My Les Paul again! (Picture Intense)

[ApeDosMil]

I got a new digi cam so I wanted to test it out. Heres my LPC. I will have gold pickups soon, but now I want to install p90's, but I don't know how I'm going to be able to do it w/o it looking bad. I thought about the Hum size p90's but I want to capture that vintage look. For anyone who doesn't know, its either a 1970 or a 1971 Gibson LPC. It was Ace Frehlied some time in its life and had a broken headstock. It also had a kahler installed at one point! Nothing is original on this guitar except for the pickup switch. Hope you like it!

[Grandturk]

I would forget the P-90's and clean it up as best as possible and go the three pickup setup.

[DonP]

I have a great idea. Have you thought of using black electrical tape to tape the P90's in there?

[toejam]

I would forget the P-90's and clean it up as best as possible and go the three pickup setup.

Same here! And lose the ghetto duct tape and get the proper rings and switch.

[DonP]

I can't see where a Kahler has been on it???

If it's a 1970/1, you need to put an ABR-1 on it instead of the Nashville bridge. I wonder if yours is a later year than 1971? I give up on trying to date these older ones LOL!

Is the paint original?

The wood is still original, right LOL!

[ApeDosMil]

I have a great idea. Have you thought of using black electrical tape to tape the P90's in there?

haha

Same here! And lose the ghetto duct tape and get the proper rings and switch.

I will once I fix it up. I don't know what to do with the switch, the inner wood layer fell apart so it just floats in there and thats why I taped it. A lot of the screw holes are kind of stripped so I had to tape it, I don't know what to use to make a new screw hole.

[DonP]

Take some pictures of the back of the headstock and neck. Did the grovers need a new set of screw holes?

[DonP]

haha

LOL!!!!

[ApeDosMil]

I can't see where a Kahler has been on it???

If it's a 1970/1, you need to put an ABR-1 on it instead of the Nashville bridge. I wonder if yours is a later year than 1971? I give up on trying to date these older ones LOL!

Is the paint original?

The wood is still original, right LOL!

Look at the 2nd picture.. you can see a crack, thats the lining of the kahler, you can totally notice it. I'm pretty sure the paint in original. I'll look for a ABR-1 bridge, would I need to get new posts then?

I posted a headstock picture on the 1st post DonP.

[DonP]

Look at the 2nd picture.. you can see a crack, thats the lining of the kahler, you can totally notice it. I'm pretty sure the paint in original. I'll look for a ABR-1 bridge, would I need to get new posts then?

OK, I see the crack now, but it really wasn't that noticeable.

Technically yes for an ABR-1 you would need to dowel and drill and put in the flimsy screw in for the post, but instead you could get a Gotoh ABR-1 (TonePro's uses these) and it will fit right on, or you could get a Gibson and drill the holes larger and wider. The Gotoh is a good bridge. I'm pretty sure whoever got rid of the Kahler just used whatever Gibson was using on Customs at the time, and went with that. If your bridge works good, I'd stick with it, but if it's collapsing, maybe try a change.

[zeegler]

Poor guitar. If that was mine, I would have filled the middle p/u hole, fixed the binding, and repainted the poor thing by now. What a shame. That electrical tape makes a beat up guitar, look like a beat up piece of shit.

[ApeDosMil]

Poor guitar. If that was mine, I would have filled the middle p/u hole, fixed the binding, and repainted the poor thing by now. What a shame. That electrical tape makes a beat up guitar, look like a beat up piece of shit.

Cool!

[ApeDosMil]

OK, I see the crack now, but it really wasn't that noticeable.

Technically yes for an ABR-1 you would need to dowel and drill and put in the flimsy screw in for the post, but instead you could get a Gotoh ABR-1 (TonePro's uses these) and it will fit right on, or you could get a Gibson and drill the holes larger and wider. The Gotoh is a good bridge. I'm pretty sure whoever got rid of the Kahler just used whatever Gibson was using on Customs at the time, and went with that. If your bridge works good, I'd stick with it, but if it's collapsing, maybe try a change.

The bridge seems fine, it was weird when I first tried it though back when I got this guitar. It sits really low and I was use to my Greco Les Paul Custom at the time that had a different bridge. I really don't want to drill bigger holes or any modifications like that though.

[DonP]

You'd drill the holes in the Gibson bridge larger. A Nashville bridge has larger bridge post, and they are wider spaced. So you'd have to drill the Gibson ABR-1 holes larger and wider. Not really worth the trouble, but some people have to have Gibson stuff on their Gibson.

I think Gotoh made their ABR-1 holes larger and wider on purpose to make it an easy swap.

[catzodellamarina]

Tape and Roses

Is the X spare tape in case of an emergency? I like the angst look. It's original and beats the companies that are lame at making rode hard/put away wet cookie cutter models. Keep that one raw and invest in a nicer LP.