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    Best way to find a 1966 Gibson Vintage

    There were a few Gibson models during that timeframe, but no Les Pauls made between 61-67.
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    Inlays Question

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    Cool beans! thanks for the heads up

    Cool beans! thanks for the heads up
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    Help identifying the year this 325td was made, and if anyone can whose friggin signature is on the headstock that be cool too. Thanks

    Cool! Thank you, and thanks mr. Bunker for the heads up!!!
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    Trying to find it now

    Trying to find it now
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    Inlays Question

    Ok then, that settles that! Thanks to you, I'm gonna put that answer in my "things I never gotta wonder about again" mental database I had wondered about the description from dude who appraised it , saying it was a 60/61 les paul neck.. I mean, is it a 60 or a 61? Anyone who puts a 60lp next...
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    Inlays Question

    Yeah, if you're trying to put an sg neck on a les paul, the heel is thinner, to match the sg body, so it can't be done without a lot of extra work. What I wonder whether Gibson used les paul necks from stock , and put them on sgs ( shaving them down ) at the end of the 1960 LP production run...
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    Inlays Question

    Preach it, brother. I'd laugh if this wasn't happening to me ..ok I'll still laugh lol
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    Inlays Question

    Spam works for a guy whose name rhymes with Noon
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    Inlays Question

    Are you saying that a 1960 LP neck could not be shaped at the pocket/heel to fit a 1961 SG/LP? I know it won't work the other way around, because the sg joins the body further down the board than on an lp. However not ever measuring a sg/lp tenon, or comparing it to a same timeframe lp , I'm...
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    Inlays Question

    This just occurred to me I bet the dude who messed up that appraisal never bothered to plug it in. So, here are a couple of old youtube videos, so you can decide for yourselves what is the coolest thing about Wilma ( hint ) "It aint them Norlin' inlays lol" Like the guitar, the playin's not...
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    Vintage Les Paul and Burst Weights

    Mr. Slub, if you ever allowed me into the room where these guitars are being re acquainted with, I would take up permanent residence inside one of the cases. Neither my wife nor friends or customers would ever hear from me again. You have impeccable taste, and an incredible collection. Thanks...
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    Inlays Question

    For content; at the time I purchased the 54 lp, I didn't know the neck was supposed to be fatter, so I thought my 54 was an original everything ( - 3 pounds of bad paint on the top ) and it wasn't till Bill Fajen showed me his beautiful stock 54, followed by Terry Mueller confirming a neck...
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    Vintage Gibson SGs

    Maybe that's where they continued with the 60 neck profile in 61?
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    Vintage Gibson SGs

    Wonderful guitars! Being a Santana fan, and not taking away from the others, I can see the draw to the early sg special. Quick question; Is it the angle of the photo, or does the 61 Special have a smaller headstock than it's sg/lp from the same year?
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