Early EVH and LP flashback

J T · 03-29-09, 12:36 PM

OK I see EVH with a Gibson LP that has a P-90 in the neck PU and what looks to be an HB at the bridge, but can't really tell which LP it really is. 50's? 70's?

Anybody know?

woody-89 · 03-29-09, 12:49 PM

I'd guess an early seventies deluxe by the paddle headstock and wide binding. It must have been routed for a HB in the bridge, and a P90 dropped in the neck - very cool looking guitar!

MattD1960 · 03-29-09, 01:20 PM

70s you can see the wide binding in the cut away

shep79 · 03-29-09, 02:24 PM

What a cool pic!

deepblue · 03-29-09, 05:17 PM

Later he took the neck pup right out and left an empty cavity.
I have seen pictures of him playing it that way. Or perhaps its another Les Paul, you fellas would know better.
Agreed....cool pic.

sonar · 03-29-09, 05:27 PM

Where & when was the picture taken?

Zoomer · 03-29-09, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by deepblue

Later he took the neck pup right out and left an empty cavity.
I have seen pictures of him playing it that way. Or perhaps its another Les Paul, you fellas would know better.
Agreed....cool pic.

That looks like his Burst with a PU removed to me !!!!

BobMello · 03-29-09, 05:43 PM

These two guitars are different. The first picture (which is really old and cool) looks like a goldtop.

The second pic live is the LP burst he has. Not sure of lineage or year but it is indeed a burst.

RR82 · 03-29-09, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoomer

That looks like his Burst with a PU removed to me !!!!

Yes it does, I agree!

donw35 · 03-30-09, 09:12 AM

Like all of us, Eddie knows Les Pauls rule...

Gibsononly · 03-30-09, 09:18 AM

If I remember the story correctly he bought two 60's in the early 80's for something like $6000 each. I think I read that on this forum.

In the colour picture there's one on the stand and one on the floor.

DavidFloyd · 03-30-09, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Gibsononly

If I remember the story correctly he bought two 60's in the early 80's for something like $6000 each. I think I read that on this forum.

In the colour picture there's one on the stand and one on the floor.

I'm glad one of the '60s is NOT the 5150-striped LP shaped guitar in the color pic! There were so few made, it'd be a shame to have striped and put on Floyd on one of those!

donw35 · 03-30-09, 10:08 AM

he knows better then to do that to a 60's LP.

abalonevintage · 03-30-09, 10:19 AM

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he knows better then to do that to a 60's LP.

Actually, Ed has gone on the record as saying he stripped the paint off the goldtop.

Angry Steve · 03-30-09, 10:20 AM

in the recent Guitar world cover story, he talks about the LP with the humbucker in the bridge, and why/how, etc. Also mentions how he wants the New Wolfgang model to stand up to and have all of the class of a Les Paul. Anyone else read it?

Aside from his usual bravado and arrogance, in this interview he is surprisingly humble... it is a very cool read - hearing about what he has looked for in a guitar, and the trial and error of other EVH models along the way.

And with the 5 ply binding and toggle switch location, I can imagine that as a LP player it would feel comfortable immediately.

deepblue · 03-30-09, 12:57 PM

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he knows better then to do that to a 60's LP.

Would he?

Eddie jumps ship far too often for me to take him seriously anymore.
I admire his playing, but his creds are crap.

Spoonman · 03-30-09, 01:46 PM

I agree, I think he'd mess with a Burst, not like he needs the money. He's always looking for tone but I'm sure he'd mod it..

Just like the story I read about the reissue of Frankenstrat, down to cigarette burns and everything, then doesn't even play it on tour that I could tell. He did the new Wolfgang and always plays those.

J T · 03-30-09, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by sonar

Where & when was the picture taken?

Pasadena, Early Seventies

les strat · 03-30-09, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by J T

Pasadena, Early Seventies

I think it would be latter 70's since VH 1 came out in '77.

27sauce · 03-30-09, 08:06 PM

Looks earlier to me

J T · 03-31-09, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by les strat

I think it would be latter 70's since VH 1 came out in '77.

He was a still a teenager so early 70's sounds right. He was 17 in 72.

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03-29-09, 12:36 PM	#1
J T All Access/Backstage Pass Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 5,215	Early EVH and LP flashback OK I see EVH with a Gibson LP that has a P-90 in the neck PU and what looks to be an HB at the bridge, but can't really tell which LP it really is. 50's? 70's? Anybody know?

03-29-09, 12:49 PM	#2
woody-89 Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Smoggy London Posts: 590	Re: Early EVH and LP flashback I'd guess an early seventies deluxe by the paddle headstock and wide binding. It must have been routed for a HB in the bridge, and a P90 dropped in the neck - very cool looking guitar! __________________ *Playing a Strat after a Les Paul is like leaving the tour bus for a Transit van. Fun for a while, but you can only take so much of it.*

03-29-09, 01:20 PM	#3
MattD1960 Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Rehoboth MA Posts: 266	Re: Early EVH and LP flashback 70s you can see the wide binding in the cut away

03-29-09, 02:24 PM	#4
shep79 Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 119	Re: Early EVH and LP flashback What a cool pic!

03-29-09, 05:17 PM	#5
deepblue Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 327	Re: Early EVH and LP flashback Later he took the neck pup right out and left an empty cavity. I have seen pictures of him playing it that way. Or perhaps its another Les Paul, you fellas would know better. Agreed....cool pic. Last edited by deepblue : 03-29-09 at 05:31 PM.

03-29-09, 05:27 PM	#6
sonar Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 868	Re: Early EVH and LP flashback Where & when was the picture taken?

03-29-09, 05:43 PM	#8
BobMello Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 810	Re: Early EVH and LP flashback These two guitars are different. The first picture (which is really old and cool) looks like a goldtop. The second pic live is the LP burst he has. Not sure of lineage or year but it is indeed a burst.

03-30-09, 09:12 AM	#10
donw35 Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 637	Re: Early EVH and LP flashback Like all of us, Eddie knows Les Pauls rule...

03-30-09, 09:18 AM	#11
Gibsononly Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Posts: 612	Re: Early EVH and LP flashback If I remember the story correctly he bought two 60's in the early 80's for something like $6000 each. I think I read that on this forum. In the colour picture there's one on the stand and one on the floor. __________________ Tone For Days The Stumble "The instrument is what it is in your hands with your amp. They all sound the same in the case. Because I have 20 of them in cases making the same sound." "Every kid likes Led Zeppelin, unless there's something wrong with them" - Joe Bonamassa Don't neglect the spiritual side of your life. Find the best person you know, nail him to a cross, and worship him.

03-30-09, 10:08 AM	#13
donw35 Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 637	Re: Early EVH and LP flashback he knows better then to do that to a 60's LP.

03-30-09, 10:20 AM	#15
Angry Steve Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 252	Re: Early EVH and LP flashback in the recent Guitar world cover story, he talks about the LP with the humbucker in the bridge, and why/how, etc. Also mentions how he wants the New Wolfgang model to stand up to and have all of the class of a Les Paul. Anyone else read it? Aside from his usual bravado and arrogance, in this interview he is surprisingly humble... it is a very cool read - hearing about what he has looked for in a guitar, and the trial and error of other EVH models along the way. And with the 5 ply binding and toggle switch location, I can imagine that as a LP player it would feel comfortable immediately.

03-30-09, 01:46 PM	#17
Spoonman Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 112	Re: Early EVH and LP flashback I agree, I think he'd mess with a Burst, not like he needs the money. He's always looking for tone but I'm sure he'd mod it.. Just like the story I read about the reissue of Frankenstrat, down to cigarette burns and everything, then doesn't even play it on tour that I could tell. He did the new Wolfgang and always plays those.

03-30-09, 08:06 PM	#20
27sauce All Access/Backstage Pass Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 2,154	Re: Early EVH and LP flashback Looks earlier to me