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Congratulations, that's a nice guitar!
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... but far from a piece of ****
Les Paul by Mark Bowerman, on Flickr
Meet my "new" '08 LP Studio Vintage Mahogany. Apart from a couple of tiny nicks here and there it's like new. I can't say the same for its case though! My word, but this is a light and resonant guitar. I assume it's chambered. It's also amazingly bright for an all 'mahogany LP too, must be the Burstbucker Pros. Roll down the tone controls for more girth, no problem. A bit of a surprise this one, just one of those guitars that follows you home.
Happy NGD!
Congratulations, that's a nice guitar!
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Very nice. I love that finish. Those are awesome guitars. Everyone I've either heard or played has been great.
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Sweet! I like that one a lot.
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Awesome.
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I played one of those once at the local GC and nearly risked my marriage to bring her home with me.
Hi Mark,
Welcome to the Studio owners club, mines a red wine one built around 1986 a very good guitar. My case has been through the wars as well.
That's a beautiful guitar! Congrats, man!
Nice guitar, Mark! I've only played a couple guitars that had the Burtsbuckers, and I found them to be a bit bright for my tastes, which seems to be your experience as well. You could always do a magnet swap for some A2s to tame them a bit, should you feel inclined. That finish is a real winner, I must say. How's the neck on that?
-Sean
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The neck is described in all the stuff I can find on these (there's some confusion as to what's what in faded finish Studios) as a "'59 profile". It's quite chunky but very nicely shaped. Rounder than the D neck on my J45 and tapers nicely toward the head.
I love the finish on that guitar.
Congratulations Mark. I hope it brings you years of enjoyment.
Good find! A well made Studio with BB's makes for a great guitar.
Congrats! I would for sure like to try it. Come on over for a jam!
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The more I look at this guitar, the more features I see in the grain patterns on the body. That mahogany really does look unique! It looks like you got a special Gibby there, man.
Very nice Guitar. The finishing is wonderful. I like this six string Guitar very much. Congratulations.
Very nice indeed!
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sweet ~
'reminds me of a model I had years ago called 'The Paul'. I think it was walnut. Except that one wasn't chambered, which I think is a really neat feature. Not only for weight relief but it has a unique sound. Enjoy
The worn finish feels odd at first but after a bit of playing a normal lacquered neck just feels sticky. Hmm, where did I put that steel wool?
What I like most is that the body and cap appear to have been made from one piece of mahogany.
Now I've done the usual little setup items it's playing even better. I thought these were given the Plek treatment at the factory but here's my list:
Raise stop tailpiece. These are always screwed right down on any Gibson style guitar I buy. In this case the strings were fouling on the back of the bridge.
Add relief to neck - about a 1/4 turn to lose a slight buzz on the low strings around the 5th fret. Fixed.
Readjust action for altered neck relief. Lowered a bit on the treble side.
Fine tune pickup heights and polepieces for action adjustments.