing looking instrument. I really love the colour of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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