Members blind radish Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Just brought this home yesterday. A 1996 Gibson Les Paul Special in near mint condition. Some of you might know that I have a 79/55 LPS which is a great guitar, but I also once owned a 96 LPS TV Yellow ... and I sold it to Great Dane. (at least is has a good home) There was always something about the feel and sound of the 96 that the 79 just does not have. Yeah, I know ... shut up and play yer 79. Well, my local Clist had this baby listed so I went to see if it had the same vibe as my old TV LPS...The minute I picked it up I was sold. There are a couple of minor scratches here and there (love bites, you might say) but overall the guitar is near mint :eek: It plays like butter and sounds just fantastic. They guy I bought it from was a hellvua nice guy ... he was selling for a friend. I told him the story I just related above and I asked for the obligitory used guitar price reduction. He said sure ... and bang. She's mine. the pix is not great but accurately reflects the color .... you've likely seen some these TV sunbursts before and the yellow is like Vitamin B infused piss. This one has a richer, more mellow color. Happy Gibson owner here ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mdintx Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Very nice! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billythegoat Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Been itchin' for a LP with P90s lately! Looks hot! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rog951 Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Sweet! Please sell it to me when you get tired of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blind radish Posted December 4, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Sweet! Please sell it to me when you get tired of it! I think I learned my lesson selling my TV to Great Dane ... think I'm gonna hang on to this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vcnyls Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 That's nice! I would love to pick up a LP Special one day soon. Very nice guitars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 That's a beauty, HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PrawnHeed Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Malcolm Ramone Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Sweeet, you don't see many Specials that color! -Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cbh5150 Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Verra nice - ilike the VS finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deadbeat Son Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 HNGD! The burst and binding make that one classy looking Special. Gotta love a P90 Gibby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 That's a beauty, Gary- congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Nice score. HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blind radish Posted December 4, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 That's a beauty, Gary- congratulations! Thanks man ... it fell out of the sky, but pretty much fills the hole in my psyche .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Thanks man ... it fell out of the sky, but pretty much fills the hole in my psyche .... it's actually uncanny the way this all has worked; i had a really nice 90s Gibson LP Special singlecut that i ended up selling in a fit of mindless action. after it was gone, i found myself wishing it was still around. i tried to ignore it, and was marginally successful until the day i saw your ad in the FS thread with a great price on the TV Yellow Special. i didn't even have to think about it. when it arrived, and after i had some work done on it, it completely ended all the thoughts i still had about the Special i sold. seems like there's something about us that's drawn to these 90s Special reissues. they are sweet, indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cool-n-out Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Just brought this home yesterday. A 1996 Gibson Les Paul Special in near mint condition. Some of you might know that I have a 79/55 LPS which is a great guitar, but I also once owned a 96 LPS TV Yellow ... and I sold it to Great Dane. (at least is has a good home) There was always something about the feel and sound of the 96 that the 79 just does not have. Yeah, I know ... shut up and play yer 79. Well, my local Clist had this baby listed so I went to see if it had the same vibe as my old TV LPS...The minute I picked it up I was sold. There are a couple of minor scratches here and there (love bites, you might say) but overall the guitar is near mint :eek: It plays like butter and sounds just fantastic. They guy I bought it from was a hellvua nice guy ... he was selling for a friend. I told him the story I just related above and I asked for the obligitory used guitar price reduction. He said sure ... and bang. She's mine. the pix is not great but accurately reflects the color .... you've likely seen some these TV sunbursts before and the yellow is like Vitamin B infused piss. This one has a richer, more mellow color. Happy Gibson owner here ..... Awesome! Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tone Deaf Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 :thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blind radish Posted December 5, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 it's actually uncanny the way this all has worked; i had a really nice 90s Gibson LP Special singlecut that i ended up selling in a fit of mindless action. after it was gone, i found myself wishing it was still around. i tried to ignore it, and was marginally successful until the day i saw your ad in the FS thread with a great price on the TV Yellow Special. i didn't even have to think about it. when it arrived, and after i had some work done on it, it completely ended all the thoughts i still had about the Special i sold. seems like there's something about us that's drawn to these 90s Special reissues. they are sweet, indeed. there is something very zen-like about the whole fabric of this acquisition ... I still want first refusal .. I'll likely be 75 years old, but I still want it GD... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fixintogo Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 LOVE that VS Special! Although to be honest, I've never been able to figure out what could have possibly compelled Gibson's designers to come up with that pickguard shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mnewb1 Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Definitely a beauty! Congrats on a NGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nathaniel. Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Very nice, I love P90's in LP's, then again, P90's are great in almost anything (keyword: almost). HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blind radish Posted December 5, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Tx guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xrleroyx Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Very nice guitar, congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scott944 Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 P-90 goodness. Purty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sailorofdarknes Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Sweet find! Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.