floyded LP's

[wilkinsi]

LP's with floyds? bleh. Doesn't suit them at all.

[cdwillis]

Personally I think the Floyded LPs look killer. I think there is a market out there for them (even if it is a small one) and I think Gibson realized this too.

[toejam]

Doesn't look like Gibson can setup a guitar correctly either or are my eyes playing tricks on me?

They actually just may intonate perfectly fine. I, as well as at least one other forum member, have had Floyds where the saddles were in a straight line and had perfect intonation. It does look weird, though.

[TheUntalentedOne]

Here's mine

[joshulator]

I love that guitar!! What's the history on it? Custom? Is the floyd after market? Did you black it out yourself?

[quiksilver]

Well, it looks kinda odd, but not as bad as a Bigsby - and the OFR will stay in tune!

MD's and TUO's actually look pretty cool. The blacked out hardware looks tough. I bet one of those "Raw Power" Les Pauls with a black OFR would look pretty cool.

[scotty]

The Floyds in the NAMM photos look like the are pitched back where MD's look flush to the body. I would like to have a LP style Mahogany guitar with a Floyd.

[TheUntalentedOne]

I love that guitar!! What's the history on it? Custom? Is the floyd after market? Did you black it out yourself?

1989 Gibson Les Paul Custom Lite with factory floyd . Was originally cherryburst which didn't go well with the black hardware IMO . Professionally refinished in nitrocellulose sp? black . Bill Lawrence factory pickups .

[RR05xx]

I like that silver burst alot more than I thought (although I guess I have always had a thing for the silverburst).

[shobet]

Personally I don't think the trem suits the guitar. Something just doesn't look right to me. But to each their own.

[mattsmusiccenter]

I'll have some of these if anyone is interested.

[tanpsi]

This is probably off topic, maybe but I've wondered for a while what a ES335 type with a Floyd would be like, Ibanez actually made one, I can't be arsed to research it, any one the model?

[necrotechno]

You might be thinking of the Kramer Nightrider. I recently got one in trans Black. Slightly neck-heavy, as expected, but otherwise pretty neat.

[NunoSoWylde]

These are Custom Shop guitars. I happen to know of a Gibson Custom Shop dealer if anyone needs info!

Matt's Music Center
35 Pleasant St
Weymouth MA 02190 USA
781-335-0700
www.mattsmusic.com

I recently called the Gibson custom shop because I wanted a custom Floyded Nighthawk made and they told me they don't make one offs anymore. I thought that was what custom shops did? Anyways I told them I would spend my cash elsewhere and they didn't seem to care...

[shreddermon]

Were there any non-Floyd LP Axcess guitars displayed? I see on the Gibson custom shop website that they've got both Floyd & traditional TOM versions, in both Standard and Custom. Curious to see pics and get specs on the TOMs.