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Gibson - once again answering a question nobody asked.

I guess this would appeal if you love the aesthetics of an LP but crave the sonic and, to a lesser degree, ergonomic characteristics of a long scale ax. Buckethead plays a baritone 27" scale LP.

Is this a case of "What took you so long?" or "Who in the world would buy this? Discuss. https://www.gibson.com/blogs/gibson-gazette/gibson-custom-announces-les-paul-custom-long-scale

Oh, OK, thanks. How did they interchange, was it just clips or like pickguard screws or maybe magnets?

He had a few of those with the interchangeable face/flag plates, but they were Sunbursts, believe it or not.

The 200# is amazing.

The last word...

That’s it, thanks!

It’s said that a defining characteristic of a successful guitarist is a recognizable style. After all these years, I feel as though I’ve finally leveled up! I mean, hackneyed and crap-tastic are styles, right? 😛

Stolen pic. Happy 4th.

We await its running up the flagpole. Looks cool. Didn't Rick Nielsen have a Special that he put different flags on as like a full sized pickguard or something?

I was REALLY hoping to have this back in time to get it re-assembled and maybe even knock out an instrumental version of the national anthem that would surely get featured in the new thread in the outer circle. Alas, it is still in the painter's hands, cleared and likely curing before wet sanding, buffing and polishing. So, please accept this teaser. Full reveal when it lands.

Today is a UK Cub combo. Last day of the sale. 40% off! https://www.quilterlabs.com/products/aviator-cub-uk?se_activity_id=200396472610&syclid=d94gu929h9ic73dc00s0&utm_campaign=🎆+THE+GRAND+FINALE+—+40%+off+the+Aviator+Cub%2C+today+only_200396472610&utm_medium=email&utm_source=shopify_email

Some of the best. I've had several. The Gray looks like an exact copy of his T style with the belly cut. The neck joint looks like an exact copy of Gerrard's which at the time was an innovation.

Either way he built fantastic guitars! I love mine!!!

We are lucky to have Josh and Jeff on "speed dial" here. I have multiple guitars with multiple sets of their pickups. Just another "value added" asset at the greatest guitar forum around. Too bad Hamer isn't anymore...

Thanks for the shout-out, sorry I'm late to the thread, haven't been message boarding much lately. Carondelet's EVH- and Sunset Strip-inspired comp is "Secret Sauce." Its newest fan is Tracii Guns, he just started using it in his live go-to Friedman super strat. I wound him a double white to blend nicely into the diver graphic better. The amp you hear is one of the 50-watters Tracii builds himself (!), juiced just a touch with a Friedman IR-X box. Try not to get distracted by Olga. Tracii and I also Secret Sauce'd a battered project LP he recently picked up and nicknamed "Krusty." We also mounted a custom S pickup in the neck on a H-sized P-90 plate (!), rewired the toggle as a kill switch, and stripped the harness to a sole vol that push/pulls to switch pickups. And here's Krusty with Tracii's touring tech, Tom Weber. You may recognize Tom's name from his being EVH's guitar tech from 2007 until Ed's death. Tom loves Secret Sauce and he told me his former boss would have loved it too. And I wear that like a war veteran wears his medals!

Empire also had a 98 Artist Ultimate this morning for $4000. I think that went in a couple of hours.

muh-LAW-saw Trust me on this.

I guess the price was indeed fair. Congrats to the new owner.

Not to me. 🙁 But I'm afraid it's going to be one of those I always wish I had.