Members Lord ToneKing Posted June 5, 2008 Members Share Posted June 5, 2008 Sweet guitar Eric:thu: I'm teh jealous:cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mamberg Posted June 5, 2008 Members Share Posted June 5, 2008 I don't think they are the 490/498 combo, I would think Burstbuckers. I am far from an authority - but I would be disappointed if they were the 490/498's That's what came in my LP Special SL - pretty much the bottom of the line edit: Upon further internet research - my mistake - I guess the Custom Shop LP Customs DO have the 490/498 combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Brady Posted June 5, 2008 Members Share Posted June 5, 2008 Nice. Congrats man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BAZGUITARMAN Posted June 8, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 Thanks everyone. I took a setback on the new pups. Duncan ships the Blackout set with short shaft pots. But they do offer to send a full set of long shaft pots for free if needed. I sent them an email and they shipped that day. Those guys are on top of it.So I pulled the strings off of it last night and cleaned it up really well. Hit the fretboard with Fret Doctor. Pulled the truss rod cover and pickguard off, etc. The guitar is in really great shape. No scratches, dents or marks of any kind. Just the finger scuff marks around the toggle and knobs that showed it had been played some.$2,800.00 is a {censored} load of money, but I'm pretty happy. They sell for $3,400.00 so I did pretty well.Eric Nice. Congrats man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jakem Posted June 8, 2008 Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 Doesn't Customs still have swiss cheese weight relief holes? VOS models are the only ones with no weight relief holes or sound chambers in them, me thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dave Owens Posted June 8, 2008 Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 theres a 1978 on ebay now..same finish for $5800..id say he didpretty good...I like the neck on the back, But I would have never paid that muchfor that guitar. EVER.EVERRRR. The front just doesnt give off that high cost look.But its whatever the player wants, and obviously its your guitarand your 2800.Nice amp choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BAZGUITARMAN Posted June 8, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 No, the new Custom Shop LP Customs are all solid. No weight relief. And you can tell. This guitar is by far the heaviest I've ever owned. Personaly I think the perfect weight for a LP is around 10 lbs. as long as it's not dead weight. Acoustically this guitar is pretty tight through the mids and low end for a LP. The bottom end is huge, but is tight like an ESP Eclipse. The stock pups do a decent job of showing it, but the Blackouts should really bring out all the potential.The big guy was looking out for me on this one. I seem to have scored a super nice example of a modern Custom.EricDoesn't Customs still have swiss cheese weight relief holes? VOS models are the only ones with no weight relief holes or sound chambers in them, me thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted June 8, 2008 Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 I love the Silverburst LP's. I like the originals that are all faded green. They're ugly in an awesome kind of way.Agreed. I LOVE how the vintage ones look. That being said, I also like how yours looks Baz. Happy NGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brutalgroove Posted June 8, 2008 Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 That whole rig = absolutley, positively MF WIN!!!! Congratz sir!!! Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jakem Posted June 8, 2008 Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 No, the new Custom Shop LP Customs are all solid. No weight relief. And you can tell. This guitar is by far the heaviest I've ever owned. Personaly I think the perfect weight for a LP is around 10 lbs. as long as it's not dead weight. The big guy was looking out for me on this one. I seem to have scored a super nice example of a modern Custom.Eric Here's a quote from Gibson's reply for some LPC owner: Hello,Thanks for writing!! Good question. Currently the LP Custom is being built by the Custom Shop. As you know, the Custom Shop is primarily responsible for the historic reissues, most of which have non-weight relieved backs. The current LP Custom, not a historic reissue, is weight-relieved. But what Gibson USA does is not necessarily followed by the Custom Shop and vice versa. For example, many customers swear that the long neck tenon creates more sustain. Still, Gibson USA has not changed their neck tenons. Likewise, the Custom Shop has not switched to the new weight relief method for the LP Custom, even though Gibson USA believes that this weight relief improves the tone and sustain of the Les Paul. Should the LP Custom ever be built by USA, it is very likely that the new eight-relief will be used. Until then, the LP Custom is currently the only contemporary LP model that is weight-relieved the old way.Best regards,Vincent So it's swiss cheese relieved according to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marshallnoise Posted June 8, 2008 Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 Actives...ouch. Nice guitar though. Still have that Strat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grayeyes777 Posted June 8, 2008 Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 congrats man! it's hard to find good newer lp's so good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zygoat Posted June 8, 2008 Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 Congrats. It feels good to get the gear you've been dreaming of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr R Gecko Posted June 8, 2008 Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 I wouldn't put those pickups in it personally, but that is a {censored}ing glorious looking axe. Enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ravelm3nt Posted June 8, 2008 Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 I love the Silverburst LP's. I like the originals that are all faded green. They're ugly in an awesome kind of way. I dig the faded green as well. Nice score man! That just so happens to be a dream guitar of my own. Someday man, someday. I don't know if you mentioned it or not but what PU's do those come with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ermghoti II Posted June 8, 2008 Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 ...LP Custom... silverburst... closet queen.That's what I got out of it. I keed*, congrats on your dream axe!*I do not keed. Silverburst is teh gay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members senor-penguin Posted June 8, 2008 Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 congrats man, I would cream myself every time I saw it if it was mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members killgrace Posted June 8, 2008 Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 Really happy for you man...I know what it's like to wait on something you've always wanted. Peavey 5150 II, Mesa cab, Les Paul Custom (Silverburst no less!!!) w/ actives...NICE FU*KIN' RIG!!! Congrats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Toy138 Posted June 8, 2008 Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 Beautiful I'd drop $2800 on that in a heartbeat if I wasn't so disgustingly poor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Inca Roads Posted June 8, 2008 Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 Congrats Man!!! I know your Joy very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BAZGUITARMAN Posted June 9, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 9, 2008 Nice bro. How much does your silverburst weigh? I'm hearing both ways on the weight relief, but I swear mine doesn't have the feel of a weight relieved model. The weight and the way it resonates feels like all the old school LP's I've played.Great pics. I wish mine turned out better. My camera sucks though.Eric Congrats Man!!! I know your Joy very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phishmonkey Posted June 9, 2008 Members Share Posted June 9, 2008 Nice bro. How much does your silverburst weigh? I'm hearing both ways on the weight relief, but I swear mine doesn't have the feel of a weight relieved model. The weight and the way it resonates feels like all the old school LP's I've played.Great pics. I wish mine turned out better. My camera sucks though.Eric Everything is weight relieved except Historics. And what are you considering "old school"? Because Gibsons been weight relieving guitars since the 80s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BAZGUITARMAN Posted June 9, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 9, 2008 Well, I'm almost 40 years old. So old school is old school.Really it's no big deal to me. I was looking more for a certain feel and tighter resonance properties. I think a lot of the new LP's I've played have too much resonance and it makes the bottom end have too much bloom. Which is great for rock and blues where you want that big, wide open feel and tone. But all my music has pretty fast tempo and uses a lot of palm muting. IMO, a really resonate guitar can get kinda messy with gain. Almost like a semi-hollow if used in the wrong way.It's all personal preference though. Like everyone who thinks I'm crazy for putting actives in the guitar. Everyone has a different idea of what works.This would have been one heavy ass guitar if it wasn't weight relieved.EricEverything is weight relieved except Historics. And what are you considering "old school"? Because Gibsons been weight relieving guitars since the 80s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor Posted June 9, 2008 Members Share Posted June 9, 2008 Everything is weight relieved except Historics. And what are you considering "old school"? Because Gibsons been weight relieving guitars since the 80s ^ This is correct. The weight relieved body on LP Customs is even detailed on the gibson.com specs. http://www.gibsoncustom.com/flash/products/lespauls/lpcustom/LPCustom.html That silverburst looks sick though, congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members modeerf Posted June 9, 2008 Members Share Posted June 9, 2008 two words........{censored}in sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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