cooltouch
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Hey folks,
I'm brand new to the forums, but I thought I'd go ahead and share a few shots of my Traditional II. I guess you'd call that color "burgundy." The top has some decent figure, although not as nice as the figure I've seen in a lot of cherry bursts from the same time frame and later.
Les Paul Traditional, 2013 Model with Pick Guard Removed by Michael McBroom, on Flickr
Les Paul Traditional, 2013 Model by Michael McBroom, on Flickr
Les Paul Tradtional Head Stock by Michael McBroom, on Flickr
I bought this guitar in used, but unplayed condition. It was immaculate. I don't think the previous owner ever had it out of the case. So I lucked into the deal, saving hundreds of dollars off what new ones were selling for. The only downside to it is I didn't get to choose the color. I mean, the burgundy looks okay, but I'd have chosen something different.
From what I've read, the Traditional II model was made exclusively for Guitar Center. But I'm not really clear as to what the differences are between the regular and the II. I've seen one other plain Traditional recently and I noticed two differences -- it had pickup covers and the trussrod cover read "Traditional." Mine doesn't have either of these. It does have two push-pull volume pots -- one is a signal boost and the other is series/parallel, I think. It has a slim-60s taper neck, which I prefer, and it is heavy! I suppose if a guitar is really gonna be "traditional" one of the things it should have is weight.:spabout
I'm brand new to the forums, but I thought I'd go ahead and share a few shots of my Traditional II. I guess you'd call that color "burgundy." The top has some decent figure, although not as nice as the figure I've seen in a lot of cherry bursts from the same time frame and later.
Les Paul Traditional, 2013 Model with Pick Guard Removed by Michael McBroom, on Flickr
Les Paul Traditional, 2013 Model by Michael McBroom, on Flickr
Les Paul Tradtional Head Stock by Michael McBroom, on Flickr
I bought this guitar in used, but unplayed condition. It was immaculate. I don't think the previous owner ever had it out of the case. So I lucked into the deal, saving hundreds of dollars off what new ones were selling for. The only downside to it is I didn't get to choose the color. I mean, the burgundy looks okay, but I'd have chosen something different.
From what I've read, the Traditional II model was made exclusively for Guitar Center. But I'm not really clear as to what the differences are between the regular and the II. I've seen one other plain Traditional recently and I noticed two differences -- it had pickup covers and the trussrod cover read "Traditional." Mine doesn't have either of these. It does have two push-pull volume pots -- one is a signal boost and the other is series/parallel, I think. It has a slim-60s taper neck, which I prefer, and it is heavy! I suppose if a guitar is really gonna be "traditional" one of the things it should have is weight.:spabout