Les Paul equivalent of TDPRI

TerryOz · April 28th, 2008, 04:57 AM

I ALWAYS talk Teles, so don't sue me here! I recently got what seems to be a 1989 Gibson '59 reissue Les Paul...Very Nice Guitar and all, but I need to work out exactly what it is and what I might put it on the wall in the store for...Can anyone let me know the forum that might be able to let me know all I need to...Is there an OLFuzzy that talks Les Pauls somewhere?
Thanks

markinlondon · April 28th, 2008, 05:03 AM

This would seem to fit the bill

http://www.lespaulforum.com/finalframes/frameset.htm

octatonic · April 28th, 2008, 05:50 AM

Gibson-Talk.com as well.

po-boy · April 28th, 2008, 06:46 AM

try mylespaul.com - pretty good group of guys who are big time gibson and humbucker fans -

- i'm not a complete idiot ... some parts are missing -

Ronkirn · April 28th, 2008, 07:15 AM

Wouldn't the guys in the Les Paul forum be sitting around in their silk shirts, Linen Slacks, and Gucci Loafers, typing on a Mac while sipping on a glass of Chablis?

Ron Kirn

stxrus · April 28th, 2008, 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ronkirn

Wouldn't the guys in the Les Paul forum be sitting around in their silk shirts, Linen Slacks, and Gucci Loafers, typing on a Mac while sipping on a glass of Chablis?

Ron Kirn

probably sitting around in their underware sniffing corks and discussing just how period correct is that piece on a historic compared to a "REAL" LP.

SabuJSE · April 28th, 2008, 07:24 AM

+1 on the Les Paul Forum. Good bunch of folks there.

po-boy · April 28th, 2008, 07:38 AM

don't know about les paul forum because i could never register - tried several times but never got anywhere - no problems with mylespaul.com and they have forums for other guitars and for fenders - lots of les paul guys into teles (like jimmy page !)

- i'm not a complete idiot ... some parts are missing -

serialsteve · April 28th, 2008, 09:01 AM

I'm a longtime member of the Les Paul Forum. Good site at times, clearly a ton of great info, but IMHO, it is pretty elitist and there are more non-players there (or so it seems) than players and a lot of guys that buy into the internet hype-of-the-day to the point of silliness. I lost interest in that site years ago and went back when I got back into LPs and it hadn't improved. The Mylespaul site http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/is MUCH better I think. Real players, pickup makers, knowledgeable collectors, etc without the attitudes.

Of course, I've been coming here since the original TDP site in 1996-it was the first site I ever registered on and guess where I go daily. I've also been a member of the Hamerfanclub http://www.hamerfanclub.com since late 1996. Great guys and THE ONLY website to go for Hamer info (there are some cheap imitators out there). People here and there are what keeps me coming back.

chet · April 28th, 2008, 09:05 AM

There's some great guys on the LPF but the people who run it kicked me out cause I didn't renew my photo hosting membership in time. They also sent me a couple of e-mails taunting me about not being able to log in anymore.

I'd stay away.

Caffeine Patrol · April 28th, 2008, 11:01 AM

There is some good info. at the LPF, but you do have to hassle them (Lilly Pat?) to approve your registration. There are some issues with politeness and general social skills from time to time. It does not compare to the tdpri.

reverbbb · April 28th, 2008, 11:33 AM

There are a couple of guys on the LPF that I sense have a very good knowledge of Les Pauls. They tend to be knowledgable like O.F. about the LP. I would seek out:

J45
Wilko

They are straight shooters, but they don't seem to be too arogant.

teleman65 · April 28th, 2008, 12:32 PM

The sites I would have suggested have already been mentioned.
However, there is no equivalent to TDPRI so don't get yer hopes up.

DrewB · April 28th, 2008, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chet

the people who run it kicked me out cause I didn't renew my photo hosting membership in time. They also sent me a couple of e-mails taunting me about not being able to log in anymore.

I'm sure there is much more to it than that.

SabuJSE · April 28th, 2008, 12:53 PM

I don't find it elitist at all - but I stay away from the Vintage area.

Just FYI, Elliot E posts there too... and he doesn't strike me as the type that would put up with too much crap.

garytelecastor · April 28th, 2008, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TerryOz

I ALWAYS talk Teles, so don't sue me here! I recently got what seems to be a 1989 Gibson '59 reissue Les Paul..

You know, I don't get this? I have seen on several posts where people apologize for discussing a guitar that isn't a tele. Nobody, NOBODY here is that controlling. I have hung around this forum for a while and I have never heard anyone denigrated for their guitar selection. On the contrary, people here are MORE than willing to discuss anything with 6 strings. In addition, the quality of experience and knowledge that members here share is priceless.
I know you were just joshing terry, but I just think when it comes to tolerance and ease of topic introduction, this site is the BOMB.

chet · April 28th, 2008, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrewB

I'm sure there is much more to it than that.

Like what?

chet · April 28th, 2008, 12:59 PM

Ask Jimmy Murray, Stumbler or Rays44. They're all great people.

geddins · April 28th, 2008, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chet

Like what?

Chet, I think he's referring to the fact that your refusal to renew a photo hosting subscription to the LilyPix service has NOTHING to do with your ability to post on the FORUM...it keeps you from logging back on to LilyPix, but your membership in the LPF Forum is FREE...I've been a member there for a few years and I don't pay squat.

Check it out..probably a misunderstanding.

chet · April 28th, 2008, 01:43 PM

That's OK, Geddins. Les Pauls & Gibsons in general cost too much for me anyway. I already have my Les Paul.

hamish5178 · April 28th, 2008, 01:46 PM

Definitely the LPF, things get out of hand occasionally, usually having to do with:

PAFs
Ebay
The Confederate Flag
Relicing

Stay away from bad threads and it's a great place!

DrewB · April 28th, 2008, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chet

Like what?

Geddins is mostly right about what I was thinking. I totally abandoned Lilypix quite awhile back and nobody gave me any grief.

From what I've seen, it's a lot easier to get chucked off the TDPRI than it is the LPF. If you have survived here, I can't imagine you being banned from the LPF. If your handle is the same there as here, it looks like you're still a member.

Intonator · April 28th, 2008, 09:06 PM

Another site where the people know some about Gibsons (but maybe not the LP in general) is Bluestalk, although, it too is down right now,

Telarkaster · April 28th, 2008, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garytelecastor

You know, I don't get this? I have seen on several posts where people apologize for discussing a guitar that isn't a tele. Nobody, NOBODY here is that controlling. I have hung around this forum for a while and I have never heard anyone denigrated for their guitar selection. On the contrary, people here are MORE than willing to discuss anything with 6 strings. In addition, the quality of experience and knowledge that members here share is priceless.
I know you were just joshing terry, but I just think when it comes to tolerance and ease of topic introduction, this site is the BOMB.

No, but I've seen lots of posts that rip into their guitars: Les Pauls, Strats and PRS to name a few. I've even seen American Standards compared to a toilet because they share the same name as a plumbing fixture company. On an internet guitar forum people identify themselves with their guitars, so when you put down their axes you are in a way putting them down.

As for the Les Paul equivalent of the TDPRI: there is none. This place has no equal!

BillyG · April 29th, 2008, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ronkirn

Wouldn't the guys in the Les Paul forum be sitting around in their silk shirts, Linen Slacks, and Gucci Loafers, typing on a Mac...

Ron Kirn

No Mac disparaging allowed! Once you go Mac, you never go back.

April 28th, 2008, 04:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
TerryOz Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Australia Age: 54 Posts: 102	Les Paul equivalent of TDPRI I ALWAYS talk Teles, so don't sue me here! I recently got what seems to be a 1989 Gibson '59 reissue Les Paul...Very Nice Guitar and all, but I need to work out exactly what it is and what I might put it on the wall in the store for...Can anyone let me know the forum that might be able to let me know all I need to...Is there an OLFuzzy that talks Les Pauls somewhere? Thanks __________________ *Tele-Contented*

April 28th, 2008, 05:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
markinlondon Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wellington, NZ Age: 48 Posts: 426	This would seem to fit the bill http://www.lespaulforum.com/finalframes/frameset.htm __________________ Helping to invent english country dance guitar since 1981.

April 28th, 2008, 05:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
octatonic Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2007 Location: London Posts: 1,282	Gibson-Talk.com as well. __________________ “Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent.” - Henry David Thoreau.

April 28th, 2008, 07:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
Ronkirn Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Age: 61 Posts: 2,130	Wouldn't the guys in the Les Paul forum be sitting around in their silk shirts, Linen Slacks, and Gucci Loafers, typing on a Mac while sipping on a glass of Chablis? Ron Kirn __________________ Lord, give me a sense of humor. Give me the grace to see a joke, To get some humor out of life, and pass it on to other folks. The only thing necessary for evil to triumph, is for good men to do nothing......

April 28th, 2008, 07:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
SabuJSE Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Massachusetts Age: 42 Posts: 268	+1 on the Les Paul Forum. Good bunch of folks there. __________________ Fender 2007 Custom Shop Custom Classic Telecaster \| Gibson 2004 Les Paul Standard Gibson 2005 SG Std / Fender 2004 AmDlx Ash Strat \| Mesa '05 Lonestar Special Gibson 2006 CJ-165 Maple \| Martin 2004 DC Aura "Playing is not practice. Practice is taking something you can't do, and trying it until you can." - Ben Harper

April 28th, 2008, 06:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
po-boy Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: dees, alabama Posts: 155	try mylespaul.com - pretty good group of guys who are big time gibson and humbucker fans - - i'm not a complete idiot ... some parts are missing -

April 28th, 2008, 07:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
po-boy Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: dees, alabama Posts: 155	don't know about les paul forum because i could never register - tried several times but never got anywhere - no problems with mylespaul.com and they have forums for other guitars and for fenders - lots of les paul guys into teles (like jimmy page !) - i'm not a complete idiot ... some parts are missing -

April 28th, 2008, 09:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
serialsteve Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 525	I'm a longtime member of the Les Paul Forum. Good site at times, clearly a ton of great info, but IMHO, it is pretty elitist and there are more non-players there (or so it seems) than players and a lot of guys that buy into the internet hype-of-the-day to the point of silliness. I lost interest in that site years ago and went back when I got back into LPs and it hadn't improved. The Mylespaul site http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/is MUCH better I think. Real players, pickup makers, knowledgeable collectors, etc without the attitudes. Of course, I've been coming here since the original TDP site in 1996-it was the first site I ever registered on and guess where I go daily. I've also been a member of the Hamerfanclub http://www.hamerfanclub.com since late 1996. Great guys and THE ONLY website to go for Hamer info (there are some cheap imitators out there). People here and there are what keeps me coming back.

April 28th, 2008, 09:05 AM	#10 (permalink)
chet Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Jersey Shore Posts: 5,724	There's some great guys on the LPF but the people who run it kicked me out cause I didn't renew my photo hosting membership in time. They also sent me a couple of e-mails taunting me about not being able to log in anymore. I'd stay away. __________________ It's Shark Week- MUAHAHAAA!

April 28th, 2008, 11:01 AM	#11 (permalink)
Caffeine Patrol Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 272	There is some good info. at the LPF, but you do have to hassle them (Lilly Pat?) to approve your registration. There are some issues with politeness and general social skills from time to time. It does not compare to the tdpri.

April 28th, 2008, 11:33 AM	#12 (permalink)
reverbbb Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Just Plano, Texas Age: 49 Posts: 3,490 29 Photos	There are a couple of guys on the LPF that I sense have a very good knowledge of Les Pauls. They tend to be knowledgable like O.F. about the LP. I would seek out: J45 Wilko They are straight shooters, but they don't seem to be too arogant. __________________ "I come here to reflect a little."™ http://www.myspace.com/reverbbb2 Guitarist Praise & Worship Forum

April 28th, 2008, 12:53 PM	#15 (permalink)
SabuJSE Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Massachusetts Age: 42 Posts: 268	I don't find it elitist at all - but I stay away from the Vintage area. Just FYI, Elliot E posts there too... and he doesn't strike me as the type that would put up with too much crap. __________________ Fender 2007 Custom Shop Custom Classic Telecaster \| Gibson 2004 Les Paul Standard Gibson 2005 SG Std / Fender 2004 AmDlx Ash Strat \| Mesa '05 Lonestar Special Gibson 2006 CJ-165 Maple \| Martin 2004 DC Aura "Playing is not practice. Practice is taking something you can't do, and trying it until you can." - Ben Harper

April 28th, 2008, 12:59 PM	#18 (permalink)
chet Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Jersey Shore Posts: 5,724	Ask Jimmy Murray, Stumbler or Rays44. They're all great people. __________________ It's Shark Week- MUAHAHAAA!

April 28th, 2008, 01:43 PM	#20 (permalink)
chet Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Jersey Shore Posts: 5,724	That's OK, Geddins. Les Pauls & Gibsons in general cost too much for me anyway. I already have my Les Paul. __________________ It's Shark Week- MUAHAHAAA!

April 28th, 2008, 01:46 PM	#21 (permalink)
hamish5178 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Delaware Age: 16 Posts: 186	Definitely the LPF, things get out of hand occasionally, usually having to do with: PAFs Ebay The Confederate Flag Relicing Stay away from bad threads and it's a great place! __________________ Gibson SG Standard Fender 52 RI '77 Deluxe Reverb SunFace w/ Sundial - ProCo RAT MXR Carbon Copy - EH Clone Theory FE

April 28th, 2008, 09:06 PM	#23 (permalink)
Intonator Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hills of Pennsyltucky..DuBois,PA..USA Age: 55 Posts: 187	Another site where the people know some about Gibsons (but maybe not the LP in general) is Bluestalk, although, it too is down right now,