Les Paul Custom Gold Top Showcase Edition arrives!

[sambencuda]

Nothing I like better than a seller who ships quick!

Sorry about the crappy pics, but just snapped a few quick. What a guitar! It's funny, it's awesome, in way that isn't like a typical LPC is. It's like completly different guitar. The thinner body was a little wierd at first, but once you get used to it, It's real comfortable. Maybe a tad bit neck heavy, but I think I'm just used to all the weight being in the body. Sounds great (of course with EMG's I knew it would). I'm tempted to put in some Duncans to see how it compares to the tone of a full bodied Les Paul. It's a one piece, solid mahagany with a maple cap and mahogany neck. Plays like a dream. Typical LPC fretless feel with a 50's neck profile. This is everything I thought it would be and I still have my Chlorine! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

I only have one issue with the guitar. Check out the pic of the back of the headstock. The tuners were installed unevenly! I've seen this before and it blows me away that such a great instrument had it's tuners installed uneven. I plan on adding a set of Grover locking tuners so I will plug and redrill the holes to make it right as long they are not too far off so that you'll see the filled hole.






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[Number Of The Priest]

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Black hardware on the gold body looks awesome, totally opposite from gold hardware on a black body which also looks stunning.

Pity there's no binding on the back of the body of these Les Paul Custom Lites, but still looks great. [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[Mr Graphic]

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That is a beatiful LP! What's the weight? Despite the thin body, the one's I've checked out still had some heft. Congrats! [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[VulfgangPfuck]

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Jim....

Fuggin awesome bro! I miss my LPCL black beauty!

One day I will restore my collection to what it was...I just gotta keep telling myself that until I actually believe it.

[TheUntalentedOne]

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Jim
That is real classy [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img] . There's a lot of LP Lites about lately [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
Health to enjoy .

Mark

[Grandturk]

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Looks like the tuners are uniformly uneven, though. Must have been a Friday guitar!

Sweet either way. Very cool and not something you see everyday. Now route it for a Khaler!

[zeegler]

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I was just gonna say, nice guitar, but you would think they could get the tuners straight. My cheap ass Aria Pro IIs have the tuners straight. [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img]

[StukaJU87]

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Looks great Jim. Good luck with it. I would change out the EMG's to Duncans or 57 Classics, but that's just me.

[HeWhoIs]

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Looks great!! The back binding would have been a nice touch though.

[Firebird V]

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tits! one of the nicest lp's I have ever seen.

[mhalsey]

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Niiiiiiiiiiice!! [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] That binding in the front is pretty thick so I think if it was on the back as well it would be a lil' much due to the thickness of the guitar itself. I'm not a big fan of Goldtops but this one is awesome. Maybe it's the black hardware and EMGs that's doin' it for me.

[RR05xx]

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Glad you were able to keep both. I do not think that the choice was fair by any means. I like both (talk about a King Solomon problem!). Looking at the specs, I am starting to get jealous as the LP looks more compfy to play (but mine has a kahler!).

[jgcable]

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That looks nice Jim. Be very careful if you change the pickups. I would think that this particular Les Paul is very dependent on pickup selection. I bet a nice set of Tony Iommi's would sound killer in it. I think that they are black too. Especially considering that they were designed to work best with a thin mohagony bodied guitar.

[GodOfRhythm]

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That is mindblowing! I love that thing!

[Model 88]

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That is very nice [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img] You are not helping my GAS though [img]/images/graemlins/help.gif[/img]