For all those who have reissue Les Pauls

[Saul Goodman]

If you wanna make them authentic, here's your answer.

 

[Dave Scepter]

Dude, thanks so much for posting this video, it's totally right up my alley... I can watch videos like this continuously on a loop while working on my own... learned a couple of tricks of the trade as well👍🏼

[Disturber]

Interesting. I wonder if it seriously got better, more sustain etc, after that process or if it's just placebo. The top looked better after for sure. Not a fan of the relic thing.

[Dave Scepter]

40 minutes ago, Disturber said:

I wonder if it seriously got better, more sustain etc, after that process or if it's just placebo

Placebo for sure... gotta justify the cost somehow 🤣

 

Well, they did change the pickups so~

Edited yesterday at 07:55 PM by Dave Scepter

[RobB]

Drop $5k for a new R8. Another $300 on pickups. And yet $2k more for a refin/rework..?

All good, I reckon, if Mason is happy with it. Seems to me he could of purchased a Rist or other clone and got exactly what he wanted the first time.

[Saul Goodman]

20 minutes ago, RobB said:

Drop $5k for a new R8. Another $300 on pickups. And yet $2k more for a refin/rework..?

All good, I reckon, if Mason is happy with it. Seems to me he could of purchased a Rist or other clone and got exactly what he wanted the first time.

Or just buy an Heritage from @santellavision for $1400 and have it in your lap. 

ETA: I think that's what I paid for it. Can't remember at the moment.

Edited yesterday at 08:44 PM by Saul Goodman

[Disturber]

21 minutes ago, RobB said:

Drop $5k for a new R8. Another $300 on pickups. And yet $2k more for a refin/rework..?

All good, I reckon, if Mason is happy with it. Seems to me he could of purchased a Rist or other clone and got exactly what he wanted the first time.

I have a 59 replica. It's way more accurate to the real thing than a re-built R8. Better wood too. It delivers the goods, it's a keeper. 

[RobB]

I lucked out and got this in a trade deal. 2019 R0. 8.3lb. Unpotted pickups. It took a long time to find my perfect LP.

Edited 17 hours ago by RobB

[velorush]

This came up in my feed this week but being skeptical I didn't watch it. I clicked on it here and got pulled in.

Interesting approach. Reminds me of that guy who was redoing the Faded Les Pauls back in the 90's or 00's. Can't remember the name or really what all he was doing. Thinning the neck was almost too much to bear, but the rest of it was really cool (not a fan of beating up a guitar intentionally, but that's personal preference along with the R8 neck girth). 

I do say I prefer his relic job on the neck to anything I've seen done on any of the Fender variants where they simply strip off the finish. 

I like it, but I'll stick with my '19 plant guitar. It's way too good for my level of talent. Kudos to those whose talent / means merit something like this.

[Dave Scepter]

16 minutes ago, RobB said:

I lucked out and got this in a trade deal. 2019 R0. 8.3lb. Unpotted pickups. I took a long time to find my perfect LP.

Dude... DIBS! 😃

[RobB]

2 minutes ago, Dave Scepter said:

Dude... DIBS! 😃

Welllll...okay, Dave. You get dibs if you can hip me to a hardshell case that will actually fit my Edwards Random Star. I'm at a loss.

[Dave Scepter]

2 minutes ago, RobB said:

Welllll...okay, Dave. You get dibs if you can hip me to a hardshell case that will actually fit my Edwards Random Star. I'm at a loss.

Have you tried various Explorer cases?

[RobB]

8 minutes ago, Dave Scepter said:

Have you tried various Explorer cases?

PM'd

[cynic]

41 minutes ago, velorush said:

Can't remember the name or really what all he was doing.

Larry Corsa, aka: Faber USA