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Post by colchar on Apr 27, 2011 22:23:20 GMT -5
Here is my first Les Paul and, in fact, my first Gibson of any kind. She is a 2010 Traditional Faded Honeyburst. I checked a few locations before choosing this one and did so in part because of the amount of grain that is visible as I didn’t find any others with anywhere near the same amount. All of the other ones I saw have had 2011 serial numbers but mine was made on December 2nd 2010 which probably puts it right near the start of the production run (these were produced for a music retailer up here in Canada and only 200 were made) which might explain why mine shows so much more grain than any of the others did. Despite being weight relieved, as all Trads are, she is actually quite heavy but I haven’t had a chance to check the actual weight with a scale yet. I’m naming her ‘Jessica’ in honour of Dickey Betts and the Allman Brothers Band song of the same name. Some of the pictures aren't great but my camera has been acting funky so they are the best I can do at the moment. I'll have to get my sister-in-law, who is a professional photographer, to take some photos of her for me.      |
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Post by Mojo on Apr 27, 2011 22:29:37 GMT -5
Man, you're psyched. That's a gorgeous LP right there. Enjoy!
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Post by colchar on Apr 27, 2011 22:33:05 GMT -5
Thanks man - I'm off to give her some love!
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Post by lesblues on Apr 28, 2011 10:42:50 GMT -5
I just turned an envious shade of green! Very, Very nice guitar. Enjoy.
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Post by colchar on Apr 28, 2011 12:37:16 GMT -5
Thanks!
I just called Gibson to get some specific info on the guitar and the rep told me it was a '50s neck but he also told me this is a Standard and not a Traditional (the store is selling them as Traditionals)! But he did say that it is tough to look up information for models sold outside of the US and he will have to look up specifics for me and will email me the info.
When I told him the guitar weighed a lot more than any Standard in the store and felt heavier even than some of the Traditionals he said that special runs might have different specs so it is possible that this is a weight relieved, as opposed to chambered, Standard or that they are not even weight relieved (ie. a solid body Standard!).
I guess I will have to wait for his email to find out more information.
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Post by pwfirst on Apr 29, 2011 11:27:43 GMT -5
Looks sweet!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by 469roadking on Apr 29, 2011 12:17:27 GMT -5
Beautiful!!! I had the chance to record a few tracks with a LP a couple of weeks ago. Really makes me wonder why I got rid of my last one. Congrats man.  |
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Post by colchar on Apr 29, 2011 13:09:24 GMT -5
Thanks! I just called Gibson to get some specific info on the guitar and the rep told me it was a '50s neck but he also told me this is a Standard and not a Traditional (the store is selling them as Traditionals)! But he did say that it is tough to look up information for models sold outside of the US and he will have to look up specifics for me and will email me the info. When I told him the guitar weighed a lot more than any Standard in the store and felt heavier even than some of the Traditionals he said that special runs might have different specs so it is possible that this is a weight relieved, as opposed to chambered, Standard or that they are not even weight relieved (ie. a solid body Standard!). I guess I will have to wait for his email to find out more information. Turns out Gibson's record keeping is just a little off. My guitar is a Traditional and definitely has the '57 Classic pickups. I weighed her and she came in at 10lbs exactly. |
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Post by gasman on Apr 29, 2011 14:34:46 GMT -5
Beautiful, Colchar! I love how the front AND back looks, very nice grain showing through! Let us know your impressions on ease-of-play and overall differences after owning a Strat for a while...that would be interesting. Congratulations and enjoy her in good health!
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Post by leerummey on May 1, 2011 2:27:46 GMT -5
what a beautiful guitar hope you and her are very happy together lol |
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Post by colchar on May 3, 2011 15:02:44 GMT -5
Beautiful, Colchar! I love how the front AND back looks, very nice grain showing through! Let us know your impressions on ease-of-play and overall differences after owning a Strat for a while...that would be interesting. Congratulations and enjoy her in good health! Thanks, and I will give an update later this week once I've had some more time to play her. I will say right off the bat though that I prefer the scale of the Gibson as it just seems more comfortable to me and even some chords that I would find to be a pain are now much easier to play. But, as I said, more later once I've had more time with her. |
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