Bored, more R9 pics..

kwoo64 · 01-07-04, 09:41 PM

I've had this guitar(2001) posted before but I got bored and started snapping some shots , some with different lighting. If you guys are like me, you cant get enough! It also went from 8 pounds 9 ounces to 8 pounds 6 ounces after removing the Grovers and putting the Klusons( Gibson Deluxe) back on.

kwoo64 · 01-07-04, 09:52 PM

I know, the inlays have to go..

59 Darkburst · 01-08-04, 06:29 AM

Hey thanks for sharing! Looks pretty good to me! I just got a new digital camera so I'm experimenting now too! This stuff is fun!

MikeSlub · 01-08-04, 06:49 AM

LP Forum approved! :dude

davethemagician · 01-08-04, 08:01 AM

holy ....
this is a busy top!!

almost a bit too busy for my taste, but still very gorgeous!

BluesForDan · 01-08-04, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kwoo64

this one to me is the money shot :dude

kwoo64 · 01-08-04, 10:51 AM

Yean, I think on that shot I didnt use the flash but stuck a desk lamp close to it. Its funny, at some angles the flame is pretty subtle.

Hackubus · 01-08-04, 11:13 AM

Purrrty!

kwoo64 · 01-08-04, 01:35 PM

Wanna trade inlays???

Tullman · 01-08-04, 02:28 PM

Here is mine, #9 3013. Blister top baby!

Tullman · 01-08-04, 02:30 PM

This guitar weighs in at 8lbs. 6 ounces

MK.II · 01-08-04, 03:52 PM

Hey kwoo64, did you buy your `01 R9 new or used? If you bought it used, how long have you had it?

kwoo64 · 01-08-04, 07:09 PM

I bought it used and haven't had it that long, 3 or 4 months maybe. It was on Ebay for a while as the Kid Rock historic, belonged to his guitar player. The pictures on there didnt do it justice at all though. It was probably handpicked due to the top, weight and the very dark fingerboard. I'm not sure if I like the flat frets but I think I got a pretty good deal on it at $2800, had Grovers.

kwoo64 · 01-08-04, 07:11 PM

Butterscotch and Tullman, Very nice! Wish I had cool inlays like you guys do, maybe later.

Tullman · 01-09-04, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by butterscotch
Man....inlays shminlays...your guitar is great....play the hell out of it!!!

lol, I agree. Nice guitar kwoo64.

SteveB334 · 01-09-04, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by butterscotch
Man....inlays shminlays...your guitar is great....play the hell out of it!!!

I agree your guitar is great looking all around

Mine's not an R9 but it has inlays like yours and I love em.
Butterscotch this guitar should really be your cause of your name ;)

Tullman · 01-09-04, 02:32 PM

Tullman · 01-09-04, 02:50 PM

Here is another angle..

MK.II · 01-09-04, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kwoo64
I bought it used and haven't had it that long, 3 or 4 months maybe. It was on Ebay for a while as the Kid Rock historic, belonged to his guitar player. The pictures on there didnt do it justice at all though. It was probably handpicked due to the top, weight and the very dark fingerboard. I'm not sure if I like the flat frets but I think I got a pretty good deal on it at $2800, had Grovers.

I knew your guitar looked familiar!! I`ve checked out that guitar many times! It used to belong to Kenny Olsen, from Twisted Brown Trucker. He traded it in on a Fender Custom Shop Muddy Waters Tele. I thought that your pics looked like that guitar, but the red looks a little bit lighter in the pics than it does "in person". At least that`s how it looks on my screen. I almost bought that guitar but I bought an `03 brazilian R8 instead when Gibson announced the discontinuation of the braz. You got the guitar at a great price! :dude

Your guitar has really nice flame. One of the pics that you posted almost shows how it can have different looks depending on the viewing angle. When seen "in person", from one angle it looks like most of your pics, but when viewing it from a playing position it almost looks like a completely different guitar the way the flame changes from a tiger stripe type of look to a wavy non tiger stripe look. You don`t see alot of Historics that do that. The finish has a little bit of an aged patina to it too.

I talked to Kenny about the guitar and he said that it has special wound Antiquities in it, but he didn`t know exactly what the special wind was. I heard that he bought the guitar in New York.

Nice guitar! Enjoy!!

BrotherDuane · 01-11-04, 12:07 AM

Over the last couple of weeks I have A/B'd my 2001 R9 with a friend's '62 Paul trhough a variety of set-ups and amps. No comparison. The '62 blows away my R9 in every respect. Tone, neck, finger board, etc. I am a bit bummed.

Gold Tone · 01-11-04, 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by BrotherDuane
......with a friend's '62 Paul......

What is a '62 Paul???

An SG?

MK.II · 01-11-04, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by BrotherDuane
Over the last couple of weeks I have A/B'd my 2001 R9 with a friend's '62 Paul trhough a variety of set-ups and amps. No comparison. The '62 blows away my R9 in every respect. Tone, neck, finger board, etc. I am a bit bummed.

There is no such thing as a `62 Paul. Maybe you`re talking about a `62 SG that says Les Paul on the truss rod cover? In that case, comparing your guitar to an SG is like comparing apples to oranges. Regardless, just about any late `50`s Les Paul will win in comparison to a modern Historic. It`s the "old wood", among other things that have many years of aging, that can`t be reproduced on a new guitar. You have to compare your Historic to other Historics to find the one you like, or do some mods/upgrades to it. The Historics are what they are, great guitars!! I have no problems with the ones I have chosen other than the fact that they`re not from the late `50`s!!

bert · 01-11-04, 07:48 AM

here my aged R9 and GR...

http://www.lilypix.com/photos/showal...=1501&uuid=448

I love these baby's !!!! ;)

bert

kwoo64 · 01-11-04, 09:42 AM

MK.II, Thanks for the info on the guitar, I have been trying to fade it a bit, maybe its working if you think it was more red! Yeah it had some Seths in it, but I ended up putting my Voodoo 59 in the front and an Antiquity(with the stronger magnet) in the bridge, no complaints on the tone. I have been messing around with doing the wraparound some, still trying to find the sweet spot. I wish it had the frets like the newer ones has instead of the flatter ones but I hate to change them out if they aint shot. Its cool that you saw the guitar in person and were thinking about buying it.

kwoo64 · 01-11-04, 09:43 AM

Bert, Killers!!!!!

PixelBurst · 01-11-04, 10:23 AM

LordOfTheThighs · 01-11-04, 02:41 PM

Pix,

I'm really digging that Tobacco Sunburst. The Cherry Sunburst ain't not slouch, either

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01-07-04, 09:41 PM	#1
kwoo64 Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 285	Bored, more R9 pics.. I've had this guitar(2001) posted before but I got bored and started snapping some shots , some with different lighting. If you guys are like me, you cant get enough! It also went from 8 pounds 9 ounces to 8 pounds 6 ounces after removing the Grovers and putting the Klusons( Gibson Deluxe) back on.

01-08-04, 06:49 AM	#4
MikeSlub Admin/Burst Advisory In the Zone Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: America the Beautiful Posts: 11,177	LP Forum approved! :dude __________________ * "Gibson guitars are like potato chips - you can't have just one!" * "So many Gibsons to love, so little time..."

01-08-04, 02:30 PM	#11
Tullman Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 392	This guitar weighs in at 8lbs. 6 ounces Last edited by Tullman : 01-08-04 at 02:39 PM.

01-08-04, 03:52 PM	#12
MK.II Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Near Motown, USA Posts: 1,051	Hey kwoo64, did you buy your `01 R9 new or used? If you bought it used, how long have you had it? __________________ Music is good for the soul.....

01-07-04, 09:52 PM	#2
kwoo64 Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 285	I know, the inlays have to go..

01-08-04, 06:29 AM	#3
59 Darkburst Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 220	Hey thanks for sharing! Looks pretty good to me! I just got a new digital camera so I'm experimenting now too! This stuff is fun!

01-08-04, 08:01 AM	#5
davethemagician Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 419	holy .... this is a busy top!! almost a bit too busy for my taste, but still very gorgeous!

01-08-04, 10:51 AM	#7
kwoo64 Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 285	Yean, I think on that shot I didnt use the flash but stuck a desk lamp close to it. Its funny, at some angles the flame is pretty subtle.

01-08-04, 11:13 AM	#8
Hackubus Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Knowhere, Oklahoma Posts: 1,563	Purrrty!

01-08-04, 01:35 PM	#9
kwoo64 Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 285	Wanna trade inlays???

01-08-04, 02:28 PM	#10
Tullman Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 392	Here is mine, #9 3013. Blister top baby!

01-08-04, 07:09 PM	#13
kwoo64 Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 285	I bought it used and haven't had it that long, 3 or 4 months maybe. It was on Ebay for a while as the Kid Rock historic, belonged to his guitar player. The pictures on there didnt do it justice at all though. It was probably handpicked due to the top, weight and the very dark fingerboard. I'm not sure if I like the flat frets but I think I got a pretty good deal on it at $2800, had Grovers.

01-08-04, 07:11 PM	#14
kwoo64 Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 285	Butterscotch and Tullman, Very nice! Wish I had cool inlays like you guys do, maybe later.

01-09-04, 02:32 PM	#17
Tullman Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 392	poof Last edited by Tullman : 01-09-04 at 02:33 PM.

01-09-04, 02:50 PM	#18
Tullman Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 392	Here is another angle.. Last edited by Tullman : 01-09-04 at 02:51 PM.

01-11-04, 12:07 AM	#20
BrotherDuane Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: California Posts: 5	R9 vs Vintage LP Over the last couple of weeks I have A/B'd my 2001 R9 with a friend's '62 Paul trhough a variety of set-ups and amps. No comparison. The '62 blows away my R9 in every respect. Tone, neck, finger board, etc. I am a bit bummed.

01-11-04, 07:48 AM	#23
bert Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Temse-Belgium-Europe Posts: 176	here my aged R9 and GR... http://www.lilypix.com/photos/showal...=1501&uuid=448 I love these baby's !!!! ;) bert

01-11-04, 09:42 AM	#24
kwoo64 Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 285	MK.II, Thanks for the info on the guitar, I have been trying to fade it a bit, maybe its working if you think it was more red! Yeah it had some Seths in it, but I ended up putting my Voodoo 59 in the front and an Antiquity(with the stronger magnet) in the bridge, no complaints on the tone. I have been messing around with doing the wraparound some, still trying to find the sweet spot. I wish it had the frets like the newer ones has instead of the flatter ones but I hate to change them out if they aint shot. Its cool that you saw the guitar in person and were thinking about buying it.

01-11-04, 09:43 AM	#25
kwoo64 Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 285	Bert, Killers!!!!!

01-11-04, 10:23 AM	#26
PixelBurst Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Hollywood, California Posts: 4,015	My 2003 R9s __________________ Guitars: Two '59 Gibson Les Paul Reissues, Dual Pickup Melody Maker Reissue, 1960's Gibson Acoustic Pedals: RMC4 Picture Wah, Korg Pitchblack Tuner Amps: Reinhardt Storm 50, Stagecraft Slant 2x12 with Scumback BM75's, Blackstar HT-5R

01-11-04, 02:41 PM	#27
LordOfTheThighs Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The Land Of The Ice & Snow, From The Midnight Sun Where The Hot Springs Flow... Posts: 49	Pix, I'm really digging that Tobacco Sunburst. The Cherry Sunburst ain't not slouch, either __________________ Long Time Listener, 1st Time Caller