Les Paul Suggestions

[junk notes]

correct
Decide if you want a Hog, or cap, (or relieved).. Rest is individual appointments.

I dunno about all that custom light stuff.
A Les Paul Custom just needs to be heavy and thick. Custom should be ebony board .... And remember they were called fretless wonders for a reason !

Check this out, its badass:

https://reverb.com/item/38686376-20...-2-volume-2-tone-diamond-headstock-1-250-made

 

[junk notes]

I have a '79 Standard and a '78 Custom, both maple necks.

How do you like that? I've played several at shows and tried to do the Zakk thing.

 

[tallcoolone]

I dunno about all that custom light stuff.
A Les Paul Custom just needs to be heavy and thick. Custom should be ebony board .... And remember they were called fretless wonders for a reason !

I scored a white LP Custom Lite on CL a couple years ago and it is a fantastic guitar. I also have a historic 57 black beauty and you are correct they don’t sound or feel the same but they are both on the short list of what I would grab for a one guitar/one set gig. I got mine for $1300 I think, tough to find a LP as good as this one for that kind of scratch.

 

[paul-e-mann]

I dunno about all that custom light stuff.
A Les Paul Custom just needs to be heavy and thick. Custom should be ebony board .... And remember they were called fretless wonders for a reason !

I wish I could grab one of these for myself!

 

[Deftone]

I dunno about all that custom light stuff.
A Les Paul Custom just needs to be heavy and thick. Custom should be ebony board .... And remember they were called fretless wonders for a reason !

To each his own. I have a black '79 Les Paul Custom as well. Weighs over 10lbs, Maple neck.

I prefer my Custom lite with a Floyd...and jumbo frets. YMMV.

 

[paul-e-mann]

To each his own. I have a black '79 Les Paul Custom as well. Weighs over 10lbs, Maple neck.

I prefer my Custom lite with a Floyd...and jumbo frets. YMMV.

Very nice! Needs a pickguard...

 

[zachman]

How do you like that? I've played several at shows and tried to do the Zakk thing.

I LOVE them. I wasn't talking about a maple fretboard-- just to be clear.

 

[zachman]

To each his own. I have a black '79 Les Paul Custom as well. Weighs over 10lbs, Maple neck.

I prefer my Custom lite with a Floyd...and jumbo frets. YMMV.

My standard is 10 lbs as well, w/ 6100 frets.

My Custom GMW w/ the Floyd has SS 6100 frets, Maple neck thru, ebony fretboard

GMWFloydPaul4

• zachman
• Jan 1, 2013

 

[Deftone]

Very nice! Needs a pickguard...

 

[paul-e-mann]

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Perfect!

 

[JMP1992SB1972]

IMHO 2005 Gibson USA Les Paul Standards are top notch soundwise! Some are real beauties too (although there also are fugly ones.)
Here are mine:

A perfect pair with my '72 Marshall Super Bass 1992 (it's a Marshall forum isn't it?)

 

[Delete!!]

I have two 2013 Traditional’s and they are great guitars - bought them both new at the same time. I just put a 50’s 2020 Standard on layaway, so I am biased toward those models. The new Standards are very close to my Traditional’s spec-wise. Mine are solid, no weight relief, and they have nice 50’s style necks (I prefer the larger necks). I just put Seth Lover pickups in one of them and it’s now the best sounding LP I have ever owned.

 

[giblesp]

I have two 2013 Traditional’s and they are great guitars - bought them both new at the same time. I just put a 50’s 2020 Standard on layaway, so I am biased toward those models. The new Standards are very close to my Traditional’s spec-wise. Mine are solid, no weight relief, and they have nice 50’s style necks (I prefer the larger necks). I just put Seth Lover pickups in one of them and it’s now the best sounding LP I have ever owned.

Tried a '13 Trad in Honeyburst, solid, amazing guitar. Proper Les Paul. Proper sustain.