I want to get a les paul....59 reissue help

[SpiralArchitect]

Hey guys

I'm looking to pull the trigger in the new year on some sort of reissue les paul

I'm not sure what I should get, I've been looking on the lespaulforum.com but there is so much "this and that" info and those guys there seem to be a bit on the high strung side when it comes to noobs, not like this place at all

so I'd like to get some opinions from you guys, I'd like a burst, but I don't want to get a seriously bright one

I'm thinking along the lines of a brock burst, or there about, maybe even a lemon drop or iced tea.

there is just so much to know and this is a completely different ball game for me! hahaha


any and all info appreciated!


I might get a 57 black beauty reissue though and name it Cleo in memory of my pooch I just lost.


thanks!

Chris

[zeegler]

Buy used or NOS. Most new LPs are full of holes.

[SpiralArchitect]

Well yes
the new Les Pauls have tone chambering the 06's have the holes, the newest ones just have one big hole.

But I'll buy whatever sounds good, just not sure who a reputable dealer is for used stuff. NO ebay anymore for me
thanks

Chris

[zeegler]

Well yes
the new Les Pauls have tone chambering the 06's have the holes, the newest ones just have one big hole.

But I'll buy whatever sounds good, just not sure who a reputable dealer is for used stuff. NO ebay anymore for me
thanks

Chris

Check Kijiji. You never know what you might find. Although, you will probably come to the same unfortunate conclusion that I have. Canadians all try to sell used gear for almost the same price as new gear. I find used gear for sale, and literally laugh out loud at what people are asking.

[SpiralArchitect]

Ha
yeah I just looked there, people ARE crazy, literally! hahaha

I'll just keep readin

thanks!

C

[fett]

Best bet. Come on down. Checkout the pawnshops.

[Boxcar Willie 84]

no custom shop reissue is gonna be weight relieved....check out some of the vos stuff, very nice guitars for the money, you can get good deals on custom shop reissues if you keep an eye on ebay too

[åron]

If I had a couple grand putting a hole in my pocket, i'd get:

http://www.gibson.com/Products/GibsonElectric/Gibson%20Electric%20Guitars/LesPaul/Classics/Les%20Paul%20Classic%20Custom/

Sexy beast.

[straycat]

+1 on the custom classic.They look killer.

[StukaJU87]

That LP is a real beauty. Too bad I am broke as hell.

[hippietim]

Be patient. The right one will come. It took me a year or so to find the right '59 Historic.

[zeegler]

I haven't found the right one yet. Not a Gibson anyway. There are a few stores around here who carry Gibson, but they haven't lowered their prices to coincide with the exchange rate. Even if they had, they don't have a huge selection, and hardly ever get used LPs. I've played so many that I didn't like for some reason. They weren't all necessarily bad, but if I pay for an LP, I want it to be perfect. In the end, just to appease my GAS, I bought an Aria Pro II LP, one of the older (1980) "lawsuit" models. Now it's going to be even tougher to find a Gibby, because it has to measure up to this one.

By the way, is this "iced tea", or a very light tobacco burst?

[hippietim]

Right now my favorite Les Paul is a PRS SC245 - it is unreal cool.

[Bengal65]

no custom shop reissue is gonna be weight relieved....check out some of the vos stuff, very nice guitars for the money, you can get good deals on custom shop reissues if you keep an eye on ebay too

+1 I hear ya on the lespaulforum. I frequent there quite often. My new '57 VOS Gold Top is not full of holes by any means. Just keep on checking in on the LP Forum. There is a guy in San Diego I had heard about that is a dealer in used and is pretty fair. I forget his name, but deals with the LP forum members. Obviously, if you can get your hands on one and play it the better, but I have been lucky enough to get nice instruments sight unseen.

[Shawn]

Take your time, you'll know it when you find the right one. Or four.