DaveL Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 2017, mint Les Paul Classic Gold top, plays and sounds nice, nice dark board, very clean, stock 57 classic/classic + pickups, grover locking tuners, nylon nut, ABR-1 style bridge (very well done factory notches). Comes with a black Gibson hard case. 60's style neck 9 lbs 0 oz, nicely resonant Very low hours, no fretwear. SOLD on it's way to an HFCer... Thank you!
crunchee Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 Nice! How did you like the Bigsby/Vibramate setup when it was on the guitar?
DaveL Posted August 21, 2017 Author Posted August 21, 2017 I liked the design, very easy to install, I only used it in light doses but it worked pretty well. I think maybe it works best with slightly beefier but I didn't want to tweak the nut slots so I never tried it with bigger strings...
LordsoftheJungle Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 you know that movie Conspiracy Theory where Mel Gibson feels compelled to purchase “The Catcher in the Rye” whenever a copy crosses his path? That's how I feel when I see a Gold top.
santellavision Posted August 30, 2017 Posted August 30, 2017 Got the Goldtop from Dave today. Totally surprised. Really nice guitar. The rolled fingerboard really makes it feel great. I bought a '16 Standard last year and it just felt cold and stiff. This feels worn-in and comfy. Now... what to do! Hmmm. I was actually thinking about sending it to RS Guitarworks to be Relic'd. Oooooooooh yeah.
DaveL Posted August 30, 2017 Author Posted August 30, 2017 Cool glad it arrived safely ernie. Am a sucker for nicely done relic jobs. That might look cool.
LordsoftheJungle Posted August 30, 2017 Posted August 30, 2017 5 hours ago, santellavision said: Got the Goldtop from Dave today. Totally surprised. Really nice guitar. The rolled fingerboard really makes it feel great. I bought a '16 Standard last year and it just felt cold and stiff. This feels worn-in and comfy. Now... what to do! Hmmm. I was actually thinking about sending it to RS Guitarworks to be Relic'd. Oooooooooh yeah. RS Guitarworks relic'd this 56 Historic,,,, I love it.
santellavision Posted August 30, 2017 Posted August 30, 2017 Post a pic or two of your '56 Historic. I would really love to see it.
LordsoftheJungle Posted August 30, 2017 Posted August 30, 2017 9 hours ago, santellavision said: Post a pic or two of your '56 Historic. I would really love to see it. Will do,,, looks like I need to move my photos over to imgur first though!
LordsoftheJungle Posted September 3, 2017 Posted September 3, 2017 Okay,,, I moved a few pics to IMGUR, hope it works!
DaveL Posted September 3, 2017 Author Posted September 3, 2017 Pretty sweet. Was that process a respray or do they age. The existing finish?
LordsoftheJungle Posted September 3, 2017 Posted September 3, 2017 2 hours ago, DaveL said: Pretty sweet. Was that process a respray or do they age. The existing finish? they refinish LPs with a nitro blend of their own that reacts better to the aging process than the plastic-like finish Gibson puts on their guitars (post 2005)
santellavision Posted September 3, 2017 Posted September 3, 2017 The newer Gibson's are back to using Nitro again.
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