LP Studio V.S. LP Standard

[MAXIFUNK]

UPDATE:

I NOW have the 1992 Gibson Les Paul Classic in my hands. Cherry red flame top.
I am going to take it to the place I have bought my other 3 guitars and let them give it the once over 1st and if the they say its a go it is a done deal.

He only wants $700.00 for it and will take installments.
Which is totally unbelievably cool I can not believe my luck on this one.
This type of thing never happens to me. joy joy...........
I just now have to find the money after the holidays to start paying him off.

I know I owe you guys a bunch of pics from other post so I'll try to take some tonight and post them by this weekend.

Then once its payed off I am going to have it Pleked since there is a place that does it locally in LA now for only $220.00 USD

http://www.frettek.com/index.html

Maxi..........................

[ZMAN]

Like I said before you just committed a criminal offence. What ever you do don't tell the shop what you are paying for it. Those are Very desirable guitars. It probably has the original open coil pickups. How is it for marks and dings. If it is pristine I am calling LAPD. LOL

[hubberjub***]

That's a great deal on a classic. Congrats man.

[Plank_Spanker]

Congrats, Maxi!

[Duff]

I like the idea of these older gibsons.

I'm concerned about all the weight relieving and chambering that they have been doing to the bodies which was not done to the older gibsons before the eighties.

I'm wondering what the opinions are on the chambering and weight relieving being done presently on the new gibsons and am going to start a new thread to see if any of us have ideas about this procedure.

[MAXIFUNK]

Well guys here you go pics of the 1992 LP Classic needs to be cleaned and setup. Anyway here she is in all her glory.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42960307@N08/4156897553/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42960307@N08/4156896491/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4296030...rig=4157656214

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4296030...n/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4296030...rig=4156897039

[Brian Krashpad]

Wow, congrats! That is a great deal on a killer guitar, beautiful!

But you beat the crazy deal I got on my '99 LP Classic by fifty bucks!

[Plank_Spanker]

Great looking Lester, Maxi, congrats!

[M29]

Congrats Congrats Congrats!!!!

[ZMAN]

I hope you realize that that case is worth between 200 and 300 bucks alone.
A couple of scratches on the back but nothing major. Also a bonus is the inlays are not the greenish tinted ones on the later Classics.
A sweet deal for sure. I would have it appraised. You will be amazed at what it's actual value is.
One other thing. What is the approx. weight on it?

[MAXIFUNK]

Thanks everyone I am going to take her to get cleaned and set up this weekend.

[MAXIFUNK]

I hope you realize that that case is worth between 200 and 300 bucks alone.
A couple of scratches on the back but nothing major. Also a bonus is the inlays are not the greenish tinted ones on the later Classics.
A sweet deal for sure. I would have it appraised. You will be amazed at what it's actual value is.
One other thing. What is the approx. weight on it?

I have one of the guys I bought my other guitars from looking into what is actually worth.

i have not weighed it either and have no idea where our scale since we moved 5 years ago. LOL

[tele911]

Wow, that thing looks amazingly hot

[ZMAN]

Maxi: taking another look at the pictures and that is definitely a Classic plus. They had the Flame maple tops. When I asked about weight, you can probably tell if it is a 10+ pounder or in the 8 to 9 pound. I have a 96 Standard that has the most beautiful tone. It is in the 9.5 range, compared to my Studio and Classic Gold top in the 8 pound range.
How does she play with after a set up?

[mrmudcat]

sweet!!!

[Danzego]

Kazz: The latest edition of those Mahogany Les Pauls have the Burstbuckers in them.

They all have Burstbuckers. That's not something they recently began including.

[ZMAN]

The original faded series was in the SG. They came with the open coil 490 498 combo. Then about 3 years ago they came out with the faded Studios. Unlike the other studios that come with the 490 498 combo these had Burstbukers.

[Danzego]

The original faded series was in the SG. They came with the open coil 490 498 combo. Then about 3 years ago they came out with the faded Studios. Unlike the other studios that come with the 490 498 combo these had Burstbukers.

Right, that's what I'm referring to: the Faded LP's. They've always had BB Pros in them, not just the latest edition (as you mentioned). Unless I'm mistaking what you said and you're simply saying the latest ones have BB's, just like the rest of them always have (with the exception of a special UK model that had P-90's in it).

If that's the case, I read what you said as only the latest ones having them because of a lot of confusion over which pickups Gibson uses on the Mahogany Faded Studios. It seems Gibson had the 490/498 P'up combo listed on their site for that model for quite some time, up until a couple of months ago. Understandably, it threw a lot of people for a loop.

[ZMAN]

OK. Heres what I should have said. The Faded Studio series have burstbuckers in them, unlike the regular painted Studios that come with the 490/498 combo. Happy? I didn't know there would be test later! LOL
Merry Christmas.