renderit
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Hmm. Every time I pick one up I gets arrested...
Big Al , I have been playing my 14 R9 and my Custom back and forth for a couple of months and the ebony board Lester just sounds brighter to my ears than the rosewood board R9 . Same amp , same settings and the rosewood board has a more mellow sound where the ebony board Lester has a more bright sound which I address thru the tone control on the guitar (I just dial the tone down to 5.5 on the ebony versus 6.5 on the R9 ) I remember you telling me to give the T-Tops a try versus the 57 Classics which sound a tad bit harsh in the ebony board Lester versus the Custombuckers in the R9 which sound to me like the best pickups with the exception of the Holy grail of tone -the Vintage original Gibson PAF's .Which I am so crazy with this pursuit of tone that if I had crazy money to spend I would be very curious to hear vintage PAF's in the ebony board Custom .My T-Tops do not have covers on them and who would you suggest I get Gold covers from Gibson or Throback ?(I would have to get them wax potted) I am thinking maybe trying this in Spring 2018?
I don't think so either, but I do think the neck as a whole changes tone. I used to swap necks on Telecasters, and more than not, the tone followed the neck! And in those experiments, I found some rosewood fingerboard guitar necks that were brighter than some maple fingerboard necks. That's what I used to look for as I like the feel of rosewood better!I have no doubt you find one brighter than the other. I have several near identical R9's all with same wood and guess what? Some are brighter than others. What I dispute is your claim that Customs offer a tonal difference due to fingerboard wood. You got two different sounding guitars, that's all, it isn't proof of fingerboard tone.
I don't think so either, but I do think the neck as a whole changes tone. I used to swap necks on Telecasters, and more than not, the tone followed the neck! And in those experiments, I found some rosewood fingerboard guitar necks that were brighter than some maple fingerboard necks. That's what I used to look for as I like the feel of rosewood better!
New LPs are as good as any guitars ever made
Cute little vid from a nice guy, who obviously didn't spend enough time being properly re-educated, sharing his thoughts on a few gold tops.
A loooong time ago, I played the one and only vintage Les Paul, I've had the opportunity to mess with. I played it for about half an hour in a vintage shop. It was a refinished 1957. That guitar was ungodly good! It sustained, it had the tone, it played like butter. But, was about 23k more than I had a budget for (it was priced at 24k). I understood. That tone and feel stuck with me, heck, until today.
It took me a little more than 20 years to find a comparable Les Paul. That happened to be a 2008 Traditional. It had the tone, the playability, all of it. A great guitar. But, I struggled with it's weight at gigs. So, I let it go. Since then I've owned a few and not a lot have truly compared favorably. I currently own two single cut LPs. They are great guitars, and have that vintage tone, probably better playability, but are different in a number of ways as well. Both are Lites (the thin bodied LPs). These are keepers for me, but aren't really vintage correct. they ahve a vintage appearance, but the thin body throws a lot of folks off.
If I was truly interested in chasing a vintage style LP, the Reissues would be the ones I would seek out. But, for close enough for most guys? I'd look at Traditionals. I loved mine.