"Iced Tea" Traditional Plus on the way!!!!!

[mr. moon]

I'm so excited I'm about to BURST!!



This is my first new "REAL" Les Paul I've ever purchased!!



...The only bummer is that it was purchased online, so I couldn't try it myself before buying it, which is normally a rule-of-thumb for me. I was not able to find one locally to try out that hadn't been thoroughly goobed up and gunked up by millions of little kiddies at Guitar Satan ...er, I mean "Guitar Center."

Anyways, I just had to post this here before I spring a leak or something.



-mr moon

[GotTheSilver]

Congrats! Make sure you post some good pics and a tone report once you receive it. I played a Traditional a few weeks ago and was quite impressed with it. The anticipation must be killing you!

[moonweasel]

Congrats, and nice nickname.

[Browneyes]

cool man!!! congrats on your LP!!!!

[Mondoslug]

Congrats...really liking my Gold Top Traditional. Just a solid, solid guitar that thumps.

[mr. moon]

Originally Posted by GotTheSilver

Congrats! Make sure you post some good pics and a tone report once you receive it. I played a Traditional a few weeks ago and was quite impressed with it. The anticipation must be killing you!

Yes, I promise to post pix of the "keeper", once I'm sure it's "the" one I want to hold on to.

I've heard nothing but good things about the Traditionals, so I'm pretty stoked.



-mr moon

[mr. moon]

Originally Posted by moonweasel

Congrats, and nice nickname.

Danke, fellow mooner!


-mr moon

[StoneFreeFuzz1]

Congrats! Can't wait to see!

[mr. moon]

Originally Posted by StoneFreeFuzz1

Congrats! Can't wait to see!

Me neither! ...luckily enough (or not), I have a bunch of gear to unload over the next week to both pay for and make way for the new arrival. This task should provide me with enough frustration and anguish to make the wait bearable, at least I'm expecting that it will.



-mr moon

[ThorK]

everyone's getting new guitars, i want one!

congrats!

[StoneFreeFuzz1]

Well good luck Mr.Moon, I hope ya sell your stuff! Ya picked a great color too, Iced Tea is Gorgeous! Now I got the New guitar bug... looks like December time I will have a new addition to the herd!

[mr. moon]

Originally Posted by StoneFreeFuzz1

Well good luck Mr.Moon, I hope ya sell your stuff! Ya picked a great color too, Iced Tea is Gorgeous! Now I got the New guitar bug... looks like December time I will have a new addition to the herd!

I stopped by a different Guitar Satan last night than I usually shop at (I had to travel to a Lowe's for a couple of ceiling fan slider switches anyways, so why not....) and I was able to see an "Iced Tea" Traditional just like the one I have on the way. All I can say is that through the glass case, it was the most gorgeous Paulie I've *ever* seen ....that I knew I was going to own someday.

Actually, it was much better looking in person than any of the pics I have seen. I would be happy with the one I saw in the store, and will probably own it if the one arriving from MF is *not* worthy. Seeing it protected in the locked glass case, which my local Guitar Satan does not have (except for their "vintage" guitars) made me feel better.

I've been able to get rid of some of my old stuff already on CL, which is making the wife much more enthused about the whole deal. I learned long ago that I don't wanna p1ss the wifey off with music stuff...

-mr moon

[Kutt]

I'm right behind you dood!! Got myself a LP Traditional Plus in Desert Burst being loaded on to a UPS truck some place as I type this.

[mr. moon]

Originally Posted by Kutt

I'm right behind you dood!! Got myself a LP Traditional Plus in Desert Burst being loaded on to a UPS truck some place as I type this.

Mine's due tomorrow!!!



With any luck, I'll be making sweet love down by the fire with 'er tomorrow evening ...not literally, of course, but you know what I mean!



-mr moon

[StoneFreeFuzz1]

Dude it's tomorrow! PICS!!!!! lol, This is gonna be good!

[Manolian]

Congrats ! 2008 model? should be great with the PLEK set up!

[mr. moon]

Originally Posted by StoneFreeFuzz1

Dude it's tomorrow! PICS!!!!! lol, This is gonna be good!

YES!!!

For the first time ever, today *is* tomorrow!!! ...at least in UPS shipping time!

The "item" is in the metro area and "on time" for delivery, which is usually around 3PM central time, as we have quite a bit of stuff that gets shipped to us and that's their regular time.

YES!!!



In other news: Looks like I have made more money on my old gear than I expected (thanks Craigslist!!). I'm only 10 bucks short of paying for the Lester lock stock and barrel, and I still have a few hundred bucks worth of stuff I'm planning to sell!! Actually, it's kind of nice to clear out some of the old crap, ...er, I mean "awesome gear," that hasn't gotten much use lately.

Maybe this whole thing was meant to be??



-mr moon

[Last LP]

You're gonna love it!

Here's my '08 Heritage Cherry



Either Gibson stopped using the flesh toned plastics or that picture of yours has different lighting?

Great guitar! Love mine & may have to sell one of my recent purchases but I would sell my R8 before the Traditional. Just something about that guitar & how it's made.

You'll feel it the instant you pick her up. Congrats!

[mr. moon]

Originally Posted by Last LP

You're gonna love it!

Either Gibson stopped using the flesh toned plastics or that picture of yours has different lighting?

Great guitar! Love mine & may have to sell one of my recent purchases but I would sell my R8 before the Traditional. Just something about that guitar & how it's made.

You'll feel it the instant you pick her up. Congrats!

Nice axe! Makes me jones even more to be able to open mine up and try 'er out. The excitement alone is pretty awesome, good adrenaline buzz!



The picture I used came from the MF site, and it looks lke the lighting is bright. They have a more sideways vantage point shot, and they looks flesh tone rather than white. When I went to the local Guitar Satan to look one over, they had a new Iced Tea Traditional in a glass case that also had the flesh toned plastics.

I'm pretty stoked at this point. Time's moving pretty slow right now!



-mr moon

[mr. moon]

It....

Has.......

ARRIVED!!!!!





I left work early and have the Marshall warming up as I write this. The guitar is very very nice ....now that I looked it over in real light.

I learned a very important lesson today: never ever look over a new 2 grand-plus guitar for the first time under fluorescent lighting (at work). The flame appeared almost non-existent in my office which is lit by about 5 billion fluorescent bulbs. But now that I have it home and have looked it over under sunlight, I can see much more of the woodgrain and flame, thankfully!!

OK. I gotta go jam for a while now. I will try to post pictures ASAP, but I cannot say when that will be...



-mr moon

[mr. moon]

Best....

Guitar.....


EVER!!!!








...more later.

-mr moon

[bjoele]

Congratulations!

[mr. moon]

Originally Posted by bjoele

Congratulations!

Thanks!

...And I promise I will post some pix once I get a chance. I have weekend guests, so I probably won't have a chance to until tomorrow sometime.

I'm amazed that this thing is actually *heavier* than my '92 studio; the neck is pretty much the same, but nicer on the new Traditional. Sound is huger on the new Trad too. Mojo factor is huge on the new Trad as well, hard to explain, but it just feels more solid and sounds more solid. I always thought my studio was awesome sounding, but this Trad actually takes it to a totally different level!

I think she's a keeper....



-mr moon

[SlashFan]

Originally Posted by mr. moon

Best....

Guitar.....


EVER!!!!








...more later.

-mr moon

I agree. The LP Traditional is the best LP I have played so far.

[Kutt]

Pics pics pics!!! I need something to hold me over until Wednesday (that's when mine's due).

[StoneFreeFuzz1]

Awesome Mr, Moon! pics are needed though! Can't wait! How was the neck? full review and tone report expected!!!!!

[mr. moon]

Originally Posted by StoneFreeFuzz1

Awesome Mr, Moon! pics are needed though! Can't wait! How was the neck? full review and tone report expected!!!!!

The neck is awesome!!! ...But I like the thicker 50's necks by default.

I will post pix later today (this evening, most likely), and do a full tone report and such tomorrow after I get more time to jam with it.



-mr moon

[mr. moon]

OK, my houseguests have left and I was able to put down the new Trad long enough to take a few shots. I would like to point out that I am *not* a photographer by any means whatsoever. I set the camera to auto, point, and click the button. The camera decides what to do with the flash and everything else.

The shots are fairly close to what the real deal looks like, but maybe a bit brighter due to the flash. Anyways, here they are (click pics below for larger image):








Enjoy!!

-mr moon

[Manolian]

Very beautiful color. Congrats.

[mikev]

really nice, man. do these have the thin binding in the cutaway?

[mr. moon]

Originally Posted by mikev

really nice, man. do these have the thin binding in the cutaway?

Manolian: Thanks!

Mikev: Thanks, and the binding around the entire body is all the same, I think anyways. My photography skillz, or lack thereof, probably made the binding look weird or something. I can check it out later for you.

The thing I'm really beginning to like about the Trad is that the flaming is subtle enough that it doesn't draw focus away from the rest of the guitar's look. I mean, I really dig flaming, but sometimes there's too much of it and it draws away from the overall look of a guitar, IMHO anyways.

I have to tell you that my experience with this guitar, even purchasing it sight unseen from Musician's Fiend (sic) has been outstanding!! My guitar looks much better than the one locally that I found at Guitar Satan, wheeeew!!!



-mr moon

[MikeScalf]

I love it when someone gets genuinely excited about a new guitar, now go play that Lester some more!

[StoneFreeFuzz1]

Nic epics Mr. Moon. Dude I'm happy for ya man! enjoy!

[mr. moon]

Originally Posted by StoneFreeFuzz1

Nic epics Mr. Moon. Dude I'm happy for ya man! enjoy!

Thanks!

However, I do have a few questions regarding a couple of very minor blemishes that I want to ask about because I've never ordered a $2300.00 guitar before, and I'm just wondering what is considered a "blemish" (thus rendering the guitar to a B-stock rating) and what is considered a "character mark." There are three possible blemishes on the guitar I have questions about:
1. Looks like the finish was rubbed off a bit around the backside of the "horn" of the body. Tiny mark, maybe 1/4" long right on the edge, not through the finish to the wood, I think,
2. There's a place in the creme binding where the brown guitar top wood shows through, maybe 1/4" long on the main body of the guitar,
3. Looks like there's some scratching up by the truss rod cover right next to the nut. I don't know if this is residual polish/wax from the factory yet, but I'll look at it more closely later today to figure this out.

To my ears and to my hands (been playing 25+ years), this thing seems awesome, but I just don't know what constitutes a "blemish" on a new Les Paul. Should it arrive in 100% perfect condition? Or are there "supposed" to be little flaws that distinguish one guitar from another. I don't mind little flaws on a guitar if it costs me like 500 bucks and/or I purchase it used, but is this acceptable/standard for a "new" LP?

And yes, I am a bit anal-retentive about the little details like this when it's a new guitar and I have only a certain number of days to be able to report it and possibly return it. I don't know that I would be willing to return it however, as it plays sooooo nicely.

Anywho, I'm going to check out all those issues again when I get home from work and get a chance to crank up the old DSL100 for a while!



-mr moon

[mikev]

Originally Posted by mr. moon

Thanks!

However, I do have a few questions regarding a couple of very minor blemishes that I want to ask about because I've never ordered a $2300.00 guitar before, and I'm just wondering what is considered a "blemish" (thus rendering the guitar to a B-stock rating) and what is considered a "character mark." There are three possible blemishes on the guitar I have questions about:
1. Looks like the finish was rubbed off a bit around the backside of the "horn" of the body. Tiny mark, maybe 1/4" long right on the edge, not through the finish to the wood, I think,
2. There's a place in the creme binding where the brown guitar top wood shows through, maybe 1/4" long on the main body of the guitar,
3. Looks like there's some scratching up by the truss rod cover right next to the nut. I don't know if this is residual polish/wax from the factory yet, but I'll look at it more closely later today to figure this out.

To my ears and to my hands (been playing 25+ years), this thing seems awesome, but I just don't know what constitutes a "blemish" on a new Les Paul. Should it arrive in 100% perfect condition? Or are there "supposed" to be little flaws that distinguish one guitar from another. I don't mind little flaws on a guitar if it costs me like 500 bucks and/or I purchase it used, but is this acceptable/standard for a "new" LP?

And yes, I am a bit anal-retentive about the little details like this when it's a new guitar and I have only a certain number of days to be able to report it and possibly return it. I don't know that I would be willing to return it however, as it plays sooooo nicely.

Anywho, I'm going to check out all those issues again when I get home from work and get a chance to crank up the old DSL100 for a while!



-mr moon

I wouldn't bother.
Imagine if you return what you have described as a really great playing and sounding guitar.
Only to get a dud.
As for the binding, do you mean that you can see the maple in the cutaway? That's supposed to be there.

[mr. moon]

Originally Posted by mikev

I wouldn't bother.
Imagine if you return what you have described as a really great playing and sounding guitar.
Only to get a dud.
As for the binding, do you mean that you can see the maple in the cutaway? That's supposed to be there.

Nah, it's just a thin brown line that runs for about 1/4" in the binding itself in one small area. The rest of the binding doesn't have this and it doesn't look like it's meant to be there, if you know what I mean. I don't know if it's a stain "on" the binding itself or bleed through from the underlying wood.

Yeah, due to the exact issues you brought up, I doubt that I will return it regardless, ...maybe I'll just try to get $1500 bucks taken off the price or something!!



I also have a couple of questions about the COA (Certificate of Authenticity); what size is it and should it have been included with the guitar when it shipped? I will have to try to find it, as the only documentation that came with it was crammed into the storage area in the case, so it may be hanging out there.

-mr moon

[Kutt]

I don't think the Les Paul Traditional ships with a C.O.A..

[SlashFan]

LP Traditional does not come with a COA.

[mr. moon]

Originally Posted by SlashFan

LP Traditional does not come with a COA.

Thanks to the last two folks for clearing this up for me. This is my first new Gibby, so I'm just learning the ropes...

-mr moon

[Mondoslug]

It can be tough deciding on a keeper but if you got one that you feel sounds great...think hard about sending it back for something with better grain, etc. They don't all sound the same.

YMMV.