What's happening to me???

Oh my....I've been looking at getting one as well....I like where the switch was placed...right at the top for some switch abuse....

Ice Tea is the flavored Gibson I long for.  BB2 in the neck, BB3 in the bridge.  

Mooch4056

craigb


Well, you can't play that funky music with a black LP you know.

Play that funky music white boy?






I think Rain can play any style with any color. 




Hey ... Who made those glass guitars see through things back in the 80s I remember a video with the..... Don't hand me no lies and keep your hands to yourself ... The tune lyric 

The Georgia Sattelites? Hahaha! Man, speaking of glass see-thru....I call this the 8th wonder of the world. All lucite...solid....all 22 lbs of it....straight from the Custom Shop. Whew...what a Les Paul! I was quite astonished to open the case and see this!
 

 

 
Unfinished neck...plays like a dream, sounds fantastic...so darned heavy if you play 30 minutes with it standing up, you'll need to go to the Dr. in the morning. I can't even play it sitting down. It hurts my leg and it jacks the neck up to where you HAVE to wear a strap with it even while sitting down. Shame too...it's a wonderful guitar believe it or not. I'm probably going to put it in a glass case for display. I almost considered hanging it off my rack and then thought.....if anything were to pull those molly bolts out of my wall, this thing would do it. LOL!
 
-Danny

I have a Gibson SG from round 1966 that is heavy...dang thing is like to break your neck!!

craigb


Well, you sure won't see me with one of those Danny!  Heck, my next custom is being made with Black Limba (aka Korina).  It's the shape of an LP double-cut (like my others) and with a tummy-cut unlike the blue one that I sold to Space Cowboy (which was wenge with full caps front and back - HEAVY!).

I like wandering around while I play (or attempt to play - lol) so a light guitar is so much easier on the back.

You'd never see me with one either Craig. The one I showed you was a gift from an old friend of mine. I know...awesome friend. I don't really like vintage guitars though I have several in my collection. Though it pains me to say this, I bought them for what they were worth/would be worth instead of "wow, I love this guitar!"
 
The way I play/style I play just demands a different type of guitar which is why I tend to favor Carvin and Ibanez. The cool things about the Carvin guitars I own are they have that cross between an LP/Strat feel and sound with their own sound as well. Faster neck, 24 frets, and the weight is perfect for me.
 
I like to look at Pauls but don't enjoy playing them nor am I crazy about how they sound. I do like Strats though but prefer the Fender HM Strat line that is discontinued. I have a few of those that I still play from time to time. Not sure why they never really took off, but man...to me, the perfect strat. Not quite as elegant looking as the regular strat, but the sound and feel to me obliterates a regular strat.
 
Rain: you only live once brother and can't take the cash with you. If you are paying your bills in good shape, buy the guitar. With the way this world is, though it may be sort of foolish to "live for today" in my opinion, "tomorrow is promised to no one" so smoke 'em if you got 'em. :)
 
Quick story....I promise...
 
Years ago when I was driving around in my dream car (I got #12 of the first I.R.O.C. Z28's built in 1985 and the second delivered in the state of NJ at the time.) I was a Senior in high school and worked after school for many years, so I had the money saved. My dad hooked everything up for me but of course I had to pay him. The paymensts were $298 per month which I had no problems affording. I loved that car so much, when it was completely on it's way out in 2001, people would hum the Sanford and Son theme song when I'd drive by. LOL! I had exhaust pipes dragging on the ground, the poor car was a mess....I just couldn't let it go. It still ran and never screwed me to where it had to be towed in all those years.
 
Well I had always wanted a Corvette but was always afraid I wouldn't be able to afford one consistently. You know, it looked good on paper that I might squeak by but if something bad happened in my life, the first thing that would be repo'd would be the car. Well, in 99 I signed a record deal and made some good money. Yet I was still afraid that I'd have a problem affording a car of that magnitude. I finally break down and decide it's time. The one I had to buy was 55k but I figured, I might as well crash and burn with dignity!
 
I have not regretted my decision one time. I know that a car is way more expensive than a LP but my point is....sometimes getting that something you want pushes you a little harder to make sure you are secure enough to KEEP it. I had a few things in my life go sour. $510 per month on for a car as well as $210.00 per month for car insurance was quite a burden on me when those things in my life went a bit sour.
 
That car was so important to me, it made me get involved in things I would have never gotten involved with. Not bad things, work oriented things. Musical things like mastering etc, construction and remodeling, teaching martial arts, all things I was good at that I had never thought of doing in different aspects. For example, I always recorded music and wrote songs...but I never got into mastering and video editing etc. I always did construction on the side...but never considered working for someone doing side jobs. I competed in martial arts for years and helped my superiors out when they needed me...but never thought about teaching it more on a serious level or teaching a specialty black belt class.
 
All these things secured me to where I'd never lose that car man. Sometimes the heat of having something that is either right along your means or a bit over your means....can push you in directions that wind up being good directions down the road as well as helping you in keeping that object of desire. :) It sure did work for me. Think it over brother. As long as you're not in danger of living on the street and can eat...you will thank yourself and be happy you made the purchase. :)
 
-Danny

Cool story, Danny. :) And nice LP. I think I remember you mentioning it but it's nice to finally see it.

You know, it took me forever to learn that lesson. In fact, the one time I didn't settle for less in my life was when I bought my American Fender strat + 59 Bassman in my early 20s. But, otherwise, I've always tried to find more affordable compromises.

And that didn't change until I met my wife. At that point I was making enough money to not be able to spend it all. lol I'd look at stuff I wanted, considered whether I really needed it or not and settle for an inexpensive compromise. The most obvious example was the Mac I had always wanted. Took my wife to finally convince me that I should get what I wanted.

All that being said, even though I've since learned my lesson (and looking back I regret not spending that money before), considering that I've quit my job 2 years ago and that my wife has been supporting us ever since, it's kind of easy to  refrain from those urges.  Took me forever to even learn to ask for trivial stuff like books and dvd's such. And she's been spoiling me, anyway.

But sure, the minute I have my own money, I know that I want my brand spanking new genuine standard Gibson Les Paul which will probably cost me $2-2500. That's what I've learned. A few years back, I wouldn't have considered anything above the cheapest Gibson LP Studio.

Just wait.... you may make a bad decision if you don't wait for the complete transformation.. to desire for the Plaintop that you really want.
 
There is nothing more beautiful than an R8 Plaintop... IMO. Most of all remember that one cannot have too many guitars and amps.
 
J

Rain


Cool story, Danny. :) And nice LP. I think I remember you mentioning it but it's nice to finally see it.

You know, it took me forever to learn that lesson. In fact, the one time I didn't settle for less in my life was when I bought my American Fender strat + 59 Bassman in my early 20s. But, otherwise, I've always tried to find more affordable compromises.

And that didn't change until I met my wife. At that point I was making enough money to not be able to spend it all. lol I'd look at stuff I wanted, considered whether I really needed it or not and settle for an inexpensive compromise. The most obvious example was the Mac I had always wanted. Took my wife to finally convince me that I should get what I wanted.

All that being said, even though I've since learned my lesson (and looking back I regret not spending that money before), considering that I've quit my job 2 years ago and that my wife has been supporting us ever since, it's kind of easy to  refrain from those urges.  Took me forever to even learn to ask for trivial stuff like books and dvd's such. And she's been spoiling me, anyway.

But sure, the minute I have my own money, I know that I want my brand spanking new genuine standard Gibson Les Paul which will probably cost me $2-2500. That's what I've learned. A few years back, I wouldn't have considered anything above the cheapest Gibson LP Studio.

Rain: Totally understand and can relate. When I sold my family business, the girl I was seeing wanted me to stay retired other than music type stuff. She was pretty loaded like Donald Trump...lol....but I NEVER asked her for a thing. I couldn't even lightly discuss something I thought was cool or it would show up. So I was always extra careful. It's a great situation to be in knowing someone loves you that much...it truly is. But like you, I would never take advantage of that. I had my own money and wanted to buy my own things. So I totally get where you're coming from. Make sure you let us see that awesome guitar when you get it! :)
 
Craig: Hahaha thanks for sharing that! You know...after all these years, I had no idea Roger sang that song. I always knew the voice was different when that song came on but I never really put it together until I just watched that video! I think I was in 4th or 5th grade when I heard that song. As I got older I always liked it and knew it was Queen, but it never dawned on me that "hey, that's not Freddie!?" So thanks for sharing that with me....it was great to hear it as well as see who was actually singing! What's really cool now is...you can hear the Freddie vocal layers all over the left and right sides...amazing production there that isn't even dominant...it just makes you go "wow." :)
 
-Danny

I love Les Paul guitars but after years of hanging one on my shoulder for 4 hours a night, I was done. Teles and Strats now. The lighter the better.

Does Chapter 2 come with pictures?

Mooch4056

craigb


Does Chapter 2 come with pictures?

No but you could google chapter 6 and see similar pictures. 

Now I don't want to know!