Ryan Givhan
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i cant stand prs'I love his PRS
i cant stand prs'I love his PRS
The Transparent Black one is real cool, the rainbow Prism is ... (maybe a bit too colorful for ME).I love his PRS
Here's a hypothetical... since we don't see many bursts refinished in a solid colour (and resale value aside), if you were lucky enough to score Al's refinned '59, would you...
A) leave it as is
B) restore it back to original specs (including a new burst refin)
Im a little confused on what a"Clown Burst" is. Im guessing its a cherry-sunburst where the outer cherry color goes too far into the middle of the guitar, is this right?
I'm guessing your friend is "Mikey P." ?
They are non-original pickups (didn't say whose, but I'm guessing DiMarzios, as they sounded like their PAF clones to my ears). I also meant to ask who refinished it (and when), but it slipped my mind. When you're as caught up in a moment like that (being at the home of someone this cool and famous), you can sometimes forget to ask questions....
Check out Al's playing and his amazing tone here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxC5Ng13af8
Didn't Dimarzio build a DiMeola model pickup at one point?
The guitar on the cover of Elegant Gypsy, as Andy suggests, is definitely not the RTF reunion tour guitar. The guitar on that album cover is a Les Paul Custom, whereas the Les Paul that Al used on the tour is (for lack of a more precise term) a "Standard." Specifically, I'm pretty sure it is a vintage 'burst that was refinished in black, and—again, as Andy says above—the guitar's knobs appear to have been replaced with white barrel knobs. That guitar, along with Andy's great-sounding amplifiers, can be seen and heard in excellent detail, on the following DVD, which (trust me on this one! ) is the best $14.98 you will ever spend in your life:I really did not notice toggle switches on the Black Lester at the show, nor Al's home. The Elegant Gypsy guitar on the album cover may not be "THE" Les Paul we're talking about here. Those pickups look snow white, while the RTF tour guitar (I believe) had cream pickups and snow white knobs. Not to say things haven't been changed around on the guitar. Who knows if Al even remembers..
'59 Les Paul with Di Marzio pickups and Gold Speed Knobs.
Resurrecting because I came here looking for more info on that Black refin. He's been touring with it again, and all the pics show a low logo not typical for 1959.
Does anyone have better pics?
Sure we'd all claim our guitar was a '59 if we could (Rick Neilsen's favorite one turned out to be a '68!).