6Speeds&Strings
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I’m looking for my first “real” Les Paul, and have played both the new Standards and various custom shop models. I’d love a new top-tier R9, but that’s far out of my price range. I’m aiming at a $2500 budget, and my local shop has had a 2006 “G0” 1960 reissue on the wall for a while now, listed a couple hundred above that. It plays well and sounds good, but then, so do the latest USA Standards.
I really am looking for more info on the G0 and other custom shop reissues from that era. I have searched on this forum and found a few tidbits, but I’m trying to understand if there is really much of a difference, considering 2006 was before some major changes at the custom shop (custom buckers, hide glue, etc). It’s a plain top, so even the USA models have nicer tops. Is it worth a few hundred dollar premium over a 2020 USA Standard?
I really am looking for more info on the G0 and other custom shop reissues from that era. I have searched on this forum and found a few tidbits, but I’m trying to understand if there is really much of a difference, considering 2006 was before some major changes at the custom shop (custom buckers, hide glue, etc). It’s a plain top, so even the USA models have nicer tops. Is it worth a few hundred dollar premium over a 2020 USA Standard?