Sweet sounding LP! Gotta take some major cojones to start cutting up a $50,000 '55 Goldtop to do that conversion, though....
Good player, but that guy's a freakin' lunatic!
1955 Gibson LP Conversion....OMG...it sounds sooooo good....
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Sweet sounding LP! Gotta take some major cojones to start cutting up a $50,000 '55 Goldtop to do that conversion, though....
Good player, but that guy's a freakin' lunatic!
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Sugar and caffeine :Originally Posted by duhvoodooman
That is a great sounding guitar and purdy too.
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so a vintage (awesome) guitar, a vintage AC30...so whats that...$70,000 combined?
then...BOSS and digitech economy/cheap pedals. I would expect him to use some like lovepedal or Fulltone atleast
nonetheless, besides his strange mix of sky-high and cheapish gear, that tone is awesome.
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I was thinking blow or maybe crystal meth.Originally Posted by Spudman
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Yeah that guitar sounds amazing. I don't think there's a soul alive that would disagree. They are nuts for effectively ruining the monetary value of a 55LP. That guy can actually sing too despite the fact that he clearly took about 50 caffeine pills before they shot this.
Close... Hookers and blow!Originally Posted by tunghaichuan
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Awesome sounding LP and amps.
I wonder if he does stand-up when he's not gigging. :
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An 8-Ball and a case of Red Bull.
I can't believe that Gibson originally covered that wood! From what I've read, that was not uncommon.
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back in the 50s i believe gibson painted their les pauls solid gold because the sparkling gold finish was seen as a sign of premium quality.
solid gold = premium quality.
i read that in a book about the history of the gibson company, so dont hold me to it if im wrong
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You're right, IJ, and Les himself thought it gave the guitar a classy look.Originally Posted by ibanezjunkie
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the solid gold finish just looks tacky really, the sunburst models look much better. P-90s are the mcdonald's addicts of the single coil pups.
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Well, I certainly wouldn't agree with your "tacky" assessment, as I consider the Gold Top to be a classic--and classy--finish. When well done, they are very striking guitars. But it certainly seems to be a shame to cover up wood grain like that, the 'Burst will always be the quintessential LP finish to me! Even though the Gold Tops did come first....Originally Posted by ibanezjunkie
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Hm, I was expecting to write something like 'actually I don't like the sound much' but alas, that's some excellent sounds there indeed! I'm on a laptop but still...great stuff!
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Gold or black were your only options in 1955. Les Paul had to request the black finish (if you believe him ) . But come on, guys! They've stripped the original paint off, fitted replacement pickups and a replacement bridge and tailpiece (wrap-around in 1955). By any collector's standards that guitar should be worthless
The "reviewer" lost me at about 3 minutes in. It sounded nice up till then. I still find it painful to see or hear a JMI copper panel AC30 when I consider what I traded mine for :
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Originally Posted by duhvoodooman
hmm maybe tacky wasnt the right word to use. but in my humble opinion, solid gold sparkly finishes are what you see in like discount stores on those little toy cars these days. Wouldnt let a gold top go if i could get one cheapish (epiphone ofcourse, i would expect to find a gibson goldtop anywhere near cheapish)
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I think if it wasn't for the iconic stature of the goldtop, it would be somewhat tacky. But hey...who doesn't love a sweet goldtop with P-90s? I know I do. Or would, if I could...Originally Posted by ibanezjunkie
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id prefere a goldtop with gibson 50s humbuckers (like the '59) but P-90s would still be nice.
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