Vintage Les Paul

[willfish]

anybody have any ?

an I dont mean the cheaper Japan made Epiphone Les Pauls that are more so mass produced/ assembly line made...


I was looking at this Wine red 1990 Gibson custom. it is going for 2500 but I just am having a hard time accepting a guitar with all kinds of dings an scratches for that kind of money., I think I'd rather spend the 3000 or so an buy one brand new an watch it mature in price as I know I would plan on taking much better care of it rather than someof these vintage ones that are all beat up....


Will

 

[Big Wang Bandit]

Get a new one.

My dad has 2 or 3, They are fantastic pieces. But none the less, if you use a guitar as it should be, a few scratches wouldn't bother me

 

[Kai]

I have a '59 Flametop in storage...never played it, used to belong to an uncle.

 

[Loki]

I'd kill my family for a Les Paul.

 

[Adrian98]

they were good from the 70s

 

[suprarx7nut]

~300 for a new one? More like a grand for a Gibson Les Paul Custom.

But, yeah... I like old guitars of you collect them. If you just have one old one then its kinda weak though. Buy one that matures with you. That way its more special.

I'm keeping my guitars for life. Even the crappy squire strat i learned on. Maybe my kids will play some riffs on it.

 

[willfish]

~300 for a new one? More like a grand for a Gibson Les Paul Custom.

But, yeah... I like old guitars of you collect them. If you just have one old one then its kinda weak though. Buy one that matures with you. That way its more special.

I'm keeping my guitars for life. Even the crappy squire strat i learned on. Maybe my kids will play some riffs on it.

mis type , forgot to ad a 0 the customs go for like 3000 , not 1 grand.....



you must mean the gibson "studio's" the go for around 1 K....... you wont find no custon for 1000 there more like in the ball park of 2500 to 35000 or so....

I know, , I have a few, ,, just no vintage ones.....


Will

 

[Wade T]

Never liked their look, or sound. And damn are they heavy. Give me a Fender Jaguar with humbuckers instead.

 

[suprarx7nut]

mis type , forgot to ad a 0 the customs go for like 3000 , not 1 grand.....



you must mean the gibson "studio's" the go for around 1 K....... you wont find no custon for 1000 there more like in the ball park of 2500 to 35000 or so....

I know, , I have a few, ,, just no vintage ones.....


Will

Very true. I was thinking of the studio. The customs are about 3 times as much.

 

[Big Wang Bandit]

Never liked their look, or sound. And damn are they heavy. Give me a Fender Jaguar with humbuckers instead.

I want a Jag :[

 

[JustAnotherVictim]

They are heavy ass guitars.

 

[Big Wang Bandit]

I seem to have a liking to Heavy guitars, Look at my Thunderbird :X

 

[willfish]

yea, just a matter of preference,,,, I like the heavier axes...


Will

 

[Mr.PFloyd]

Les Paul's are overrated.
Even this man uses a copy which sounds better then any les paul
http://home.swipnet.se/~w-68238/ph-slash098.jpg

 

[mk3ftMFw]

my vintage 70's paul cost me 3g's... its a rad guitar, but i paid what i did for it for collecting purposes only, i have better guitars.

 

[Mr.PFloyd]

Put it this way. Every Guitar that became famous for their sound were not stock electronics.

 

[Wade T]

Les Paul's are overrated.
Even this man uses a copy which sounds better then any les paul
http://home.swipnet.se/~w-68238/ph-slash098.jpg

I don't get it. His is a Gibson. Infact, I read a story about the guitar he uses the most was bought in 87 from Gibson cheap. Why? A factory defect in the finish.

 

[Wade T]

Put it this way. Every Guitar that became famous for their sound were not stock electronics.

That's a big statement there! What about The Venture's surf sound with stock Jazzmasters, or BB King's ES? a few of Kurt Cobain's Mustangs, Jaguars and Mosrites were also stock. Then there's Hendrix, Clapton and others playing on stock Strats. If a guitar becomes famous it's a result of the person that played it - not so much for new pickups, hardware and paint..

 

[willfish]

eh, my 2 cents are usually the pple that cant afford a 3 thousand dollar Gibson Les Paul are the ones that cant afford them....


just my oppinion.....


Will

 

[Poodles]

person playing the guitar...

seen vids of guitarists sitting down to a random guitar and amp, strum it a few times, tinker with the controls, and start playing and sound like their own gear...

Vintage is anything for the 80's or before in my eyes, everything after is machine made crap...

Brands are just that, I know of a few brands that most of you've never heard of that will blow any of the bigger brands away...