Thanks to a forum member, the brown truck delivered this baby to me last night. So far I dig the hell out of it!.... Being a long time Page worshipper, it was inevitable that I would end up with one of these. As soon as I saw this one I grabbed it because I think it really captures the vibe of his. Ive seen prettier ones and flamier ones but I think this one gets real close to what his actually looks like. With the pronounced center seam and the flame angle and subtlety I think its almost a dead ringer if you compare it to the pix in the original Tony Bacon book.... Now on to my first impressions. I have never played or even seen one of these guitars before. I had already pretty much decided that even if I hated the neck and it was a tone turd, I would keep it because of what it is and my long time Zep obsession. After all, my '57 conversion is my #1 player so who cares how this one sounds.... Well surprise, surprise, this things sounds frickin' great! I really like these pups. They get that Page bright cut with a nasal hollow twang thats pretty damn cool! I immediately reversed the red and black wire to put the pups back in phase. I dont care what Gibby says, the last time Page played live and all the years before that his pups were not out of phase. If thats the way he has it set up now, good for him, its not the way he had it set up the last time I saw him with the Crowes. What I would like to figure out though is how to wire the push pull knob to knock it back OUT of phase. That is how he had his set up, he did not have the coil tap.... Anyway it sounds great. The pots are quite stiff, I may look into replacing them, maybe I'll try different caps, but so far so good... I like the details like the metal jackplate with oversized screws, the extra hole in the pickguard mount, the double rings on the ABR1, the white switchtip and the faded grovers, the straplocks. As far as the neck goes, it is quite thin in the middle, but dont ask me why, I actually find it comfortable. After playing this guitar for an hour I went back to my '53 conv. and my '59 reissue and actually felt more fatigue on those. I can get used to the neck just fine.... Better pix and soundfiles will hopefully follow next week. Unfortunately to fuel my gas when I buy I have to sell, so my blessed '00 R9 is gonna have to go and probably the Rossington SG I just got too.... Oh well, who cares, its just guitars!
resurrecting this thread!! Been reading this thread for a decade now!! Been saying someday i’ll get one.. last month that came true, it felt the time was right.. anyways #398.. better late than never
