Rockhard
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- Sep 6, 2001
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Cheers fellas . Yes it is rockin LP ! My 2002 R8 and Stig built now sound worried :wah
I like that era. Good guitars and I find the Bill Larwence humbuckers suit me just fine. Only thing I'd do different is to change to taller vintage style pickup rings. I'd just prefer the pickup sit in the ring more and can't abide having most of the pickup above the ring.
All that is just my obsession and means nothing really. Still, I can't thank good ol' DiMarzio enough for getting me thru the 70's withh their tall rings!!
Also glad to see you stressed SETUP! So important, so overlooked. Looks like you found a real nice one!! The neck profile on those are really nice.
Great looking guitar! But what's a "Stig built?" I thought he just drove cars?
Cheers Ed . Like the anonymous driver , an anonymous master luthier was commissioned to build replica bursts cloned from originals , old growth woods and methods , authentic parts with original tools ... you will find info if you google Stig Bursts . Mine's a goldtop . View attachment 11015View attachment 11016View attachment 11017
Thanks Al . I like the 59 style neck and frets . I happened across this lovely example by chance . Yes the BLs sound great particular after height tweaked and balanced . I replaced broken pup rings with Standard ones and the bridge pup don't sit noticabley high for me to bother .
Oh, no explanation needed. The ring thing is just a quirk of mine. I think THAT Standard is great and I'm glad for you. Those are just great Les Pauls and so overlooked.
No but I agree , I too don't like look of pups standing well above rings . I'd been browsing around 2002 and lately 96 models as talk of these being good years then I saw this 89 unsold and reduced and told my tech . He said to go look at it as this was a period when Gibson upped quality as Henry was getting established .
Post 83 Les Pauls are excellent. One piece bodies with correct shape and neck, return of small headstocks, an excellent, proper Les Paul neck profile and good hardware. Many 2pc tops as well as three pc with great carves, [dish tops],. Pre Henry and post Henry. HJ doesn't factor. This was a great era for Les Pauls.
Well IMO, Brother you made an informed, smart choice. I'm glad to see you were able to pick up on the very col build of this era. I'd much rather have one like yours than most of the younger used ones. I do agree on the 2pc top, it just looks right. The wood, though heavy, is high quality Central American Mahogany with high grade clear Eastern Hard Maple. I find the 59 rounded neck profile PERFECT!
Sometimes in the flametop, psuedo burst frenzy, excellent playing and sounding, high quality, plain ol' Standards get overlooked. These guitars have a strong, zealous fan base including touring and recording pro's.
Before my medical issues ended my musical career, I was actively searching for a clean, stock, original 2pc top Wine Red Standard like my 88 that I loved and was stolen off the stage at a gig. I still miss it.