Members steveyoorock Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 After much thought and consideration, I got a 2011 Gibson Les Paul Tradtional Pro 50's profile! After getting some advice from fellow forumites here, I visited a couple shops and played all the Les Pauls that were available. Out of all the ones I played, this one just seemed to hit the spot the best. The 50s neck feels nice in my hands and it sounds great acoustically and plugged in. Managed to get it down to 1800 out the door. I've heard some people say they got their's down to even 1500 out the door, but I couldn't do it. haha Took some quick snapshots with my phone camera.. Oh, and can someone please tell me that this is normal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Joby1knobi Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 HNGD! its a beauty. And yes, that's totally normal. The binding is thinner than the maple cap in that spot. They're all that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tweak'd Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 Sweeeet! Beautiful guitar and worth every penny of $1800, by the looks of it. And if you love the way it plays then it's an even better deal. HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steveyoorock Posted August 17, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 Ah that's definitely a relief to hear. Thanks, guys! Unfortunately, the honey burst doesn't look as robust in the picture as it does in real life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deadbeat Son Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 Man, that's a great looking LP. I'm glad to see you didn't take the first bit of advice you got in that thread. HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members truckdub Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 Beautiful!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catalinagooseV2 Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 That is a great guitar! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geeter Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 Congratulations and Happy New Guitar Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crisco Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 That top is a one of a kind Say It Again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steveyoorock Posted August 17, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 That top is a one of a kind Say It Again! is it really?! haha thanks everyone You guys are awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grumphh Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 The binding is thinner than the maple cap in that spot. They're all that way. Except for in the 70's where the binding actually is the thickness of the maple cap. No maple to be seen in the cutaway there. HNGD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BB123 Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 Nice finish dude. HNGD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members j*h Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 looks great!congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crunchtime Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 Nice. I think the 50's neck really contributes to the guitar sounding great acoustically. I just got a Gibson RD with 50's neck and it sounds fantastic acoustically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flatspotter Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 Sweet! HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tupelo Son Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 Just lovely, CONGRATS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scott944 Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newbuilder Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 That is super nice! I love that finish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PunkKitty Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 Beautiful! HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JR13 Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 looks awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members timmyfirst Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 The other guitarist in my band just got one, it was easily the best playing and sounding one in the shop and they had customs, VOS models and lots of new standards. Great guitars i think and a future classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marc G Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 congrats man...thats a sweet LP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 Except for in the 70's where the binding actually is the thickness of the maple cap. No maple to be seen in the cutaway there. HNGD. And '80's and '90's. The thin binding was the way Gibson did it from '52 to '60, when the single-cut LP was discontinued. When they brought it back in '68, they moved to the thicker binding. With the exception of a very few vintage-spec models (the original early-'90's Classic and the Historic models), they used to thick binding almost everything until the early '00's (wasn't it 2001 when they did the big revision back to thin binding, smaller headstock and vintage-style tuners?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JWBlues Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 Very nice! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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