Vintage-like 1990 standard

**8d2studios** · February 14th, 2009, 01:18 PM

Hello, this is my first post here.

Let me start by saying that i feel extremely lucky, i got this amazing looking and sounding Les Paul, a vintage 1990 standard that has been played hard. This guitars almost feel like it belongs in a museum. The broken in feel is just out of this world....man i never thought a guitar could feel like this.

This baby has seen so many bars that it has that smoky smell all over, its an amazing smell!!!.

How the logo looks like its from the 50's is priceless. There are cracks in every part of the lacquered finish that has turned into a vintage amber.

I cleaned this guitar very carefully and it had coats nicotine every ware, The guitar had zero shine, but after this it brought it back and its way better then the VOS finish, because its real!!! everything here is real not simulated and i can see just how unrealistic Tom Murphy relicing is, no offence, but i think that it does not represent how real lacker ages.

The neck is fat and rounder from playing so many gigs that its the most comfortable neck i have ever played.

And for the sound....well the neck pickup its beyond anything i have ever heard, its so amazing i just cant describe them. The bridge is just as wonderful and has a vintage tone of a PAF. The acoustic tone of the wood resonates very snappy and warm.

This guitars come from Spartanburg, SC and i bought it from a guy that found it in a local pawnshop. Its was left there by the guitarist of a band called The BootHill Band (Southern rock) and he was the original owner and was his main guitar for years and played every bickers bars all over the USA.

This baby looks far older then 19 years and i'm blessed with it, for $1,210 and original case

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**oldguy** · February 14th, 2009, 01:30 PM

Yep, that's the way a guitar should be relic'd.............by being played lots.
Nice looking Gibson, you are lucky, as you said.

Stop by the Fretplayer's section when you get time and introduce yourself.....tell us a little about where you live, your age, something along those lines........... we already know you have a killer Les Paul.

**just strum** · February 14th, 2009, 01:58 PM

Like OG said, stop over at the Fret Players

In the meantime, would it be the guy on the left?

marnold*** · February 14th, 2009, 02:03 PM

Very nice! You did a superb job cleaning it up.

**oldguy** · February 14th, 2009, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by marnold

Very nice! You did a superb job cleaning it up.

That's for sure.............. and it's aged very nicely...........looks like a much older axe.
If a relic'd guitar ever looked that authentic, I haven't seen it.
I think there's only one way to get one worn like that...........

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**markb** · February 14th, 2009, 03:45 PM

Very nice indeed.

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**Plank_Spanker** · February 14th, 2009, 10:29 PM

Bought a real warrior....................congrats!

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**Brian Krashpad** · February 16th, 2009, 11:01 AM

Cool.

That color reminds me of my honeyburst LP Classic. Very similar.

Btw, as others have said, introduce yourself in the Fret Players forum!

**8d2studios** · February 17th, 2009, 06:32 AM

Look what i found under the pickguard, cherry color....man...this is unreal, it has totally faded...

And yet another surprise under the hood, BB caps!!!

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